tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84836650132800984872024-03-18T03:01:34.556+00:00NHFT Libraries Health NewsThis blog covers the latest UK health care news, publications, policy announcements, events and information focused on the NHS, as well as the latest media stories and local news coverage of the NHS Trusts in Northamptonshire.Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.comBlogger30798125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-48994165989803270412023-09-01T10:37:00.001+01:002023-09-01T10:37:00.143+01:00Our daily health news service is taking an extended break<p>Due to changes in staffing we are having to pause our daily health news for the moment as there isn't capacity in the library team at present to continue with such a time-intensive service.</p><p>Our news service <i>may</i> return later in the year, but we can't guarantee that at present.</p><p>We will still be active on X (Twitter) so you can always <a href="https://twitter.com/NHFTNHSLibrary" target="_blank">follow us there</a> for news updates.</p><p>We will still be posting things on the <a href="http://northantspslibraries.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Library Blog</a>, if you want to keep up with what is happening in the service.</p><p>We really hope you have found this service useful.</p><p><br /></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-43050249929147184332023-09-01T10:36:00.001+01:002023-09-01T10:36:00.139+01:00More free courses to help with recovery journeys<a href="https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/more-free-courses-to-help-with-recovery-journeys-4275961">More free courses to help with recovery journeys</a> There’s a chance join free courses this autumn offering help for those with health conditions to take positive steps on their recovery journey.<div><br /></div><div>More than 30 educational courses are available with the launch of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s <a href="https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/recovery-college" target="_blank">Recovery College</a>’s new <a href="https://sway.office.com/WtHQ0SjSLM2hxnhg?ref=Link&loc=play" target="_blank">prospectus</a> for the 2023 autumn term. <b>Northampton Chronicle and Echo</b></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-44781359481560090662023-09-01T10:35:00.001+01:002023-09-01T10:35:00.132+01:00Flu and COVID-19 surveillance report published<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-report-published">Flu and COVID-19 surveillance report published</a> This <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-flu-and-covid-19-surveillance-reports-2023-to-2024-season" target="_blank">fortnightly flu and COVID-19 report</a> brings together the latest surveillance data along with the latest public health advice.<div><br /></div><div><div>COVID-19 case rates continued to increase this week compared to our previous report. A total 9.7% of 4,288 respiratory specimens reported through the Respiratory DataMart System were identified as COVID-19. This is compared to 7.1% of 4,303 from the previous report.</div><div><br /></div><div>The overall COVID-19 hospital admission rate for week 34 was 3.37 per 100,000 population, an increase from 3.00 per 100,000 in the previous report.</div><div><br /></div><div>Intensive care units (ICU) admission rates have increased to 0.11 per 100,000 compared to 0.08 per 100,000 in the previous report.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hospital admission rates have increased in most age groups. <b>UK Health Security Agency</b></div></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also: </b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-therapeutic-agents-technical-briefings" target="_blank">Research and analysis: COVID-19 therapeutic agents: technical briefings</a> <b>UK Health Security Agency</b></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-66670500">Covid: New BA.2.86 variant found in Scotland</a> <b>BBC News</b></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12464831/Pharmacies-run-Covid-tests-experts-urge-Brits-test-Pirola-symptoms.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490">Boots 'runs out of Covid tests' as 'concerned' health bosses plan to bring back community testing and pull forward booster rollout amid fears Pirola variant - which causes dry cough, a runny nose and fatigue - will 'overwhelm NHS'</a> <b>The Daily Mail</b></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12460667/Covid-deaths-surge-Number-dying-jumps-57-week-experts-return-masks.