Wednesday 13 June 2018

£1 million boost to improve healthcare provision for people in custody in Kettering and Northampton - Northamptonshire Telegraph

£1 million boost to improve healthcare provision for people in custody in Kettering and Northampton The investment will provide better support for detained people and reduce the amount of time officers spend away from their policing duties while taking detainees for medical treatment elsewhere. Under a new five-year contract between Northamptonshire Police, Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust and the county’s police and crime commissioner, full-time healthcare will be available to detainees in the custody facilities in Kettering and Northampton.
The service will be available all day, every day, meaning that detained people will have access to a full range of treatment and assessment on-site and that police officers are far less likely to escort a detainee off-site. Northamptonshire Telegraph

NHS England announces areas to receive new funding to improve employment support for people with severe mental illness

NHS England announces areas to receive new funding to improve employment support for people with severe mental illness As outlined in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health and Implementing the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, NHS England has committed to doubling access to Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services nationally by 2020/21, enabling approximately 20,000 people who experience a severe mental illness (SMI) to find and retain employment.

Rates of employment are lower for people with mental health problems than for any other group of health conditions. IPS is an evidence-based approach to providing employment support for people experiencing severe mental health problems, shown to be twice as effective as vocational rehabilitation and associated with reduced use of other services including inpatient admissions. In 2016/17, IPS services in England achieved approximately 2,300 job outcomes. NHS England
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Hospitals will send thousands of patients home earlier

Hospitals will send thousands of patients home earlier Thousands of patients will be discharged from hospital more quickly under an NHS drive to free up beds.Up to 18,000 hospital beds are currently occupied by ‘long stay’ patients – those who have been there for at least three weeks.
Simon Stevens, the head of the NHS, has promised to reduce this number by a quarter by November to free up at least 4,000 beds. There are a little over 130,000 beds on the NHS in England, meaning nearly one in eight are occupied by long stay patients. Mail Online

Thousands of UK visa applications by doctors refused, figures show

Thousands of UK visa applications by doctors refused, figures show More than 2,300 visa applications by doctors looking to work in the UK have been refused in five months, official figures show.
There were 3,597 requests from doctors for tier 2 visas between 6 November and 5 April, but only 34% were successful.
The figures, obtained by the law firm Eversheds Sutherland through a freedom of information (FOI) request, come after the home secretary, Sajid Javid, said he was “taking a fresh look” at the cap on skilled migrants.
The NHS has warned the limit is exacerbating staff shortages as hospitals struggle to cope with record demand. The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has also lobbied for it to be lifted. The Guardian

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One-handed cookbook for stroke patients

One-handed cookbook for stroke patients Patients often lose the use of one of their arms, making everyday tasks more difficult (video). BBC News - Health

Redesigning care delivery: building the team around the patient

Redesigning care delivery: building the team around the patient NHS Employers - This case study looks at the work of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Chesterfield Royal) in using new models of care to overcome workforce supply challenges. King's Fund - Health Management and Policy Alert

Factors affecting nurse supply: an update on progress

Factors affecting nurse supply: an update on progress NHS Employers has developed a briefing for NHS HR professionals outlining the progress that has been made to address the ten key issues impacting the supply of nurses to the health service. NHS Employers

Therapy offered within one month to prevent PTSD, says NICE

Therapy offered within one month to prevent PTSD, says NICE The updated guidance gives recommendations on preventing and manging PTSD. Adults who are at risk of PTSD should be offered individualised cognitive-behavioural therapy within a month of experiencing a stressful event. Children can be considered for group therapy after shared trauma to reduce the risk of developing PTSD, the guidance says.

Professor Mark Baker, director for the centre of guidelines at NICE, said: “PTSD is a treatable condition but the pain of revisiting past events can prevent people seeking the help they need. We have updated our guidance to make sure that PTSD is managed as early as possible and give advice on coordinating the complex needs that are often associated with this condition.” NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)

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