Thursday 15 April 2021

Covid rates are still up to FIVE TIMES the UK average in these 12 Northamptonshire neighbourhoods

Covid rates are still up to FIVE TIMES the UK average in these 12 Northamptonshire neighbourhoods These 12 Northamptonshire neighbourhoods have Covid-19 infection rates up to FIVE TIMES the national average, according to latest official figures.

Numbers of positive tests tumbled county-wide during the lockdown — down by 31 per cent in the week up to April 4.

Yet several stubborn hotspots remain in Northampton, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough — and also in villages which were part of the old Daventry district council area, now West Northamptonshire. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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New private hospital earmarked for Kettering site

New private hospital earmarked for Kettering site A business park on the edge of Kettering could soon be home to a new day-case private hospital.

Huge plans have been unveiled by applicants WW Medical Facilities Ltd for the site at North Kettering Business Park, near the hamburger roundabout, in a move which could create 110 highly-skilled jobs. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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How has the NHS People Plan 2020/21 influenced the future of the NHS as an employer?

How has the NHS People Plan 2020/21 influenced the future of the NHS as an employer? In 2020, we published an analysis of the economic influence of the NHS as an employer at the local level that found that in many areas of England, the NHS provider sector was not only the biggest employer, but offered higher wages and more opportunities for professional development than most other local employers. When we published the report, the NHS People Plan 2020/21 was on the horizon. Now almost a year after the Plan was published, what has it revealed about how NHS England wants to guide employment practices in the NHS in the future, and how well does that match the changes in the economy so far as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic? The King's Fund
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Joint letter on the health and social care workforce

Joint letter on the health and social care workforce The Nuffield Trust, Health Foundation and King’s Fund have come together to suggest a clause to be added to the NHS Bill putting in place independent projections of how many health and social care staff will be in place in the future, and how many will be needed. 

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Unequal impact? coronavirus, disability and access to services: Government response to the Committee’s fourth report

Unequal impact? coronavirus, disability and access to services: Government response to the Committee’s fourth report The Committee published the original report in December 2020 and this is the Government response report. It replies to the recommendations on food accessibility, the Public Sector Equality Duty, the impacts on health and social care and education among others. It also outlines plans for the National Strategy for Disabled Strategy, to be published in spring 2021. House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, antibody and vaccination data for the UK: 14 April 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, antibody and vaccination data for the UK: 14 April 2021 Antibody and vaccination data by UK country and regions in England from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey. This survey is being delivered in partnership with University of Oxford, University of Manchester, Public Health England and Wellcome Trust. Office for National Statistics

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Consultation launched on staff COVID-19 vaccines in care homes with older adult residents

Consultation launched on staff COVID-19 vaccines in care homes with older adult residents Staff in care homes with older adult residents in England may be required to have a COVID-19 vaccine to protect residents from the virus. Department of Health and Social Care

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Covid: 82% of positive rapid tests 'were correct'

Covid: 82% of positive rapid tests 'were correct' Most positive rapid coronavirus tests taken since 8 March appear to have returned a correct result, according to data seen by the BBC.

Analysis of data from Public Health England shows 82% sent off for a confirmatory PCR test returned the same positive result. BBC News

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Nearly 400,000 NHS patients in England waiting more than a year for treatment

Nearly 400,000 NHS patients in England waiting more than a year for treatment Nearly 400,000 NHS patients in England have now been waiting more than a year for routine treatment, according to the latest NHS performance data.

According to NHS England a total of 387,885 patients had been waiting over a year for planned surgery and other routine treatments – this has increased from just 1,613 a year ago and is the highest number for any month since December 2007. The Independent

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Psilocybin: Magic mushroom compound 'promising' for depression

Psilocybin: Magic mushroom compound 'promising' for depression Psychedelic drug psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, is as good at reducing symptoms of depression as conventional treatment, a small, early-stage study has suggested.

But when it comes to actively improving people's well-being and ability to feel pleasure, the psychedelic drug may have had a more powerful effect. BBC News

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