Tuesday 20 October 2020

Coronavirus outbreaks in Northamptonshire care homes rise

Coronavirus outbreaks in Northamptonshire care homes rise Coronavirus outbreaks in Northamptonshire care homes are on the rise again.

Latest official data released by the county’s public health team has shown that in the week until October 11 there were 12 Covid-19 outbreaks at Northamptonshire care homes, with 44 recorded cases in total. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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Hundreds of Northants women suspected of having breast cancer were not screened in required time during pandemic

Hundreds of Northants women suspected of having breast cancer were not screened in required time during pandemic More than 200 women urgently referred to Northampton General Hospital (NGH) with suspected breast cancer had to wait longer than they should have for screening this spring and summer. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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Advancing mental health equalities strategy

Advancing mental health equalities strategy This strategy summarises the core actions all mental health services need to take to better address inequalities in access, experience and outcomes across the sector. It is also an important element of the overall NHS plans to accelerate action to address health inequalities in the next stage of responding to Covid-19. NHS England
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    Consultant workforce shortages and solutions: now and in the future

    Consultant workforce shortages and solutions: now and in the future The NHS workforce faces a perfect storm of consultants choosing to retire earlier, a significant proportion approaching retirement age and a growing trend of younger doctors walking away from their career. Covid-19 added significant additional pressure on the workforce with doctors working long hours, in new settings, whilst risking their own lives. Now the NHS is facing a growing backlog of unmet need on top of the existing staffing and resourcing shortages. This report sets out the actions government and employers need to take, now and in the future, to ensure consultants are retained in the NHS. British Medical Association

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      Caring behind closed doors: six months on. The continued impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on unpaid carers

      Caring behind closed doors: six months on. The continued impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on unpaid carers Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of carers have had to provide more care. It has left many exhausted and close to burning out according to a new report. They urgently need more support to help them through winter. Carers UK

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      Endometriosis in the UK: time for change

      Endometriosis in the UK: time for change An inquiry by the APPG on Endometriosis has highlighted the devastating impact endometriosis can have on all aspects of a person’s life. The inquiry surveyed over 10,000 people with endometriosis, interviewed healthcare practitioners and those with the condition about their experiences. Amongst the findings was that average diagnosis times for endometriosis have not improved in over a decade and it still takes eight years on average to get a diagnosis. The inquiry report sets out a series of support measures it asks all UK governments to commit to. All Party Parliamentary Group on Endometriosis
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        Delays and destitution: an audit of Doctors of the World's Hospital Access Project (July 2018-20)

        Delays and destitution: an audit of Doctors of the World's Hospital Access Project (July 2018-20) This report finds that migrants living in extremely vulnerable circumstances in England are waiting up to 224 weeks to receive medical care because of laws forcing hospitals to carry out immigration checks and withhold care from patients deemed not eligible for free NHS treatment – even when the patient has no income, or the upfront payment would push them into severe debt or further poverty. Doctors of the World
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          Deaths at home: More than 26,000 extra this year, ONS finds

          Deaths at home: More than 26,000 extra this year, ONS finds More men than normal are dying at home from heart disease in England and Wales, and more women are dying from dementia and Alzheimer's, figures show.

          More than 26,000 extra deaths occurred in private homes this year, an analysis by the Office for National Statistics found. BBC News

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          UK plan to be first to run human challenge Covid trials

          UK plan to be first to run human challenge Covid trials The UK is pushing ahead to be the first nation to carry out "human challenge" studies where up to 90 healthy people will be deliberately exposed to Covid.

          The trials, which could begin in January, aim to speed up the race to get a Covid-19 vaccine. BBC News

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          Cold-water swimming could delay dementia, research suggests

          Cold-water swimming could delay dementia, research suggests Cold-water swimming could help to delay neuro-degenerative diseases such as dementia, research has suggested.

          Academics at Cambridge University found that many of the cold-water swimmers they monitored at Parliament Hill Lido in London between 2016 and 2018 had increased levels of a “cold-shock” protein (RBM3), which a 2015 study on mice showed offered protection against the onset of dementia. The Independent

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          Boy who prompted law change on medicinal cannabis receives NHS prescription two years on

          Boy who prompted law change on medicinal cannabis receives NHS prescription two years on Billy Caldwell, 15, will receive his first bottle of cannabis oil under the new care plan exactly two years after it was legalised. The Daily Telegraph
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