As part of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (1 – 7 May) Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s (NHFT) Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service (SPMHS) is delivering sessions and webinars throughout the week at libraries across the county. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Wednesday 26 April 2023
Women in Northamptonshire encouraged to reach out for support during Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
Women in Northamptonshire encouraged to reach out for support during Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week Free community drop-in sessions and online webinars are being offered across Northamptonshire for pregnant women and new parents to get support with their mental health.
Caremark - one of the UK's home care companies - expands its services into Northampton
Caremark - one of the UK's home care companies - expands its services into Northampton Caremark, one of the largest home care companies in the UK, has expanded its services into Northampton to meet the community's demands and help ease pressures on the region's health and social care systems. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Supporting people living with dementia: evidence from research
Supporting people living with dementia: evidence from research This briefing distils the research evidence on what can enable people to maintain independence and wellbeing, and how best to support people living with dementia to have a quality of life grounded on what matters to them, and to their carers and family members. Institute of Public Care
Can videoconference appointments help to reduce carbon emissions?
Can videoconference appointments help to reduce carbon emissions? In this blog, Dr David Ross, consultant chest physician at NHS Western Isles, discusses how videoconference appointments have helped to reduce carbon emissions in the Outer Hebrides. Royal College of Physicians
Alternative to epidural recommended for women in labour
Alternative to epidural recommended for women in labour Women in labour should be offered an alternative to an epidural spinal block injection, say new draft guidelines for the NHS.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is recommending remifentanil, which is a fast-acting morphine-like drug given into a vein.
Women control the medication themselves, by pressing a button to get more of the drug for pain relief.
A timer ensures the user cannot administer too much of it. BBC News
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- Intrapartum care for healthy women and babies (update) Guideline in development [GID-NG10360] NICE
- All mums-to-be with a BMI over 25 will be warned of extra risks they face in pregnancy under new health guidelines The Daily Mail
- New drug will deliver pain relief to women in labour who don't want an epidural The Daily Mail
Superbug study to invite 2,000 stool samples
Superbug study to invite 2,000 stool samples Up to 2,000 people in England will be asked to submit samples of their poo so scientists can find out more about levels of superbugs in the population.
Health officials want to design better ways of tackling bacteria that no longer respond to medicines - known as antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
It kills thousands of people every year in the UK and over a million globally.
Using antibiotics for the wrong reasons has made the problem worse, experts say. BBC News
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- New study launched to assess levels of antimicrobial resistance in healthy people UK Health Security Agency
Priory Group whistleblowers 'concerned for patient safety'
Priory Group whistleblowers 'concerned for patient safety' Two former senior managers at a large mental health care provider have told the BBC they had concerns about the safety of patients and staff.
The whistleblowers claim they felt pressure to cut costs and fill beds.
The Priory Group, which receives more than £600m of public money each year, is the biggest single private provider of mental health services to the NHS.
The company denies the claims and says it successfully treats tens of thousands of patients each year.
It adds its services "remain amongst the safest in the UK". BBC News
The NHS COVID app is closing down - but is the pandemic really over?
The NHS COVID app is closing down - but is the pandemic really over? Following its September 2020 launch, the NHS COVID app soon became integral to British pandemic life - it was needed to board flights, enter bars and restaurants, and store essential COVID vaccine information. But its end does not mean the pandemic is over. Sky News
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- Mild Covid can lead to long-term impact on cardiovascular health, study claims The Independent
- Long-Term Adverse Effects of Mild COVID-19 Disease on Arterial Stiffness, and Systemic and Central Hemodynamics: A Pre-Post Study (open access) Journal of Clinical Medicine
‘I waited nine months then had to move house to get any mental health care’
‘I waited nine months then had to move house to get any mental health care’ New data reveals one-fifth of young people “always feel anxious” amid worsening mental health crisis.
A student nurse said she felt “abandoned” as she struggled to get the mental health support she needed amid a worsening mental health crisis among young people.
Niamh O’Connor has had an eating disorder for six years, which led to her being admitted to hospital. When she left at the end of 2020, she found herself on a waiting list for nine months but it was only when she moved house that she says she was finally offered care. The Independent
‘Dog flu’ adapting to infect humans, warn scientists
‘Dog flu’ adapting to infect humans, warn scientists A “dog flu” virus is adapting in the direction of being able to infect people, scientists have warned.
The virus is descended from a type of bird flu called H3N2, which first infected dogs in roughly 2006 and has now evolved to become a mammalian-adapted form of avian influenza. The Independent
See also:
- Increased public health threat of avian-origin H3N2 influenza virus caused by its evolution in dogs (open access) eLife
- Viruses: How avian influenza viruses spill over to mammals (open access) eLife
- Now be prepared for DOG FLU! Mutated form of avian influenza is 'creeping' towards infecting humans The Daily Mail
NHS nurses' strike could 'overwhelm' hospitals and leave patient safety in 'precarious position'
NHS nurses' strike could 'overwhelm' hospitals and leave patient safety in 'precarious position' Striking nurses will put patients at risk if they plough ahead with plans to withdraw 'life and limb' care over this Bank Holiday weekend, health leaders warn today.
The Royal College of Nursing will order members to walk out of A&E, critical care and cancer wards for the first time, in a major escalation of industrial action.
But the NHS Confederation, which represents healthcare organisations, says the 48-hour picket from 8pm on Sunday could lead to wards being 'overwhelmed'. The Daily Mail
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