Monday 9 May 2022
Everything you need to know about Headfest in Northampton during Mental Health Awareness Week
Everything you need to know about Headfest in Northampton during Mental Health Awareness Week “Headfest” is a week-long mental health focused event taking place at the Royal and Derngate theatre, Northampton, during Mental Health Awareness Week, from Monday May 9 - Sunday May 15. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Mum finds sequin stuck in son's throat after being told 'he is fine' by Kettering Hospital
Mum finds sequin stuck in son's throat after being told 'he is fine' by Kettering Hospital A Northampton mum has said she was "made to feel like a silly mum" after taking her baby son to Kettering General Hospital. She was told by a doctor and a nurse that there was nothing wrong, but discovered the next day that he'd had a sequin stuck in his throat. Northants Live
Context matters: what’s needed for young people’s mental health?
Context matters: what’s needed for young people’s mental health? Media stories about young people make for sombre reading, especially today – the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. ‘Mental health referrals for children surge by more than HALF during Covid’, reads one headline. ‘Swamped mental health services turning away children’, reads another.
Such coverage reflects the growing numbers of young people with diagnosable mental health concerns, and a care system that is struggling to cope. The Health Foundation
NHS patients are more likely to die – it is right to ask why
NHS patients are more likely to die – it is right to ask why Last week a think-tank report drew newspaper headlines with the claim that the NHS ranked second from bottom across "a series of major health outcomes" compared with other international systems. Does the NHS really perform so badly internationally, and is there a real problem with our health outcomes? Mark Dayan looks at the evidence in the round. Nuffield Trust
Dying matters - which is why we need to deepen our understanding of end-of-life care
Dying matters - which is why we need to deepen our understanding of end-of-life care What does it mean to be in a good place to die?
That’s a question that Hospice UK are encouraging people to think about as part of this year’s ‘Dying Matters Week’. Obviously, the idea of ‘place’ here is somewhat metaphorical, and rightly draws our attention to the importance of people’s and their family’s emotional states as they approach end-of-life. The King's Fund
Improving inclusion in health and care research: reflections and next steps
Improving inclusion in health and care research: reflections and next steps In autumn 2021 HSR UK, the Nuffield Trust, the King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and PPI representatives from the Health Foundation Inclusion Panel co-developed a series of events to address improving inclusion in health and care research. These events aimed to showcase people, projects and organisations approaching research in inclusive and innovative ways. The events were also used to scrutinise the deeply embedded barriers to inclusion and consider how they might be tackled, at the research project, system and funding level. This report shares insights from the expert speakers who participated in events, as well as reflections and learnings from running the series.
Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities
Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating living costs. We have warned decision-makers that NHS dentistry is in desperate need of reform. Healthwatch
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Recipients of £5.4 million suicide prevent fund revealed in Mental Health Awareness Week
Recipients of £5.4 million suicide prevent fund revealed in Mental Health Awareness Week The government has announced the charities that have received a share of £5.4million, to support people experiencing suicidal thoughts or approaching a crisis. This follows increased demand for services, met by the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector during the pandemic. Department of Health and Social Care
Monkeypox case confirmed in England
Monkeypox case confirmed in England The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) can confirm an individual has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England.
The patient has a recent travel history from Nigeria, which is where they are believed to have contracted the infection, before travelling to the UK.
Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people. It is usually a mild self-limiting illness and most people recover within a few weeks. However, severe illness can occur in some individuals.
Covid: Learning to live with the virus in the UK
Covid: Learning to live with the virus in the UK Coronavirus infections may be receding in the UK - but that does not mean that the virus has suddenly become yesterday's problem.
Far fewer masks are seen on buses and trains and other public spaces. Indoor gatherings seem to be back to where they were pre-pandemic. Restrictions have been lifted and most people are enjoying the freedom.
But Covid is likely to remain with us for years to come. So what will it mean to live with the virus in the longer term? BBC News
See also:
- Covid infections down considerably in UK BBC News
- Covid? What Covid? UK's daily hospital admissions and deaths fall again while cases tumble to 11,000 The Daily Mail
- Healthy young people in UK may never be offered another Covid jab, says expert The Guardian
- Sweden? Japan? UK? Debates over who had a ‘good’ Covid won’t end The Guardian
- Low Covid vaccine uptake among minorities ‘sign of how much health officials need to do to win back trust’ iNews
- GPs to chase immunosuppressed and housebound patients for Covid boosters Pulse
Hepatitis in children mystery still being investigated as cases rise
Hepatitis in children mystery still being investigated as cases rise UK health officials say they are still no clearer on the cause of a rise in liver inflammation, or hepatitis, in children.
A common adenovirus is thought to play a role, but other possibilities are still being investigated.
In the UK, 163 cases have now been identified, and 11 children have received liver transplants. BBC News
See also:
- Research and analysis: Acute hepatitis: technical briefing UK Health Security Agency
- Increase in hepatitis (liver inflammation) cases in children under investigation UK Health Security Agency
- Hepatitis in children: What we know about the surge in liver disease cases BBC Science Focus
- Health chiefs are now probing whether DOGS are to blame for mysterious hepatitis outbreak The Daily Mail
- Possible link between dogs and spike in hepatitis cases among children examined Sky News
Blackpool Victoria Hospital staff charged over patient mistreatment
Blackpool Victoria Hospital staff charged over patient mistreatment Five healthcare staff have been charged with criminal offences as part of a major investigation into the ill-treatment of hospital patients.
Concerns had been raised over the welfare of some patients on the stroke unit at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
Three nurses and two healthcare assistants will appear at court for offences including unlawful sedation of patients and theft, police said. BBC News
A week off social media reduces depression and anxiety – research
A week off social media reduces depression and anxiety – research Taking a break from social media for as little as a week can reduce depression and anxiety, according to new research.
People who took a break from platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for seven days reported an increased sense of wellbeing, a study by the University of Bath found. The Independent
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- Taking a One-Week Break from Social Media Improves Well-Being, Depression, and Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial (open access) Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking
‘Antiquated’ mental health laws in England and Wales set for overhaul
‘Antiquated’ mental health laws in England and Wales set for overhaul An overhaul of what Boris Johnson described as “antiquated” mental health laws will make it harder to detain people with learning disabilities and autistic people in hospital.
The reforms – which will be part of the Queen’s speech next week and are the first big changes to the Mental Health Act in four decades – are designed to reduce the number of people being detained under current laws in England and Wales. The number of detentions rose by 40% between 2005-06 and 2015-16 and have continued to rise year on year. The Guardian
‘It’s shocking’: senior nurse tells of acute pressure on NHS 111
‘It’s shocking’: senior nurse tells of acute pressure on NHS 111 The NHS cannot cope with the growing need for care, long delays for treatment are now routine and the staffing crisis is so acute that retired doctors are now being asked to come back and work in hospitals.
Here, a senior nurse describes how the NHS 111 telephone advice service – an important source of urgent medical advice and way of taking the pressure off A&E – is increasingly unable to help those who ring seeking help and voices her fears that patients with serious conditions may be suffering avoidable harm as a result. The Guardian
NHS offers new 'wide awake' surgery for spinal patients
NHS offers new 'wide awake' surgery for spinal patients Spine surgery performed while people are ‘wide awake’ – rather than under general anaesthetic – could mean patients are back on their feet and out of hospital within hours rather than days.
A pioneering procedure being offered on the NHS uses a combination of painkillers and local anaesthetic injected into the back. The Daily Mail
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