Thursday 22 December 2022

Northamptonshire stroke patients' initiative wins a top prize at a national event

Northamptonshire stroke patients' initiative wins a top prize at a national event A county stroke team has won a top national prize for the way it has involved patients in shaping future care.

The Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team has won the UK Stroke Forum’s Patient, Carer and Public Involvement Prize.

The team – which is based at Northampton General Hospital but serves the whole county – won the prize for their entry “Meaningfully amplifying the patient voice in a Northamptonshire Community Stroke Team.” Northampton Chronicle and Echo
at No comments:

Kettering: Man appears at Crown Court accused of murdering nurse and children

Kettering: Man appears at Crown Court accused of murdering nurse and children A man accused killing an NHS nurse and her two young children has been remanded in custody until next year.

Anju Asok, 35, Jeeva Saju, six, and Janvi Saju, four, were found with serious injuries at Saju Chelavalel's home in Kettering on Thursday.

Mr Chelavalel, 52, of Petherton Court, appeared via video link at Northampton Crown Court and was remanded until a plea hearing on 24 March. BBC Northampton

See also:
at No comments:

'It's not about pay' - 'underfunded, misused and mistreated' Kettering ambulance crews explain why they are striking

'It's not about pay' - 'underfunded, misused and mistreated' Kettering ambulance crews explain why they are striking East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) staff – paramedics and technicians – have been manning picket lines in their first 24-hour strike.

Some staff will still be attending 999 calls for the most serious categories of emergency as colleagues highlight the state of the ambulance service.

The GMB trade union, that represents EMAS staff, received enough votes to mandate strike action, including its Northamptonshire employees. Northamptonshire Telegraph

See also:
at No comments:

Ambulance staff strikes: facts and figures on the ambulance workforce

Ambulance staff strikes: facts and figures on the ambulance workforce A summary of key facts and statistics to help understand the ambulance workforce and the strikes. Nuffield Trust

See also:

at No comments:

Connected: remote technology in mental health services

Connected: remote technology in mental health services This briefing summarises evidence from six studies on the use of digital and telephone technology to deliver mental health services. It finds that using remote technology can improve access to mental health support for rural communities, disabled people or people needing a specialist service far from home. It has the potential to increase access and choice in mental health care. But it also risks exacerbating inequalities for people who are digitally excluded. Centre for Mental Health
    at No comments:

    Understanding the fundamental role of racism in ethnic inequities in Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy

    Understanding the fundamental role of racism in ethnic inequities in Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy The briefing from the Runnymede Trust and the University of Manchester’s Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity uses data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study to show that institutional and community-level factors, driven by structural and institutional racism, explain the large majority of ethnic inequities in vaccination rates. Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity
    at No comments:

    UK cements 10-year-partnership with Moderna in major boost for vaccines and research

    UK cements 10-year-partnership with Moderna in major boost for vaccines and research Patients in the UK will be protected against potential future global health threats, including potential pandemics, thanks to a deal struck between the government and Moderna.

    The investment means NHS patients will be able to receive UK-manufactured mRNA vaccines, as the UK cements its status as a life sciences superpower.

    The partnership with Moderna will see a new Innovation and Technology Centre in the UK, which will create more than 150 highly skilled jobs and have the capacity to produce up to 250 million vaccines per year in the event of a pandemic. Department of Health and Social Care
    at No comments:

    Ambulance strike: Warning of very challenging days ahead

    Ambulance strike: Warning of very challenging days ahead Hospitals were quieter than normal during Wednesday's ambulance strikes, but Thursday is likely to be "very challenging" with lots of patients turning up, health bosses say.

    Only the most serious 999 calls were responded to.

    But there was no evidence of people going to A&E in taxis or their own cars, NHS Providers told the BBC. BBC News

    See also:
    at No comments:

    UK hospices warn of bed closures and staff cuts as energy bills soar

    UK hospices warn of bed closures and staff cuts as energy bills soar Hospice charities providing end-of-life services in partnership with the NHS have warned they will have to shut beds and sack staff because of the catastrophic impact of rising energy bills on their day-to-day running costs.

    The UK’s network of independent, mainly voluntary-run palliative care providers said hospices were experiencing a perfect storm of soaring costs and rising demand just as revenues from traditional public fundraising methods are collapsing. The Guardian
    at No comments:

    So where DOES the money go? The graph breaking down the 'broken' NHS's finances

    So where DOES the money go? The graph breaking down the 'broken' NHS's finances The NHS could stump up cash to pay striking staff better wages if it cut down on 'unacceptable levels of waste and mismanagement', campaigners claimed today.

    Thousands of ambulance staff today staged walkouts across England and Wales, in the largest 999 strikes since the 1980s. Nurses have also walked out twice in the last week and junior doctors could join them in the new year. The Daily Mail
    at No comments:
    Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)