“Complacency is our biggest enemy" warns council leader after Northampton is removed from Covid-19 watchlist

“Complacency is our biggest enemy" warns council leader after Northampton is removed from Covid-19 watchlist Council leaders are warning against public complacency after Northampton was removed from the Public Health England Covid-19 watchlist. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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• ‘Northampton town centre is safe but let’s not get complacent’: Councillor Jonathan Nunn on new Covid restrictions Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northampton specialist school WILL reopen next week after temporary Covid closure Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Corby REMOVED from Government’s Covid watchlist Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Big screen with Covid warning appears in Kettering Northamptonshire Telegraph
• How well is the coronavirus Test and Trace system working in Northamptonshire? Northamptonshire Telegraph

Four assault victims seen every week at Northampton General Hospital as charity raises concern over rise in attacks

Four assault victims seen every week at Northampton General Hospital as charity raises concern over rise in attacks Anti-violence charities say it is clear more needs to be done to tackle issues such as knife crime and alcohol-fuelled brawls, after figures revealed English hospitals are tending to thousands of injured victims every year.

Analysis of NHS figures shows doctors at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust saw 200 patients who had been admitted to hospital after being assaulted in 2019-20 – an average of almost four patients every week. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Level or not? Comparing general practice in areas of high and low socioeconomic deprivation in England

 Level or not? Comparing general practice in areas of high and low socioeconomic deprivation in England In this briefing we use publicly available data to explore the current relationship between population need and supply in general practice, seeking to answer the question: how does general practice compare in areas of higher and lower socioeconomic deprivation in England? Our analysis contributes to an understanding of the extent to which the inverse care law persists in general practice today. The Health Foundation

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• Poorer areas hit by GP shortages and less funding The Independent

Ordinary and unique lives for adults with a learning disability and/or autism: a six steps approach

Ordinary and unique lives for adults with a learning disability and/or autism: a six steps approach This discussion paper argues that now is the right time to build on the foundation of health and social care policy and legislation from across the UK through outcome focused ‘integrated’ service design, commissioning and performance management approaches. The paper offers a whole system model of care as the evidence-based framework to describe the support and services needed to promote good outcomes for adults with a learning disability and/or autism. Institute of Public Care

Unequal impact? coronavirus, disability and access to services: interim report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act

Unequal impact? coronavirus, disability and access to services: interim report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act This report looks at Care Act easement provisions and temporary Mental Health Act provisions as well as local authority duties to children and young people with special educational needs. It concludes that these provisions have the potential to substantially restrict or curtail rights that disabled people rely on for their quality of life. House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee

Pandemic patient experience: UK patient experience of health, care and other support during the Covid-19 pandemic

Pandemic patient experience: UK patient experience of health, care and other support during the Covid-19 pandemic The Patients Association wanted to get a better understanding of how patients experienced the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a report based on the findings from a survey asking for experiences of health and care services, and the experience of daily life. The survey had four sections: managing and accessing care for existing health condition(s); experience of treatment and care for Covid-19; experience of end of life care and bereavement support; and experience of services under lockdown overall. The Patients Association

Guidance: Genome UK: the future of healthcare

Guidance: Genome UK: the future of healthcare Strategy setting out the vision to extend the UK’s leadership in genomic healthcare and research. Department of Health and Social Care

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• Landmark strategy launched to cement UK’s position as global leader in genomics Department of Health and Social Care

New legal duty to self-isolate comes into force today

New legal duty to self-isolate comes into force today From today, people in England will be required by law to self-isolate if they test positive or are contacted by NHS Test and Trace. Department of Health and Social Care

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• Independent report: Priority groups for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination: advice from the JCVI, 25 September 2020 Department of Health and Social Care
• NHS COVID-19 app has been downloaded over 10 million times Department of Health and Social Care
• NHS COVID-19 app: emails and SMS messages Department of Health and Social Care
• Huge increase in UK Personal Protective Equipment production Department of Health and Social Care
• Research and analysis: COVID-19: impact on vaccination programmes Public Health England

Coronavirus: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in England

Coronavirus: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in England Refusing to self-isolate when told to is now illegal in England from Monday, with fines of up to £10,000.

Anyone who tests positive for Covid-19, or has been told they have been in contact with someone who has, now has a legal duty to quarantine.

It comes as a study commissioned by the government found just 18% of people who had symptoms went into isolation. BBC News

See also:

• Covid-19: What do scientists think of the PM's plan? BBC News
• Covid: Coronavirus cases in England up 60% in a week BBC News
• Covid vaccine: Trial of new coronavirus vaccine starts in UK BBC News
• Test and Trace: 'I feel like I’ve achieved a big fat zero' BBC News
• NHS Covid-19: App issue fixed for people who test positive BBC News
• Coronavirus: UK pledges support to global vaccine-sharing scheme BBC News
• Coronavirus UK: SAGE say lockdown on elderly could save economy The Daily Mail
• Only one in FIVE Britons with tell-tale symptoms of Covid-19 are self-isolating, study reveals The Daily Mail
• First coronavirus vaccine will not be a 'silver bullet', scientists warn government The Daily Mail
• Self-isolation rules: What does the law say? The Daily Telegraph
• Is the UK heading for a second national lockdown? The new Covid rules from Boris Johnson's update The Daily Telegraph
• Regular UK lockdowns could help control Covid, says Sage expert The Guardian
• Did the NHS Covid helpline fail hundreds of families?
• Britain's failure to learn the hard lessons of its first Covid surge is a disaster The Guardian
• Coronavirus: Global death toll ‘reaches one million' The Independent
• Coronavirus: Mass rollout of UK vaccine ‘could be delayed by two years’ The Independent

NHS sourcing PPE from company repeatedly accused of forced labour

NHS sourcing PPE from company repeatedly accused of forced labour Exclusive: Gloves from Malaysian company Top Glove found in NHS supply chain despite multiple allegations of worker exploitation

The UK government has been continuing to source medical gloves used as PPE by frontline healthcare workers from a manufacturer in Malaysia repeatedly accused of forcing its workers to endure “slave-like conditions” in its factories, the Guardian can reveal.

Obese TEENAGERS need hip and knee surgery because they are THAT overweight, shock NHS figures reveal

Obese TEENAGERS need hip and knee surgery because they are THAT overweight, shock NHS figures reveal Patients as young as 15 are being given hip and knee replacements because they are so overweight, shocking new NHS figures have revealed.

Statistics exposing the dire state of Britain’s obesity crisis also show that patients under 25 are undergoing heart bypasses because of their weight. The Daily Mail