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490">Biggest surge in Covid deaths this year: Number dying due to virus jumps 57% in a week - with experts already calling call for return of masks</a> <b>The Daily Mail</b></li><li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/england-omicron-jenny-harries-government-nhs-b2402700.html">Covid-19 hospital admissions in England at three-month high</a> <b>The Independent</b></li><li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/covid-19-eris-symptoms-b2402337.html">Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases</a> <b>The Independent</b></li><li><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-hospital-admissions-in-england-reach-three-month-high-12951658">COVID-19 hospital admissions in England reach three-month high</a> <b>Sky News</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-80680291593477755992023-09-01T10:34:00.002+01:002023-09-01T10:34:00.126+01:00Inequalities in mortality involving common physical health conditions, England: 21 March 2021 to 31 January 2023<div><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthinequalities/bulletins/inequalitiesinmortalityinvolvingcommonphysicalhealthconditionsengland/21march2021to31january2023" target="_blank">Inequalities in mortality involving common physical health conditions, England: 21 March 2021 to 31 January 2023</a> Rates of mortality involving cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic kidney disease, dementia, diabetes, and respiratory diseases, by Census 2021 variables.</div><div><br /></div><div>ASMRs for all-cause mortality and most individual conditions were generally highest in the most deprived areas and among people who were long-term unemployed or had never worked; the largest differences by deprivation were observed for mortality involving chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, followed by lung cancer and asthma. <b>Office for National Statistics</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/press/press-releases/kings-fund-responds-latest-ons-data-ethnic-and-socio-demographic-inequalities">The King's Fund responds to the latest ONS data on ethnic and socio-demographic inequalities in mortality rates for common physical health conditions</a> <b>The King's Fund</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-18669632204901630482023-09-01T10:33:00.001+01:002023-09-01T10:33:00.139+01:00Reform law and expand treatment options to tackle cost of drugs on society<div><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/83/home-affairs-committee/news/197223/reform-law-and-expand-treatment-options-to-tackle-cost-of-drugs-on-society-home-affairs-committee-finds/">Reform law and expand treatment options to tackle cost of drugs on society</a> Drug laws are outdated and in need of reform, the <b>Home Affairs Committee</b> has found. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 and Misuse of Drugs regulations need to be updated to support greater use of public health based drug interventions, while also ensuring an appropriate criminal justice response to illicit drugs including national standards for diversion schemes for low level offending. </div><div><br /></div><div>In a <a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/41147/documents/201705/default/" target="_blank">report</a> published today, the Committee calls for a new legislative and funding framework that enables practical, risk-reducing interventions such as establishing a pilot drug consumption facility and drug testing at festivals.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/aug/31/allow-drug-testing-at-festivals-to-cut-deaths-mps-urge-ministers">Allow drug testing at festivals to cut deaths, MPs urge ministers</a> <b>The Guardian</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-88352829971823270272023-09-01T10:32:00.002+01:002023-09-01T10:32:00.131+01:00Junior doctors and consultants to strike together in England<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66674058?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA">Junior doctors and consultants to strike together in England</a> Junior doctors and consultants in England are to coincide strikes during the autumn in an escalation of the pay row with the government.<div><br /></div><div>It will be the first time in this dispute they have walked out together and comes after junior doctors voted in favour of continuing with strikes.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the British Medical Association (BMA) ballot, 98% voted in favour which gave the union a new six-month mandate.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ministers called the co-ordination of strikes "callous and calculated". <b>BBC News</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/doctors-in-england-announce-four-days-of-joint-strikes-this-autumn-as-juniors-vote-for-six-more-months-of-industrial-action" target="_blank">Doctors in England announce four days of joint strikes this autumn as juniors vote for six more months of industrial action</a> <b>BMA</b></li><li><a href="https://www.nhsconfed.org/news/joint-junior-doctor-and-consultant-strikes-nightmare-scenario-nhs-leaders-have-long-feared" target="_blank">Joint junior doctor and consultant strikes the nightmare scenario NHS leaders have long feared</a> <b>NHS Confederation</b></li><li><a href="https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/joint-industrial-action-announced-bma" target="_blank">Joint industrial action announced by the BMA</a> <b>NHS Employers</b></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51r9ryyrz9o">Almost 3,000 London NHS workers set to strike</a> <b>BBC News</b></li><li><a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/junior-doctors-and-consultants-in-england-to-strike-together-for-first-time-in-nhs-history">Junior doctors and consultants in England to strike together for first time in NHS history</a> <b>Channel 4 News</b></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12466547/More-NHS-strike-misery-way-junior-doctors-consultants-hold-four-days-united-industrial-action-September.