Northampton nursing partnership shortlisted for prestigious Student Nursing Times Award

Northampton nursing partnership shortlisted for prestigious Student Nursing Times Award
A partnership to get student nurses into training at a Northampton mental health hospital has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.

The Student Nursing Times Awards 2019 has shortlisted St Andrew’s Healthcare and the University of Northampton in the ‘Partnership of the Year’ category. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Tuberculosis cases in England hit lowest ever levels

Tuberculosis cases in England hit lowest ever levels New cases of tuberculosis (TB) in England have fallen to the lowest levels since records began in 1960.

Following action by PHE, the NHS and others, there was a 44% drop in new diagnoses from the peak in 2011 to 2018 (from 8,280 to 4,672), with an 8.4% fall in diagnoses between 2017 and 2018 alone. Public Health England

Transplant service at 'breaking point'

Transplant service at 'breaking point' A leading transplant surgeon says that services are struggling to keep up with demand. BBC News

Advertising watchdog rules fake autism 'cure' adverts must stop

Advertising watchdog rules fake autism 'cure' adverts must stop Advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered 150 homeopaths operating in the UK to stop claiming they can cure autism.

Five of them face prosecution for advertising a treatment called Cease therapy, which has no scientific basis and is potentially harmful.

The National Autistic Society says autism is part of who people are and it is wrong to claim that it can be cured.

The Society of Homeopaths said the therapy may now be renamed. BBC News

The drugs don’t work: what happens after antibiotics?

The drugs don’t work: what happens after antibiotics? Antibiotic resistance is growing so fast that routine surgery could soon become impossible. But scientists are fighting back in the battle against infection. The Guardian

NHS trusts call in the bailiffs to chase ineligible patients’ debts

NHS trusts call in the bailiffs to chase ineligible patients’ debts Despite their heavy-handed methods the collection firms manage to recoup very little

Three-quarters of NHS hospital trusts in England are using private debt firms to chase treatment costs from overseas patients and refused asylum seekers in a practice branded “inhumane” by critics, the Observer can reveal.

No advice in place for patients in England if drug supplies dry up

No advice in place for patients in England if drug supplies dry up Concerns some may go online to get medication if supplies are hit by a no-deal Brexit

Neither the Department of Health and Social Care nor NHS England has any official advice for patients in England about what they should do if they are left unable to get hold of their normal drugs.

The Patients Association campaign group is advising people who cannot access drugs from their GP or pharmacy to contact their local clinical commissioning group (CCG). The Guardian

Whistleblowing NHS worker to challenge NDA in test case for gagging orders

Whistleblowing NHS worker to challenge NDA in test case for gagging orders Aradiographer who blew the whistle on NHS malpractice is to challenge the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) she was asked to sign, in a hearing which could have major implications for the future of gagging orders. The Daily Telegraph

NHS staff are turning down shifts in fear of landing massive tax bills, it's claimed

NHS staff are turning down shifts in fear of landing massive tax bills, it's claimed Patients are suffering delays to operations and cancer diagnosis because NHS staff are turning down extra shifts in fear of being landed with massive tax bills, it was claimed yesterday. The Daily Mail

NHS could pay for more than 250,000 extra patients per year to be sent to private hospitals

NHS could pay for more than 250,000 extra patients per year to be sent to private hospitals A quarter of a million more people each year could be sent to private hospitals paid for by the NHS under new plans to cut waiting times.

Health service bosses will trial an option for patients to have private treatment if they have been kept waiting more than six-and-a-half months.

Based on the number of people who waited longer than 26 weeks for non-urgent care last year, this could affect hundreds of thousands of patients. The Daily Mail