Thursday 27 February 2020

Healthcare watchdog personally steps in to end 'risk of continuing harm' to young people at Northampton's St Andrew's Hospital

Healthcare watchdog personally steps in to end 'risk of continuing harm' to young people at Northampton's St Andrew's Hospital After three years of failures, the CQC has put Northampton's St Andrew's Hospital on its last warning.

Young patients being "dragged" on the floor, "a risk continuing harm" and incidents of bullying being passed off as "a bit of fun".

This is what the healthcare watchdog found in its latest inspection of how children and young people are being cared for at Northampton's St Andrew's Hospital Fitzroy House - leading them to put the site on its very last warning. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Man, 85, 'died after nine-hour A&E wait'

Man, 85, 'died after nine-hour A&E wait' An 85-year-old man died after a nine-hour wait in A&E and "several lapses and omissions" in the way he was monitored, an inquest has heard.

Mohan Acharya died from pneumonia and acute renal failure at Northampton General Hospital on 8 March 2018.

Emergency medicine consultant Dr Mike Pearce said the hospital "should have done more observations".

But he added the failings were "unlikely to have directly contributed" to Mr Acharya's death. BBC Northampton

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UK strategy for rare diseases: 2020 update to the implementation plan for England

UK strategy for rare diseases: 2020 update to the implementation plan for England A summary of the strategy's progress and actions for the government and partner organisations for 2020. Department of Health and Social Care

Productivity of the English National Health Service: 2017/18 update

Productivity of the English National Health Service: 2017/18 update This report updates the Centre for Health Economics’ time-series of NHS productivity growth for the period 2016/17 to 2017/18. Between 2016/17 and 2017/18, NHS productivity grew by 1.26 per cent when using the mixed measure of NHS input growth, which includes a direct (volume) growth measure for NHS staff and an indirect (based on expenditure data) growth measure for materials and capital. The report also considers a range of alternative scenarios including using a fully indirect measure of growth inputs. Centre for Health Economics

Coronavirus: How is the UK planning for an outbreak?

Coronavirus: How is the UK planning for an outbreak? Coronavirus has been seen in more than 30 countries, with signs it is getting a foothold in Europe. But what is the government planning to do if there is a major outbreak in the UK and how prepared is the NHS? BBC News

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Hundreds of social care residents allegedly sexually assaulted, watchdog reveals

Hundreds of social care residents allegedly sexually assaulted, watchdog reveals Hundreds of elderly and vulnerable social care residents have allegedly been sexually assaulted in just three months, a shock new report from the care regulator has revealed.

According to the Care Quality Commission there were 899 sexual incidents reported by social care homes between March and May 2018. Almost half were categorised as sexual assault.

In 16 per cent of the cases members of staff or visiting workers were accused of carrying out the abuse. The Independent 

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Food poisoning twice as common as previously thought, Standards Agency reveals

Food poisoning twice as common as previously thought, Standards Agency reveals Food poisoning is twice as common as previously thought, the Food Standards Agency has revealed as it warns lettuce is the most common culprit turning diner green.

Around 2.4 million cases of food poisoning are occurring every year - more than double the estimate in 2009, according to the Food Standards Agency. The Daily Telegraph

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