Kettering General Hospital: Police to probe waiting list figures

Kettering General Hospital: Police to probe waiting list figures Police have launched an investigation into allegations a hospital manipulated waiting list figures, the BBC has learned.

It follows whistleblower claims in 2017 that Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire deliberately removed patients from waiting lists.

In all, 138 patients were harmed after hundreds waited more than a year for treatment.

The hospital said it was supporting "a review of [historical] allegations". BBC News

Lakeside Healthcare boss hits out at unreliable Covid-19 data

Lakeside Healthcare boss hits out at unreliable Covid-19 data A North Northamptonshire healthcare boss has hit out at unreliable data and said residents and health officials are being lied to about the number of positive cases in the county. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Watch: Northampton General Hospital thanks YOU for your kindness during the pandemic

Watch: Northampton General Hospital thanks YOU for your kindness during the pandemic Northampton General Hospital has released a video to thank the general public for its support during the coronavirus pandemic. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Addressing race inequalities in the NHS needs engagement, commitment and a plan

Addressing race inequalities in the NHS needs engagement, commitment and a plan In early July, The King’s Fund will publish a report looking at how to address workforce race inequalities and inclusion, based on research with three NHS provider organisations and the lived experience of ethnic minority staff. This is the product of many months of work, begun in a world before Covid-19 and the death of George Floyd. The presenting problem is well known – despite having an ethnically diverse workforce, long-standing race inequalities in the NHS blight the working lives of many ethnic minority staff who are more likely to be discriminated against, more likely to experience bullying, harassment and abuse, and less likely to reach senior positions than their white colleagues. The King's Fund

Scoping Report on Hospital and Health Care Acquisition of COVID-19 and its Control

Scoping Report on Hospital and Health Care Acquisition of COVID-19 and its Control The focus of this report is on SARS-CoV-2 infection acquired in hospital. It is timed to inform decisions about the opening up of hospitals and other healthcare settings for non-COVID-19 activities and NHS plans for winter and future waves of COVID-19. Royal Society 

The mental health emergency: how has the coronavirus pandemic impacted our mental health?

The mental health emergency: how has the coronavirus pandemic impacted our mental health? The findings of this report of more than 16,000 people during lockdown reveals the scale of the impact of the pandemic on people with mental health problems. Two out of three (65 per cent) adults over 25 and three-quarters (75 per cent) of young people aged 13-24 with an existing mental health problem reported worse mental health. Mind

Majority of children no longer need to shield

Majority of children no longer need to shield The majority of children currently considered extremely clinical vulnerable to coronavirus (COVID-19) will be able to be removed from the shielded patient list. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Detailed guide: Coronavirus cases in the UK: daily updated statistics Department of Health and Social Care
• Regular retesting rolled out for care home staff and residents Department of Health and Social Care
• Official Statistics: Vivaldi 1: coronavirus (COVID-19) care homes study report Department of Health and Social Care
• NHS to launch ground breaking online COVID-19 rehab service NHS England

Coronavirus could cause 35,000 extra cancer deaths, experts warn

Coronavirus could cause 35,000 extra cancer deaths, experts warn Delays to cancer diagnosis and treatment due to coronavirus could cause thousands of excess deaths in the UK within a year, research suggests. 

Scientists suggest there could be at least 7,000 additional deaths - but in a worst case scenario that number could be as high as 35,000.

There are concerns routine screenings, urgent referrals and treatments have been delayed or cancelled.

NHS England said it was working hard to restore services. BBC News

See also:

• NHS trusts 'not consulted' over face mask changes BBC News
• Coronavirus: NHS England launches tool to aid long-term recovery BBC News
• Coronavirus: Why disabled people are calling for a Covid-19 inquiry BBC News
• Coronavirus: Almost 20,000 died in care homes BBC News
• Public not asked for addresses for weeks during virus tests BBC News
• Coronavirus: Care home staff and residents to get regular tests BBC News
• One care home resident died every minute during peak of the Covid-19 crisis The Daily Mail 
• Leicester lockdown map: What areas are included, and what are the rules? The Daily Telegraph
• Local officials kept in the dark by Whitehall on Covid-19 testing data The Guardian
• My working week: 'I worried I'd passed on Covid-19 to a woman I was supporting' The Guardian
• NHS chiefs in standoff with Treasury over emergency £10bn The Guardian
• Covid-19 infections 'higher at care homes in England that use more agency staff' The Guardian
• Britons overwhelmingly want NHS privatisation to end after coronavirus crisis, survey finds The Independent
• Coronavirus: Moving accounts of pandemic from NHS staff Sky News

VINDICATED: The women left in agony by vaginal mesh but were told they were imagining it

VINDICATED: The women left in agony by vaginal mesh but were told they were imagining it Thousands of women who have suffered life-changing injuries as a result of vaginal-mesh operations are set to be vindicated by a landmark inquiry. The Daily Mail