Inspectors tell Northampton care agency to improve after finding concerns with safety and leadership

Inspectors tell Northampton care agency to improve after finding concerns with safety and leadership A Northampton care agency has been told to improve by the health watchdog after a recent inspection found concerns around its safety and leadership.

Carebank Healthcare's rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was been downgraded from 'good' to 'requires improvement' following the visit in February. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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• Northampton care home must ask for permission to accept new residents after scathing inspection Northampton Chronicle and Echo

The role of trauma-informed care during the Covid-19 pandemic

The role of trauma-informed care during the Covid-19 pandemic At the end of 2019, I wrote about the importance of trauma-informed care and the need for system-level change to better meet the needs of people who sleep rough and others who have experienced traumatic events. The ensuing Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated even more clearly the need for, and the potential of, trauma-informed approaches. The King's Fund

A record of our own: lockdown experiences of ethnic minority prisoners

A record of our own: lockdown experiences of ethnic minority prisoners The report reveals the impact of the first six months of Covid-19 restrictions on ethnic minority prisoners and their families. These restrictions have effectively reduced the spread of Covid-19 and saved lives, but they have also had profoundly affected prisoners’ mental health. Zahid Mubarek Trust

Face coverings in schools and colleges to remain in place

Face coverings in schools and colleges to remain in place Face coverings in schools and colleges are to remain in place at start of summer term, following an ongoing review of the evidence and data. Public Health England

Covid: Moderna vaccine roll-out to begin in Wales

Covid: Moderna vaccine roll-out to begin in Wales The UK is beginning the rollout of its third coronavirus vaccine in Wales.

Patients in Carmarthenshire are the first to get the Moderna jab, with 5,000 doses arriving at Hywel Dda University Health Board vaccination centres on Tuesday. BBC News

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• Covid biggest NHS challenge since World War Two, says NHS boss BBC News
• Covid: Brazil has more than 4,000 deaths in 24 hours for first time BBC News
• Covid: Child vaccine trial paused over possible clot link BBC News
• Covid: Trust regulator on AstraZeneca vaccine safety, Boris Johnson says BBC News
• Boris confirms shops CAN reopen on Monday - but is lockdown roadmap in doubt? The Daily Mail
• Life WON'T return to normal on June 21 because Covid vaccines aren't good enough, SAGE warns The Daily Mail
• COVID-19 could become the new common cold: Experts predict the virus is here to stay The Daily Mail
• UK's long Covid patients facing postcode lottery for support The Guardian
• England’s Covid vaccine programme could slow sharply, Sage warns The Guardian
• Oxford/AstraZeneca jab could have causal link to rare blood clots, say UK experts The Guardian
• ‘Pandemic far from over’: Warning as only 3% of people vaccinated globally The Independent
• 'I couldn't go to work and I couldn't face another dead body': the NHS staff traumatised by the Coronavirus pandemic ITV News

Covid-19 raises risk of depression and dementia, study suggests

Covid-19 raises risk of depression and dementia, study suggests People diagnosed with Covid-19 in the previous six months were more likely to develop depression, dementia, psychosis and stroke, researchers have found.

A third of those with a previous Covid infection went on to develop or have a relapse of a psychological or neurological condition. BBC News

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• 6-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes in 236 379 survivors of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records (open access) Lancet Psychiatry 
• Covid-19 linked to increased risk of psychiatric and neurological conditions ITV News

Evidence for puberty blockers use very low, says NICE

Evidence for puberty blockers use very low, says NICE The evidence for using puberty blocking drugs to treat young people struggling with their gender identity is "very low", an official review has found.

The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) said existing studies of the drugs were small and "subject to bias and confounding".

The assessment of the evidence into the drugs was commissioned by NHS England. BBC News

Multiple opportunities missed to prevent suicide death at NHS mental health unit, inquest hears

Multiple opportunities missed to prevent suicide death at NHS mental health unit, inquest hears A 40-year-old mother of four took her own life at an NHS mental health unit after multiple opportunities were missed to keep her safe, an inquest has found, prompting her family to call for a public inquiry.

Azra Parveen Hussain was allegedly the seventh in-patient in seven years to die by the same means while in the care of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHT). The Independent 

NHS hospital trust facing prosecution after death of woman and child

NHS hospital trust facing prosecution after death of woman and child A hospital trust is facing prosecution for alleged breaches of patient safety that are said to have led to the deaths of a mother of six and a child who was brain damaged at birth.

The Care Quality Commission, which regulates NHS and social care in England, has charged Dudley group NHS foundation trust with providing illegally substandard care. The West Midlands trust is due to appear at Dudley magistrates court on Wednesday over alleged lapses in safety and patient care at Russells Hall hospital in the town. The Guardian