Northamptonshire hospitals gain university hospital status which will bring 'major benefits' to towns Staff from Kettering General Hospital (KGH) and Northampton General Hospital (NGH) are celebrating having achieved University Hospital status. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Thursday 1 July 2021
Four-month-old baby dies after being left in adult bed at Northampton home
Four-month-old baby dies after being left in adult bed at Northampton home The coroner has overseen numerous inquests recently about similar situations to this and subsequently warned parents about the dangers of sleeping environments for babies. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
What’s in Sajid Javid’s in-tray?
What’s in Sajid Javid’s in-tray? It’s difficult to think of a tougher time to transition to a new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. The Civil Service machine will have been whirring into action – briefing the new Minister, working out which decisions can wait and which can’t, who to meet. I’ve worked in a Minister’s office when there was a reshuffle and in a Secretary of State’s office so I have a good sense of what those (virtual) corridors will be feeling like at the moment. What is in Sajid Javid’s in-tray? The King's Fund
The whole of society will benefit from social care reform
The whole of society will benefit from social care reform Social care in England needs fixing. It is underfunded, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without the care they need. Those working in the sector are underpaid and frequently experience poor conditions. And the provider market is financially fragile and struggles to attract the investment needed for innovation. These are all problems that any social care reform plan put forward by the government must address. The Health Foundation
‘Abuse is not in a day’s work’
‘Abuse is not in a day’s work’ NHS Leeds CCG has published a new no tolerance campaign on their website, reinforcing the message that Leeds is taking a zero tolerance approach to abuse and aggression towards its staff and patients.
Framework for involving patients in patient safety
Framework for involving patients in patient safety This framework provides guidance on how the NHS can involve people in their own safety as well as improving patient safety in partnership with staff: maximising the things that go right and minimising the things that go wrong for people receiving healthcare. NHS England
Most vulnerable could be offered booster COVID-19 vaccines from September
Most vulnerable could be offered booster COVID-19 vaccines from September Millions of people most vulnerable to COVID-19 may be offered a booster vaccination from September to ensure the protection they have from first and second doses is maintained ahead of the winter and against new variants, following interim advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Department of Health and Social Care
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- JCVI interim advice on a potential coronavirus (COVID-19) booster vaccine programme for winter 2021 to 2022 Department of Health and Social Care
Pupil self-isolation Covid impact 'not monitored'
Pupil self-isolation Covid impact 'not monitored' The government cannot say how many Covid cases in England are being prevented by sending pupils home from school to self-isolate.
The BBC has been told it does not monitor how many children self-isolating end up getting the virus.
It means the effectiveness of the policy cannot be fully judged. BBC News
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- Covid: NHS plans booster jab for those 50 and over before winter BBC News
- Covid transmission 'common' in pet cats and dogs BBC News
- 'Long Covid cases under-reported' in GP records BBC News
- Football linked to 2,000 Scottish Covid cases BBC News
- Covid: UK cases spike 62% in a week to 26,068 but deaths drop to 14 amid calls to 'go quicker' The Daily Mail
- About 80% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients develop a neurological condition, study finds The Daily Mail
- One in 100 NHS beds are taken up by Covid patients compared to one in six at start of December The Daily Mail
- Stop sending whole bubbles into isolation for one positive Covid test, schools told The Daily Telegraph
- NHS GPs giving second Covid jabs just three weeks apart The Guardian
- Expand Covid symptoms list so cases aren’t missed, scientists urge government The Independent
- NHS chief slams Boris Johnson for ignoring needs of children during the pandemic iNews
Sajid Javid sounds like a lockdown sceptic, but he won’t want to alienate the NHS
Sajid Javid sounds like a lockdown sceptic, but he won’t want to alienate the NHS | Tim Bale With Matt Hancock gone, the new health secretary seems to prioritise the economy above all else. How long can that last? The Guardian
These are no longer isolated incidents – failings in NHS maternity services should worry every would-be parent
These are no longer isolated incidents – failings in NHS maternity services should worry every would-be parent That some things go wrong in childbirth is a tragic reality for too many families; some deaths and life-altering injuries just cannot be avoided. Giving birth is not without risk.
But too many families are living with the torment of knowing what happened to them was entirely avoidable and, worse still, that the NHS tried to hide the truth from them, causing them to have to fight for years to get answers. The Independent
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- Revealed: Dozens of baby deaths after errors at one of UK’s largest hospitals The Independent
- ‘How many more are there?’ Grieving parents call for action as they tell their stories of tragedy The Independent
- Midwife from scandal-hit Shrewsbury NHS trust elected as president of Royal College The Independent
Government commission ignored evidence of NHS racism, says British Medical Association
Government commission ignored evidence of NHS racism, says British Medical Association The British Medical Association has said the highly-contested Sewell report “ignored well-documented” evidence of structural racism.
The professional body for doctors refuted the report’s overall findings and said the government-appointed Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED) missed opportunities to identify effective solutions to tackling racial inequality. The Independent
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'Government to decide' on when to publish much-anticipated NHS pay report
'Government to decide' on when to publish much-anticipated NHS pay report Healthcare unions have been calling for an immediate pay rise of between 12.5% and 15% since July last year.
It is down to the Government to decide when to publish much-anticipated recommendations from the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), the Office of Manpower Ergonomics (OME) has confirmed. Nursing Notes
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