Wednesday 1 March 2023

Watchdog inspects men’s service at St Andrew’s after concerns raised about staffing levels and more

Watchdog inspects men’s service at St Andrew’s after concerns raised about staffing levels and more A service at Northampton’s St Andrew’s Hospital was inspected by the care watchdog after it received numerous concerns.

The mental health hospital in Billing Road was subject to an unannounced inspection of the men’s service on October 18, 2022 following concerns about staffing levels, how incidents were managed, the care of a deteriorating patient and the use of restrictive practices. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

at No comments:

Realising the potential of community-based multidisciplinary teams: Insights from evidence

Realising the potential of community-based multidisciplinary teams: Insights from evidence Better integration between health and social care services is a longstanding policy objective in England and other countries. A common approach is the development of community-based multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), in which a mix of health and care professionals come together to plan and coordinate people’s care. 

This briefing summarises evidence from IAU evaluations of three MDTs and wider evidence to inform current efforts to develop integrated care in England. It reflects on what this evidence means for local leaders looking to implement MDTs, as well as for national leaders seeking to support these models of integrated care. The Health Foundation

at No comments:

First year of NHS England’s three-year recovery programme already falling short

First year of NHS England’s three-year recovery programme already falling short In a report today the Public Accounts Committee says cancer waiting times are at their worst recorded level and NHS England will not meet its first cancer recovery target. Though the first target for elective care was to eliminate two-year waits by July 2022, in August 2022 there were 2,600 patients who had been waiting more than two years, and a record 7 million people on waiting lists in total.

NHS England made unrealistic assumptions about the first year of recovery, including that there would be low levels of COVID-19 and minimal adverse effects from winter pressures. The Committee expresses serious doubts that the wider NHS recovery plan will be achieved to time.

See also:
at No comments:

Data show 1.65 million patients in England faced 12-hour waits from time of arrival in A&Es in 2022

Data show 1.65 million patients in England faced 12-hour waits from time of arrival in A&Es in 2022 A new briefing by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, RCEM Explains: Long waits and excess deaths, reveals that in 2022 1,656,206 patients waited 12-hours or more from their time of arrival in an Emergency Department. This is equal to over 4,500 12-hour time of arrival waits per day in 2022 and equal to 10.2% of all Type 1 attendances.

See also:
at No comments:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Healthcare Technologies Capability framework

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Healthcare Technologies Capability framework HEE commissioned the University of Manchester to perform a learning needs analysis and develop a framework outlining the skills and capabilities to ensure health and care professionals can work in a digitally enhanced environment. Health Education England
    at No comments:

    England Rare Diseases Action Plan to tackle health inequalities

    England Rare Diseases Action Plan to tackle health inequalities A new Rare Diseases Action Plan for England has been published today that will ensure those living with these conditions receive better care and treatment, fairer access to testing and have continued support.

    This builds on the first ever Rare Diseases Action Plan for England published in 2022, which has developed digital tools to put information on rare diseases at the fingertips of healthcare staff. It has also helped 1,000 new complex diagnoses for people with rare diseases to be made thanks to advances in genomic research, helping to inform appropriate clinical care for patients. Department of Health and Social Care
    at No comments:

    Hancock disputes claim he ignored care home Covid advice

    Hancock disputes claim he ignored care home Covid advice Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has disputed claims he rejected expert advice on Covid tests for people going into care homes at the start of the pandemic.

    WhatsApp messages leaked to the Daily Telegraph newspaper suggest Mr Hancock was told in April 2020 there should be "testing of all going into care homes".

    Government guidance later mandated tests only for those leaving hospital. BBC News

    See also:
    at No comments:

    Medical body NICE backs online mental health treatments

    Medical body NICE backs online mental health treatments The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended eight online therapies for anxiety and depression.

    NICE says the therapies have the potential to help more than 40,000 people in the UK.

    Each therapy must come with a formal assessment from an NHS therapist in order for it to be recommended. BBC News

    See also:
    at No comments:

    Daily walk prevents one in 10 early deaths - study

    Daily walk prevents one in 10 early deaths - study You don't have to be a runner or play sport to feel the benefits of exercise - fitting a brisk walk into your day is good enough, UK analysis suggests.

    It found if everyone did as little as 11 minutes of daily activity, one in 10 premature deaths could be prevented.

    Most people don't manage to do the minimum recommended 150 minutes of exercise a week, however.

    But doing some exercise is better than doing nothing, the researchers from the University of Cambridge say. BBC News

    See also:
    at No comments:

    Judge jails fake NHS psychiatrist and criticises ‘abject failure of scrutiny’

    Judge jails fake NHS psychiatrist and criticises ‘abject failure of scrutiny’ A bogus psychiatrist who practised in the NHS for 22 years with a fake degree has been jailed, as a judge criticised medical authorities for an “abject failure of scrutiny”.

    Zholia Alemi was ordered to serve seven years in prison after being found guilty of a “deliberate and wicked deception” that allowed her to treat hundreds of patients across Britain. The Guardian

    See also:
    at No comments:

    Shortfall of £2.3bn a year in England’s care homes ‘putting people at risk’

    Shortfall of £2.3bn a year in England’s care homes ‘putting people at risk’ A £2.3bn-a-year hole has been exposed in England’s elderly care home system, leading to warnings that living standards for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people could be at risk.

    A government exercise to define the true cost of care has uncovered a 20% shortfall in council funding needed to look after close to 200,000 people aged over 65 in care and nursing homes, the Guardian can reveal. A further annual hole of at least £650m has been found in funding for carers who look after people in their own homes, although that is likely to be a significant underestimate and could be over £1bn more, according to providers.
    at No comments:

    Bird flu: Ex-SAGE adviser calls on UK to start stockpiling antiviral drugs and PPE

    Bird flu: Ex-SAGE adviser calls on UK to start stockpiling antiviral drugs and PPE Britain should be stockpiling more antivirals and PPE for bird flu, according to an expert who helped guide the Government through Covid.

    Professor Peter Openshaw, who sat on two influential SAGE committees during the pandemic, said it was essential to start preparing for the worst-case scenario. 

    His comments come as fears of an avian influenza crisis in humans have drastically escalated over the past fortnight. The Daily Mail
    at No comments:
    Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)