Four more deaths among Covid-19 patients announced as Northamptonshire's toll reaches 700

Four more deaths among Covid-19 patients announced as Northamptonshire's toll reaches 700 Four more deaths have been linked to the spread of Covid-19 in Northamptonshire according to details released on Wednesday, taking the total of victims in the county to 700 since the pandemic began. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

See also:

• GPs are getting ready for a potential December Covid vaccine rollout Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Four staff members remain off Northampton school with coronavirus as new term starts Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Year 9 bubble affected after Covid case at Wellingborough secondary school Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Corby academy teachers test positive for Covid but no pupils sent home Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Kettering cocktail bar issues warning after customer tests positive for Covid Northamptonshire Telegraph

Temple Court: 'Degrading treatment' at police probe care home

Temple Court: 'Degrading treatment' at police probe care home People in a care home at the heart of a police investigation were subjected to "degrading treatment", a report said.

Temple Court care home in Kettering, Northamptonshire was closed in May amid serious concerns following a Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection. BBC Northampton

See also:

• Temple Court Care Home Inspection Report Care Quality Commission
• Kettering care home that was forced to close is ruled "inadequate" Northamptonshire Telegraph

Inequalities in health care for people with depression and/or anxiety

Inequalities in health care for people with depression and/or anxiety This long read describes the health care use of people with depression and/or anxiety across primary and secondary care prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. We highlight the broader health needs of these patients, and longstanding variation in use of health care by level of socioeconomic deprivation. The Health Foundation

Green shoots? Charting the progress and challenges of training the NHS clinicians of the future

Green shoots? Charting the progress and challenges of training the NHS clinicians of the future Despite the difficulties of 2020, one positive development has been an increase in university applications for clinical roles, with the numbers of nursing degree apprenticeships also rising. Lucina Rolewicz welcomes the news but argues against complacency, not least with Covid-19 likely to have some effect. Nuffield Trust

EU Settlement Scheme - have your staff secured their right to work?

EU Settlement Scheme - have your staff secured their right to work? As we approach the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, as well as the closing date for the EU Settlement Scheme of 30 June 2021, we’re encouraging employers to keep the momentum going. NHS Employers

New HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men at their lowest in 20 years

New HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men at their lowest in 20 years A new report by Public Health England shows that for the first time the number of new HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men outnumber new diagnoses in heterosexual adults by only 100 cases. Public Health England

Guidance: Accessing government-secured flu vaccines: guidance for NHS providers

Guidance: Accessing government-secured flu vaccines: guidance for NHS providers How NHS providers in England can access the extra stock of flu vaccines this winter that the government has secured. Department of Health and Social Care

Covid: MPs to vote on England's one-month lockdown

Covid: MPs to vote on England's one-month lockdown MPs will vote later on the government's month-long lockdown in England, amid growing unease among Conservatives about its economic and social impact. 

The restrictions will come into force just after midnight if approved, and will last until 2 December. BBC News

See also:

• Covid: The things we’re not being told as lockdown looms BBC News
• Covid in schools: How risky are schools? BBC News
• Coronavirus: Living with children 'no increased risk' BBC News
• Covid: Destructive rules only current option, says Chris Whitty BBC News
• Is the UK's NHS Covid-19 app too private? BBC News
• Women who are pregnant are three times more likely to fall severely ill if they catch COVID-19 The Daily Mail
• What non-essential shops are closing? The full list of essential businesses allowed to stay open The Daily Telegraph
• Lung damage found in dead coronavirus patients may shed light on 'long Covid'
• Deciphering the quirks of England's second Covid lockdown rules The Guardian
• Blaming Covid 'rule-breakers' is a distraction: support is needed, not fines | Stephen Reicher The Guardian
• Patients unable to get help to eat on dangerously understaffed NHS wards at centre of second wave The Independent
• Coronavirus: NHS to be on standby for potential vaccine rollout in December Sky News

Stillbirth rise during pandemic leads to safety review

Stillbirth rise during pandemic leads to safety review A rise in stillbirths between April and June, at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, has prompted a national review by a patient safety body in England.

During that period, there were 40 stillbirths after labour began, compared with 24 in the same period last year.

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will release its report in 2021. BBC News

NHS pays out 'two multi-million pound settlements a week' for maternity failings

NHS pays out 'two multi-million pound settlements a week' for maternity failings The NHS is settling around two multi-million pound payouts every week for failings in maternity care, its head of complaints has told MPs. The Daily Telegraph

Vulnerable care home patients are wrongly denied hundreds of thousands of pounds in NHS funding -, report finds

Vulnerable care home patients are wrongly denied hundreds of thousands of pounds in NHS funding -, report finds Vulnerable care home patients are wrongly being denied hundreds of thousands of pounds in NHS funding, a damning report has found.

It means thousands of families may be needlessly selling their homes to pay for care. The Daily Mail

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• NHS continuing healthcare failing to provide care for most vulnerable, says Ombudsman Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman