NHS staff in Northamptonshire victims of abuse, bullying and harassment

NHS staff in Northamptonshire victims of abuse, bullying and harassment Nearly a quarter of NHS staff at Northamptonshire Healthcare Trust experienced bullying, harassment or abuse from patients last year, figures show.

The Government has announced new measures to better protect health service staff in England, calling for a ‘zero tolerance’ approach.

Responses to the latest NHS Staff Survey show that 23% of workers at the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust said they had experienced bullying, harassment or abuse from patients, relatives or members of the public in 2017. Daventry Express

Children of the millennium: Understanding the course of conduct problems during childhood

Children of the millennium: Understanding the course of conduct problems during childhood Children of the millennium is the report of an analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study, which follows the lives of a large sample of children born in 2000 and 2001, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

Our report with UCL’s Institute of Education finds that one child in every twelve in the UK has behavioural problems from a young age into their teenage years, putting them at risk of a lifetime of disadvantage and poor health. Children with persistent problems are much more likely to have a multitude of risks early in life, including poverty and housing insecurity, parental mental illness and developmental delay. Centre for Mental Health

The Greater Nottingham Transformation Partnership

The Greater Nottingham Transformation Partnership This case study from the Core Cities Network looks at how commissioners and providers in Nottingham used the results of system-wide actuarial analysis to develop a framework that improves care, infrastructure and governance. NHS Clinical Commissioners

Understanding the performance and potential of specialist hospitals

Understanding the performance and potential of specialist hospitals This report, produced together with the Innovation Agency, outlines how high-performing specialist trusts have the potential to do more to benefit the wider NHS. A review of around one-third of England’s 21 specialist trusts looked at why they consistently score higher than their counterparts in ratings for performance and satisfaction. The review recommends seven ways in which local systems can benefit more widely from the role of specialist trusts. UCLPartners

Supermarket bakeries 'unclear on allergies'

Supermarket bakeries 'unclear on allergies' Three supermarket chains have given confusing or incorrect information on potentially lethal food allergens in their bakeries, the BBC has found.

Branches of Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco gave wrong or unclear details to Watchdog Live's undercover reporters.

It comes after a 15-year-old girl died after eating a baguette from Pret A Manger, which did not specify the presence of sesame in the sandwich.

The retailers said they would review their labelling and staff training. BBC News

Matt Hancock: GPs should prescribe concerts and mixtapes

Matt Hancock: GPs should prescribe concerts and mixtapes Doctors should prescribe song playlists as well as medication, the health secretary has said.

Patients with mental health conditions could be given dancing and music classes, under new "social prescribing" plans.

Matt Hancock has criticised the reliance of treating long-term illnesses with drugs, and said culture therapy could save the NHS money.

But the Alzheimer's Society has said that the arts is not a "silver bullet". BBC News

NHS suffering a ‘year-round crisis’ in emergency care

NHS suffering a ‘year-round crisis’ in emergency care Emergency care services are suffering a ‘year-round crisis,’ according to data published today.

The new analysis from the British Medical Association finds the summer of 2018 delivered worse levels of care to patients than five out of eight recent winters.

The finding is based on an examination of data released each month by NHS England that shows the level of pressure on emergency care services. OnMedica

NHS blocked from accessing apprenticeship levy funds

NHS blocked from accessing apprenticeship levy funds Government rules are blocking NHS trusts from accessing the apprenticeship levy funds, an NHS Improvement director has said.

Caroline Corrigan, national director of people strategy at NHS Improvement, told the Managers in Partnership summit that NHS employers can only access £20m of the £200m available funding because “they can’t get through the rules”. Health Service Journal

Nearly 10,000 older people could face medicine and home support disruption, watchdog warns

Nearly 10,000 older people could face medicine and home support disruption, watchdog warns One the country’s largest home care providers that supports thousands of older people to get dressed, prepare meals and take their medicines has been unable provide “adequate assurance” that it will be able to confirm funding beyond the end of the month, a watchdog has warned.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has written to 84 councils across England who use services from care group Allied Healthcare, which it said had announced its intention to apply for a Company Voluntary Arrangement in April to restructure its debts.

The company supports around 9,300 elderly and disabled people with managing their medication, washing, dressing, cooking and other activities. The Independent

See also:

• Update on Allied Healthcare Care Quality Commission
• The King's Fund responds to today's update on Allied Healthcare from the CQC The King's Fund
• Major home care provider 'at risk' BBC News
• Fears for 10,000 pensioners as future of major care provider 'at risk' The Daily Telegraph

Knife crime: stagger school leaving times, say London doctors

Knife crime: stagger school leaving times, say London doctors Growing numbers of children becoming victims, with under-16s most in danger between 4-6pm

A growing number of victims of the spiralling knife crime epidemic are children as young as 12 and school exit times should be staggered to reduce the risk of violence, NHS trauma doctors have warned.

According to new research on people treated for knife wounds at the Royal London hospital between 2004 and 2014, the average age of stabbing victims has fallen from the late 20s to just 18 and an increasing proportion of victims are teenagers. The Guardian

See also:

• London murders are the symptom of a knife crime ‘epidemic’ that shows no sign of ending in the UK The Independent

Five new AI medical centres to speed up disease diagnosis

Five new AI medical centres to speed up disease diagnosis Five new clinics will open in the UK next year that will use artificial intelligence to help speed up disease diagnosis.

The medical technology centres in Leeds, Oxford, Coventry, Glasgow and London will be funded by the Government as it looks to increase its investment in AI and improve patient treatment.

The centres will use AI software to digitalise scans and biopsies, and develop products to detect diseases early. The Daily Mail