Thursday 25 October 2018
What should the NHS long-term plan say about STPs and ICSs?
What should the NHS long-term plan say about STPs and ICSs? Sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) and integrated care systems (ICSs) are intended to be vehicles for helping to share and spread the adoption of new care models. Our research has reported variations in the progress being made by STPs and ICSs and has described the many challenges they face in working within the current statutory framework. In a long read published today, Nicholas Timmins sets out changes that may be needed to align the law with the work of STPs and ICSs, while noting the difficulties of securing support in parliament for these changes. The King's Fund
An STI is diagnosed in a young person every 4 minutes in England
An STI is diagnosed in a young person every 4 minutes in England Latest statistics from Public Health England (PHE) show that a case of chlamydia or gonorrhoea is diagnosed in a young person every 4 minutes in England. There were over 144,000 diagnoses of these sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in people aged 15 to 24 in 2017.
Official Statistics: Breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks after birth: annual data
Official Statistics: Breastfeeding at 6 to 8 weeks after birth: annual data The number and proportion of infants who have been fully, partially or not at all breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks after birth. Public Health England
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Experts call for health system change to tackle the challenge of multimorbidity in the NHS
Experts call for health system change to tackle the challenge of multimorbidity in the NHS The number of people with multiple long-term conditions, known as multimorbidity, is rising internationally, putting increased pressure on health care systems, including the NHS. University of Bristol
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- How should health policy respond to the growing challenge of multimorbidity? University of Bristol
Autumn budget 2018: background briefing
Autumn budget 2018: background briefing This briefing sets out the background to Autumn Budget 2018 which will take place on Monday 29 October. It includes a section on NHS financing. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day. House of Commons Library
Councils buying care 'on the cheap'
Councils buying care 'on the cheap' Councils across the UK are buying vital home help for elderly people on the cheap, the firms providing care say.
Thousands of vulnerable older people rely on councils to organise support for them for daily tasks such as washing, dressing and feeding.
But research by the UK Homecare Association found only one in seven was paying a fair price for care.
It said this meant visits were being cut short, but councils said they had insufficient money to pay more. BBC News
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Thousands of vulnerable older people rely on councils to organise support for them for daily tasks such as washing, dressing and feeding.
But research by the UK Homecare Association found only one in seven was paying a fair price for care.
It said this meant visits were being cut short, but councils said they had insufficient money to pay more. BBC News
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- The Homecare Deficit 2018 (press release) UK Homecare Association
- The Homecare Deficit 2018 (report) UK Homecare Association
A&E visits by young people with mental health problems have almost doubled in five years
A&E visits by young people with mental health problems have almost doubled in five years The number of young people going to A&E with mental health problems has almost doubled in five years, official figures show.
In response to a Parliamentary Question from Bambos Charalambous MP, the Department of Health and Social Care has revealed that, in 2017-18, there were 27,487 attendances in A&E by young people aged 18 or under with a recorded diagnosis of a psychiatric condition.
This figure has almost doubled since 2012-13, when there were 13,800 equivalent attendances, and almost tripled since 2010. The Independent
In response to a Parliamentary Question from Bambos Charalambous MP, the Department of Health and Social Care has revealed that, in 2017-18, there were 27,487 attendances in A&E by young people aged 18 or under with a recorded diagnosis of a psychiatric condition.
This figure has almost doubled since 2012-13, when there were 13,800 equivalent attendances, and almost tripled since 2010. The Independent
Early deaths twice as common in most deprived parts of England, study shows
Early deaths twice as common in most deprived parts of England, study shows People in the most deprived parts of England are twice as likely to die prematurely as those in the wealthiest areas, according to “alarming” research on UK inequality.
Life expectancy in Blackpool is markedly lower than leafy Surrey or West Berkshire because of much higher rates of obesity and smoking rates linked to poverty and education, the University of East Anglia researchers said.
Despite these “stark” inequalities, England had better average life expectancy than the rest of the UK, while Scottish citizens die youngest. The Independent
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Life expectancy in Blackpool is markedly lower than leafy Surrey or West Berkshire because of much higher rates of obesity and smoking rates linked to poverty and education, the University of East Anglia researchers said.
Despite these “stark” inequalities, England had better average life expectancy than the rest of the UK, while Scottish citizens die youngest. The Independent
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Diabetes: a 'ticking time bomb' for the NHS
Diabetes: a 'ticking time bomb' for the NHS Lack of specialist support and rising numbers of people living with the condition will create huge complications, say experts
Rising numbers of people with diabetes and a lack of specialist staff and adequate training are creating a ticking time bomb, experts and medical professionals have warned.
The combination of an increase of people with type 2 diabetes over the past 20 years, cuts to NHS spending on continuing professional development and insufficient specialist support and expertise for people with type 1 diabetes will result in “huge complications” over the next two decades, according to experts at a Guardian roundtable event . Clinicians, academics, policy advisers and people with personal experience of diabetes discussed how to improve care in the UK. The Guardian
Rising numbers of people with diabetes and a lack of specialist staff and adequate training are creating a ticking time bomb, experts and medical professionals have warned.
The combination of an increase of people with type 2 diabetes over the past 20 years, cuts to NHS spending on continuing professional development and insufficient specialist support and expertise for people with type 1 diabetes will result in “huge complications” over the next two decades, according to experts at a Guardian roundtable event . Clinicians, academics, policy advisers and people with personal experience of diabetes discussed how to improve care in the UK. The Guardian
Millennials are more sceptical of vaccines
Millennials are more sceptical of vaccines Millennials are more likely to be sceptical about the importance of vaccines than their parents or grandparents, research suggests.
Those aged between 18 and 24 are a quarter less likely than the over-65s to believe vaccines are safe, according to a report.
Scientists warned this could be because they have not been exposed to 'the reality of a number of diseases'. The Daily Mail
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Those aged between 18 and 24 are a quarter less likely than the over-65s to believe vaccines are safe, according to a report.
Scientists warned this could be because they have not been exposed to 'the reality of a number of diseases'. The Daily Mail
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- Vaccine Confidence improving in some EU countries but decreasing in others London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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