NHFT rated outstanding by Care Quality Commission

NHFT rated outstanding by Care Quality Commission Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) the county’s integrated provider of community care and mental health has been rated Outstanding overall following its recent CQC routine inspection in June this year.

NHFT also received its first well-led inspection from the CQC, examining the quality of the leadership and management of the Trust, and has been rated Outstanding in this area too.

The CQC conducted the routine inspection and well-led inspection through their new procedural and investigative processes which were introduced nationwide at the beginning of the year. The new process still continues to use the five areas of inspection: Care, Responsive, Safe, Effective and Well-led. The Trust has been rated Good for Safe, Responsive and Effective and Outstanding for Care and Well-led.

Corby MP wants ‘complete reassurance’ urgent care centre will retain all its services

Corby MP wants ‘complete reassurance’ urgent care centre will retain all its services The organisation that pays for Corby Urgent Care Centre has ‘serious questions to answer’ according to the town’s MP. After a judicial review ruled in favour of local campaigners who said that Corby Clinical Commissioning Group should have had a proper consultation into changes at the urgent care centre, MP Tom Pursglove met with CCG directors yesterday (Wednesday). Northamptonshire Telegraph

Women in crisis: how women and girls are being failed by the Mental Health Act

Women in crisis: how women and girls are being failed by the Mental Health Act This report sets out growing evidence that being detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 can be detrimental to women and girls' wellbeing, with little attention paid to their particular needs, including their experiences of trauma. This can have devastating consequences for women and girls, as shown by previously unpublished figures on self-inflicted deaths outlined in this report. Agenda

The impact of new medicines in the NHS: 70 years of innovation

The impact of new medicines in the NHS: 70 years of innovation This report demonstrates the contribution and impact of medicines to the health economy in the UK throughout the 70-year history of the NHS. Through interviews with experts it identifies a shortlist of the most important medicines to have been brought to market, and from a review of the literature and evidence base attempts to quantify the benefits of these key medicines in terms of health and economic outcomes. Office of Health Economics

Sick babies at risk from lack of breathing tube monitoring

Sick babies at risk from lack of breathing tube monitoring Some intensive care units are putting sick babies at risk by not monitoring breathing tubes correctly, according to a study which interviewed staff at hospitals across the country.

This could lead to death or serious harm to babies from lack of oxygen, the researchers said.

Doctors needed to be better prepared and have the best equipment to place breathing tubes safely, they said.

The charity Bliss urged hospitals to act on the recommendations. BBC News

See also:

• Paediatric intensive care and neonatal intensive care airway management in the United Kingdom: the PIC‐NIC survey (open access) Anaesthesia

The refugee doctors helping to fill NHS staff shortages

The refugee doctors helping to fill NHS staff shortages Refugee doctors who arrive in the UK are helping to fill NHS staff shortages in hard to recruit areas thanks to a pioneering scheme.

The programme, which initially began with an aim to serve a "humanitarian purpose", now enables junior doctors to "fill gaps in the rota" in a cost efficient way. ITV News

Virtual reality, smart beds and digital programmes could transform future of NHS, finds new report

Virtual reality, smart beds and digital programmes could transform future of NHS, finds new report “Social prescriptions”, smart beds and digital programmes for diabetes are among the futuristic innovations which could transform the NHS in the near future, it has emerged.

According to a new report, patients will soon be connected to social networks of people living in similar situations to learn to manage their own conditions from others who have gone through the same illness.

Virtual reality could also become commonly used to help paralysed patients to walk by training with brain-controlled robotic systems. The Independent

No-deal Brexit will be 'catastrophe' for NHS and increase risk from deadly pandemics, BMA warns

No-deal Brexit will be 'catastrophe' for NHS and increase risk from deadly pandemics, BMA warns A no-deal Brexit could increase the risk of a Europe-wide pandemic, according to the British Medical Association.

The doctors union warned in a new briefing paper shared with The Independent on Thursday that crashing out of the EU without a deal will leave the UK more vulnerable to outbreaks of deadly infectious diseases.

It says that the UK’s ability to coordinate responses to emerging threats, such as the current outbreak of measles or seasonal flu, will be seriously undermined, making it harder to stop infections spreading across borders.

Thousands of patients to get personalised NHS budgets

Thousands of patients to get personalised NHS budgets Hundreds of thousands of people with mental health conditions and physical disabilities could be given the option of a personalised NHS budget for their own care needs under government proposals.

People with learning difficulties and dementia are among around 350,000 who could have the right to select and pay for treatments that improve their health and wellbeing through a bespoke care plan agreed with medical professionals. For children and people unable to manage the money, parents or carers will be able to manage the budget. Continue reading... The Guardian

Opt-out organ register unlikely to increase donations – study

Opt-out organ register unlikely to increase donations – study Next of kin more likely to veto family member’s presumed consent, researchers say

An opt-out register is unlikely to increase the number of organ donations because family members would be more likely to veto a presumed consent, researchers have said.

The results of a study by Queen Mary University of London suggest that next of kin are more likely to quash a donation if their deceased relative has not given explicit consent. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• Opt-out donation plan 'will not increase donors' BBC News

Is THIS what the NHS app will look like? Images reveal how the app will work

Is THIS what the NHS app will look like? Images reveal how the app will work  Screenshots show the NHS app will allow users to make GP appointments at the click of a button by putting in their preferred time, date and location, according to freedom of information reports. The Daily Mail

Is the term 'junior doctor' patronising? Job title could be scrapped to avoid offending young medics

Is the term 'junior doctor' patronising? Job title could be scrapped to avoid offending young medics Health Education England have commissioned a study into the expression and its perceived effects on a person's professional 'value'. The changes could be implemented before end of the year. The Daily Mail