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Friday 27 January 2023
Evaluating a hospital-based youth violence intervention programme
Evaluating a hospital-based youth violence intervention programme Knife crime and other offences among young people are not just an issue for the criminal justice system, they can also affect the health of young people and the health services they use. As part of the RSET project, John Appleby describes the findings of an evaluation of a youth violence intervention programme run by the charity Redthread in collaboration with clinicians at University College London Hospital. Nuffield Trust
Latest winter situation report reveals that the NHS is under more pressure than it was last year
Latest winter situation report reveals that the NHS is under more pressure than it was last year The latest winter situation report shows the continued pressures that NHS leaders and their staff are under. As they get further into the new year, our members say they are continuing to work in difficult conditions as they contend with sustained industrial action which carries risks to patient safety. NHS Confederation
See also:
- Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports 2022-23 NHS England
- Rod Stewart calls Sky News offering to pay for NHS hospital scans The Guardian
- NHS figures show ambulance handovers and flu cases improving ITV News
- NHS crisis: 'Over my dead body' - Proposals to make some patients pay for care spark backlash Sky News
- NHS crisis: Patients share their negative and positive experiences Sky News
- NHS figures: Ambulance delays slowly improving after record waits over Christmas Sky News
UK poverty 2023: the essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
UK poverty 2023: the essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK This report sets out recent trends in poverty across the UK and how levels of poverty differ between groups of people and regions. It also describes the impact it has on people’s lives, including physical and mental health. Joseph Rowntree Foundation
National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published
National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published Swab positivity for flu has decreased to 2.8% in week 3, compared to 6.5% in week 2. The highest positivity is seen in those aged 5 to 14 years and in those aged 15 to 44 years at 4.5%.
Hospital admission rates decreased in the last week and are at low activity levels. Intensive care units (ICU) and high dependency units (HDU) hospital admission rates have also decreased, and approached the baseline range of activity levels. UK Health Security Agency
Shopping purchases may help spot ovarian cancer
Shopping purchases may help spot ovarian cancer Tracking what shoppers buy, via loyalty-card data, can help spot those with early signs of cancer, doctors who have been running a study say.
Frequent purchases of over-the-counter painkillers and indigestion tablets revealed a higher risk of ovarian cancer, they found.
Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed late.
There is no reliable screening test and the symptoms, such as bloating, can be vague and confused with other common, harmless conditions. BBC News
See also:
- Association Between Purchase of Over-the-Counter Medications and Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis in the Cancer Loyalty Card Study (CLOCS): Observational Case-Control Study (open access) JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- Loyalty cards could be used to spot cancer cases sooner, study suggests The Daily Mail
NHS pay dispute could cause serious long-term harm, says health boss
NHS pay dispute could cause serious long-term harm, says health boss he NHS faces “serious and significant” long-term damage unless the increasingly bitter pay battle between staff and ministers is resolved soon, a senior health service boss has said.
The growing wave of strikes will hamper the NHS’s efforts to tackle the growing chaos in A&E and the 7.2 million-strong backlog of people needing hospital treatment, Sir Julian Hartley said. The Guardian
Doctors issue warning over life-threatening disease as cases spike in children
Doctors issue warning over life-threatening disease as cases spike in children The number of children being treated for Kawasaki disease has risen dramatically by more than double over the last five years.
Experienced mostly in children aged five and below, the NHS has issued a plea for more plasma donations as cases rise.
Latest figures from NHS Blood and Transplant revealed a total of 706 children needing treatment for the disease between 2020-21. The Independent
Blood-based test could detect Alzheimer's disease early, study suggests
Blood-based test could detect Alzheimer's disease early, study suggests A test could detect Alzheimer’s disease three and a half years before it is diagnosed, a study suggests.
The research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London established a blood-based test that could predict the risk of the condition. The study supports the idea that components in blood can influence the formation of brain cells. The Daily Mail
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Another £6 BILLION of PPE and Covid tests down the drain: Critics slam £14.9bn of waste
Another £6 BILLION of PPE and Covid tests down the drain: Critics slam £14.9bn of waste Another £6billion of taxpayer cash was 'wasted' on Covid-era equipment last year, it was revealed today.
It means the Department of Health has now lost £14.9billion on over-priced, faulty or unused PPE, tests and drugs since the pandemic began. The Daily Mail
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Norovirus warning in NHS: Health bosses fear rocketing cases of vomiting bug could cripple hospitals
Norovirus warning in NHS: Health bosses fear rocketing cases of vomiting bug could cripple hospitals A post-pandemic surge in norovirus cases could cripple hospitals, health chiefs fear.
Hospital cases of the winter vomiting bug have risen by nearly a tenth in a week — with rates over a third higher than before the pandemic struck.
An average of 371 beds were occupied by patients with tell-tale symptoms of the contagious bug across England last week. For comparison, this is twice as high as levels seen at the same time last year. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Official Statistics: National norovirus and rotavirus surveillance reports: 2022 to 2023 season UK Health Security Agency
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