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490">More NHS strike misery on the way: Both junior doctors and consultants will hold four days of united industrial action from September</a> <b>The Daily Mail</b></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/31/junior-doctors-nhs-england-vote-to-continue-strikes-through-winter">Junior and senior doctors in England to strike together for first time in NHS history</a> <b>The Guardian</b></li><li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/junior-doctor-strke-nhs-consultants-b2402734.html">Junior doctors and consultants to strike together for first time in NHS history</a> <b>The Independent</b></li><li><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/2023-08-31/junior-doctors-and-consultants-to-go-on-first-ever-joint-strike">Junior doctors and consultants to go on first ever joint-strike</a> <b>ITV News</b></li><li><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/junior-doctors-and-consultants-to-go-on-joint-strike-for-first-time-in-nhs-history-12951664">Junior doctors and consultants to go on joint strike for first time in NHS history</a> <b>Sky News</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-79152806218688221092023-09-01T10:31:00.001+01:002023-09-01T10:31:00.130+01:00Brain fog after Covid linked to blood clots - study<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66658257?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA">Brain fog after Covid linked to blood clots - study</a> Blood clots in the brain or the lungs might explain some common symptoms of "long Covid", including brain fog and fatigue, a UK study suggests.<div><br /></div><div>In the study, of 1,837 people admitted to hospital because of Covid, researchers say two blood proteins point to clots being one cause.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is thought 16% of such patients have trouble thinking, concentrating or remembering for at least six months.</div><div><br /></div><div>Long Covid can also develop after milder infections. <b>BBC News</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02525-y" target="_blank">Acute blood biomarker profiles predict cognitive deficits 6 and 12 months after COVID-19 hospitalization</a> (open access) <b>Nature Medicine</b></li><li><a href="https://www.phosp.org/" target="_blank">The Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 study</a> <b>PHOSP-COVID</b></li><li><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/covid-blood-clots-brain-fog-memory-problems-b1104053.html">Scientists reveal why Covid-19 causes ‘brain fog’ and memory problems</a> <b>Evening Standard</b></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/31/uk-scientists-find-link-between-proteins-related-to-blood-clots-and-long-covid">UK scientists find link between proteins related to blood clots and long Covid</a> <b>The Guardian</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-59535826799195114392023-09-01T10:30:00.001+01:002023-09-01T10:30:00.130+01:00Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas ban could harm users, experts warn<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66660760?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA">Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas ban could harm users, experts warn</a> The proposed ban of nitrous oxide could stop users seeking medical help in hospitals, health experts have warned.<div><br /></div><div>In a letter to the government, seen by BBC Newsnight, 15 neurologists and related health experts say possession of the drug should not be criminalised.</div><div><br /></div><div>Despite rising numbers of hospital patients suffering the effects of so-called laughing gas, they warn the ban could worsen the stigma around users.</div><div><br /></div><div>The government has responded, saying it plans to go ahead with the ban. <b>BBC News</b></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-29358652955118813112023-09-01T10:29:00.001+01:002023-09-01T10:29:00.123+01:00Mental health patients waited last year in A&E for ‘over 5.4m hours’<p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/mental-health-patients-wait-time-b2403050.html">Mental health patients waited last year in A&E for ‘over 5.4m hours’</a> Patients across England waited for a total of more than 5.4 million hours in A&E while experiencing a mental health crisis last year, Labour has said.