Unions urge Northampton General Hospital bosses not to make NHS staff pay to park at work

Unions urge Northampton General Hospital bosses not to make NHS staff pay to park at work Health unions are urging bosses at Northampton General Hospital to put their money where their mouth is and keep free parking for NHS staff beyond the end of this month. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

NHS Trust trials remote smart patient monitoring

NHS Trust trials remote smart patient monitoring Virtual hospital care start-up Doccla, is partnering with Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust (NGH) to trial remote smart patient monitoring. Med-Tech Innovation

Time to speak up: some necessary words about racism

Time to speak up: some necessary words about racism In September 2016 nine people from Black Lives Matter UK chained themselves together on the runway at London City airport to protest against racial injustice. Seven of them were arrested after passengers complained about inconvenience, and the nation failed to see what the fuss was all about. It’s hard to believe that just four years later the world appears to have made an about turn. The King's Fund

A new era of digital leadership

A new era of digital leadership This guide aims to help trust leaders build on the momentum made during Covid-19 and support NHS boards lead their organisations into the next stage of digitisation. It includes a number of board-level case studies as well as key Covid-19 reflections and lessons from other sectors. It also sets out useful questions for board leaders as they reflect on their own digital leadership. NHS Providers

Informal carers

Informal carers This briefing paper provides information about the number of informal carers in the UK and the issues they face. It also explains the rights, benefits and support available to informal carers as well as current and previous government policy on caring. House of Commons Library

NHS capital expenditure and financial management

NHS capital expenditure and financial management This report expresses concerns about widely reported shortages of personal protective equipment for clinical and care workers during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and says Government is still not treating this with sufficient urgency. It argues that the NHS needs a coherent plan for how it will function after the peak of the Covid-19 crisis with regard to issues such as workforce shortages, capital investment strategies, and tackling trust deficits. House of Commons Public Accounts Committee

Applicants to nursing courses in England up 16% as NHS employs record number of nurses and midwives

Applicants to nursing courses in England up 16% as NHS employs record number of nurses and midwives A record number of nurses and midwives are employed in the NHS, as the Nursing and Midwifery’s Council reports its largest ever annual increase of registered nursing and midwifery professional. The Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street

See also:

• Increases in nurses and midwives ‘drop in the ocean’ NHS Employers
• Nurse and midwife numbers jump by record amount BBC News
• Boris Johnson's pledge to recruit 50,000 more NHS nurses is in doubt The Guardian

Transparency data: NHS test and trace statistics (England): 25 June to 1 July 2020

Transparency data: NHS test and trace statistics (England): 25 June to 1 July 2020 Experimental statistics for weeks 1 to 5 of NHS test and trace contact tracing in England. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• Detailed guide: Coronavirus cases in the UK: daily updated statistics Public Health England

Coronavirus: Planned ops in May fell by 80% in England

Coronavirus: Planned ops in May fell by 80% in England Planned operations in England fell by 80% in May compared with the same month in 2019, NHS figures show. 

The number of people attending A&E was a third lower in June than in the same month last year.

But waiting lists for treatment also fell as fewer people are having key tests for cancer and heart disease. BBC News

See also:

• Coronavirus: Hillingdon Hospital shuts to emergencies after outbreak BBC News
• Care regulator investigated safety at up to 50 nursing homes during England's Covid-19 crisis The Daily Mail
• Government's SAGE group's role in coronavirus will be 'downgraded' The Daily Mail
• Coronavirus UK: 126 new fatalities in preliminary death toll The Daily Mail
• NHS Trust boss accuses her own staff of being responsible for coronavirus outbreak on wards The Daily Mail
• Coronavirus world round-up: Global cases rise by 12 million as US continues to be the hardest hit nation The Daily Telegraph
• Councils need detailed data to contain Covid-19. Why have they been sidelined? | Chris Ham and Kate Ardern The Guardian
• Leicester mayor accuses Matt Hancock of not sharing Covid-19 data The Guardian
• Treating dying people in hospices during Covid-19 is breaking me The Guardian
• Why I'm sceptical about the NHS's coronavirus recovery service | Frances Ryan The Guardian
• Government lukewarm on NHS plan to cut covid death risk Health Service Journal
• NHS 'racial bias' putting BAME groups at greater risk of coronavirus, say doctors iNews
• Health ombudsman reopens complaints process to help NHS 'learn Covid lessons' Pulse

Care homes face staffing 'black hole' with new immigration bill

Care homes face staffing 'black hole' with new immigration bill Care homes could face a staffing "black hole" because of the impact of the government's immigration bill, care leaders have warned.

The Cavendish Coalition - which represents UK health and social care groups - says it is gravely concerned.

The current proposals would not allow enough overseas workers to be recruited, it has warned. BBC News