We will be back with all the (health) news that's fit to print (to paraphrase the New York Times) on Tuesday the 8th of February.
Friday 28 January 2022
Dr's Casebook: Covid restrictions are lifted but we still all need to take basic care
Dr's Casebook: Covid restrictions are lifted but we still all need to take basic care The easing of Covid-19 restrictions in England is dividing opinion. Northamptonshire Telegraph
See also:
- One in ten Covid patients in Northampton General Hospital may have caught virus AFTER being admitted, according to NHS data Northampton Chronicle and Echo
- Nearly 100 Covid-19 patients at Kettering General Hospital may have caught virus AFTER being admitted Northamptonshire Telegraph
Tackling the inverse care law: Analysis of policies to improve general practice in deprived areas since 1990
Tackling the inverse care law: Analysis of policies to improve general practice in deprived areas since 1990 This analysis reviews attempts to tackle inequities in the supply of general practice services in England over the past 30 years. The report looks at policies on general practice funding, workforce, premises, contracts and commissioning. The Health Foundation
Chart of the week: How quickly are NHS 111 answering calls this winter?
Chart of the week: How quickly are NHS 111 answering calls this winter? Continuing our focus on winter pressures on the NHS, Liz Fisher looks at how NHS 111 has been performing recently. Even before the pandemic, the percentage of calls answered in a timely way by the service would drop from December to February. Is it a similar story this winter? Nuffield Trust
Special Health Authority announced for independent maternity investigations
Special Health Authority announced for independent maternity investigations Plans to establish a Special Health Authority to continue the HSIB maternity investigation programme have been announced in Parliament (26 January, 2022) by Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
Fourth report on the effect of the NHS Constitution
Fourth report on the effect of the NHS Constitution This report sets out the effect of the NHS Constitution on NHS patients and staff. It covers public and NHS staff awareness and understanding of the NHS Constitution and the views on the value the NHS Constitution brings to NHS services. It also details support for and use of the NHS Constitution as well as the progress made and areas for improvement to help raise awareness of the constitution. Department of Health and Social Care
Rise in extremely drug-resistant Shigella in gay and bisexual men
Rise in extremely drug-resistant Shigella in gay and bisexual men Surveillance by UKHSA has detected a rise in cases of extremely antibiotic-resistant Shigella sonnei infections, mainly in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).
There have been 47 cases in the 4-month period between 1 September 2021 and 10 January 2022. This compares to 16 cases in a 17-month period the previous year – between 1 April 2020 and 31 August 2021. UKHSA has been following this strain since 2018, but recent cases show resistance to antibiotics is increasing. UK Health Security Agency
Latest data reinforces the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations in pregnant women
Latest data reinforces the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations in pregnant women The latest data from UKHSA shows that vaccinated women who gave birth between January and October 2021 had a very similar low risk of stillbirth, low birthweight and premature birth compared to women who were not vaccinated in pregnancy. UK Health Security Agency
See also:
- Boosters provide high level of protection against death with Omicron UK Health Security Agency
- National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published UK Health Security Agency
- Research: COVID-19: estimated administrative vaccine uptake for people aged 18 and over UK Health Security Agency
Covid: Scientists warn over 'reckless' lack of vaccines for poorer countries
Covid: Scientists warn over 'reckless' lack of vaccines for poorer countries Scientists have warned the government that allowing large numbers of people in lower-income countries to go unvaccinated is "reckless" and could lead to new Covid variants.
More than 320 experts have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, calling for urgent action. BBC News
See also:
- Letter to the Prime Minister from the scientific community Global Justice
- Omicron's fall has slowed - should we worry? BBC News
- Vaccine for all future strains of the coronavirus begins tests in humans The Daily Mail
- UK's daily Covid cases fall 10% in a week to 96,871 despite warnings shrinking outbreak had relapsed The Daily Mail
- Majority of Covid inpatients in England are NOT primarily ill with virus for first time ever The Daily Mail
- Scientists warn of new 'stealth' variant blamed for fresh rise in European infections The Daily Mail
- ‘I’ll wear one for the foreseeable’: masks abound despite England rule change The Guardian
- NHS staff Covid absences falling but still higher than before Christmas The Independent
- IHU: How dangerous is the new Covid variant and where has it spread? The Independent
NHS patient safety watchdog launches investigation into community mental health care
NHS patient safety watchdog launches investigation into community mental health care The NHS patient safety watchdog has launched an investigation into community mental health care following the death of a 56-year-old woman, The Independent can reveal.
See also:
- Community mental health teams investigation Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
Half of women have not had children by 30th birthday for first time
Half of women have not had children by 30th birthday for first time Half of women in England and Wales had not had a baby by their 30th birthday for the first time ever in 2020, according to official figures.
Data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Thursday reveal the number of women who do not have a child by their 30th birthday has increased by 32 percentage points in 50 years. The Independent
See also:
- Childbearing for women born in different years, England and Wales: 2019 Office for National Statistics
Here's how to save the NHS £12bn... without damaging patient care
Here's how to save the NHS £12bn... without damaging patient care After almost two years fighting Covid, the NHS is under pressure as never before.
There are almost six million on its waiting list for routine treatments — 300,000 of whom have been waiting for more than a year, compared with just 1,600 before the pandemic.
Worse, thanks to a shortfall of 93,000 staff, it has rarely been less well equipped to deal with a huge backlog. The Daily Mail
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