</p><p>According to the party, figures obtained through freedom of information requests show that last year one patient at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust waited in A&E for 860 hours, the equivalent of 36 days, while suffering a mental health crisis. <b>The Independent</b></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-41886324090330229562023-09-01T10:28:00.001+01:002023-09-01T10:28:00.150+01:00NHS managers who let surgeon work after serious complaints called to resign<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/31/nhs-managers-who-let-surgeon-work-after-serious-complaints-called-to-resign">NHS managers who let surgeon work after serious complaints called to resign</a> Health board management who let a neurosurgeon continue operating on patients despite knowing of serious complaints against him are facing calls to resign.<div><br /></div><div>A damning internal report published on Thursday found that NHS Tayside failed to put in place adequate monitoring of Prof Sam Eljamel, despite a rising number of complaints. <b>The Guardian</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-66669619">NHS failed to act on brain surgeon who harmed patients</a> <b>BBC News</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-54733190926911879732023-09-01T10:27:00.002+01:002023-09-01T10:45:59.340+01:00Thousands of people may have unknowingly contracted hepatitis C abroad, health experts warn<a href="https://news.sky.com/story/thousands-of-people-may-have-unknowingly-contracted-hepatitis-c-abroad-health-experts-warn-12950888">Thousands of people may have unknowingly contracted hepatitis C abroad, health experts warn</a> People are being urged to take a free hepatitis C test amid fears thousands may have unknowingly contracted the disease abroad.<div><br /></div><div>While NHS bosses hope it will be wiped out in England by 2025, some 70,000 adults may still have the disease without realising, according to healthcare company Preventx.</div><div><br /></div><div>The blood-borne virus can be picked up through dental, cosmetic, or health procedures, or via tattoos and piercings, it added. <b>Sky News</b></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-14456309066100738542023-09-01T10:26:00.001+01:002023-09-01T10:26:00.129+01:00More than 1 million lives saved in the UK over past four decades due to advances in cancer care<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12468221/More-1-million-lives-saved-UK-past-four-decades-advances-cancer-care.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490">More than 1 million lives saved in the UK over past four decades due to advances in cancer care</a> More than a million lives have been saved over the past four decades thanks to cancer advances, analysis shows.<div><br /></div><div>UK cancer death rates have fallen by about a quarter since the mid 1980s, in a ‘golden era’ of improved diagnosis and treatment.</div><div><br /></div><div>The rise in screening programmes and a drastic fall in smoking have combined to stop a further 1.2 million lives being lost, according to Cancer Research UK. <b>The Daily Mail</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2023/09/01/one-million-lives-saved/" target="_blank">One million lives saved: How our research milestones mean more moments for people with cancer</a> <b>Cancer Research UK</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-31027443195286627432023-09-01T10:25:00.000+01:002023-09-01T10:25:07.709+01:00Fifth of people have gene that protects against Alzheimer's and could one day lead to vaccine, study says<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12466669/Fifth-people-gene-protects-against-Alzheimers-one-day-lead-vaccine-study-says.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490">Fifth of people have gene that protects against Alzheimer's and could one day lead to vaccine, study says</a> One in five people carry a genetic variant that appears to protect against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, a study suggests.<div><br /></div><div>Analysis of medical and genetic data from hundreds of thousands of people found that having this variant, called DR4, reduced people’s chances of developing either condition by more than 10 per cent on average.</div><div><br /></div><div>Experts say the discovery may one day lead to a vaccine that could slow or stall the progression of these two common conditions. <b>The Daily Mail</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2302720120" target="_blank">Multiancestry analysis of the HLA locus in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases uncovers a shared adaptive immune response mediated by HLA-DRB1*04 subtypes</a> (open access) <b>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-6248347159048821082023-08-31T12:26:00.001+01:002023-08-31T12:26:00.124+01:00New Kettering private hospital facility welcomes its first patients<p><a href="https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/health/new-kettering-private-hospital-facility-welcomes-its-first-patients-4273904" target="_blank">New Kettering private hospital facility welcomes its first patients</a> A state-of-the-art private hospital facility on the edge of Kettering has welcomed its first patients.