Kettering General Hospital confirms county's first Covid-19 victim for 43 days

Kettering General Hospital confirms county's first Covid-19 victim for 43 days Kettering General Hospital has confirmed the first Covid-19 death in the county since August 25.

NHS England’s daily bulletin revealed the victim died yesterday (Wednesday) having tested positive for coronavirus within the previous 28 days. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

See also:

• Northamptonshire's health chiefs braced to deal with "steep and severe" rise in Covid-19 cases Northamptonshire Telegraph
• The strange reality of being a student right now - Alone Together podcast Northamptonshire Telegraph

'Business as usual' at Northampton General Hospital despite reports of blood test shortages

'Business as usual' at Northampton General Hospital despite reports of blood test shortages Northampton General Hospital say it is 'business as usual' despite a reports of a shortage of chemicals used in blood tests.

National NHS provider Roche revealed earlier this week that problems with its distribution centre has led to "a very significant drop" in supplies. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Nurses wanted for inpatient beds service at new Brackley medical centre and community hospital

Nurses wanted for inpatient beds service at new Brackley medical centre and community hospital Nurses are needed at the new medical centre and community hospital in Brackley ahead of its scheduled opening later this year by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

A team of band five nurses will help shape and deliver the inpatient beds service at the newly-built facility on Northampton Road. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Pushed from pillar to post: improving the availability and quality of support after self-harm in England

Pushed from pillar to post: improving the availability and quality of support after self-harm in England This report finds that there is no consistently effective support available to people who self-harm. The research identified four key support needs for people who self-harm, which are seen as essential to providing effective care: distraction from immediate self-harm urges, emotional relief in times of stress, developing alternative coping strategies, and addressing the underlying reasons for self-harm.

The report makes several recommendations of how the needs of people who self-harm can be met more effectively. Samaritans

The long shadow of deprivation: differences in opportunities across England

The long shadow of deprivation: differences in opportunities across England This report finds that social mobility in England is a postcode lottery, with large differences across areas in both the adult pay of disadvantaged adults, and the size of the pay gap for those from deprived families, relative to those from affluent families. It also finds inequalities in infant health outcomes and mental health in areas with average lower pay. Social Mobility Commission

Official Statistics: National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports

Official Statistics: National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports National influenza and COVID-19 report, monitoring COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. Public Health England

Speech to NHS Providers

Speech to NHS Providers The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care thanked the NHS for its hard work and set out the government's commitment to supporting the NHS for the future. Department of Health and Social Care

Covid cases have 'increased rapidly' in England, says ONS

Covid cases have 'increased rapidly' in England, says ONS Coronavirus cases in England have "increased rapidly", data shows, as ministers grapple with what to do next.

Estimates suggest between one-in-170 and one-in-240 people you meet in the street has the virus.

Both current cases, and the speed at which they are increasing, are much higher in the north of England than the national average. BBC News

See also:

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey pilot: England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 9 October 2020 Office for National Statistics
• Coronavirus: Rapid bedside test shows promise in hospitals BBC News
• Covid-19: New restrictions to be announced for parts of England 'within days' - Jenrick BBC News
• UK announces 17,540 Covid-19 cases and 77 deaths as infections treble in a fortnight The Daily Mail
• More than 32,000 contacts of coronavirus-infected patients in England were not tracked down The Daily Mail
• Remdesivir shortens recovery time from COVID-19 by FIVE days and reduces risk fo death by 25% The Daily Mail
• NHS to provide remdesivir to Covid patients after joint EU deal The Guardian
• Hospitals in north of England 'to run out of Covid beds within a week' The Guardian
• Coronavirus levels in north west will replicate across country in a few weeks, government study warns The Independent
• Coronavirus: Hancock warns of ‘perilous’ situation as hospital admissions doubling every fortnight The Independent

What has happened to England's seven Nightingale hospitals?

What has happened to England's seven Nightingale hospitals? Most of the hastily constructed Covid centres have never had a patient, with some repurposed.

Seven Nightingale hospitals built to cope with the feared pressures on the NHS in England from the first Covid-19 wave remain on standby, albeit in some cases repurposed or having been considered for alternative use. The Guardian

East Kent maternity scandal: Hospital prosecuted over death of seven day old baby

East Kent maternity scandal: Hospital prosecuted over death of seven day old baby A scandal-hit NHS trust is being prosecuted over the death of a baby in its care, in the first case of its kind.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) announced on Friday that it is prosecuting East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust over the death of Harry Richford. The Daily Telegraph

NHS cancer wait times drop to a 10-year low, 'extremely worrying' figures reveal

NHS cancer wait times drop to a 10-year low, 'extremely worrying' figures reveal Some 87.8 per cent of 170,000 patients in England suspected to have cancer were seen by a specialist within two weeks of referral- the lowest since records began in October 2009. The Daily Mail