Wednesday 15 August 2018
MHRA issues further information on valproate use by women and girls
MHRA issues further information on valproate use by women and girls The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a video to help healthcare professionals in implementing the new 2018 regulatory measures, including the pregnancy prevention programme and regular reviews. This was produced by the MHRA in conjunction with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Royal College of General Practitioners.
The future of mental health provision
The future of mental health provision The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the New Statesman gathered experts to discuss how to better treat mental health problems in the UK.
Learning disability care could return to 'Victorian era' because of nurse training cuts, experts warn
Learning disability care could return to 'Victorian era' because of nurse training cuts, experts warn The NHS is facing a return to the “Victorian era” when it comes to learning disability care because of a critical shortage of specialist nurses made worse by Tory cuts to student bursaries, experts have said.
Without sufficient staff, patients needing extra support will need to be removed from their friends and families to be cared for at specialist centres, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warned.
Since May 2010 there has been a 40 per cent drop in numbers of learning disability nurses in England, official figures from NHS Digital show – falling from 5,368 in May 2010 to 3,247 in April 2018. The Independent
Without sufficient staff, patients needing extra support will need to be removed from their friends and families to be cared for at specialist centres, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warned.
Since May 2010 there has been a 40 per cent drop in numbers of learning disability nurses in England, official figures from NHS Digital show – falling from 5,368 in May 2010 to 3,247 in April 2018. The Independent
Blaming Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba won't protect other patients
Blaming Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba won't protect other patients | Dolin Bhagawati As a neurosurgeon, I too have made errors. We need to learn from mistakes not point fingers
The return to court this week of an emotive case involving the death of a child in hospital has caused me to reflect on my own experience as an NHS neurosurgeon, and on the fact that individuals will make mistakes but systemic issues that fail to prevent such mistakes must be addressed. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The return to court this week of an emotive case involving the death of a child in hospital has caused me to reflect on my own experience as an NHS neurosurgeon, and on the fact that individuals will make mistakes but systemic issues that fail to prevent such mistakes must be addressed. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Disabled children waiting too long for NHS wheelchairs
Disabled children waiting too long for NHS wheelchairs NHS England misses target for delivery of wheelchairs to more than 5,000 children
Thousands of disabled children in England who need a wheelchair are waiting more than the four-month target for the equipment to be delivered, analysis has revealed.
The NHS standard is for children to receive a wheelchair within 18 weeks from the time of referral, but in 2017-18 it was missed for more than 5,100 children, according to analysis published on Tuesday in the Health Service Journal (HSJ). Continue reading... The Guardian
Thousands of disabled children in England who need a wheelchair are waiting more than the four-month target for the equipment to be delivered, analysis has revealed.
The NHS standard is for children to receive a wheelchair within 18 weeks from the time of referral, but in 2017-18 it was missed for more than 5,100 children, according to analysis published on Tuesday in the Health Service Journal (HSJ). Continue reading... The Guardian
NHS chiefs block plans to expand controversial ‘GP at Hand’ app
NHS chiefs block plans to expand controversial ‘GP at Hand’ app Attempts by private firm Babylon Health to expand its 'GP at Hand' app into Birmingham have so far been thwarted by NHS England, who fear it could lead to patients missing vital tests. The Daily Mail
Closing A&E departments lengthens a patient's ambulance journey by nine minutes
Closing A&E departments lengthens a patient's ambulance journey by nine minutes Paramedics take an extra nine minutes to get patients to hospital in areas where A&E departments have been shut or downgraded.
That's the finding of new research, which says NHS cut-backs are causing 'disruption' and 'anxiety' for people who are forced to travel longer distances to get urgent care.
The study, published in Health Services and Delivery Research on Tuesday, is the first of its kind to look into the impact of closures on both patients and emergency services. The Daily Mail
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That's the finding of new research, which says NHS cut-backs are causing 'disruption' and 'anxiety' for people who are forced to travel longer distances to get urgent care.
The study, published in Health Services and Delivery Research on Tuesday, is the first of its kind to look into the impact of closures on both patients and emergency services. The Daily Mail
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- Closing five Emergency Departments in England between 2009 and 2011: the closED controlled interrupted time-series analysis (open access) Health Services and Delivery Research
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