KGH nurse 'may have saved domestic abuse victim's life'

KGH nurse 'may have saved domestic abuse victim's life' An "extraordinary" nurse at Kettering General Hospital was praised for the care she gave to an abuse victim who had been subjected to a hot oil attack by his wife. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Healthy workplace toolkit

Healthy workplace toolkit This toolkit provides organisations with a systematic framework to use to improve working environments. The RCN recognises that there are a number of frameworks in place to improve working environments and the health and wellbeing of the workforce, however this framework has been developed with nursing staff with the aim of improving their working environment and conditions and the subsequent impact this will have on their health and wellbeing. Royal College of Nursing

HIV and migration: understanding the barriers faced by people born abroad living with HIV in the UK

HIV and migration: understanding the barriers faced by people born abroad living with HIV in the UK This report, based on interviews with migrants living with HIV in the UK, found migrants are being left behind in the UK’s response to HIV, despite being disproportionately affected by HIV. Respondents said they experienced significant barriers accessing HIV testing, prevention, treatment, and care. It recommends how to improve the health outcomes and quality of life of migrants living with or at risk of HIV in the UK. National AIDS Trust

Oxygen issues during the COVID-19 pandemic

Oxygen issues during the COVID-19 pandemic We have now completed a national investigation into the provision of piped oxygen gas supplies to hospitals.

There has been an increased demand for oxygen gas in hospital wards during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 can cause severe inflammation of the lungs affecting a patient’s ability to breathe.

As a result, an increased number of patients have required oxygen therapy within hospitals. Insufficient oxygen supply to seriously ill patients can have very severe consequences, including death. Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch

See also:

• Outdated hospital oxygen systems ‘risk to patients’, review warns BBC News

New research shows 2 million people may have had long COVID

New research shows 2 million people may have had long COVID Findings from the REACT-2 studies show over a third of people who had coronavirus (COVID-19) reported symptoms lasting at least 12 weeks. Department of Health and Social Care

See also:

• 3 in 5 UK adults receive both doses of COVID-19 vaccine Department of Health and Social Care

Vaccines minister: 'Vaccine hesitancy has halved amongst black and black British people'

Vaccines minister: 'Vaccine hesitancy has halved amongst black and black British people' Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi says the UK's vaccination programme has passed another key milestone, with more than 60% of the adult population now fully vaccinated.

Speaking at a Downing Street briefing he said: "The vaccination programme has been delivered in the community, by the community and for the community". BBC News

See also:

• Long Covid: More than two million in England may be suffering, study suggests BBC News
• Covid vaccine: 'Your vaccine is an evergreen offer' BBC News
• Should schoolchildren still have to self-isolate? BBC News
• Swabbing phones and testing for Covid is 'just as accurate as lateral flow tests', research suggests The Daily Mail
• Covid UK: 16,135 new cases recorded in ANOTHER four-month high The Daily Mail
• NHS workers abused in Covid clinics as people refuse AstraZeneca vaccine The Daily Telegraph
• Jonathan Van-Tam abused in street by anti-vax activist The Daily Telegraph
• NHS alarm over rise in number of UK Covid patients on ventilators The Guardian
• Sharp rise in UK Covid cases casts doubt on more lockdown easing before 19 July The Guardian

NHS nurse sacked over weekend working wins landmark ruling

NHS nurse sacked over weekend working wins landmark ruling A community nurse who was sacked for not agreeing to work weekends has won a “landmark” ruling for working mothers after a judge said employment tribunals must take childcare disparity into account.

Gemma Dobson worked fixed shifts in order to care for her three children, two of whom are disabled. She was fired by North Cumbria integrated NHS foundation trust in 2016 after she was unable to meet a new requirement for community nurses to work flexibly, including some weekends. The Guardian

Man faces jail for £1.5m NHS compensation claim scam

Man faces jail for £1.5m NHS compensation claim scam A 49-year-old man could be sent to prison after making “false statements” in a £1.5 million compensation claim against the NHS.

Darren Dommett, from Grimsby, suffered a fall at home in 2013 after he developed cauda equina syndrome, which causes nerves in the lower back to be severely compressed. The Independent

Matt Hancock's fight for control of NHS faces mounting opposition on Tory backbenches – and concerns in No10

Matt Hancock's fight for control of NHS faces mounting opposition on Tory backbenches – and concerns in No10 Matt Hancock faces a daunting battle over controversial moves to hand himself more powers over hospitals amid opposition from within the health service and some of his own MPs. MSN UK