Friday 28 April 2023

New governors elected to champion local healthcare across Northamptonshire

New governors elected to champion local healthcare across Northamptonshire Championing healthcare across Northamptonshire will be the aim of new governors who have been welcomed into their roles following an election.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) has welcomed nine new representatives this week following the election process for its council of governors. Northamptonshire Telegraph
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Burnt out or something more? Examining the real root cause of NHS workforce challenges

Burnt out or something more? Examining the real root cause of NHS workforce challenges Happy doctors result in happier, healthier patients, as evidenced by the growing body of literature linking higher satisfaction levels among healthcare staff to improved patient satisfaction and care outcomes.

Recognising this, the NHS has several initiatives intended to track and improve staff occupational wellbeing. One initiative is the NHS Staff Survey, launched in 2003 and administered annually across England. In March 2023, the NHS published results from the 2022 Survey against a backdrop of high attrition and widespread workforce shortages. Considering these challenges and the planned Government announcement of a new NHS Workforce Plan, we sought to examine the reasons staff are increasingly dissatisfied. LCP

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Looking outward: international lessons for health system reform

Looking outward: international lessons for health system reform This report examines what policymakers in Britain can learn from abroad to help address four core challenges that stand in the way of building a world-leading health system: the health creation challenge; the centralism challenge; the healthcare delivery challenge; and the fiscal challenge. It draws on insights from health systems in both high income, and low- and middle-income countries to draw out lessons on successful transformation. Reform
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    Removing barriers to shared decision-making

    Removing barriers to shared decision-making PIF and the Patients Association worked with NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) to look at ways of making it easier for patients to take part in shared decision-making. They delivered a co-production programme with the My Life Choices panel of local people and the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire personalised care team and developed and implemented patient information to support people with hip, knee, and joint pain to make treatment decisions. This report, developed with input from My Life Choices, outlines the key findings and recommendations. It also shares the co-produced resources developed throughout the project. Patient Information Forum
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      Record number of doctors and nurses in the NHS helping to cut waiting lists

      Record number of doctors and nurses in the NHS helping to cut waiting lists There are record numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS helping to deliver extra appointments, speed up diagnoses and tackle the Covid backlog, according to data published today by NHS England.

      There are over 1.27 million full-time equivalent staff working in NHS trusts and commissioning bodies in England - over 51,500 more people compared to a year ago which is an increase of 4.2%. Department of Health and Social Care
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      Faster diagnostic tests for cancer patients in latest NHS drive

      Faster diagnostic tests for cancer patients in latest NHS drive Hospitals are being asked to work towards a 10-day turnaround when delivering diagnostic test results to patients who have received an urgent referral for suspected cancer, as part of new plans to see and treat people for cancer as early as possible.

      This means hundreds of patients waiting to have cancer ruled out or diagnosed in some cases, are set to receive this news faster, helping to relieve anxieties or enabling treatment to start sooner. NHS England
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      Hidden high blood pressure in young people revealed

      Hidden high blood pressure in young people revealed A "considerable" number of young people in England - about 170,000 aged 16 to 24 - unknowingly have risky high blood pressure, experts are warning.

      That is about five in 100 young men and one in 100 young women, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

      Although it may not cause symptoms or problems to begin with, it puts extra strain on the heart and blood vessels.

      High blood pressure, or hypertension, is responsible for about half the heart attacks and strokes in the UK. BBC News

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      Whorlton Hall verdicts: Can further scandals be prevented?

      Whorlton Hall verdicts: Can further scandals be prevented? The conviction of four care workers for mistreating patients at a specialist hospital in County Durham has once again underlined the vulnerability of people with learning disabilities and autism in such places. The government describes the abuse as a "terrible set of events that should never have happened". There have been many official promises of better, more appropriate services. Despite that, change remains slow. BBC News

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      Sudanese NHS doctor 'betrayed' after being refused entry onto evacuation flight to UK

      Sudanese NHS doctor 'betrayed' after being refused entry onto evacuation flight to UK An NHS doctor trapped in Sudan after visiting family for Eid has urged the government to fly him back to the UK, saying he feels "betrayed" after being turned away from evacuation flights.

      Sudanese-born Dr Abdulrahman Babiker is due back on shift as a registrar at the Manchester Royal Infirmary on Tuesday.

      Despite having a UK work permit, he cannot board an evacuation flight as they only accept UK passport holders.

      BBC Two's Newsnight has learned of at least 24 NHS doctors in this position. BBC News

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      Nurses forced to cut strike short after High Court ruling

      Nurses forced to cut strike short after High Court ruling This weekend’s nurses’ strike will be cut short after the High Court ruled part of the walkout was unlawful.

      Tens of thousands of nurses had planned to finish the 48-hour strike at 8pm on 2 May, but will now end the walkout at midnight on 1 May after the government brought action against the Royal College of Nursing. The Independent

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      Almost one in three doctors investigated by GMC ‘have suicidal thoughts’

      Almost one in three doctors investigated by GMC ‘have suicidal thoughts’ Almost one in three UK doctors investigated by the General Medical Council (GMC) think about taking their own life, a survey has found.

      Many doctors under investigation feel they are treated as “guilty until proven innocent” and face “devastating” consequences, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) said.

      The regulator pursues too many cases against doctors for minor alleged matters and often takes months, and sometimes years, to make a ruling, it added. The Guardian
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      Pharmacies pause rollout of NHS England's over-the-counter contraception service over lack of funding

      Pharmacies pause rollout of NHS England's over-the-counter contraception service over lack of funding The Department for Health and Social Care had previously announced the service would start on Monday this week - something the sector says was "imposed, not agreed". Pharmacies have now paused plans for the rollout, criticising the government for not putting more funding into the service. Sky News
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