New KGH breast cancer biopsy system to 'make that traumatic experience a little bit easier '

New KGH breast cancer biopsy system to 'make that traumatic experience a little bit easier ' The Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography Biopsy system enables women with breast lesions have their biopsy right away in a 10-minute procedure at KGH. Northamptonshire Telegraph 

Labelling gaffe saw KGH patient given eye injection - based on another person's scans

Labelling gaffe saw KGH patient given eye injection - based on another person's scans A blunder at Kettering General Hospital saw a patient given an eye injection - based on another person's scans which were wrongly labelled with their details. Northamptonshire Telegraph 

Primary care networks: two years on

Primary care networks: two years on Despite still being in their infancy, primary care networks (PCN) have played a leading role in England’s response to Covid-19. Two years on from their creation, and approaching the mid-point of their five-year contract, this report considers their progress and successes so far, the challenges they have faced and the opportunities that lie ahead with the move to greater system working. NHS Confederation 

Supporting mental healthcare in a maternity and neonatal setting: good practice guide and case studies

Supporting mental healthcare in a maternity and neonatal setting: good practice guide and case studies This guide is for commissioners and staff involved in maternity and neonatal care. It describes the underpinning principles of and good practice for supporting good mental health and psychological wellbeing in maternity and neonatal settings. It also considers the role of specialist maternal mental health services (MMHS) in supporting this function. NHS England and NHS Improvement 

You only had to ask: what people with multiple conditions say about health equity

You only had to ask: what people with multiple conditions say about health equity The research for this report  focused on four areas of England containing communities on low incomes, people from minority ethnic groups and people living in both urban and rural environments. It combines the insights of the professionals and services working in those places with those of the people living there. These areas are: Stockwell in South London, Manningham and Toller in Bradford, Balsall Heath East and Sparkbrook in Birmingham and North Ormesby in Middlesbrough. The report calls on national decision-makers to act on its findings or face growing health inequality, worse outcomes for people and a growing bill for the Treasury. The Richmond Group of Charities 

Caring for hospital patients with Covid-19: quality of care in England examined by case record review

Caring for hospital patients with Covid-19: quality of care in England examined by case record review This study recruited a sample and demographic representative of English hospitals’ experience of the Covid-19 pandemic. It gathered information about the quality of care delivered from 19 organisations which between them accounted for a population of almost 10.5 million people. The report reviewed 510 patient cases and their care to identify learnings from the pandemic. It concluded that overall care delivered was judged to have been adequate or better in 96.5 per cent of the patient cases. Royal College of Physicians

Long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms rare in children

Long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms rare in children Children who become ill with coronavirus rarely experience long-term symptoms, with most recovering in less than a week, research suggests.

King's College London scientists say that while a small group may experience prolonged illness, they were "reassured" that number was low.

Headaches and tiredness were the most common symptoms seen. BBC News

See also: 

• Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic UK school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 (open access) The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
• Covid cases and hospital admissions down - is it over? BBC News
• Covid vaccine set to be offered to 16 and 17-year-olds BBC News
• China Covid: China targets school students to control case surge BBC News
• Status of some UK citizens vaccinated overseas still not recognised by NHS The Guardian
• Scotland to scrap social distancing amid plan to lift most Covid rules The Guardian

NHS must work in “new ways” to deliver care, says new chief executive

NHS must work in “new ways” to deliver care, says new chief executive The health service in England must work in “new ways” to deliver the care patients need, according to its new chief executive.

In one of her first comments since taking over NHS England’s £130 billion budget, Amanda Pritchard has also reiterated the need to look after the wellbeing of NHS staff who she said had been forced to “cope with deeply distressing circumstances” during the pandemic. The Independent 

Health Secretary intervenes after NHS issues guidance on transgender patients in hospitals

Health Secretary intervenes after NHS issues guidance on transgender patients in hospitals The Health Secretary is to review guidance on transgender patients being admitted to single-sex wards in the wake of an investigation by The Daily Telegraph. 

Drug-related deaths in England and Wales hit highest level in 2020 since records began 30 years ago

Drug-related deaths in England and Wales hit highest level in 2020 since records began 30 years ago There were 4,561 drug-related deaths registered in England and Wales in 2020, the highest number since records began and 3.8 per cent higher than a year earlier, the Office for National Statistics said. The Daily Mail

See also: 

• Deaths related to drug poisoning in England and Wales: 2020 registrations Office for National Statistics

NHS explores 'digital staff passports'

NHS explores 'digital staff passports' The NHS is shortly to begin comprehensive research to support plans to create a “digital staff passport” that would allow employees across the health service to move more easily more between roles and organisations. Public Technology