Friday 14 September 2018

Corby Urgent Care Centre changes put on hold

Corby Urgent Care Centre changes put on hold A plan to change access to Corby’s Urgent Care Centre has been placed on hold. Corby CCG had decided, controversially, to replace the current walk-in service with a new appointment-based GP-led ‘Same Day Access Hub’. Those plans were the subject of a judicial review with campaigners against the plans claiming victory after a judge ruled the CCG did not carry out the consultation it had promised. But now the health body has decided to instead search for an organisation to run the centre for another three years rather than immediately progressing with their previous plan. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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How children's services cuts are affecting one family

How children's services cuts are affecting one family  As Northamptonshire County Council makes £70m worth of spending cuts, how does it feel for a needy family to have support withdrawn? BBC News


Northants health bosses want meeting ahead of service cuts

Northants health bosses want meeting ahead of service cuts Health bosses from across Northamptonshire are demanding a meeting with leaders at Northamptonshire County Council ahead of expected huge service cuts. There was strong criticism of the county authority at yesterday’s Health and Wellbeing Board meeting (September 13) that the authority is seemingly moving ahead with plans to cut its services without having an input from Northamptonshire’s various health services. There are fears the cuts could have a huge impact on communities. Health bosses, including the leader of Northamptonshire Health Foundation Trust Angela Hillery and Northampton General Hospital’s chief executive Sonia Swart, blasted the authority for not asking for their input. Northamptonshire Telegraph

NHS treatments in England fall by 675 a day, despite waiting list

NHS treatments in England fall by 675 a day, despite waiting list The number of consultant-led NHS treatments in England fell by more than 84,000 in the first seven months of 2018 compared with last year, and there was an increase in the waiting list for planned surgery.

Analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) found that on average 675 fewer patients a day were admitted for planned treatment, including surgical operations, between January and July compared with the same period last year.

Statistics published on Thursday show that the number of people waiting longer than the recommended 18 weeks to start planned NHS hospital treatment reached its highest in a decade. The Guardian

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Alcohol dependency at record high but fewer being treated, data shows

Alcohol dependency at record high but fewer being treated, data shows One in seven of 605,688 people needing help in England received treatment in 2016-17. Fewer problem drinkers are receiving treatment even though record numbers need help, figures from the House of Commons library show.

Just 80,454 people in England were treated in 2016-17 for addiction to alcohol,about one in seven of the 605,688 people being deemed to be “alcohol dependent”. The Guardian

Whose Safety is it Anyway? Service user and carer involvement in mental health care safety #MHNR2018

Whose Safety is it Anyway? Service user and carer involvement in mental health care safety #MHNR2018 Alison Faulkner takes a recent study as the starting point for an exploration of mental health care safety, service user and carer involvement, raising concerns, risk, harm, power, relationships and much more. The Mental Elf

What will the NHS 10-year plan look like?

What will the NHS 10-year plan look like? Long-term planning is rare in Whitehall with the five-year election cycle driving most policy making.

But the NHS in England has a chance to break that mould with a 10-year plan.

That's what ministers have asked for - even though it will be a document which will possibly span the course of two future administrations, perhaps involving different political parties. BBC News - Health

Consultation on improving learning disabilities staff training

Consultation on improving learning disabilities staff training The government has announced a series of measures to address the inequality of life expectancy between people with learning disabilities and the wider population. NHS Networks

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NHS opens international search for new innovations

NHS opens international search for new innovations NHS England is calling on the best innovators from across the world to apply to join two schemes that aim to ensure NHS patients benefit from new technology faster. NHS Networks

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