Investigation by Northamptonshire health care provider after three unexpected deaths

Investigation by Northamptonshire health care provider after three unexpected deaths A Northamptonshire mental health care provider has launched serious incident investigations into three unexpected deaths.

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is looking into the care given to three people who had been using its services before they died.

The deaths happened in July, August and September last year and were reported in the trust’s learning from deaths report published in November. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Improving workforce disability equality in the NHS

Improving workforce disability equality in the NHS 2019 will be a key year for workforce disability within the NHS due to the introduction of the Workforce Disability Equality Standard, find out what is happening. NHS Employers

Government promises 'bold new goal' to tackle dirty air

Government promises 'bold new goal' to tackle dirty air Wood burning stoves, open fires and farms all face new restrictions as the government sets out what it calls a "world leading" plan to tackle air pollution.

In their Clean Air Strategy, published today, the government promises to set a "bold new goal" to reduce particulates across much of the country by 2030.

But green groups say the scheme is vague and severely lacking in detail.

They believe the plan proposes nothing new to tackle roadside dirty air. BBC News

Intersex surgeries: Is it right to assign sex to a baby?

Intersex surgeries: Is it right to assign sex to a baby? The UN says as many as 1.7% of the world have intersex traits - that's the same as the number of people with red hair. All over the world, children with intersex traits are being operated on to be sex assigned at birth - sometimes with devastating consequences. BBC News

Private mental health group faces multimillion fine after death of NHS-funded girl in its care

Private mental health group faces multimillion fine after death of NHS-funded girl in its care A private mental health group is facing a multimillion-pound fine for breaching health and safety laws after a 14-year old with a history of suicide attempts died in its care.

Amy El-Keria was treated at the Priory Group’s Ticehurst House psychiatric hospital in East Sussex and was deemed high-risk, but three months after she was admitted she died in the trust’s care, Brighton Magistrates’ Court heard.

The private mental health group indicated a guilty plea at the hearing after being charged under health and safety laws after a criminal investigation was launched by the Health and Safety Executive into the death. National Health Executive

Artificial intelligence used to detect women with deadliest ovarian cancer

Artificial intelligence used to detect women with deadliest ovarian cancer The deadliest forms of ovarian cancer have been detected using AI, offering hope for more precise life-saving treatments.

Scientists have created a tool that seeks out clusters of tumour cells with unusually shaped nuclei – the control centres at the heart of each cell.

More than 7,000 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed every year in the UK, and it has one of the worst survival rates of all cancers. The Independent

NHS long-term plan: patients and staff hold the keys to better care

NHS long-term plan: patients and staff hold the keys to better care | Richard Vize Scientific breakthroughs are vital, but new blueprint will fail unless people get more power and responsibility

The newly-unveiled NHS long-term plan reveals an extraordinary breadth of ambition for improving healthcare over the coming decade. While it includes exciting developments in cutting-edge technology, such as gene therapy and artificial intelligence, the greatest improvements in care and outcomes will come not from scientific breakthroughs but from people: by harnessing the power and talents of patients and NHS staff. The Guardian

NHS staff being advised to ignore parents' wishes if children self-declare as different gender, guidance shows

NHS staff being advised to ignore parents' wishes if children self-declare as different gender, guidance shows NHS staff are being advised to ignore parents’ wishes if they conflict with those of a child who identifies as transgender - even if the child is not considered to have the understanding and intelligence to consent.

A Telegraph investigation has found that one NHS trust is even willing to allow adolescents to share sleeping space with members of the opposite sex upon admission to single sex wards.

It comes after the Telegraph revealed hospitals are routinely allowing male patients to share women’s wards if they self-identify as transgender, despite the government's commitment to eliminating mixed-sex wards. The Daily Telegraph

GPs could get more generous pensions to stop so many leaving the NHS

GPs could get more generous pensions to stop so many leaving the NHS Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock admitted the British Government has failed to fulfil his predecessor's promise to recruit an extra 5,000 NHS GPs between 2015 and 2020. The Daily Mail

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• No target date for recruiting 5000 extra GPs, says health secretary Pulse