Monday 18 February 2019

New Corby Urgent Care operator is ‘here to build bridges’

New Corby Urgent Care operator is ‘here to build bridges’ It’s not been an easy few years for the Corby Urgent Care Centre.

The Cottingham Road 8-8 is the jewel in the crown of the town’s healthcare system that has been groaning under the weight of 10,000 new people that have made the borough the fastest growing outside of London during the past decade.

The envy of other towns, Corby UCC really works. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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Nurse at Northampton hospital gave Chinese burn to man with dementia

Nurse at Northampton hospital gave Chinese burn to man with dementia A nurse has been struck off after admitting she threatened to break the wrist of man with dementia after he lashed out at her.

Bank nurse Lenuta Botezatu was working a night shift on Benham Ward at Northampton General Hospital when an elderly patient she was taking to the toilet hit her in her chest. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Brexit: Will Brits living in the EU still get healthcare?

Brexit: Will Brits living in the EU still get healthcare? If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, reciprocal healthcare arrangements will not automatically survive. The UK is trying to reach agreements with EU governments to extend them.

For emergency treatment on holiday, UK nationals can use their EHIC card if they fall ill in another EU country, but if there is a no-deal Brexit it will no longer be valid and they will need travel insurance. BBC News

Medicinal cannabis: Why has it taken so long to get to patients?

Medicinal cannabis: Why has it taken so long to get to patients? Medicinal cannabis was legalised last year but so far, virtually no-one in the UK has been able to access it.

Now, enough cannabis to treat 30 patients for a month has arrived in the UK from the Netherlands.

Four patients with prescriptions, all to treat chronic pain, will receive cannabis-derived medicines immediately.

Specialist doctors have been able to prescribe cannabis since 1 November - so what has taken so long? BBC News

Mental health patients at risk of suicide discharged from NHS without adequate support

Mental health patients at risk of suicide discharged from NHS without adequate support Patients coping with severe mental health conditions that mean they are afraid they could harm or kill themselves are being discharged from NHS care, unprepared and without support in the community.

The Independent has heard from patients who say their mental health has deteriorated because of the discharge process, which has left them feeling powerless and damaged their faith in services meant to keep them safe.

Others grappling with addiction issues have been ejected from inpatient care and told to get clean before the NHS is able to treat their psychological issues.

NHS England losing staff in record numbers over long hours – study

NHS England losing staff in record numbers over long hours – study Research finds number of people leaving over work-life balance has almost trebled

Record numbers of burned-out NHS staff in England are quitting because they are fed up with spending too much time at work and not enough at home with their family, new research reveals.

The number of personnel leaving the NHS because of a poor work-life balance has almost trebled in the last seven years, an analysis by the Health Foundation thinktank shows. The Guardian

Suicidal children forced to wait months for a mental health referral

Suicidal children forced to wait months for a mental health referral Suicidal children are being forced to wait months for a mental health referral, the Telegraph has learnt.

Thresholds for gaining access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) have risen as budgets have been stretched to the point when children in desperate need of help are being turned away, campaigners say. The Daily Telegraph

Facebook fake news 'war room' should target anti-vaxxers

Facebook fake news 'war room' should target anti-vaxxers Myth-busting operatives in Facebook’s misinformation “war room” should be monitoring harmful public health messages as well as fake news, a leading vaccine expert has said.

Large measles outbreaks in Europe and the United States have put the issue of vaccine hesitancy at the top of the agenda, with growing concern over the role that “anti-vaxxers” play on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Facebook has said that it is “exploring additional measures to best combat the problem”. The Daily Telegraph

Almost 300,000 more NHS operations could be carried out every year if it was more organised

Almost 300,000 more NHS operations could be carried out every year if it was more organised Almost 300,000 more NHS operations could be carried out every year if schedules were better organised and staff planned leave earlier, a review has found.

Booking time off six weeks in advance and agreeing lists of operations a month ahead could lead to 5,600 extra procedures being carried out a week.

The analysis by watchdog NHS Improvement found that making schedules more efficient would reduce the backlog of patients waiting for elective operations such as hip and knee replacements. The Daily Mail