Friday 24 January 2020

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

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    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.

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    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

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    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