Corby drop-in vaccine centre low on stock after 16 and 17-year-olds grab a jab Corby's drop-in vaccine sessions for 16 and 17-year-olds have proved so popular that the pharmacy offering the service cannot offer the ‘grab a jab’ unless booked. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Friday 20 August 2021
Drop in number of homeless people using Northamptonshire trust's mental health services during Covid
Drop in number of homeless people using Northamptonshire trust's mental health services during Covid The number of homeless people using Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) mental health services dropped during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
But a charity boss believes this does not suggest there has been a decrease in need for such support and many factors could have affected the figures. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Untapped? Understanding the mental health clinical support workforce
Untapped? Understanding the mental health clinical support workforce NHS clinical support staff are particularly important to mental health services and while they usually deliver the bulk of hands-on care, they are often undervalued. This report examines the profile of mental health clinical support staff and discusses how issues around recruitment and retention can be improved. Nuffield Trust
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Inclusive language in health and care: why the words we use matter
Inclusive language in health and care: why the words we use matter As the forthcoming Health and Care Bill ushers in new measures to promote and enable collaboration in health and care, it brings with it a slew of new terminology and acronyms. While we integrate this new language into daily usage, we must think critically about how and why we choose specific terms over others. The King's Fund
Atlas of variation in risk factors and healthcare for vision in England
Atlas of variation in risk factors and healthcare for vision in England This atlas brings together 32 indicators across the whole vision pathway from describing populations at risk of poor eye health, through screening to healthcare services, and eye health outcomes. The indicators are drawn from the best available population level data sources, and the atlas addresses a long recognised gap in regular review and reporting of eye health data arising from routine NHS care. Public Health England
Better Care Fund increased to support health and care integration
Better Care Fund increased to support health and care integration More than £6.9 billion has been committed to continue driving integration between health and social care and support local recovery from the pandemic. Department of Health and Social Care
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- Policy paper: Better Care Fund policy framework: 2021 to 2022 Department of Health and Social Care
NHS Covid app 'pings' fall after changes
NHS Covid app 'pings' fall after changes The number of alerts sent by the NHS COVID-19 app in England and Wales has fallen to its lowest number since the week ending 23 June.
A total of 261,453 alerts were sent in the week to August 11, down 18% on the previous week.
The figures cover the first full week since changes were made to the app so that it notified fewer close contacts. BBC News
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- NHS invites all remaining 16 and 17 year olds for Covid jabs The Daily Mail
- Vaccinating all over-12s is NOT off the cards, Government adviser says The Daily Mail
- Health Secretary Sajid Javid insists Covid booster vaccine drive WILL go ahead in September The Daily Mail
- UK vaccine watchdog expert sceptical about booster jabs for all adults The Guardian
- UK Covid booster jabs highly unlikely to begin soon, JCVI sources say The Guardian
- English schools told to delay seeking help with small Covid outbreaks The Guardian
- Sajid Javid ‘confident’ Covid booster jabs will start in September The Independent
Lockdown screen time sees rise in short-sightedness
Lockdown screen time sees rise in short-sightedness Optometrists across the country say they are diagnosing higher numbers of children with short-sightedness (myopia) since the start of the pandemic.
They put this down to less time spent outside due to Covid restrictions, more time spent on screens, and a drop-off in numbers of eye tests carried out during the pandemic.
The College of Optometrists is calling for parents to get kids playing outside for two hours a day, this is proven to prevent or stop the development of myopia; and to take their children for eye tests. BBC News
Mental health crisis ends in cells for too many, snapshot suggests
Mental health crisis ends in cells for too many, snapshot suggests Up to 4,500 people in mental health crisis were unlawfully held in police custody in England and Wales in a year, previously unpublished data suggests.
It happened because of a lack of hospital beds and police officers say the problem persists in some areas.
Ministers say they are clear "police cells should, in general, not be used as places of safety". BBC News
End-of-life care should not simply be about prolonging a painful death
End-of-life care should not simply be about prolonging a painful death | Polly Toynbee We must focus on easing the exit rather than delaying the inevitable at huge expense
Of all life’s seven ages, which do people value most? Surely no one puts their final few months at the top, when all that’s left is the hope of avoiding departure through a torture chamber. Yet the UK spends most on the end of life, when there’s no future left. The Guardian
NHS England has no plans for a national inhaler recycling scheme despite net zero ambitions
NHS England has no plans for a national inhaler recycling scheme despite net zero ambitions NHS England and NHS Improvement does not currently have plans for an inhaler recycling scheme but encourages the use of local and manufacturer-led inhaler disposal schemes across the NHS. The Pharmaceutical Journal
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