</p><p>Glendon Wood Hospital, just off the A43 near the ‘hamburger’ roundabout, opened earlier this month with new diagnostic services and two operating theatres. <b>Northamptonshire Telegraph</b></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-57005297516108775882023-08-31T12:25:00.001+01:002023-08-31T12:25:00.131+01:00Harm caused by delays in transferring patients to the right place of care<a href="https://www.hsib.org.uk/investigations-and-reports/harm-caused-by-delays-in-transferring-patients-to-the-right-place-of-care/harm-caused-by-delays-in-transferring-patients-to-the-right-place-of-care/">Harm caused by delays in transferring patients to the right place of care</a> This national investigation seeks to examine the systems that are in place to manage the flow of patients through and out of hospitals and considers the interactions between health and social care systems. It finds that issues relating to patient flow affect ambulance crews’ ability to hand over patient care to emergency department (ED) staff. It also finds that EDs are routinely at, or exceeding, their maximum capacity and this has an impact on their ability to provide safe care. This <a href="https://hsib-kqcco125-media.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/documents/Full_report_Harm_caused_by_delays_in_transferring_patients_to_the_right_place_of_care.pdf" target="_blank">report</a> brings together the findings from the investigation’s three interim reports and provides an update since they were published. <b>Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch</b><div><div><ul style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Open Sans", Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, "Bitstream Vera Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 40px;"></ul></div></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-55385956105457339432023-08-31T12:24:00.002+01:002023-08-31T12:24:00.129+01:00NHS flu and covid vaccine programmes brought forward due to risk of new covid variant<a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/2023/08/nhs-flu-and-covid-vaccine-programmes-brought-forward-due-to-risk-of-new-covid-variant/">NHS flu and covid vaccine programmes brought forward due to risk of new covid variant</a> Millions of eligible people will now be offered a covid vaccine from 11 September, in line with the latest expert guidance on the new covid variant.<div><br /></div><div>This change follows an announcement by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on the risks presented by the new BA.2.86 variant and pre-emptive measures the NHS has been asked to take.</div><div><br /></div><div>The adult covid and flu vaccination programmes had been due to start in October to maximise protection over the winter months, but now those most at risk including adult care home residents will be vaccinated from 11 September. <b>NHS England</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/flu-and-covid-autumn-vaccine-programmes-brought-forward" target="_blank">Flu and COVID autumn vaccine programmes brought forward</a> <b>Department of Health and Social Care</b></li><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-autumn-2023-vaccination-programme-jcvi-update-7-july-2023" target="_blank">Independent report: COVID-19 autumn 2023 vaccination programme: JCVI update</a> <b>Department of Health and Social Care</b></li><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sars-cov-2-genome-sequence-prevalence-and-growth-rate" target="_blank">Research and analysis: SARS-CoV-2: genome sequence prevalence and growth rate</a> <b>UK Health Security Agency</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-59030460298944866272023-08-31T12:23:00.002+01:002023-08-31T12:23:00.133+01:00Coventry NHS boss to keep job despite complaints being upheld<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-66666242?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA">Coventry NHS boss to keep job despite complaints being upheld</a> The chair of an NHS body in charge of health and care in Coventry and Warwickshire is to keep her job, despite criticism from an independent inquiry.<br /><br />Danielle Oum was found <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-65812730" target="_blank">not to have always acted with honesty and integrity</a> in a previous NHS role.<br /><br />But after a review of the issues, she was allowed to remain as chair of the local Integrated Care Board (ICB).<br /><br />NHS England said it continued to offer Ms Oum "its full support". <b>BBC News</b>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-79007930025672529622023-08-31T12:22:00.001+01:002023-08-31T12:22:00.139+01:00Boys who smoke and vape ‘risk passing on damaged genes to their children’<p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/vaping-smoking-health-impact-teenagers-b2401840.html">Boys who smoke and vape ‘risk passing on damaged genes to their children’</a> Boys in their early teens who smoke risk passing on damaged genes to their children, increasing the chances of them developing health problems like asthma, obesity and lung conditions, according to a new study.