Corby Novavax vaccine trial volunteers' concerns raised with health secretary The plight of volunteers of a vaccine trial that was held in Corby and recruited unpaid volunteers from the town has been raised at the highest level of government.
More than 600 people had been recruited to trial the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine, carried out by GPs at Lakeside Healthcare in Cottingham Road. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Friday 27 August 2021
Corby Novavax vaccine trial volunteers' concerns raised with health secretary
Northampton General Hospital praises service to connect consultants and GPs for reducing Covid backlog
Northampton General Hospital praises service to connect consultants and GPs for reducing Covid backlog A service which better connects consultants and GPs has been praised by Northampton General Hospital for helping during the pandemic and to reduce its backlog. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Chart of the week: How does patient experience of general practice vary with deprivation?
Chart of the week: How does patient experience of general practice vary with deprivation? With the recently published 2021 GP Patient Survey providing an insight into patient experience during the pandemic, Jessica Morris takes a closer look at how the results varied across areas with different levels of deprivation. Nuffield Trust
The public health workforce: overdue for attention
The public health workforce: overdue for attention There were times in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic when the decision-makers in Whitehall (including in the Department of Health and Social Care) gave the impression that they did not know what or who their directors of public health (DsPH) were, or how to use them. The 134 DsPH, based in local authorities across the country, were left battling Covid-19 while essential information failed to reach them from the centre. The King's Fund
Antenatal and newborn screening: identifying and reducing inequalities
Antenatal and newborn screening: identifying and reducing inequalities This guidance was produced to support providers, commissioners and other partners involved in the delivery of NHS antenatal and newborn screening programmes. It includes information and resources on how to identify and reduce inequalities. Public Health England
Official Statistics: National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports: 2021 to 2022 season
Official Statistics: National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports: 2021 to 2022 season National influenza and COVID-19 report, monitoring COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. Public Health England
Covid: Vaccine complications dwarfed by virus risks
Covid: Vaccine complications dwarfed by virus risks A major review of vaccines suggests the AstraZeneca jab does raise the risk of blood clots and another serious condition that can cause bleeding.
But the study found the risk of such problems following a coronavirus infection was still much higher.
The University of Oxford-led team also found an increased risk of stroke after the Pfizer jab - but again at a much lower rate than after infection.
The team said it once again showed the "substantial" benefit of vaccination. BBC News
See also:
- Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing: self-controlled case series study (open access) The BMJ
- Covid jab side-effects 'mild' for at-risk children BBC News
- Around 85% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients STILL have not fully recovered months later The Daily Mail
- BBC presenter died of brain haemorrhage 'due to complications of AZ vaccine', inquest finds The Daily Telegraph
- Confusion over Covid jabs for over-12s in England ahead of new school term The Guardian
- Attempt to force release of Johnson’s messages on Covid in care homes fails The Guardian
- NHS hospitals warned over infection risks of masks and respirators brought in during pandemic The Independent
- Are people getting Covid after the vaccine? Rest of the world matches UK rise in cases among fully vaccinated iNews
- Boris Johnson ‘privately accepts’ up to 50,000 annual Covid deaths as an acceptable level iNews
Eating disorders: Charity reports rise in calls about binge eating
Eating disorders: Charity reports rise in calls about binge eating There's been a significant rise in the number of people requesting help for Binge Eating Disorder over the past three years, according to the charity Beat.
The condition is a serious mental illness, where people eat large quantities of food without feeling like they're in control of what they're doing.
Beat says calls about binge eating to its helpline more than tripled in the past three years, with much of the increase taking place during the coronavirus lockdown. BBC News
Air pollution linked to more severe mental illness – study
Air pollution linked to more severe mental illness – study Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased severity of mental illness, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind.
The research, involving 13,000 people in London, found that a relatively small increase in exposure to nitrogen dioxide led to a 32% increase in the risk of needing community-based treatment and an 18% increase in the risk of being admitted to hospital. The Guardian
See also:
- Association between air pollution exposure and mental health service use among individuals with first presentations of psychotic and mood disorders: retrospective cohort study (open access) British Journal of Psychiatry
Government orders NHS trusts to call hospital refurbs ‘new hospitals’ as it scrambles to hit 2030 build target
Government orders NHS trusts to call hospital refurbs ‘new hospitals’ as it scrambles to hit 2030 build target The Government has ordered NHS trusts to describe any major refurbishments, new wings, and units as “a new hospital” as it seeks to deliver on its pledge to build 48 hospitals by 2030.
The communications “playbook” for the Government’s NHS building programme tells trusts that such building projects “must always be referred to as a new hospital”. iNews
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'A bleak picture': Nurse vacancies increase across English NHS
'A bleak picture': Nurse vacancies increase across English NHS The number of NHS nurse vacancies in England has spiked by a significant 12% in the past few months, latest data has revealed. Nursing Times
See also:
- NHS Vacancy Statistics England April 2015 – June 2021 NHS Digital
- Royal College of Nursing responds to increase in NHS England nursing vacancies Royal College of Nursing
Majority of the public support a 10% pay rise for NHS workers and would back industrial action
Majority of the public support a 10% pay rise for NHS workers and would back industrial action A massive 94% of the British public support a single year rise of more than 3%, with over half saying above 10% is more appropriate.
Over half of the public also said they supported industrial action if a deal could not be reached. NursingNotes
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