What should be done to fix the crisis in social care?

What should be done to fix the crisis in social care? This briefing lists five priorities for the government following an assessment of the evidence and analysis of the costs of reform of social care. The Health Foundation

England’s top nurse to recruit NHS ‘social media influencers’ to extend the reach of NHS App

England’s top nurse to recruit NHS ‘social media influencers’ to extend the reach of NHS App The search is on for nurses and other health professionals across England to become the face of the NHS App on social media and in their communities, helping people to take back control of their own health. NHS England

Government confirms immigration arrangements if we exit the EU without a deal

Government confirms immigration arrangements if we exit the EU without a deal The government has confirmed EU immigration arrangements once free movement ends, if leave the EU without a deal. NHS Employers

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• Clarification needed over no-deal immigration arrangements, says Cavendish Coalition NHS Employers

The NHS needs more senior women in leadership

The NHS needs more senior women in leadership The gender pay gap in the NHS remains a hotly debated topic, especially as the final report from the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine Review approaches. Andrea Hester, deputy director of employment relations and reward at NHS Employers, reports. National Health Executive

Stress in pregnancy 'makes child personality disorder more likely'

Stress in pregnancy 'makes child personality disorder more likely' The children of women who experience severe stress when pregnant are nearly 10 times more likely to develop a personality disorder by the age of 30, a study suggests.

Even moderate prolonged stress may have an impact on child development and continue after a baby's birth, it said.

More than 3,600 pregnant women in Finland were asked about their stress levels, and their children followed up. BBC News

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• The role of prenatal stress as a pathway to personality disorder: longitudinal birth cohort study British Journal of Psychiatry
• Women stressed in pregnancy 'are more likely to have children with a personality disorder' The Daily Mail

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals: Maternity deaths probe

Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals: Maternity deaths probe A report into the deaths of five women whose maternity care was overseen by the same hospital trust has found "best practice" was not always followed.

The patients at the centre of the probe into Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust were deemed high-risk. BBC News

Senior doctor threatens to sue Rees-Mogg after anti-vaxxer remarks

Senior doctor threatens to sue Rees-Mogg after anti-vaxxer remarks David Nicholl accuses Commons leader of abusing parliamentary privilege

A senior doctor who helped draw up government medical plans for a no-deal Brexit has threatened to sue Jacob Rees-Mogg after the Commons leader compared him to the disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield.

Rees-Mogg told MPs that in warning about the possible effects of a no-deal Brexit on medical supplies, David Nicholl was being as irresponsible as Wakefield, who was struck off the medical register in 2010 after suggesting a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The Guardian

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• Rees-Mogg apologises after comparing no-deal medical expert to anti-vaxxer The Guardian
• Jacob Rees-Mogg apologises for likening doctor who warned of no-deal Brexit deaths to disgraced anti-vaxxer amid widespread condemnation The Independent
• Jacob Rees-Mogg compares NHS consultant to doctor blamed for MMR vaccine scare Sky News
• Jacob Rees-Mogg apologises for comparing doctor to disgraced anti-vaxxer Sky News

Court rejects NHS trust bid to stop Muslim family representing sick girl

Court rejects NHS trust bid to stop Muslim family representing sick girl Barts NHS trust criticised for bringing Islamic religious beliefs into life support case

An NHS trust has been criticised for arguing that the family of a seriously ill five-year-old girl are incapable of acting in her best interests because of their Islamic religious beliefs.

The parents of Tafida Raqeeb, who suffered a traumatic brain injury in February and is on a life-support machine, want to fly her to Italy for treatment against the judgment of doctors at the Royal London hospital. The Guardian

Shocking true stories told to PRUE LEITH since she was tasked to tackle the horrors of hospital food

Shocking true stories told to PRUE LEITH since she was tasked to tackle the horrors of hospital food Ever since I sat in the sunny garden of No 10 with our ebullient Prime Minister in June, I have been inundated with emails, posts and letters about the state of hospital food.

The complaints I have received since becoming an adviser to the government review into hospital food last month follow a familiar pattern. The Daily Mail

Colorectal cancer rates are rising among young people worldwide

Colorectal cancer rates are rising among young people worldwide Cases of colorectal cancer among young people are rising across the globe, a new study warns.

Research across 36 countries and six continents revealed the disease was becoming more common in people younger than 50 years old.

In the US and the UK, where trends among older adults have stabilized or declined, early on-set rates were rising in younger patients. The Daily Mail

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• Global patterns and trends in colorectal cancer incidence in young adults (abstract) Gut