</p><p>Scientists at Southampton and Bergen universities warn that vaping could also cause similar health conditions. <b>The Independent</b></p><p><b>See also:</b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://clinicalepigeneticsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13148-023-01540-7" target="_blank">Fathers’ preconception smoking and offspring DNA methylation</a> (open access) <b>Clinical Epigenetics</b></li></ul><p></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-82010471675802156462023-08-31T12:21:00.001+01:002023-08-31T12:21:00.140+01:00Lucy Letby inquiry will have power to force witnesses to give evidence<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/30/lucy-letby-inquiry-will-have-power-to-force-witnesses-to-give-evidence">Lucy Letby inquiry will have power to force witnesses to give evidence</a> The inquiry into how Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies will now be able to force witnesses to give evidence.<div><br /></div><div>Ministers agreed to give the inquiry full statutory powers after families said the current investigation would not go far enough in uncovering the truth. <b>The Guardian</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/legal-powers-given-to-lucy-letby-inquiry" target="_blank">Legal powers given to Lucy Letby inquiry</a> <b>Department of Health and Social Care</b></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66597122?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA">Lucy Letby: Inquiry given powers to compel witnesses to give evidence</a> <b>BBC News</b></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2023/aug/31/why-wasnt-lucy-letby-stopped-sooner-podcast">Why wasn’t Lucy Letby stopped sooner? – podcast</a> <b>The Guardian</b></li><li><a href="https://www.itv.com/watch/news/lucy-letby-inquiry-given-powers-to-compel-nhs-bosses-to-give-evidence/rjbl6d4">Lucy Letby inquiry given powers to compel NHS bosses to give evidence</a> <b>ITV News</b></li><li><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/lucy-letby-inquiry-to-be-made-statutory-after-calls-from-bereaved-families-12950855">Lucy Letby: Inquiry to be made statutory after calls from bereaved families</a> <b>Sky News</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-9113452826513123142023-08-31T12:20:00.001+01:002023-08-31T12:20:00.130+01:00‘National tragedy’: figures show large rise in people dying while on NHS waiting list<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/30/national-tragedy-figures-show-large-rise-in-people-dying-while-on-nhs-waiting-list">‘National tragedy’: figures show large rise in people dying while on NHS waiting list</a> More than 120,000 people in England died last year while on the NHS waiting list for hospital treatment, figures obtained by Labour appear to show.<div><br /></div><div>That would be a record high number of such deaths, and is double the 60,000 patients who died in 2017/18.</div><div><br /></div><div>For example, the Royal Free hospital in London said it had had 3,615 such deaths, while there were 2,888 at the Morecambe Bay trust in Cumbria and 2,039 at Leeds teaching hospitals trust. <b>The Guardian</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/patient-deaths-while-on-nhs-waiting-lists-terrible-indictment-of-this-governments-mismanagement-says-bma" target="_blank">Patient deaths while on NHS waiting lists 'terrible indictment of this Government's mismanagement'</a> <b>BMA</b></li><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12463285/Over-120-000-patients-died-year-NHS-waiting-lists-backlog-soared-Official-data.html">Over 120,000 patients died last year on NHS waiting lists as backlog soared: Official data</a> <b>The Daily Mail</b></li><li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/08/31/nhs-patients-dying-waiting-treatment-do/">Hospital waiting list deaths double in five years</a> <b>The Daily Telegraph</b></li><li><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-uk-wes-streeting-rishi-sunak-b2402297.html">More than 121,000 people died waiting for NHS treatment in 2022, Labour says</a> <b>The Independent</b></li></ul></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-76094902638429974682023-08-31T12:19:00.002+01:002023-08-31T12:19:23.870+01:00Record number of men checked for prostate cancer - as charities credit 'Bill Turnbull' effect<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12461545/prostate-cancer-record-Bill-Turnbull-effect.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490">Record number of men checked for prostate cancer - as charities credit 'Bill Turnbull' effect</a> Prostate cancer referrals have reached a record high in the last year thanks to the ‘Bill Turnbull’ effect, a charity has revealed.<div><br /></div><div>New data shows the number of referrals – when a person is sent for extra tests or to a hospital doctor – has risen 17 per cent in the last 12 months.