Books to be given to struggling new parents at Northampton hospital to encourage reading to baby Books will be provided to new parents struggling with the financial or practical demands of having a baby at Northampton General Hospital to encourage them to read to their child.
Northamptonshire-based online book store Igloo is working with the hospital and Baby Basics Northampton, which provides bespoke baskets to new mums and dads, to form the Baby Book Club. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Monday, 30 September 2019
Bias and Biology: How being a woman can put you at a disadvantage if you have a heart attack
Bias and Biology: How being a woman can put you at a disadvantage if you have a heart attack Women are dying needlessly from heart attacks in the UK, or not making as good a recovery as they could, because they don't receive the same care and treatment as men.
We have brought together evidence in a new briefing, 'Bias and Biology', which reveals the scale of the inequality. British Heart Foundation
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We have brought together evidence in a new briefing, 'Bias and Biology', which reveals the scale of the inequality. British Heart Foundation
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- Inequalities in heart attack care 'costing women's lives' BBC News
- Two women die a day of heart attack because doctors think its man's disease British Heart Foundation The Daily Mail
- Two women are dying needlessly every day because of a 'heart attack gender gap' where they do not receive equal treatment to men, report warns The Daily Telegraph
A new approach to complex needs: Primary Care Psychological Medicine - first year evaluation
A new approach to complex needs: Primary Care Psychological Medicine - first year evaluation The Primary Care Psychological Medicine service offers psychological interventions to people who have high levels of unexplained or persistent physical symptoms of illness. This report finds that the service has reduced the use of GP, outpatient and emergency department services in one year by more than its own staff costs. The report concludes that Primary Care Networks could benefit from setting up similar services in local areas across the country so that fewer people miss out on the support they need close to home. Centre for Mental Health
Government plans billions for hospital projects
Government plans billions for hospital projects The government has pledged billions for hospital projects across England, at the start of the Conservative party conference.
The plans include a £2.7bn investment for six hospitals over five years.
A new approach to NHS mental health treatment will also be trialled in 12 areas of England - with housing and job support alongside psychological help.
NHS Providers welcomed the funding but said more was needed to make up for "a decade of capital squeeze". BBC News
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The plans include a £2.7bn investment for six hospitals over five years.
A new approach to NHS mental health treatment will also be trialled in 12 areas of England - with housing and job support alongside psychological help.
NHS Providers welcomed the funding but said more was needed to make up for "a decade of capital squeeze". BBC News
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- New hospital building programme announced Department of Health and Social Care
- New funding welcome but long-term NHS capital settlement and action on workforce needed to secure the health service's future The Health Foundation
- The King's Fund responds to the government's announcement of additional capital funding for NHS hospitals The King's Fund
- From 40 hospitals to six: how the Tories' NHS numbers don't add up The Guardian
- Boris Johnson makes £13bn hospital pledge as Tory party conference looms The Guardian
- Government promises £3bn hospital building programme Health Service Journal
- Tory pledge to build 40 new hospitals under fire as minister admits funding in place for just six The Independent
- Boris Johnson promises 40 new hospitals as he boosts spending on the NHS ITV News
Vaccinations could be made compulsory for schoolchildren, says health secretary
Vaccinations could be made compulsory for schoolchildren, says health secretary Vaccinations could be made compulsory for schoolchildren under new plans being considered by the health secretary.
Matt Hancock said there was a “very strong argument” for mandatory immunisation following a rise in measles cases, which could see thousands of children prevented from going to school if they have not had their jabs.
As Tory activists descended on Manchester for the party’s annual conference, Mr Hancock told a fringe event that he had recently commissioned legal advice on the matter. The Independent
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Matt Hancock said there was a “very strong argument” for mandatory immunisation following a rise in measles cases, which could see thousands of children prevented from going to school if they have not had their jabs.
As Tory activists descended on Manchester for the party’s annual conference, Mr Hancock told a fringe event that he had recently commissioned legal advice on the matter. The Independent
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Government announces £70 million for community mental health services
Government announces £70 million for community mental health services Mental heath providers in 12 areas of England are being given the green light to recruit 1,000 additional staff, as the government announces £70 million of spending on pilots of new specialist services.
The cash, announced on the first day of the Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester, is the first tranche of a £975 million investment promised for community mental health services. The Independent
The cash, announced on the first day of the Conservative party’s annual conference in Manchester, is the first tranche of a £975 million investment promised for community mental health services. The Independent
Pressure on NHS is breaking doctors’ morale, says psychiatrist
Pressure on NHS is breaking doctors’ morale, says psychiatrist Dr Julia Patterson of campaign group EveryDoctor tells why she quit health service ‘cut back to its very bones’
Julia Patterson recalls clearly the moment she decided she had to quit two things she treasured – practising medicine and working in the NHS – in order to safeguard her own mental health. “I loved my job,” she said. “I love psychiatry, but I could no longer go to work every day without tackling what was happening.”
