Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Junior doctors to vote on improvements to contract
Junior doctors to vote on improvements to contract Junior doctors are to vote on a new four-year improvement to their contract which will mean annual pay uplifts of 2 per cent and additional investment in the contract to support increased productivity and recruitment and retention. NHS Employers
Too many vulnerable young children are missing out on the vital speech and language help they need to get ready for school
Too many vulnerable young children are missing out on the vital speech and language help they need to get ready for school Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, is today (Tuesday) publishing a new report “We need to talk: Access to speech and language therapy“, which shines a light on spending on speech and language therapy services (SLT) for children across the country to help identify where children who need support are falling through the gaps.
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Medicines in health and adult social care: learning from risks and sharing good practice for better outcomes
Medicines in health and adult social care: learning from risks and sharing good practice for better outcomes This report describes lessons for better medicines optimisation across health and social care providers and the positive impact of involving pharmacy professionals in health and social care settings. Care Quality Commission
A data-driven approach to cancer care
A data-driven approach to cancer care This publication from the Reformer Thoughts series brings together healthcare experts to discuss the potential of a data-driven approach to cancer care. The articles show how data are currently shaping the delivery of cancer care, how to gain the most from data that are currently available and how to maximise the potential of this data in the future. Reform
Specialised parent-infant relationship teams are like rare jewels in the mental health system
Specialised parent-infant relationship teams are like rare jewels in the mental health system Parent Infant Partnership UK has launched a report about the provision of specialised parent-infant relationship services around the UK.
Parent-Infant teams provide expertise, training, supervision and support to help local services to improve early relationships for all babies. They also provide direct therapeutic support to those who need specialist help. Research found only 27 of these teams exist in the UK. These teams have been described as ‘rare jewels’ because they are small, valuable but scarce.
The research shows that NHS Children and Young People’s Mental Health Commissioners are overlooking the needs of the youngest children. 42% of areas in England do not accept referrals for children aged two and under even though commissioners should fund services for ALL children. The statistics uncovered for this report are shocking, and should be a source of disgrace, just as it would be if CCGs were commissioning services that excluded children because of other characteristics, such as disability, race or sex.
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Parent-Infant teams provide expertise, training, supervision and support to help local services to improve early relationships for all babies. They also provide direct therapeutic support to those who need specialist help. Research found only 27 of these teams exist in the UK. These teams have been described as ‘rare jewels’ because they are small, valuable but scarce.
The research shows that NHS Children and Young People’s Mental Health Commissioners are overlooking the needs of the youngest children. 42% of areas in England do not accept referrals for children aged two and under even though commissioners should fund services for ALL children. The statistics uncovered for this report are shocking, and should be a source of disgrace, just as it would be if CCGs were commissioning services that excluded children because of other characteristics, such as disability, race or sex.
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In plain sight: workplace bullying in charities and the implications for leadership
In plain sight: workplace bullying in charities and the implications for leadership This report shines a light on the experiences of people who have been bullied in a charity workplace. It highlights the emotional harm it causes, making six recommendations to create safer systems, processes and cultures. Centre for Mental Health
NHJS Estates advisor criticises new raid on NHS capital budgets - Health Service Journal
NHS Estates advisor criticises new raid on NHS capital budgets The first year of the government’s much-vaunted five-year NHS funding deal has been part funded by a fresh raid on cash intended for capital investment in the service’s buildings and facilities, it has emerged.
This has drawn strong criticism from the government’s own adviser on NHS estates, Sir Robert Naylor. Health Service Journal
This has drawn strong criticism from the government’s own adviser on NHS estates, Sir Robert Naylor. Health Service Journal
NHS report on trust board diversity 'a wake-up call'
NHS report on trust board diversity 'a wake-up call' The process for appointing senior roles in NHS hospitals and trusts in England should be reviewed, after figures showed boards have become less diverse.
Appointments of black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates (BAME) to non-executive positions have fallen over eight years, a report found.
The NHS Confederation, who published the report, called it 'a wake-up call'. BBC News
Appointments of black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates (BAME) to non-executive positions have fallen over eight years, a report found.
The NHS Confederation, who published the report, called it 'a wake-up call'. BBC News
Doctors will leave NHS unless they see pension reforms, union warns
Doctors will leave NHS unless they see pension reforms, union warns The Conservative Government must reform NHS pension taxation or risk an exodus of doctors and a major workforce crisis, the British Medical Association(BMA) has warned.
The doctors’ union has requested an urgent meeting with Health Secretary Matt Hancock to see what can be done to stop experienced doctors leaving. iNews
The doctors’ union has requested an urgent meeting with Health Secretary Matt Hancock to see what can be done to stop experienced doctors leaving. iNews
Male nursing: Why the profession needs to be more gender-neutral
Male nursing: Why the profession needs to be more gender-neutral It’s an uncharacteristically sunny Saturday at Stark’s Park football ground in Kirkcaldy, Fife, in the east of Scotland. This is the home of Raith Rovers, a big fish of the lower Scottish leagues, who are in the hunt for a place in the play-offs and a chance to clamber back into the second tier of league football.
Unlike most people coming through the gates for today’s clash with struggling Brechin City, my colleagues and I are not so much here for the football. We’re running a stand to press the case for more men in nursing, a profession where women outnumber men by a staggering nine to one – both in Scotland and around the world. The Independent
Unlike most people coming through the gates for today’s clash with struggling Brechin City, my colleagues and I are not so much here for the football. We’re running a stand to press the case for more men in nursing, a profession where women outnumber men by a staggering nine to one – both in Scotland and around the world. The Independent
NHS data is worth billions – but who should have access to it?
NHS data is worth billions – but who should have access to it? Tech and drug firms including Google parent Alphabet want to use records of 65 million people
The NHS is a valuable national asset – and not just in terms of the lives it saves.
Last week the tensions between the health service’s role as a collective national endeavour and its potential as a source of private sector profit flared again, following a characteristically blunt intervention from the US president. Donald Trump’s claim, later retracted, that the NHS would be “on the table” in US-UK trade talks underlined the organisation’s enduring appeal to the private sector. The Guardian
The NHS is a valuable national asset – and not just in terms of the lives it saves.
Last week the tensions between the health service’s role as a collective national endeavour and its potential as a source of private sector profit flared again, following a characteristically blunt intervention from the US president. Donald Trump’s claim, later retracted, that the NHS would be “on the table” in US-UK trade talks underlined the organisation’s enduring appeal to the private sector. The Guardian
Nurse re-arrested on suspicion of baby murders at Chester hospital
Nurse re-arrested on suspicion of baby murders at Chester hospital A nurse who was arrested last year on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder three more at a hospital in Chester has been re-arrested, Cheshire Police has announced.
Lucy Letby, 29, was questioned last July in connection with suspicious infant deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. The Daily Telegraph
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Lucy Letby, 29, was questioned last July in connection with suspicious infant deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. The Daily Telegraph
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Inside the botched Liverpool hospital which is being taken apart for £100million repairs
Inside the botched Liverpool hospital which is being taken apart for £100million repairs The Royal Liverpool Hospital was originally supposed to open in 2017 but the contractor Carillion went bust last year while it was behind schedule - now surveyors have found some work needs redoing. The Daily Mail
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