Northants County Council misspent £8m of public health money

Northants County Council misspent £8m of public health money  After months of talks a deal has been struck between the local authority and Public Health England (PHE) over the council’s misspending of its public health grant. The council received a £35m grant from PHE in 2017-18 and a similar sum in 2016-17. The grant was given to provide services with public health outcomes but instead several millions were incorrectly spent on adult social care and children’s services. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Judge grants judicial review over Corby Urgent Care Centre changes

Judge grants judicial review over Corby Urgent Care Centre changes The Save Our UCC group scored a win over Corby CCG, which pays for the running of the centre, after a court in Cardiff ruled in their favour today (June 19) by granting a judicial review. The action group say that the proposal to offer an appointment-only system is a material change to the function of the walk-in facility and therefore bosses should have launched a full consultation before they announced the change. But Corby CCG say it is not a big enough change to warrant a full consultation change and so a full consultation wasn’t necessary before the decision was taken. Northamptonshire Telegraph

System under strain: why demand pressures are more than a winter phenomenon

System under strain: why demand pressures are more than a winter phenomenon A report from NHS Confederation shows that increases in demand for health care services are not restricted to particular parts of the service and specific times of the year. NHS Networks

Strong bones after 50: fracture liaison services explained

Strong bones after 50: fracture liaison services explained The Royal College of Physicians has released new guidance for patients and carers to support older people who have broken a bone following a fall. NHS Networks

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• Strong bones after 50: Fracture liaison services explained  Royal College of Physicians

NHS boss warns of cannabis addiction risk for kids after former Tory leader calls for legalisation

NHS boss warns of cannabis addiction risk for kids after former Tory leader calls for legalisation Legalising cannabis risks making children believe it is safe, the head of the NHSwarned yesterday.
In a major intervention, Simon Stevens highlighted serious health dangers, such as addiction and psychosis. He spoke out after former Tory leader Lord Hague urged ministers to be ‘bold’ and legalise cannabis for recreational use – meaning it could be sold in shops with alcohol and tobacco.
The peer claimed the war on the class B drug had been ‘comprehensively and irreversibly lost’. But campaigners said it would be wrong to decriminalise a narcotic linked to mental illness, organised crime, violence and road deaths. Mail Online

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• Government to review medicinal use of cannabis On Medica
• Young people 'see cannabis as safer than alcohol' BBC News
• Medicinal cannabis use to be reviewed by government BBC News
• Cannabis: What are the risks of recreational use? BBC News
• Home secretary announces review into medicinal cannabis use The Guardian

Doctors ordered to recognise the ‘human value’ of patients with dementia in major care overhaul

Doctors ordered to recognise the ‘human value’ of patients with dementia in major care overhaul Doctors have been ordered to recognise the ‘human value’ of patients with dementia as part of a major overhaul of care.
Dementia patients should be treated as individuals, have a say in their care and not face discrimination for their age or the severity of their illness, new guidelines say.
While there is currently no cure for dementia, the guidelines from the health watchdog Nice stress the importance of diagnosis so that patients and their families can prepare for the future and start treatments to slow its advance. This includes giving patients a controversial spinal tap when doctors are unsure whether they have dementia. Mail Online

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• Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)

Gosport hospital deaths: Independent panel findings due

Gosport hospital deaths: Independent panel findings due Families of hundreds of people who died at a scandal-hit hospital hope a report published later could end a decades-long wait for the truth. The report follows several inquiries into the prescribing of sedatives at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.
A fresh review, led by former Bishop of Liverpool James Jones, spoke to more than 100 families and analysed 800 death certificates. BBC News
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• Widespread blame expected from inquiry into suspicious hospital deaths The Guardian

NHS 70: How have hospitals changed for children?

NHS 70: How have hospitals changed for children? It's 70 years since the start of the NHS. How have hospitals changed for child patients since 1948? BBC News - Health

The nurses tackling mental illness in police custody

The nurses tackling mental illness in police custody About third of those arrested in England have mental health issues. The BBC met the nurses who help them. BBC News