Thursday 9 July 2020

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

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        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

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        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

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        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