Thursday 6 June 2019

Mental health hospital where patients were secluded in unfurnished, unsafe rooms, rated inaequate by watchdog

Mental health hospital where patients were secluded in unfurnished, unsafe rooms, rated inaequate by watchdog Vulnerable patients at one of England’s largest charity-run mental health hospitals were kept in unsafe seclusion rooms for excessive amounts of time and without beds, blankets or pillows, a damning report has found.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated adolescent mental health services at St Andrew’s Healthcare hospital in Northampton ”inadequate”.

It has given the charity six months to turn around services at FitzRoy House, a specialist centre for up to 100 young people with mental health, learning disabilities and autism, or it will lose its registration. The Independent

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Northamptonshire child murders: Care failings revealed

Northamptonshire child murders: Care failings revealed A toddler murdered by his father was deemed by carers as "unlikely to suffer harm", while concerns about the welfare of another child who was later killed were dismissed, reviews have found.

Dylan Tiffin-Brown, two, and Evelyn-Rose Muggleton, one, were victims of separate murders in Northamptonshire.

Raphael Kennedy, Dylan's father, and Ryan Coleman, partner of Evelyn-Rose's mother, were both jailed for life.

Ex-MP Sally Keeble said there were "massive failings" in child services. BBC Northampton

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Meet the team behind the images at Northampton General Hospital

Meet the team behind the images at Northampton General Hospital From scans of broken bones to ultrasounds of unborn babies, the radiology team at Northampton General Hospital has a hugely varied role and is always at the heart of patient care.

But who are the people who create the images that help diagnose conditions or give the all-clear to thousands of Northampton patients? Northampton Chronicle and Echo

A two-way street: primary care networks and integrated care systems

A two-way street: primary care networks and integrated care systems The deadline for GP practices to agree their primary care network boundaries with local commissioners has now passed and the first money is due to flow to the new networks from July. As the dust begins to settle on decisions over membership, boundaries and leadership of networks, attention will now turn to delivery. The King's Fund

NHS aims to be a world leader in artificial intelligence and machine learning within 5 years

NHS aims to be a world leader in artificial intelligence and machine learning within 5 years NHS chief Simon Stevens today called on tech firms to help the health service become a world leader in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. He also asked staff to work with us and share ideas on reforms to the payment systems that would help encourage and facilitate quicker adoption and expansion. NHS England

Crisis in care: what do MPs think?

Crisis in care: what do MPs think? Health for Care is a coalition, led by the NHS Confederation, of 15 national health organisations. To inform government thinking ahead of the green paper and the expected spending review in autumn 2019, the coalition wanted to test the views of MPs on whether they believe there is a crisis in social care, whether they have noticed an increase in their constituency casework regarding social care, and what options for reform they would favour.

    Integrated care research and practice

    Integrated care research and practice This new digital resource aims to support the planning, commissioning and delivery of coordinated person-centred care. Based on the integration logic model, it brings together the evidence base and practice guidance on what good integrated care looks like. Funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, it is designed as a practical, digital tool and will be updated regularly in order to support the drive towards improvement and innovation. Social Care Institute for Excellence

    Inquiry into Liverpool Community Health failures expected

    Inquiry into Liverpool Community Health failures expected An independent inquiry into a failed NHS trust is expected to be announced later - amid concerns that 150 deaths were not properly investigated.

    Liverpool Community Health (LCH), formed in 2010, ran services for about 750,000 people on Merseyside until 2018.

    A review last year found it was "dysfunctional from the outset" and patients suffered "unnecessary harm".

    The trust has previously apologised to patients, families and staff. BBC News

    What happens when social care stops?

    What happens when social care stops? After a six-month hospital stay, Pat, 84, returns home and is offered short-term care, but what happens when it runs out?

    An estimated 1.6 million people in the UK need more help with daily life, according to older people's charity Age UK. BBC News

    Trump state visit: President rows back on NHS trade remarks

    Trump state visit: President rows back on NHS trade remarks Donald Trump has rowed back on his remarks that the NHS should form part of a future trade deal between the UK and US.

    The comment, made during his state visit to the UK, prompted a backlash from Conservative leadership candidates, Labour and trade unions.

    But on Wednesday, the US president told ITV's Good Morning Britain: "I don't see it being on the table."

    He added that the NHS was something he would "not consider part of trade". BBC News

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    Sure Start programme saved the NHS millions of pounds, study finds

    Sure Start programme saved the NHS millions of pounds, study finds Sure Start children’s centres delivered major health benefits for youngsters in the most deprived areas, reducing the number of people taken to hospital and delivering millions of pounds in savings to the NHS, a study has found.

    The Institute for Fiscal Studies research found that where Sure Start offered high levels of service in poor neighbourhoods in England, visits to hospital to treat injuries fell among all children of primary school age, and by a third of all 11-year-olds. The Guardian

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    Why aren’t new homes fully accessible for older and disabled people?

    Why aren’t new homes fully accessible for older and disabled people? | David Brindle Cuts to planning services have helped ensure that only 7% of England’s housing stock is even ‘visitable’ by a disabled person

    Six years ago a House of Lords inquiry concluded that the UK government and society were “woefully under-prepared” for the needs of the ageing population. It was meant to be a wake-up call, a prompt for action, but new evidence shows that we continue to drift negligently on the crucial issue of housing.

    If older people are going to live longer in their own homes, avoiding costly residential care, those homes must be suitable for the limitations of later life or capable of easy adaptation. Yet just 7% of England’s housing stock provides even the most basic features of accessibility, making a property “visitable” by a disabled person in the official jargon. The Guardian

    Self-harm trebles among women in past 14 years amid calls for social media firms to protect vulnerable users

    Self-harm trebles among women in past 14 years amid calls for social media firms to protect vulnerable users The number of girls and young women self-harming has tripled in the past 14 years as charities call on social media companies to take up their duty of care.

    In 2000, 6.5% of 16 to 24-year-old girls and women reported having self-harmed at some point in their life. However this figure doubled to 11.7% in 2007 and 19.7% in 2014. The Daily Telegraph

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    Government accused of a 'cop out' over calorie labelling plans

    Government accused of a 'cop out' over calorie labelling plans Ministers have been accused of a 'cop out' amid claims plans to force restaurants, cafes and takeaways to list calorie contents have been watered down.

    The Government last year announced its intentions to introduce mandatory calorie labelling across England, in hope of tackling childhood obesity. The Daily Mail

    The weekend effect IS real: Patients are 15% more likely to die on Saturday or Sunday

    The weekend effect IS real: Patients are 15% more likely to die on Saturday or Sunday Patients taken to hospitals at weekends are 16 per cent more likely to die than those admitted during the week, a major study suggests.

    Researchers found non-emergency operations - such as hip and knee replacements - are 70 per cent more deadly when performed on the weekend compared to a week day.

    But experts believe while a 'weekend effect' exists, the higher death rates are not a reflection of poorer care in hospitals on Saturdays and Sundays. The Daily Mail

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