Northamptonshire hospitals treated up to 84 stabbing victims last year

Northamptonshire hospitals treated up to 84 stabbing victims last year Stab victims accounted for up to 84 admissions to hospitals in Northamptonshire last year, figures suggest.

The Ben Kinsella Trust anti-knife crime charity said the Government must take steps to prevent another rise in attacks across the country as coronavirus restrictions are eased. Northamptonshire Telegraph

KGH failures left patient with dementia wandering the streets before he was hit in fatal crash

KGH failures left patient with dementia wandering the streets before he was hit in fatal crash An elderly man with dementia who was killed by a careless driver as he crossed a road was wandering the streets after KGH's catastrophic failures. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Ramadan 2021

Ramadan 2021 The month of Ramadan is likely to begin on either the 12 or 13 of April 2021, and is expected to last for either 29 or 30 days. These are tentative dates as the actual date of commencement of Ramadan 2021 is subject to the sighting of the moon. NHS Employers 

Recover, Reward, Renew: A post-pandemic plan for the healthcare workforce

Recover, Reward, Renew: A post-pandemic plan for the healthcare workforce One year since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, the political narrative has become one of recovery, for the health system as much as for the economy. But what does 'build back better' really mean for an exhausted and over-stretched healthcare workforce? Institute for Public Policy Research

See also:

• One in four NHS workers more likely to quit than a year ago, survey finds The Guardian
• NHS pay rise should be increased to prevent hundreds of thousands of healthcare staff quitting, report warns iNews
• The NHS staff forced to quit by the pressures of the Covid pandemic ITV News

The lives we want to lead: where next for the debate about care and support reform?

The lives we want to lead: where next for the debate about care and support reform? The issues facing social care, particularly the funding pressures, have been highlighted and exacerbated over the past year during the Covid-19 pandemic. The question of the lessons that need to be learned from the pandemic were central to a roundtable convened by the LGA and this briefing summarises the themes arising from this discussion. Local Government Association 

WHO calls for further studies, data on origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus, reiterates that all hypotheses remain open

WHO calls for further studies, data on origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus, reiterates that all hypotheses remain open The report of the international team on their Wuhan field visit, from 14 January -10 February 2021, was published today as WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for further studies.

The report stems from a Member State resolution adopted by consensus at the World Health Assembly in May 2020 and calling on WHO “to identify the zoonotic source of the virus and the route of introduction to the human population, including the possible role of intermediate hosts, including through efforts such as scientific and collaborative field missions.” World Health Organization

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• WHO chief calls for deeper probe into lab leak Covid origin theory The Independent

Covid-19: Shielding coming to an end for millions

Covid-19: Shielding coming to an end for millions Wednesday marks the last day that about four million of the most clinically vulnerable people in England and Wales are advised to shield at home.

Letters have been sent out to the group in the last few weeks.

They are still being advised to keep social contacts at low levels, work from home where possible and stay at a distance from other people. BBC News

See also:

• Coronavirus: How to help health workers' mental health BBC News
• Covid: Half of UK has antibodies from vaccination or infection BBC News
• Coronavirus: More work needed to rule out lab leak theory says WHO BBC News
• Covid: Germany limits use of AstraZeneca Covid jab for under-60s BBC News
• UK's real Covid death toll hits 150,000, according to the Office for National Statistics The Daily Mail
• Covid variants will make vaccines ineffective within ONE YEAR, 66% of disease experts believe The Daily Mail
• Tricky weeks ahead as countries suspend use of AstraZeneca vaccine The Daily Telegraph
• UK weather: Don't 'blow it', Matt Hancock warns, as temperatures threaten March record The Daily Telegraph
• Covid-19 vaccine passports to be designed by NHS team behind bungled tracing app, sparking concerns among MPs iNews

The crisis at the Tavistock's child gender clinic

The crisis at the Tavistock's child gender clinic In January, England's only NHS gender clinic for children and young people was rated "inadequate" by the country's health watchdog - the lowest rating, meaning it is performing badly.

The findings make for sobering reading with inspectors raising "significant concerns" about the way the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) works. BBC News 

PM accused of 'deliberately delaying' a pay rise for NHS workers

PM accused of 'deliberately delaying' a pay rise for NHS workers The Government told the NHS Pay Review Body that 1% was all it could afford.

The Prime Minister has been urged to “reconsider” the recent 1% pay offer and accused of attempting to “deliberately delaying” a pay rise for NHS workers. NursingNotes

See also:

• Nursing pay rise row: Are other public sector workers in line for an increase? Sky News