An appeal has gone out for extra volunteers to help NHS staff deliver jabs at centres across the county. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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- One in five Northamptonshire folk likely to NOT be vaccinated by Freedom Day Northamptonshire Telegraph
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Last big push to get jabs into Northamptonshire's final 135000 in countdown to Freedom Day
Last big push to get jabs into Northamptonshire's final 135000 in countdown to Freedom Day Northamptonshire will get more grab a jab sessions in a final massive push to deliver as many vaccinations as possible before Freedom Day.
Kettering General: Hospital warned to improve over falls concerns
Kettering General: Hospital warned to improve over falls concerns Medical care at a hospital has been downgraded to inadequate after concerns were raised about patient falls.
Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors visited Kettering General Hospital in May, after "several serious incidents resulting in harm".
The NHS trust was rated overall as "requires improvement" - and issued with a warning notice. BBC News
Who will be the next NHS England Chief Executive?
Who will be the next NHS England Chief Executive? In truth, I struggled to get started with this blog. I’m not sure why as it wasn’t for a lack of ideas about leadership or what qualities the new leader of NHS England should hold. Perhaps it felt like a colossal task to try to articulate in a few hundred words what it is that a leader should embody, and the impact this would have on those they lead. Something that is difficult to express in writing but easier to feel and experience. The King's Fund
Unequal pandemic, fairer recovery: the Covid-19 impact inquiry report
Unequal pandemic, fairer recovery: the Covid-19 impact inquiry report This report is a comprehensive review of the factors that fuelled the UK’s Covid-19 death toll. It finds working age adults in England’s poorest areas were almost four times more likely to die from Covid-19 than those in the wealthiest areas. The Health Foundation calls on government to learn the lessons from the financial crisis and invest in health, to rebuild the economy and prevent long-term scarring. The Health Foundation
National representative data on the health of lesbian, gay and bisexual adults in England published for the first time
National representative data on the health of lesbian, gay and bisexual adults in England published for the first time A first of its kind report has been published today by NHS Digital on the health outcomes and health behaviours of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adults.
The data is based on a representative sample of adults aged 16 and over who participated in the Health Survey for England (HSE)1 between 2011–2018. Breakdowns by age, ethnicity and sex are also covered in the report.
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Health and Care Bill introduced to Parliament
Health and Care Bill introduced to Parliament The Health and Care Bill builds on the proposals for legislative change set out by NHS England in its Long Term Plan, while also incorporating valuable lessons learnt from the pandemic that will benefit both staff and patients.
The government is committed to delivering world-class care for patients and this Bill will help deliver that by building on the NHS’ own proposals for reform to make it less bureaucratic, more accountable, and more integrated in the wake of COVID-19. Department of Health and Social Care
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- Policy paper: Health and Care Bill: delegated powers memorandum Department of Health and Social Care
- Giving the Health Secretary more power over the NHS risks taking health care backwards The Health Foundation
- 'Important reforms could be undermined by plans for ministerial interference' The King's Fund
- On the day briefing: Health and Care Bill NHS Providers
- The proposed NHS reforms: what do we think so far? NHS Confederation
- Bill signals way forward in fast changing health and care landscape NHS Providers
- Nuffield Trust response to Health and Care Bill Nuffield Trust
- Health and Care Bill: we’ll lobby to make ministers accountable for safe nurse staffing Royal College of Nursing
- RCPsych responds to the Health and Care Bill Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Health bill could see NHS contracts awarded without tender process The Guardian
- First major NHS legislation in nine years confirms DHSC power grab Health Service Journal
- Ministers press ahead with plan to have more control over NHS The Independent
Self-isolation to be eased for fully vaccinated adults in step 4
Self-isolation to be eased for fully vaccinated adults in step 4 From 16 August, double jabbed individuals and under 18s will no longer need to self-isolate if they are identified as a close contact of someone with COVID-19. Department of Health and Social Care
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- Statement to Parliament: Update to Parliament on self-isolation rules Department of Health and Social Care
- Statement to Parliament: Update on the pandemic and the roadmap to freedom Department of Health and Social Care
Government must clearly communicate Covid rule changes, say psychologists
Government must clearly communicate Covid rule changes, say psychologists If the public is to feel confident about the easing of Covid rules, then governments must explain clearly why the restrictions are no longer necessary, psychologists have said.
Using nuanced language, acknowledging uncertainty and being empathetic are important, their research suggested. BBC News
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- Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines work against 'more lethal and infectious' Lambda variant The Daily Mail
- Survivors of severe COVID-19 are twice as likely to be hospitalized with another condition The Daily Mail
- Britain's daily Covid hospital admissions breach 400 for first time since MARCH The Daily Mail
- Care home deaths fall to lowest level since Covid pandemic began, weekly figures show The Daily Mail
- Why ministers stuck to 19 July for lifting England’s Covid rules The Guardian
- What are the risks of England unlocking in the Covid third wave? The Guardian
- Data predicts 2m UK summer Covid cases with 10m isolating The Guardian
- Lambda variant: What is the new strain of Covid detected in the UK? The Independent
- What are the Covid-19 symptoms for people who are fully vaccinated? The Independent
- Covid cases surge after lockdown rules ease could still put pressure on NHS, says Neil Ferguson iNews
NHS backlog is 'shocking', says Sajid Javid, as he commits to tackling waiting lists
NHS backlog is 'shocking', says Sajid Javid, as he commits to tackling waiting lists The scale of the NHS backlog is “shocking” Sajid Javid, the new Health Secretary, has said, as he warned “I can’t just be thinking about Covid alone”. The Daily Telegraph
Over 160,000 Brits left in agony needing joint replacements saw surgery delayed because of Covid
Over 160,000 Brits left in agony needing joint replacements saw surgery delayed because of Covid At least 160,000 hip and knee replacement operations have been delayed because of Covid, researchers say.
Bristol University academics fear it may take the NHS more than 10 years to clear the coronavirus-fuelled backlog.
In order to get a grip on the crisis, they say special operating centres running seven days a week are needed. Health chiefs should also consider asking retired surgeons to help. The Daily Mail
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