Councils' care spending spirals as other services cut The plight of Northamptonshire County Council has highlighted the perilous financial state of local authorities.
One of the key pressures they face is the cost of looking after children and vulnerable adults - which has been spiralling as services elsewhere are cut back.
Ahead of latest official figures that are expected to show more overspending, the BBC has been looking at how it is playing out on the ground. BBC Northampton
Thursday 23 August 2018
Consultation on new strategy to support people with autism in Northants
Consultation on new strategy to support people with autism in Northants A new strategy about how people with autism in Northamptonshire are supported has been drawn up.
The county council is currently consulting on the strategy which is a redesign of the current service and people have until October 5 to have their say on the proposals.
The strategy is a joint initiative between the county council, the Corby and Nene clinical commissioning groups and the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Northamptonshire Telegraph
The county council is currently consulting on the strategy which is a redesign of the current service and people have until October 5 to have their say on the proposals.
The strategy is a joint initiative between the county council, the Corby and Nene clinical commissioning groups and the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Northamptonshire family 'will keep fighting' for drug to treat toddler's rare illness after it was rejected for NHS use
Northamptonshire family 'will keep fighting' for drug to treat toddler's rare illness after it was rejected for NHS use The parents of a Northamptonshire two-year-old say they are 'devastated' after a health body has decided not to recommend a treatment for use on the NHS. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Comprehensive geriatric assessment: needs assessment tool
Comprehensive geriatric assessment: needs assessment tool The Nuffield Trust, in collaboration with clinical investigators at the Universities of Leicester, Southampton and Newcastle, is part of a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)-funded project to research acute hospital care for frail older people. The aim of the work is to inform NHS managers, clinicians, patients and the public about how best to organise hospital services for frail older people.
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- The Hospital Frailty Risk Score Nuffield Trust
Personal Health Records adoption toolkit
NHS Digital tool supports personal health record development NHS Digital has produced a new toolkit to support local NHS organisations to develop personal health records (PHRs).
PHRs give patients secure access to information about their health, care and wellbeing. The new toolkit is based on research we carried out across the country. It contains guidance, standards, user research findings and gives advice and best practice on building or delivering a PHR.
PHRs give patients secure access to information about their health, care and wellbeing. The new toolkit is based on research we carried out across the country. It contains guidance, standards, user research findings and gives advice and best practice on building or delivering a PHR.
Patient waited 62 hours for ambulance
Patient waited 62 hours for ambulance A patient waited 62 hours for an ambulance, while four trusts took more than 24 hours to respond to 999 calls, new figures have shown.
The longest delays in the UK were recorded by Welsh Ambulance Service, which kept four patients waiting for more than 50 hours.
A spokesman said the figures were "not typical" and "represent the extreme end of the waiting time spectrum".
The Patients Association said they were "extremely concerning". BBC News
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The longest delays in the UK were recorded by Welsh Ambulance Service, which kept four patients waiting for more than 50 hours.
A spokesman said the figures were "not typical" and "represent the extreme end of the waiting time spectrum".
The Patients Association said they were "extremely concerning". BBC News
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- Patient waits two-and-a-half days for ambulance as worst delays revealed The Daily Telegraph
Rise in diabetes 'to cause surge in heart disease and strokes'
Rise in diabetes 'to cause surge in heart disease and strokes' Heart attacks and strokes in England are set to surge in the next 20 years as diabetes cases linked to lifestyle increase, a charity has warned.
The number of diabetics is projected to rise by one million by 2035, largely driven by more cases of type 2 diabetes and increasing rates of obesity.
This could lead to a 29% rise in heart attacks and strokes linked to diabetes, the British Heart Foundation said.
The charity said "bold action" was needed to tackle the obesity epidemic. BBC News
The number of diabetics is projected to rise by one million by 2035, largely driven by more cases of type 2 diabetes and increasing rates of obesity.
This could lead to a 29% rise in heart attacks and strokes linked to diabetes, the British Heart Foundation said.
The charity said "bold action" was needed to tackle the obesity epidemic. BBC News
Radiologist shortage 'affecting cancer care' in the UK
Radiologist shortage 'affecting cancer care' in the UK A shortage of senior radiologists around the UK is causing delays for patients, and affecting cancer and other medical care.
Radiologists' leaders say the situation is unacceptable and must be tackled by ministers.
Figures suggest their workload of reading and interpreting scans has increased by 30% between 2012 and 2017.
But the number of consultant radiologists in England has gone up by just 15% in that time.
The figures, given to the BBC by the Royal College of Radiologists, also suggest the number of these senior posts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has remained static over that period. BBC News
Radiologists' leaders say the situation is unacceptable and must be tackled by ministers.
Figures suggest their workload of reading and interpreting scans has increased by 30% between 2012 and 2017.
But the number of consultant radiologists in England has gone up by just 15% in that time.
