Covid-19 tests in Northamptonshire hit by capacity issues in labs

Covid-19 tests in Northamptonshire hit by capacity issues in labs Covid-19 test centres in Northamptonshire could be forced to turn people away today due to issues with laboratory capacity.

Five sites are set up around the county in Northampton, Corby, Kettering, Thrapston and Grange Park today (Monday) as health officials attempt to control a rise in the rate of infections. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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• Re-testing of Greencore employees who tested negative still ongoing, says Public Health Northants Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• What can police do to enforce Covid-19 restrictions now Northampton is on Government watchlist? Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• How are Northampton schools preparing for the return of thousands of children after coronavirus lockdown? Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Seven Northamptonshire children died during lockdown

Seven Northamptonshire children died during lockdown Seven Northamptonshire children have died during lockdown and abuse or neglect are suspected in all cases.

Six of those who died were babies and toddlers according to brief details in a safeguarding report written by Northamptonshire clinical commissioning group’s chief nurse Angela Dempsey. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Can the real ‘anchor institutions’ stand up?

Can the real ‘anchor institutions’ stand up? In 2004, Kevin Bond became the general manager for mental health services in Grimsby and North East Lincolnshire: a typical set of ‘Cinderella’ services, understaffed, underfunded, and discretely hidden in a large hospital trust. Kevin was determined to right institutional injustices for people with mental health problems. The King's Fund

Building a Better Future for Nursing: RCN members have their say

Building a Better Future for Nursing: RCN members have their say This report details the findings of the Building a Better Future survey which was open to all RCN members from May to June 2020. It explores data from the survey, including initial comparisons between different settings and experiences during the pandemic and includes details on the RCN’s plans for the next steps. Royal College of Nursing

COVID-19 and the female health and care workforce

COVID-19 and the female health and care workforce The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on health and care staff. In June the Health & Care Women Leaders Network (HCWLN) commissioned a survey to better understand the impact the pandemic has had on women working across health and care services.

Over 1,300 women responsed, this report and accompanying slide deck explain the findings. The report describes the struggles, pains and fears women working in health and care services have faced during the pandemic. The physical and emotional impact due to caring responsibilities both in and outside of work are significant. It also draws out some of the positive experiences, such as opportunities for learning and the strength of support many have received from their managers. NHS Confederation

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• Survey of female NHS staff raises concerns over burnout in pandemic The Guardian

The experience of care home staff during Covid-19

The experience of care home staff during Covid-19 In May and June of 2020, a survey was carried out to understand more about the impact of Covid-19 on the care home nurse workforce within the UK. This survey was launched in the early weeks of the pandemic in response to grave concerns about the safety of the workforce and the gaps in provision that it was facing. The survey responses in the report confirm that for the majority of respondents, the pandemic has been a very challenging experience. They indicated that their work and wellbeing has been worse or much worse than at normal times, during the survey period. Queen's Nursing Institute

Research and analysis: National COVID-19 surveillance reports

Research and analysis: National COVID-19 surveillance reports National COVID-19 surveillance reports, including weekly summary of findings monitored through various COVID-19 surveillance systems. Public Health England

One in eight hospital virus cases 'caught on-site'

One in eight hospital virus cases 'caught on-site' Thousands of patients are likely to have been infected with coronavirus in UK hospitals, a study suggests.

The King's College London study of 10 UK hospital sites plus one in Italy found at least one in eight patients who had received hospital treatment for coronavirus had caught it on-site.

Researchers said that was a relatively low rate and showed there was effective infection control in place. BBC News

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• Nosocomial COVID-19 infection: examining the risk of mortality. The COPE-Nosocomial Study (COVID in Older PEople) (open access) The Journal of Hospital Infection
• Hong Kong reports 'first case' of virus reinfection BBC News
• Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci warns against rushing out vaccine BBC News
• Heads want to know if masks allowed in school BBC News
• Matt Hancock launches 'Operation Moon Shot' plan to test four MILLION people every day within months The Daily Mail
• NHS Test and Trace is directing people to Covid-19 test centres up to 175 miles away The Daily Mail
• Health chiefs defied Sage advice on hospital tests The Daily Telegraph
• Coronavirus home test kits run out in England and Scotland The Guardian
• Coronavirus: Thousands of health and care staff infected at work, new data shows The Independent
• Coronavirus: Scotland considers mandatory face masks in high schools as 22 teachers and pupils test positive in outbreak The Independent
• Coronavirus: Treatment hailed by Trump as 'breakthrough' is 'not conclusive', NHS says Sky News

From cancer and Covid to dementia, BAME patients are shamefully more at risk

From cancer and Covid to dementia, BAME patients are shamefully more at risk Moise Roche says that if ever he thought he was losing his memory and had dementia, there’s ‘no way’ he’d see a doctor about it.

A researcher in mental health based at University College London, he has published a number of papers in prestigious medical journals focusing on dementia in Black, African and Caribbean (BAC) populations.

While a little over 50 per cent of white people in the UK with dementia are diagnosed and treated, that number is vastly lower among those from ethnic minority groups. The Daily Mail