Friday 23 August 2019

Rushden medical centre put into special measures after being judged unsafe

Rushden medical centre put into special measures after being judged unsafe A Rushden medical centre has been put into special measures after being declared unsafe.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has handed the Lakeside Healthcare at Rushden an inadequate rating and warned that if it does not improve in six months, the Lakeside Healthcare Group could be stopped from operating the service. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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Campaign launched to raise £10,00 for 'Magic Carpet' for county's dementia patients

Campaign launched to raise £10,00 for 'Magic Carpet' for county's dementia patients A health charity is hoping to raise £10,00 for an innovative piece of sensory equipment that will primarily be used at The Forest Centre at St Mary's Hospital in Kettering.

The Northamptonshire Health Charity, which supports the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has launched a fundraising drive to raise £10,000 to purchase a 'Magic Carpet' piece of sensory equipment. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Nottinghamshire and Northampton ICSs focus on working as a system

Nottinghamshire and Northampton ICSs focus on working as a system Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS) is seeking to “do things once at a system level” – including setting clinical standards and thresholds. Amanda Sullivan, chief executive of the six clinical commissioning groups within the ICS, told a recent event that at the place level systems are focused on coordinating care and supporting primary care networks. Primary Care Commissioning

Sobering realities revealed by NHS workforce figures, says NHS Employers

Sobering realities revealed by NHS workforce figures, says NHS Employers Commenting on the latest workforce statistics published by NHS Digital, Sue Covill, director of development and employment at NHS Employers, said: “These figures reveal some sobering realities. In mental health and learning disability nursing, for example, they show staff numbers have significantly fallen over the last decade, while demand for care and services is continuing to grow. NHS Employers

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NHS patient data 'worth £5 billion' to private companies

NHS patient data 'worth £5 billion' to private companies A controversial new report has suggested the NHS could cash in on its patient records by opening them up to private companies. The report estimated that the 55 million patient records held by the NHS could have a value of several billion pounds to a commercial organisation, however campaigners have been quick to warn that without significant safeguarding, this is open to “abuse from commercial exploitation.” Consultancy.uk

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Four-in-one pill prevents third of heart problems

Four-in-one pill prevents third of heart problems A daily pill containing four medicines can cut the number of heart attacks and strokes by a third, a study shows.

The polypill contains blood-thinning aspirin, a cholesterol-lowering statin and two drugs to lower blood pressure.

The researchers - in Iran and the UK - said the pill had a huge impact but cost just pennies a day. BBC News

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Listeria outbreak: NHS hospital sandwich deaths ‘due to dramatic public health cuts’

Listeria outbreak: NHS hospital sandwich deaths ‘due to dramatic public health cuts’ The deaths of 18 people, including six linked to an outbreak of listeria, were down to “systematic failures” in public health following “dramatic” budget cuts, according to a former health chief.

Professor John Ashton described 18 deaths linked to separate deadly outbreaks of listeria and streptococcus earlier this year as “serious failures” of the system. iNews

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I work in A&E. I see the brutal reality of the UK's homelessness crisis every day

I work in A&E. I see the brutal reality of the UK's homelessness crisis every day Rising numbers of homeless people have an impact on the NHS, but healthcare services can’t solve the problem alone

Sam’s in his mid-20s, give or take a couple of years, and has attended the hospital where I work six times in the last four months. He’s alright, he reckons, but he’s got a skin infection on his foot that just won’t shift. I have another look at his foot, send some skin swabs to the lab and we try a different kind of dressing on it.

I prescribe another course of antibiotics for this recurring skin infection, but the reason it persists is because Sam’s sleeping on the floor outside a tube station, not a lack of medication. He tells me that his family are hundreds of miles away, that his mates just don’t have any space for him, that he can’t go back to a hostel because it’s just too difficult for him to avoid alcohol there, that he’s fed up and has exhausted all available options. The Guardian

Health watchdog rules AGAINST the NHS offering cannabis-based drug to children with epilepsy 

Health watchdog rules AGAINST the NHS offering cannabis-based drug to children with epilepsy Health watchdogs today have ruled against approving a cannabis-based drug for children with rare forms of epilepsy on the NHS.

NICE said there was not enough evidence Epidiolex was a cost-effective or that it worked long term.

Epidiolex is almost entirely based on CBD, a compound found in marijuana that is not psychoactive therefore does not give a 'high'. The Daily Mail

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Government launches review into food served in NHS hospitals

Government launches review into food served in NHS hospitals The Government has announced it will carry out a major review into the quality of food being served in NHS hospitals.

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith will be involved, in hope of improving the health and taste of meals for all staff and patients.

Disgruntled patients have for years complained about meals plated up in hospitals, including greasy bacon and carrots that look like plastic. The Daily Mail

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