</div><div><br /></div><div>More than a quarter of a million men were referred for suspected urological cancer in England between March 2022 and February 2023. <b>The Daily Mail</b></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-20962871091896908372023-08-30T10:12:00.001+01:002023-08-30T10:12:00.128+01:00NGH shortlisted for national award for way it supports cancer patients<p><a href="https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/ngh-shortlisted-for-national-award-for-way-it-supports-cancer-patients-4272427" target="_blank">NGH shortlisted for national award for way it supports cancer patients</a> <i>Northampton General Hospital</i> is in the running for a national award for the innovative ways it supports cancer patients.</p><p>The Trust’s Macmillan Information & Support Team is vying with eight other UK Trusts in the Cancer Experience of Care Award category of the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA). <b>Northampton Chronical and Echo</b></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-23052517069022751192023-08-30T10:11:00.002+01:002023-08-30T10:11:00.124+01:00CAMHS staff benefit from AI mental health support to improve wellbeing<a href="https://www.digitalhealth.net/2023/08/camhs-staff-benefit-from-ai-mental-health-support-to-improve-wellbeing/">CAMHS staff benefit from AI mental health support to improve wellbeing</a> Staff in CAMHS services at <i>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust</i> (NHFT) and <i>St Andrew’s Healthcare</i> (STAH) have been using <a href="https://www.wysa.com/" target="_blank">Wysa</a>’s AI mental health app to support their wellbeing and mental health. <div><br /></div><div>The project, in collaboration with NHSEI Midlands, NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit, saw Wysa provided to 350 staff members at the hospitals. <b>Digital Health</b></div>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-1307927173835440742023-08-30T10:10:00.001+01:002023-08-30T10:10:00.136+01:00Building community health and care capacity: Reflections from other countries<p><a href="https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/building-community-health-and-care-capacity-reflections-from-other-countries" target="_blank">Building community health and care capacity: Reflections from other countries</a> Changing our services so that more care is provided in community settings and people can leave hospital when they are fit for discharge has been an explicit policy aim for decades. Other, similar countries have been on the same mission and have had more success. Why might this be? This new analysis looks internationally at how our performance compares and how other countries have succeeded in building up community health and care services to understand what England might learn. <b>Nuffield Trust</b></p>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8483665013280098487.post-46045561188772046682023-08-30T10:09:00.001+01:002023-08-30T10:09:00.128+01:00Implications of the NHS workforce plan<div><a href="https://ifs.org.uk/publications/implications-nhs-workforce-plan" target="_blank">Implications of the NHS workforce plan</a> In June, NHS England published its much-awaited long-term workforce plan, which was welcomed across the political spectrum. The plan aims to increase the number of staff employed by the English NHS from around 1.5 million in 2021–22 to between 2.3 and 2.4 million in 2036–37. This would be equivalent to average growth in the size of the NHS workforce of between 3.1% and 3.4% per year. For context, we estimate that NHS staffing numbers grew by around 1.1% per year between 2009–10 and 2019–20. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here, we do not seek to evaluate the merits of the plan, its modelling assumptions or its achievability. Instead, we start from the assumption that the plan will be implemented in full and the <a href="https://ifs.org.uk/sites/default/files/2023-08/R272-Implications-of-the-workforce-plan-IFS%20%282%29.pdf" target="_blank">report</a> considers the potential implications for the size of the NHS workforce and NHS budget in England. <b>Institute for Fiscal Studies</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12459095/NHS-workforce-plan-implies-1-11-workers-employed-health-2036.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490">NHS workforce plan implies 1 in 11 of all workers will be employed in health by 2036</a> <b>The Daily Mail</b></li><li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/08/30/nhs-50bn-recruitment-plan-higher-taxes/">NHS’s £50bn recruitment plan to prompt higher taxes or spending cuts, IFS warns</a> <b>The Daily Telegraph</b></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/30/one-in-11-workers-england-could-nhs-staff-by-2036-37-study">One in 11 workers in England could be NHS staff by 2036-37, study shows</a> <b>The Guardian</b></li></ul><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/30/one-in-11-workers-england-could-nhs-staff-by-2036-37-study"></a>Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Librarieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00298791146011499002noreply@blogger.com0