Northampton General Hospital unveils brand new 'game-changing' £16million 'state of the art' critical care unit

Northampton General Hospital unveils brand new 'game-changing' £16million 'state of the art' critical care unit Northampton General Hospital (NGH) has unveiled its new 'game-changing' £16million 'state of the art' critical care unit.

A £15.9 million grant was given to the hospital to build a new on-site critical care unit through capital funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to upgrade and improve NHS buildings. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Integrated care systems: what do they look like?

Integrated care systems: what do they look like? Integrated care systems (ICSs) are the centrepiece of the biggest legislative overhaul of the NHS in a decade. From July 2022, England will be formally divided into 42 area-based ICSs, covering populations of around 500,000 to 3 million people. The Health Foundation

Tackling health inequalities through inclusive recruitment

Tackling health inequalities through inclusive recruitment Approximately 60-80 per cent of health and wellbeing is attributable to the social determinants of health. Employment is one of the key determinants. There is an inherent and reciprocal link between health and work. Being in good work with fair pay and conditions improves people’s overall physical and mental health and supports quality of life; good health enables people to work, creating a virtuous cycle. This briefing gives information and prompts for NHS workforce leads to consider local approaches. NHS Employers

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• Case studies: addressing local inequalities through employment NHS Employers

Mental health and loneliness: the relationship across life stages

Mental health and loneliness: the relationship across life stages This report presents the findings from a qualitative study exploring the experiences of loneliness among those who had experienced a mental health condition. Previous research has shown there is a link between experiences of loneliness and poor mental health. The DCMS commissioned the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) to explore this issue across four key life stages as part of developing the evidence base for work on tackling loneliness. Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 

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• Investigating factors associated with loneliness in adults in England Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 

Poliovirus detected in sewage from North and East London

Poliovirus detected in sewage from North and East London Investigation underway to protect public, who are urged to ensure polio vaccines are up to date, especially parents of young children who may have missed an immunisation opportunity. UK Health Security Agency

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• Guidance: Polio: detection of VDPV2 in London sewage samples UK Health Security Agency
• Polio virus detected in London sewage samples BBC News
• Can I take the polio vaccine if I missed out as a child? What are the virus' symptoms? The Daily Mail
• Polio strain mutated from vaccine is 'likely' being transmitted in London The Daily Mail
• Polio: What are the symptoms, how it is transmitted and is there any treatment? The Daily 
• Telegraph
• National incident declared over polio virus findings in London sewage The Guardian
• Polio: What do we know about feared outbreak in London? The Independent
• What is polio and what happened the last time there was an epidemic in the UK? The Independent
• Polio: Detection of virus in London is a major blow - there are urgent questions on why it is being transmitted Sky News

Covid daily hospital admissions rise to over 1,000 for first time since April

Covid daily hospital admissions rise to over 1,000 for first time since April The daily number of Covid cases being admitted to hospitals in England has topped 1,000 for the first time since April, new figures show. The number of patients with Covid admitted to hospitals across the country hit 1,055 on Monday – up from 722 the week before.

The latest data shows a 46 per cent increase week on week. According to the figures, the northwest saw the largest increase on Monday, at 56 per cent. The Independent

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• NHS warns of scam Covid-test texts BBC News
• Covid: Firm behind vaccine to set up base in UK BBC News
• Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: The battle for compensation BBC News
• Children under five begin to receive Covid vaccines in 'the only country in the world doing this' The Daily Mail
• Most infectious Covid variants as Omicron fuels rise in UK cases The Independent
• Covid cases spreading in UK as sufferers ‘are confusing milder symptoms for hay fever’ The Independent

Monkeypox cases in UK surge by 38% as hundreds of new infections detected

Monkeypox cases in UK surge by 38% as hundreds of new infections detected A further 219 cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK, bringing the nationwide total to 793.

In new data released on Tuesday, the UK Health Security (UKHSA) said 99 per cent of infections were among men; just five women have so far been infected with the viral disease. The Independent

NHS workers should get fair pay with inflation considered – Sajid Javid

NHS workers should get fair pay with inflation considered – Sajid Javid NHS staff deserve “fair” pay with soaring costs taken into account, Sajid Javid said, as he defended pay rises in line with inflation for pensioners but not for workers.

The Health Secretary said his department would listen carefully to the independent NHS pay review body before setting salary increases. The Independent

Record number of abortions in England and Wales amid financial insecurity

Record number of abortions in England and Wales amid financial insecurity A record number of abortions took place in England and Wales last year in a trend experts said was driven by financial uncertainty caused by Covid-19.

There were 214,869 terminations during 2021, the highest number since the procedure became legal in Great Britain through the 1967 Abortion Act, the latest annual abortion statistics published on Tuesday show. Numbers have been going up every year since 2016.

By age group the abortion rate was highest among 22-year-olds, at 31 per 1,000. The Guardian

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• It isn’t just the US: abortion barriers in Britain are forcing women to travel miles for treatment| Rachel Connolly The Guardian