Calls for third Northamptonshire serious case review to be published

Calls for third Northamptonshire serious case review to be published A further serious case review involving a council that was found to have failed to protect two murdered children should be published, a former MP has said.

Two damning reports into the separate killings of a two-year-old and a one-year-old were released on Wednesday.  But a review into a case in which a boy was "locked in room not fit for a human" remains confidential. The Northamptonshire Safeguarding Board said it "was not in the best interests of the children" to release the report. BBC News - Northampton

Northamptonshire charity’s sunlight protection campaign

Northamptonshire charity’s sunlight protection campaign A Northamptonshire sight support charity is urging people to wear sunglasses to protect their eyes from harmful UV rays.

Northamptonshire Association for the Blind (NAB) says wearing shades is essential to avoiding long-term, irreversible sight damage.

They have launched their #ShoutOutForShades campaign with the support of local optometrists. Schools across the county including Ringstead Primary School, Beanfield Primary School and the Studfall schools are taking part in mufti days to raise awareness and money for NAB. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Night owls: Simple sleep tweaks boost wellbeing

Night owls: Simple sleep tweaks boost wellbeing Tweaking sleeping habits can shift people's body clocks and improve their wellbeing, say scientists in the UK and Australia.

They focused on "night owls", whose bodies' drive them to stay up late into the night. Techniques used included consistent bedtimes, avoiding caffeine and getting plenty of morning sunshine.

The researchers say their approach may seem obvious, but could make an important difference to people's lives. BBC News - Health

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• Night owls can retrain their body clocks in just three weeks, study finds The Telegraph

Hospital patients die in sandwich listeria outbreak

Hospital patients die in sandwich listeria outbreak Three hospital patients have died in an outbreak of listeria linked to pre-packed sandwiches.

Public Health England (PHE) said the victims were among six patients affected in England and the deaths occurred in Manchester and Liverpool.

Two of the victims were at Manchester Royal Infirmary, with the other a patient at Aintree Hospital. BBC News - Health

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• Listeria outbreak: three patient deaths linked to chicken sandwiches The Guardian
• Public not warned about listeria outbreak because it was 'contained', experts insist The Telegraph

Having the right conversations about personalised care

Having the right conversations about personalised care NHS England has published a guide to taking a “What matters to you?” approach to conversations, which it argues is particularly important in the development of personalised care. NHS Networks

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• Personalised care: giving people more choice and control NHS England

CQC reports on medicines optimisation

CQC reports on medicines optimisation A report by the Care Quality Commission reviews lessons from medicines optimisation across health and social care providers, and concludes that involving pharmacy professionals has a positive impact. NHS Networks

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• Medicines in health and adult social care: Learning from risks and sharing good practice for better outcomes Care Quality Commission

Private health firm loses NHS treatment centre contract

Private health firm loses NHS treatment centre contract Circle has run Nottingham centre for 11 years and is fighting the decision in court

A private health firm has lost one of the biggest and longest-running contracts to treat NHS patients, in a significant blow to the creeping privatisation of care.

Circle is losing the contract it has held for 11 years to run the Nottingham NHS Treatment Centre, which provides 240,000 operations and checkups a year. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust (NUH) has been handed a £320m contract to run the centre for the next five years after a bitter legal battle between Circle and the NHS. The Guardian

Trump visit: Could US companies run NHS services after Brexit?

Trump visit: Could US companies run NHS services after Brexit? Along with the pomp, protests and politics, President Trump's visit to the UK brought renewed debate about whether a post-Brexit trade deal between the two countries could involve opening up the NHS to US companies.

Mr Trump told a press conference: "When you're dealing with trade, everything's on the table - so the NHS or anything else".

He quickly rowed back, saying he did not consider the NHS to be part of trade - though not before MPs from across the political spectrum had come out to say the health service was "not for sale".

The question is what "for sale" would actually mean.

As health think tank the Nuffield Trust points out, "a trade deal would not have the power to stop the NHS being a free, universal service". BBC News

Latest health guidance missing from alcohol labels

Latest health guidance missing from alcohol labels The alcohol industry has not updated health information labelling three years after health experts issued new guidelines, the BBC has found.

In 2016, the UK's chief medical officers recommended men and women drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week. But a BBC Panorama investigation found just 14 of 100 alcoholic products carried that information. The alcohol industry said it had until September 2019 to make the change.

Health advice on how much adults could safely drink in a week was cut significantly in 2016, from 28 units a week for men and 21 for women, to 14 for both. BBC News - Health

'When I try to talk to my grandad words won't come out'

'When I try to talk to my grandad words won't come out' As a child, Red was chatty and full of life - but only at home. When she left the house, everything changed. BBC News - Stories

Dozens of NHS staff awarded honours in Queen’s Birthday list

Dozens of NHS staff awarded honours in Queen’s Birthday list The head of the hospital which treated victims of the Salisbury nerve agent attacks joins nurses, psychiatrists, cancer specialists and family doctors among more than 30 local and national NHS workers recognised in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours. NHS England

Consultation on treatment of those detained under the Mental Health Act

Consultation on treatment of those detained under the Mental Health Act NHS England and NHS Improvement have launched a consultation on proposed guidance relating to individuals held within prisons and immigration removal centres who have been detained under the Mental Health Act for assessment and treatment within mental health inpatient services. NHS Networks

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• Consultation on proposed changes to ‘The transfer and remission of adult prisoners under the Mental Health Act 1983 good practice guidance 2019’ and introduction of ‘The transfer and remission of immigration removal centre detainees under the Mental Health Act 1983 good practice guidance 2019’ NHS England