Northampton man spared jail after going on two drunken rampages at hospital - including spitting in police officer's face

Northampton man spared jail after going on two drunken rampages at hospital - including spitting in police officer's face A Northampton man was spared jail after a string of drunken offences including spitting in the face of a police officer during the coronavirus pandemic.

Stoian Veaceslav assaulted two guards, a police officer and a nurse at Northampton General Hospital and crashed his car while intoxicated in two separate incidents last year. Northampton Chronicle and Echo 

International nurse recruitment to the community

International nurse recruitment to the community The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has launched a new project to support the work of NHS England & NHS Improvement, to facilitate the recruitment of Registered Nurses from overseas to NHS community organisations in England.

The QNI project seeks to understand what would attract a nurse to work within an NHS community service, and the enablers and barriers to international recruitment to community provider organisations. The project will also give support to the six pilot sites currently participating in the NHS International Recruitment (IR) scheme.

Organ donation and transplantation data for Black, Asian, mixed race and minority ethnic (BAME) communities: report for 2020/2021 (1 April 2016 - 31 March 2021)

Organ donation and transplantation data for Black, Asian, mixed race and minority ethnic (BAME) communities: report for 2020/2021 (1 April 2016 - 31 March 2021) This report provides information related to organ donation and transplantation within the white and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in the UK. It finds the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the numbers of living donor kidney transplants that could be performed. In 2020/21 there was a comparable drop in both White and non-White deceased donors, but a 61 per cent decrease in the number of BAME living donors, compared to a 58 per cent drop overall. NHS Blood and Transplant 

Guidance on the functions and governance of the integrated care board, and the model constitution

Guidance on the functions and governance of the integrated care board, and the model constitution NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE/I) published several integrated care system (ICS) guidance documents and accompanying resources on 19 August 2021 to support systems’ transition into statutory integrated care boards (ICBs) by 1 April 2022. This briefing summarises these resources and provides detailed commentary on the ICB functions and governance guidance, model constitution and ICS people guidance. NHS Providers

Life-saving world-first NHS test for pregnant women

Life-saving world-first NHS test for pregnant women A same-day life-saving test to rule out a potentially fatal disease in pregnant women is being rolled out across the NHS.

Known as placental growth factor (PLGF) testing, the new blood test is the first of its kind in the world to rule out pre-eclampsia – a life-threatening condition for both pregnant women and their babies that often results in long hospital stays – and has already helped thousands of expectant mothers. NHS England 

New study to test third COVID-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems

New study to test third COVID-19 vaccine for people with weakened immune systems A new clinical trial will investigate whether a third dose of vaccine for people with weakened immune systems gives a stronger immune response than two doses. Department of Health and Social Care 

Covid infection protection waning in double jabbed

Covid infection protection waning in double jabbed Researchers say they are seeing some waning of protection against Covid infections in double-jabbed people.

The real-world study includes data on positive Covid PCR test results between May and July 2021 among more than a million people who had received two doses of Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine. BBC News

See also:

• Covid jab response low for some immunosuppressed people BBC News
• Covid: Cornwall tourists urged to 'stay away' as cases rise BBC News
• Covid patients are up to TWICE as likely to develop dangerous blood clots after surgery The Daily Mail
• Why force care home workers to have jabs, but not NHS staff? The Daily Telegraph
• NHS Covid pass still not recognised in some EU countries The Guardian
• Covid claims 100 lives a day on average across the UK, statistics show The Guardian

Number of young smokers rose by a quarter in first lockdown, England study shows

Number of young smokers rose by a quarter in first lockdown, England study shows The number of young adults who smoke in England rose by about a quarter in the first lockdown, research has suggested.

Nevertheless, the number of people who stopped smoking altogether increased, with the number across all age groups almost doubling during the first national lockdown when compared with the period immediately prior, researchers from University College London (UCL) and the University of Sheffield said. The Guardian

See also: 

• Smoking among young adults increased by 25% during first lockdown Cancer Research UK
• Smoking surge in young during Covid lockdown BBC News

NHS fears ‘mass exodus’ of staff as mental health absences soar in 2021

NHS fears ‘mass exodus’ of staff as mental health absences soar in 2021 NHS leaders and experts have warned that the health service is facing a “mass exodus” of staff in the year ahead unless exhausted doctors and nurses struggle are given more support.

It comes as the latest figures show that mental health absences among NHS staff have soared during the spring and early summer – as a growing number suffer from burnout. The Independent

See also: 

• NHS doctors who postponed retirement at risk of ‘bailing’ from ‘creaking’ system The Daily Telegraph