Friday 10 February 2023

Northamptonshire NHS Trusts team up with the University to highlight apprenticeship career routes

Northamptonshire NHS Trusts team up with the University to highlight apprenticeship career routes This National Apprenticeship Week (6th to 12th February) NHS Trusts in Northamptonshire, along with the University of Northampton, are showing their support by highlighting the apprenticeship opportunities within healthcare across the county. FE News

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Join family event in Northamptonshire to celebrate autism pride

Join family event in Northamptonshire to celebrate autism pride People are invited to an event taking place in Northamptonshire celebrating Autism Pride.

Autism Pride Day takes place at Moulton Community Centre in the village of Moulton on Wednesday, March 29 from 10am to 2pm.

The event has been organised by Northamptonshire Autism Champion Network and the Autism Advisory Panel, with support from Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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NHS performance summary: January - February 2023

NHS performance summary: January - February 2023 Ambulance response times saw an improvement in January, with Category 2 incidents (such as stroke or heart attack) responded to over an hour quicker than in December, but still 14 minutes slower than the 18 minute target.

A&E waiting times improved in January with 28% of people waiting over 4 hours to be admitted, transferred or discharged – a 7.4 percentage point improvement on December but still far from reaching March 2024’s objective of 24%.

The waiting list for planned hospital care grew slightly in December to 7.2 million, where it has fluctuated for the last three months. Nuffield Trust

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Access to care: reducing health inequalities for people living with sickle cell

Access to care: reducing health inequalities for people living with sickle cell Imagine you have a disease that leaves you in severe pain, and frequently means you need emergency strong opioid pain relief. But your condition is rare, and A&E staff often have very limited knowledge of your condition. And on top of that you’re black, and staff assume you’re drug seeking, and this happens over and over again. This is just one of the ways people with sickle cell disorder face discrimination when trying to access health care. Is it any wonder you’d rather avoid the health and care service than have substandard care and/or face stigmatisation?  The King's Fund
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Innovation is being squeezed out of the NHS

Innovation is being squeezed out of the NHS The crisis in health and social care, alongside political pressure on waiting times, has spawned a scramble for new ideas and innovations that can help ‘save the NHS’. Yet there’s no escaping the fact that turning things around will require a sustained period of investment, and action to address staff shortages.

But while there are no quick fixes, there are things that could be done right now to make a difference. And although innovation remains important, many of the steps that could make a difference in the short term are in fact well known – such as better use of existing technology, or process improvements to speed up hospital discharge and improve patient flow. The challenge is that with staff and services stretched to the limit, many organisations are struggling to put these kinds of changes in place and achieve the impact needed. The Health Foundation

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Reducing did not attends (DNAs) in outpatient services

Reducing did not attends (DNAs) in outpatient services This national guidance covers how providers can effectively reduce their DNA rates to release capacity for elective recovery and improve patient experience. NHS England
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Norovirus cases increase significantly in England

Norovirus cases increase significantly in England National surveillance data shows laboratory reports of the virus are 66% higher than the average at this time of year. The biggest increase in laboratory confirmed norovirus has been seen in the group of those aged 65 years and over. While high numbers of cases in this age group is expected at this time of year, these levels haven’t been seen in over a decade. UK Health Security Agency
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National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published

National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published Weekly national influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19) report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses. UK Health Security Agency
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Is Heatherwood Hospital a model for the future of the NHS?

Is Heatherwood Hospital a model for the future of the NHS? It is a specialist elective hub where patients can come in for routine but life-changing surgery at a super-charged pace with theatres working at full tilt, six days a week. Sky News
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Mental health sick days for NHS staff surge – and cost more than £460m in a year

Mental health sick days for NHS staff surge – and cost more than £460m in a year Mental health sick days cost the NHS almost half a billion pounds as staff anxiety and stress levels haved skyrocketed.

Costs have almost doubled compared to before the pandemic from £279 million to £468 million. The Independent

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Children in mental health crisis spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England

Children in mental health crisis spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England Children suffering mental health crises spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England last year seeking urgent and potentially life-saving help, NHS figures reveal.

Experts said the huge amount of time under-18s with mental health issues were spending in A&E was “simply astounding” and showed that NHS services for that vulnerable age group were inadequate. The Guardian

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Ministers accused of being ‘happy to let public suffer’ over NHS pay row

Ministers accused of being ‘happy to let public suffer’ over NHS pay row Unison has accused the government of being “happy to let the public suffer” by dragging out the NHS pay dispute before Friday’s action by as many as 15,000 ambulance workers.

As firefighters called off planned strikes after securing an improved pay offer from employers, Unison highlighted the contrast with the NHS, where ministers have declined to reopen the 2022 settlement. The Guardian

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The AI doctor will see you now: ChatGPT passes gold-standard US medical exam

The AI doctor will see you now: ChatGPT passes gold-standard US medical exam ChatGPT has passed the gold-standard exam required to practice medicine in the US - amid rising concerns AI could put white-collar workers out of jobs.

The artificial intelligence program scored between 52.4 and 75 percent across the three-part Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE). Each year's passing threshold is around 60 percent.

Researchers from tech company AnsibleHealth who did the study said: 'Reaching the passing score for this notoriously difficult expert exam, and doing so without any human reinforcement, marks a notable milestone in clinical AI maturation.' The Daily Mail

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England's biggest Covid wave confirmed by series of fascinating charts

England's biggest Covid wave confirmed by series of fascinating charts England's biggest Covid wave was not one that thrust the country into lockdown, fascinating data revealed today.

Analysts at the Office of National Statistics (ONS) assessed the spread of the virus across six distinct waves.

Experts also calculated which age group was the most likely to catch which Covid virus over the course of the pandemic. The Daily Mail

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