The figures, given to the BBC by the Royal College of Radiologists, also suggest the number of these senior posts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has remained static over that period. BBC News
Steam treatment for big prostates approved on NHS
Steam treatment for big prostates approved on NHS The NHS can start offering a new steam treatment for benign prostate enlargement, says the regulator, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
The procedure is minimally invasive and can be done under local anaesthetic without an overnight hospital stay.
It involves passing a small probe up the urethra to inject a puff of steam into the troublesome area.
The steam kills off some of the enlarged tissue to ease symptoms. BBC News
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The procedure is minimally invasive and can be done under local anaesthetic without an overnight hospital stay.
It involves passing a small probe up the urethra to inject a puff of steam into the troublesome area.
The steam kills off some of the enlarged tissue to ease symptoms. BBC News
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Two in five GPs have experienced mental health problems, finds survey
Two in five GPs have experienced mental health problems, finds survey Two in five GPs have suffered from a mental health condition, according to a survey of over 1,000 GPs.
The survey, carried out by mental health charity Mind, revealed that 40% had experienced mental health problems, including conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
It also found that GPs are more likely to turn to friends and family for support than their own doctor.
The BMA GP Committee has urged for more action on tackling the 'unmanageable' and 'unsafe' workloads which are damaging GP mental health. Pulse
The survey, carried out by mental health charity Mind, revealed that 40% had experienced mental health problems, including conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
It also found that GPs are more likely to turn to friends and family for support than their own doctor.
The BMA GP Committee has urged for more action on tackling the 'unmanageable' and 'unsafe' workloads which are damaging GP mental health. Pulse
STI that causes flesh-eating ulcers found in UK for first time
STI that causes flesh-eating ulcers found in UK for first time A sexually transmitted disease which causes flesh-eating ulcers to erupt on the genitals has been diagnosed in the UK for the first time.
The rare STI donovanosis is typically only found in tropical countries and up until now, there had been no recorded breakouts in UK.
However, a Freedom of Information request from online pharmacy chemist-4-u.com found a woman, aged between 15 and 25, was diagnosed with the STI in Southport in the last 12 months. The Independent
The rare STI donovanosis is typically only found in tropical countries and up until now, there had been no recorded breakouts in UK.
However, a Freedom of Information request from online pharmacy chemist-4-u.com found a woman, aged between 15 and 25, was diagnosed with the STI in Southport in the last 12 months. The Independent
Woman gives birth in coastguard helicopter over Cornwall
Woman gives birth in coastguard helicopter over Cornwall Torran MacDonald was born 426 metres above Penzance on the Cornish coast
A woman has thanked medical staff and aircrew who helped in the birth of her son, who was born inside a helicopter almost half a kilometre above the Cornish coast.
Torran MacDonald was born in a coastguard helicopter over Penzance on Saturday night, weighing 3.4kg (7lb 8oz), after his mother, Alicia MacDonald, went into labour while visiting the Isles of Scilly. Continue reading... The Guardian
A woman has thanked medical staff and aircrew who helped in the birth of her son, who was born inside a helicopter almost half a kilometre above the Cornish coast.
Torran MacDonald was born in a coastguard helicopter over Penzance on Saturday night, weighing 3.4kg (7lb 8oz), after his mother, Alicia MacDonald, went into labour while visiting the Isles of Scilly. Continue reading... The Guardian
NHS to offer tracking tests for women at high risk of ovarian cancer
NHS to offer tracking tests for women at high risk of ovarian cancer Women with the “Jolie” gene will be offered NHS surveillance so they can attempt to preserve their fertility while protecting themselves from cancer.
Under the pilot scheme, women who carry a faulty BRCA gene but do not want to have their ovaries removed will undergo regular blood tests so they can be alerted if the threat of cancer rises.
It means those women can avoid such surgery – which pushes them into menopause – or delay it until they have completed a family. The Daily Telegraph
Under the pilot scheme, women who carry a faulty BRCA gene but do not want to have their ovaries removed will undergo regular blood tests so they can be alerted if the threat of cancer rises.
It means those women can avoid such surgery – which pushes them into menopause – or delay it until they have completed a family. The Daily Telegraph
Patients with a cough are told to reach for HONEY instead of calling their GP for antibiotics
Patients with a cough are told to reach for HONEY instead of calling their GP for antibiotics People suffering from a cough should drink honey and lemon rather than take antibiotics, official new health advice has declared.
It insists that drugs should not be the first line of treatment for coughs.
The advice, published today by NHS watchdog Nice and Public Health England, has been drawn up as part of the battle against superbugs. The Daily Mail
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It insists that drugs should not be the first line of treatment for coughs.
The advice, published today by NHS watchdog Nice and Public Health England, has been drawn up as part of the battle against superbugs. The Daily Mail
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- Acute cough (including acute bronchitis): antimicrobial prescribing (consultation) NICE
- Use honey first for a cough, new guidelines say BBC News
- Buy a jar of honey, don’t trouble your doctor with a cough, patients told The Daily Telegraph
- Promote honey rather than antibiotics for coughs, doctors told The Guardian
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