She broke down to her husband: “I told him I just couldn’t send another homeless mentally ill patient out on to the streets after they’d arrived in A&E at 3am, suicidal and alone.” The Guardian
Julia Patterson recalls clearly the moment she decided she had to quit two things she treasured – practising medicine and working in the NHS – in order to safeguard her own mental health. “I loved my job,” she said. “I love psychiatry, but I could no longer go to work every day without tackling what was happening.”
She broke down to her husband: “I told him I just couldn’t send another homeless mentally ill patient out on to the streets after they’d arrived in A&E at 3am, suicidal and alone.” The Guardian
Will genome sequencing bring precision medicine for all?
Will genome sequencing bring precision medicine for all? The health secretary wants to introduce genetic screening to the NHS – but many firms are already selling cheap testing kits
The buzz phrase among a small army of biotech companies looking to get a foothold in the ever-expanding health market is “personalised medicine” or, as it’s also known, “precision medicine”. At the core of this concept is the understanding that we are all different, with different biological make-ups and different environments. Therefore a one-size-fits-all approach to diagnostics and treatment is long out of date. The Guardian
The buzz phrase among a small army of biotech companies looking to get a foothold in the ever-expanding health market is “personalised medicine” or, as it’s also known, “precision medicine”. At the core of this concept is the understanding that we are all different, with different biological make-ups and different environments. Therefore a one-size-fits-all approach to diagnostics and treatment is long out of date. The Guardian
Psychiatry is at risk of 'imploding' because junior doctors see the profession as 'soft', Royal College warns
Psychiatry is at risk of 'imploding' because junior doctors see the profession as 'soft', Royal College warns Trainee doctors are being put off becoming psychiatrists because medical school teachers tell them the field is “not prestigious”, health leaders have said.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) is calling for the number of medical school places to be doubled to prevent the profession “imploding”, due in part to stigma among students.
The body says the move would create an extra 4,497 consultant psychiatrists within ten years. The Daily Telegraph
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) is calling for the number of medical school places to be doubled to prevent the profession “imploding”, due in part to stigma among students.
The body says the move would create an extra 4,497 consultant psychiatrists within ten years. The Daily Telegraph
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- Double the number of medical school places to stop mental health services imploding Royal College of Psychiatrists
Half of patients surviving 'untreatable' skin cancer following treatment breakthrough, study finds
Half of patients surviving 'untreatable' skin cancer following treatment breakthrough, study finds More than half of skin cancer patients can now survive the condition that was considered untreatable just a decade ago, a study by the Royal Marsden has found.
Only around one-in-20 patients with advanced melanoma survived ten years ago, with many dying within six to nine months of diagnosis. The Daily Telegraph
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Only around one-in-20 patients with advanced melanoma survived ten years ago, with many dying within six to nine months of diagnosis. The Daily Telegraph
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- Five-Year Survival with Combined Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma (abstract) New England Journal of Medicine
- Skin cancer: Half of people surviving advanced melanoma BBC News
Confusion and delays at heart of NHS screening programmes costing lives
Confusion and delays at heart of NHS screening programmes costing lives Confusion and delays by those in charge of the country’s screening programmes are costing lives, an independent review will warn, calling for Public Health England to be stripped of responsibility.
Former cancer tsar Prof Sir Mike Richards was asked to examine the system following a series of scandals and a sharp decline in uptake of checks for breast, bowel and cervical disease. The Daily Telegraph
Former cancer tsar Prof Sir Mike Richards was asked to examine the system following a series of scandals and a sharp decline in uptake of checks for breast, bowel and cervical disease. The Daily Telegraph
Women are being driven to the brink by Britain's social care crisis
Women are being driven to the brink by Britain's social care crisis The appalling toll of the social care crisis on women can be revealed today.
Official figures show that looking after loved ones is having devastating effects on their health and quality of life.
Women are twice as likely as men to be left caring for a relative and are at much higher risk of depression, loneliness and other illnesses.
The figures come from a major NHS survey of 50,800 unpaid carers which found that 68 per cent of them are female. The Daily Mail
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Official figures show that looking after loved ones is having devastating effects on their health and quality of life.
Women are twice as likely as men to be left caring for a relative and are at much higher risk of depression, loneliness and other illnesses.
The figures come from a major NHS survey of 50,800 unpaid carers which found that 68 per cent of them are female. The Daily Mail
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Thousands of patients may have to wait an extra TWO WEEKS for their winter flu jab
Thousands of patients may have to wait an extra TWO WEEKS for their winter flu jab Thousands of vulnerable patients could have to wait up to two weeks to receive their flu jab because of a manufacturing delay.
Pregnant women and people aged between 16 to 65 who hoped to be immunised next month face being turned away.
Stock is being held up due to manufacturing problems at Sanofi Pasteur, one of the top NHS suppliers of flu jabs each winter. The Daily Mail
Pregnant women and people aged between 16 to 65 who hoped to be immunised next month face being turned away.
Stock is being held up due to manufacturing problems at Sanofi Pasteur, one of the top NHS suppliers of flu jabs each winter. The Daily Mail
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