Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) is inviting people aged 16 and over, and with a range of backgrounds and life experiences, to become a governor. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Thursday 16 February 2023
Your chance to help influence healthcare in Northamptonshire by becoming a governor
Your chance to help influence healthcare in Northamptonshire by becoming a governor People are being encouraged to step forward and play a key role in healthcare across Northamptonshire.
LGBTQ+ staff and patients deserve better from the NHS
LGBTQ+ staff and patients deserve better from the NHS A recent survey by the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Association of LGBTQ+ Doctors and Dentists (GLADD) highlighted the difficulties faced by LGBTQ+ NHS staff. More than a quarter (29 per cent) of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer respondents, and three in five trans respondents (59 per cent) considered their experiences serious enough to amount to unlawful discrimination, abuse or harassment. The King's Fund
Patterns of employment amongst nursing associates: evidence from the electronic staff record
Patterns of employment amongst nursing associates: evidence from the electronic staff record This report draws upon the electronic staff record (ESR), the monthly payroll of all staff directly employed by NHS trusts, to describe the personal and employment characteristics of all trainee nursing associates (TNAs) and nursing associates (NAs) (T/NAs) employed by NHS trusts in England over time and how they compare to other staff groups. NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce
£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England
£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England Local authorities across England will benefit from an extra £421 million government funding through to 2025 to improve drug and alcohol addiction treatment and recovery, the government announced today (16 February 2023).
The extra funding means that total local authority funding for treatment will have increased 40% between 2020/21 and 2024/25. It will enable the creation of over 50,000 high-quality places in drug and alcohol treatment. Department of Health and Social Care
Some ambulance callers to be told go elsewhere
Some ambulance callers to be told go elsewhere A new way of screening ambulance calls is to be introduced across England in an effort to improve response times.
NHS England is asking ambulance crews to review which emergency calls other than those classed as immediately life threatening can be treated elsewhere.
The calls - known as category two - include emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes.
But the category also covers some that may not need such a fast response, such as burns and severe headaches. BBC News
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Nearly 250,000 potential donors yet to give blood
Nearly 250,000 potential donors yet to give blood Nearly a quarter of a million people who signed up to be a blood donor in 2022 are yet to make a donation.
Exclusive figures given to BBC 5Live from NHS Blood and Transplant show only about 91,000 people out of 325,000 who registered have had an appointment. BBC News
NHS signs nationwide £20m deal for 'electronic infection control systems
NHS signs nationwide £20m deal for 'electronic infection control systems The NHS has signed a £20m deal to enable health-service organisations to deploy technology to help better manage the spread of infections.
The contract – awarded to US-based healthcare giant Baxter – is intended to offer NHS trusts a means through which they can buy a comprehensive infection-control platform. Public Technology
Fake doctor who worked in NHS for 20 years found guilty of fraud
Fake doctor who worked in NHS for 20 years found guilty of fraud A fraudulent doctor who worked in the NHS for 20 years has been convicted of a “deliberate and wicked deception” after forging a medical degree certificate and practising as a psychiatrist without the necessary qualifications.
Zholia Alemi, who is believed to be 60, worked in hospitals across England, Wales and Scotland and received income and benefits of more than £1m across her career, Manchester crown court heard. The Guardian
State of Britons' mental health could be the worst it has EVER been, charity boss warns
State of Britons' mental health could be the worst it has EVER been, charity boss warns The country's mental health is probably the worst it has ever been - with the cost-of-living crisis, aftermath of the Covid pandemic and global instability pushing people to the brink, the head of a major charity has warned.
Dr Sarah Hughes, who became chief executive of Mind in January, said the charity was really worried about the impact the cost-of-living crisis will have on people's mental health. The Daily Mail
Government's decision to scrap dedicated cancer plan 'is catastrophic', leading experts warn
Government's decision to scrap dedicated cancer plan 'is catastrophic', leading experts warn The Government's decision to scrap a dedicated cancer strategy is a 'catastrophic decision that will cost lives', experts have warned.
Sajid Javid declared a 'national war on cancer' and vowed to produce a ten-year plan aimed at improving care when he was Health Secretary.
But Steve Barclay, who now holds the position, last month announced the plan would be axed in favour of a 'major conditions strategy'. The Daily Mail
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