Poorest get worse quality of NHS care in England, new research finds

Poorest get worse quality of NHS care in England, new research finds New QualityWatch analysis finds people living in the most deprived areas of England experience a worse quality of NHS care and poorer health outcomes than people living in the least deprived areas. Nuffield Trust

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• Quality and equality: How have inequalities in the quality of care changed over the last 10 years? QualityWatch
• England's poorest 'get worse NHS care' than wealthiest citizens The Guardian 
• Poor Britons have worse health than generation born a century ago, study says The Independent

Babylon signs 10-year 'integrated digital health' deal with NHS trust that runs 10 GP practices

Babylon signs 10-year 'integrated digital health' deal with NHS trust that runs 10 GP practices The company behind controversial video service GP at Hand has partnered with an NHS hospital trust that runs 10 GP practices - and plans to deliver the 'world's first integrated digital health system' to 300,000 patients across the region. GPonline

DHSC and PHE statement on coronavirus

DHSC and PHE statement on coronavirus Statement from the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England on the coronavirus situation in Wuhan, China.

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• Wuhan novel coronavirus and avian flu: advice for travel to China Public Health England
• Guidance: Wuhan novel coronavirus: background information Public Health England
• Coronavirus: Anxiety rises as Chinese city goes into lockdown BBC News
• Can wearing masks stop the spread of viruses? BBC News
• Washington coronavirus patient 'had contact with at least 16 people in the US' The Daily Mail
• Scientists are already working on a coronavirus vaccine The Daily Mail
• Wuhan on lockdown: Police guard train stations while cars queue to leave amid China's coronavirus crisis The Daily Telegraph
• Public health officials issue coronavirus guidance for primary care GPonline
• China coronavirus: Wuhan on lockdown as death toll doubles and disease continues to spread The Independent

East Kent Trust: Hospital baby deaths 'could have been prevented'

East Kent Trust: Hospital baby deaths 'could have been prevented' At least seven preventable baby deaths may have occurred at one of the largest groups of hospitals in England since 2016, a BBC investigation has found.

Significant concerns have been raised about maternity services at the trust.

The heartbroken father of one baby who was stillborn said "we have to live with it, for the rest of our lives... they've probably forgotten who we are".

East Kent NHS Foundation Trust has apologised, saying it has "not always provided the right standard of care". BBC News

Woman denied cancer drug on NHS which could extend her life because of where she lives

Woman denied cancer drug on NHS which could extend her life because of where she lives When Ann Kelk was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer last year, she was optimistic that doctors would be able to treat it.

A mother of three and grandmother of two, she was determined to be around to watch her granddaughter and grandson grow up, so tried to remain positive. But when the chemotherapy Ann was given proved ineffective, her cancer spread to her ovary and drastic surgery was needed. iNews

Whorlton Hall: Care regulator ‘was wrong’ to bury whistleblower’s report into failings at hospital where patients were abused

Whorlton Hall: Care regulator ‘was wrong’ to bury whistleblower’s report into failings at hospital where patients were abused The care watchdog missed multiple opportunities to identify abuse of patients at a privately run hospital and did not act on the concerns of its own members, an independent review has found.

Bosses at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have been criticised in an independent report by David Noble into why the regulator buried a critical report into Whorlton Hall hospital, in County Durham, in 2015.

His report published today said the CQC was wrong not to make public concerns from one of its inspection teams in 2015. The Independent

As a junior doctor in A&E I’m calling on all my colleagues in Britain to go on strike

As a junior doctor in A&E I’m calling on all my colleagues in Britain to go on strike | Andrew Meyerson We need to shine a light on the slow starvation of the NHS: the lack of beds, staff and social care is putting services at risk

At NHS hospitals across the country, when a patient has a cardiac arrest or other major medical emergency, we dial “2222” to summon the emergency team. Today we find the NHS itself is in a state of emergency – and my call here for an A&E general strike is the “2222” alert our health system desperately needs. The Guardian

NHS experiment in AI will see whole city offered virtual hospital appointments and diagnosis by chatbot

NHS experiment in AI will see whole city offered virtual hospital appointments and diagnosis by chatbot An entire city is to take part in NHS experiment in Artificial Intelligence to ease pressure on GPs and hospitals, under new plans.

Patients will be able to Skype medics via smartphones, or receive a diagnosis by chatbots, under the deal agreed by one of the largest hospital trusts in the West Midlands. The Daily Telegraph

One in three people with facial disfigurement have suffered abuse in the street, survey reveals

One in three people with facial disfigurement have suffered abuse in the street, survey reveals One in three people who have a facial disfigurement have suffered abuse in the street, a new survey has revealed.

Some 28 per cent of those with a visible difference have been shouted at and insulted while out in public and more than 70 per cent of those incidents went unreported.

A further 10 per cent report being repeatedly harassed on social media. The Daily Telegraph

Scientist at UK's largest health trust told female colleague he only hired her 'because of her looks', tribunal hears

Scientist at UK's largest health trust told female colleague he only hired her 'because of her looks', tribunal hears A senior biomedical scientist at the UK's largest health trust “sexually bullied” a female colleague who he said was only hired because of “her looks”, a tribunal has heard.

Paul Grist is accused of making a series of lewd comments to the woman, referred to as Colleague A, while working in the blood transfusions and haematology department of Barts Health Trust in Whitechapel, East London. The Daily Telegraph