Indian Covid variant now 'dominant' strain in East Northants and South Northants Latest figures released today by the director for Public Health for Northamptonshire's two councils have revealed that there have been 88 confirmed cases of the new so-called Indian variant of the coronavirus. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Monday, 7 June 2021
‘Our son was let down’: Northampton man, 38, who died on the Racecourse ‘fell through mental health net’, inquest hears
‘Our son was let down’: Northampton man, 38, who died on the Racecourse ‘fell through mental health net’, inquest hears Daniel Sullivan's parents feel their son was 'let down by the NHS and other agencies'.
A Northampton man who died last year had been suffering with mental health issues which had worsened in the six months prior to his death, an inquest heard. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Corby's Lakeside Surgery apologises for appointments woes
Corby's Lakeside Surgery apologises for appointments woes A GP surgery has apologised after patients said they were unable to contact them or make appointments.
Lakeside Surgery in Corby, Northamptonshire, said the number of patients trying to contact them each week had risen from 4,000 in April to 7,000 in May.
Patients said they were "frustrated" at a phone system that either cut them off or keep them on hold. BBC Northampton
What have we learned from a year of NHS Test and Trace?
What have we learned from a year of NHS Test and Trace? NHS Test and Trace celebrated its first birthday last week.
Through its first year, we’ve tracked its up and downs and reported on its successes and failures. In this blog, we reflect on what we learned and what’s to come of this £37bn government programme. The Health Foundation
Ethnicity coding in English health service datasets
Ethnicity coding in English health service datasets The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted ethnic disparities in health care and outcomes in England, but data on the ethnicities of patients remains poor. This report looks at the quality and consistency of ethnicity coding within health datasets and calls on NHS England to provide new guidance for health service providers and GPs. Nuffield Trust
Clinical radiology: UK workforce census 2020 report
Clinical radiology: UK workforce census 2020 report The RCR's annual workforce census reveals huge shortages across radiology departments – both diagnostic radiologists who enable accurate treatment, and interventional radiologists who treat via non-invasive procedures. The RCR report states that without significant investment in workforce, equipment and new ways of working, patients will suffer, diagnoses will be further delayed, and fewer patients will benefit from life-saving minimally invasive interventional radiology. Royal College of Radiologists
Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK
Prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK Estimates of the prevalence and characteristics of people with self-reported “long COVID”, and associated activity limitation, using UK Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey data to 2 May 2021. Office for National Statistics
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NHS vaccine lead urges people not to delay second dose
NHS vaccine lead urges people not to delay second dose The director of England’s NHS COVID vaccination programme, Dr Emily Lawson, is urging people that are contacted to bring forward their second jab, to rebook as soon as possible, after she received her follow-up jab this week. NHS England
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- Over 40 million people receive first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in UK Department of Health and Social Care
- Leading dating apps partner with government to boost vaccine uptake Department of Health and Social Care
- Major testing drive ahead of return to schools next week Department of Health and Social Care
- The MHRA concludes positive safety profile for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
- Sharp rise in people overcoming hesitancy and saying yes to the lifesaving COVID-19 jab NHS England
Covid-19: Government 'open' to delaying 21 June England lockdown end date
Covid-19: Government 'open' to delaying 21 June England lockdown end date The government is "absolutely open" to delaying the final lifting of England's Covid lockdown on 21 June if necessary, the health secretary has said.
Matt Hancock insisted 21 June was a "not before" date to end restrictions and No 10 "would look at the data".
He said the Delta variant first seen in India was about 40% more transmissible than the Alpha (Kent) strain. BBC News
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- Covid: People in hospital with Indian variant not increasing significantly - NHS boss BBC News
- UK Covid infections rise by two-thirds from low level BBC News
- Covid vaccine stickers come to dating apps in UK BBC News
- Covid: PM to push for world vaccination by end of 2022 BBC News
- Coronavirus: UK regulator approves Pfizer Covid vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds The Daily Mail
- Coronavirus: Indian 'Delta' variant may raise hospital risk, Public Health England warns The Daily Mail
- Vaccinated Britons can enter France freely from next week The Daily Telegraph
- Catching up in Britain: experts assess the scale of the challenge The Guardian
- What can the UK government do to stave off a third Covid wave? The Guardian
- ‘Mix and match’ Covid booster jabs may be offered in UK The Guardian
- End of lockdown poses Boris Johnson one of his toughest decisions The Guardian
- ‘Broken’ NHS staff ‘terrified’ about 21 June lockdown lifting The Independent
- Will the UK go back into lockdown? Everything we know so far The Independent
- Bolton Covid-19 hospital patients 'a lot younger' than in previous waves of the pandemic, NHS chief says iNews
Patient data transfer still set to start in July
Patient data transfer still set to start in July The government is proceeding with the creation of a central store of data from GP records in England next month, despite the NHS suggesting a delay.
The data is moving to a central NHS Digital database, with the Department of Health saying it expects GPs to introduce the system from 1 July.
The NHS wanted a delay until September so patients had more time to learn about the system, the BBC has learned. BBC News
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- National data opt-out NHS Digital
- What’s happening with your NHS data? Full Fact
- College writes to Health Secretary calling for immediate delay to patient data proposals Royal College of General Practitioners
- Government faces legal challenge over NHS data sharing plan Computing
- BCS: Lack of communication over NHS GPDPR ‘astonishing’ Computer Weekly
- Why are there calls for patient data-sharing scheme to be halted? The Guardian
- The NHS data grab: why we should be concerned about plans for GPs’ records The Guardian
- Labour asks NHS and Matt Hancock to pause plans for sharing patient data The Guardian
- Tell me how you’ll use my medical data. Only then might I sign up | Kenan Malik The Guardian
- The Tories have worked out how to pull off an NHS data grab: do it during a pandemic | Marina Hyde The Guardian
- Plan for NHS to collect patient data from GPs should be delayed over privacy fears, says Labour Sky News
UK needs national register for eating disorder deaths, MPs say
UK needs national register for eating disorder deaths, MPs say Eating disorder deaths need to be recorded on a national register, MPs are urging, as experts warn of an underreported “crisis” in the growing number of people in the UK experiencing life-threatening disorders.
While Office for National Statistics figures show 36 people died in 2019 from conditions such as anorexia, there are concerns this underestimates the true toll. The Guardian
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