Thief who stole pain relief from Northampton General Hospital and shoplifted Frosty Jack's faces court while intoxicated

Thief who stole pain relief from Northampton General Hospital and shoplifted Frosty Jack's faces court while intoxicated A thief who stole a canister of pain relief from A&E and shoplifted alcohol in the space of 10 days faced the court while intoxicated.

Samuel Johnson, who is currently living in temporary accommodation in Wellingborough Road, Northampton, pleaded guilty to one count of theft from a shop and one count of theft by finding. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Case study: Active Hospitals

Case study: Active Hospitals The Active Hospital feasibility and acceptability pilot explores integrating physical activity interventions in a secondary care setting. Public Health England

International recruitment toolkit: an interactive guide to encourage and enable good practice in the NHS

International recruitment toolkit: an interactive guide to encourage and enable good practice in the NHS This toolkit is for those involved in leading and delivering international recruitment in the NHS. It aims to encourage and enable good practices and processes for the recruitment of international staff across a wide range of professions. This resource can be used to plan approaches to overseas recruitment activity for the first time, or to review the quality and efficiency of existing practices and processes. NHS Employers

China coronavirus: 14 people in UK tested for new strain

China coronavirus: 14 people in UK tested for new strain More than a dozen people in the UK have been tested for the new strain of coronavirus, Public Health England has said.

Five people have tested negative while nine others are waiting for results.

In Scotland, where five people were tested, an incident team has been set up to deal with the health threat.

Globally, there are more than 800 confirmed cases of the virus, which has killed 26 people in China. Authorities there are battling to contain it. BBC News

See also:

• What's the difference between pandemic and epidemic? BBC News
• Coronavirus: 'Increased likelihood' of cases in the UK BBC News
• Coronavirus: British passenger 'wasn't sure' he could get out of Wuhan BBC News
• Chinese coronavirus Q&A: What do we know about the virus so far? The Daily Mail
• WHO says coronavirus outbreak is NOT an international emergency The Daily Mail
• China's lab for studying SARS and Ebola is in Wuhan, the outbreak's center The Daily Mail
• China locks down eight cities and pledges new hospital within six days as Wuhan virus spreads The Daily Telegraph
• Britain braced for killer coronavirus, says Health Secretary, as infection now in 7 countries The Daily Telegraph
• University cities in Britain on high alert as six Chinese patients admitted with suspected coronavirus The Daily Telegraph
• Matt Hancock insists NHS is 'well prepared' for coronavirus amid 'increased likelihood' of cases in the UK The Evening Standard
• Coronavirus outbreak: How did the virus get its name and where has it spread? The Independent
• Coronavirus: First UK patients treated for suspected deadly virus after travelling from China The Independent
• China coronavirus: Swat teams guard Wuhan’s train station as city on lockdown amid fears thousands of people infected The Independent
• China coronavirus: Arrivals to UK from Wuhan ‘received minimal screening’ despite outbreak fears The Independent
• Coronavirus: First UK patients treated for suspected deadly virus after travelling from China The Independent

East Kent hospitals: Criminal investigation into baby deaths at maternity unit

East Kent hospitals: Criminal investigation into baby deaths at maternity unit The hospital at the centre of a series of baby deaths is under criminal investigation after an unearthed report identified many of the safety issues in the maternity unit as early as 2015.

The Independent has learned of dozens of deaths at east Kent hospitals with more than 130 babies suffering brain damage as a result of being starved of oxygen during their birth over a four-year period.

See also:

• East Kent hospitals: Care watchdog inspects trust after baby death apology BBC News
• NHS trust at centre of maternity scandal has highest death rates The Daily Telegraph
• Senior doctors refused to work evenings and weekends at scandal-hit Kent maternity unit The Independent

Frail elderly promised care at home in two hours under new NHS target

Frail elderly promised care at home in two hours under new NHS target Elderly people who need urgent medical care will be promised a response at home within two hours, under new NHS targets.

Teams of nurses, physiotherapists and care workers will be sent to give on-the-spot help in a bid to prevent thousands of frail pensioners being dumped in hospital.

Health officials say far too many vulnerable people are ending up in Accident and Emergency departments, then enduring long hospital stays, for want of speedy responses to medical crisis. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• NHS pledges elderly rapid response community teams BBC News
• New NHS rapid response units are to be deployed to treat the elderly The Daily Mail
• NHS 'rapid response teams' to help sick and older people at home The Guardian

Royal Wolverhampton hospital signs deal to 'conduct half of all appointments online'

Royal Wolverhampton hospital signs deal to 'conduct half of all appointments online' Half of all appointments at three NHS hospitals could be conducted online after bosses purchased a 'GP by Skype' service.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has penned a deal with technology company Babylon Health to adapt its GP At Hand app to use in its three hospitals.

The app would share information between GPs and specialists as well as allow patients to have hospital consultations online and see test results from afar.

Royal Wolverhampton then plans to sell the technology to the rest of the NHS if the partnership is successful. The Daily Mail