Health funding in Northamptonshire cut by a fifth, report reveals Public health funding per head in Northamptonshire has been cut by a fifth over six years in real terms, analysis reveals.
Health leaders and charities have urged the Government to increase spending after figures showed England’s public health grant has fallen by around £1 billion in real terms since 2015-16. Northamptonshire Telegraph
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Safety net plans revealed for 12-to-15s who miss out on Covid vaccines in Northamptonshire schools Students who miss out on vaccines in schools because they catch Covid will still get their jabs.
Hundreds of 12-to-15-year-olds are among the nearly 18,000 who have tested positive in Northamptonshire during the last 28 days and many of them are still not in school, learning at home while self-isolating. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Midwives working 20-hour days with no breaks at hospital, watchdog report finds Staff shortages left midwives at hospitals at one NHS trust in Kent working 20-hour days with little time for a break, a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found.
Inspectors found there were not enough maternity staff with the right qualifications or training to keep women safe from “avoidable harm” at hospitals run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, and on occasions the shortages meant women were transferred to other hospitals during labour. The Independent
Booster Covid jabs will be key to keeping pressure off Northamptonshire NHS hospitals, say health chiefs Health chiefs are confident vaccine boosters will stop severe Covid cases putting more pressure on the NHS in Northamptonshire.
Seven deaths in county hospitals and care homes within the last week were confirmed yesterday by the NHS and Office for National Statistics. Northamptonshire Telegraph
New boss for Kettering hospice trust Kettering' s Cransley Hospice Trust has announced Philip Talbot as its new chief executive. Northamptonshire Telegraph
St Andrew’s Healthcare CEO to step down from Northampton mental health hospital Katie Fisher, CEO of St Andrew’s Healthcare, who has led the charity through a “major transformation” during one of the most challenging periods in the healthcare sector has decided to step down from her position. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Northampton care home put in special measures after getting worst possible rating in scathing report by inspectors A Northampton care home has been placed into special measures after being given the worst possible rating in a scathing report by inspectors.
Oakwood Nursing Home has been rated as 'inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in a report published last week following a visit in August. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Heroin users warned over deadly drugs '100 times stronger than morphine' still circulating in Northamptonshire Police are warning drug users about a potentially deadly cutting agent still circulating in Northamptonshire.
Officers first sounded an alert over the agent isotonitazene back in July and believe it was directly linked to at least four dangerous overdoses in Kettering last month. Northamptonshire TelegraphAll the Northamptonshire neighbourhoods with Covid case rates THREE TIMES the UK average Protection from vaccines is keeping the number of hospital cases and deaths lower than during the second wave of the pandemic earlier this year.
But experts are concerned the virus is still being spread at the same time as flu season is fast approaching.
Weekly rates in parts of Kettering, and clusters of villages near Wellingborough and Northampton are now over 1,000 per 100,000 people — around three times the UK average. Northamptonshire Telegraph
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Health is wealth – investors can no longer afford to ignore it The link between health and prosperity has been rammed home by the pandemic. In 2008, a government-commissioned review found poor health cost the UK economy around £100bn per year. This year, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) estimated there was an eye-watering £300bn in lost economic output, excluding direct health care costs. The Health Foundation
More Northamptonshire pupils unhappy with mental health than almost anywhere else in England, data reveals More children in Northamptonshire are unhappy with their mental health than almost anywhere else in England, according to a survey.
Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza said a fifth of children in the country felt this way – making it their top concern – and praised them as being part of a “survivor generation”. Northamptonshire Telegraph
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Chart of the week: In which areas of England and Wales are more people dying at home? With death rates and trends changing dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic, Laura Schlepper takes a look at which regions of England and Wales have seen the biggest changes in the rate of deaths at home. Nuffield Trust
New breast cancer drug ‘reduces risk of disease progression or death’ A new breast cancer drug reduces the risk of death or disease progression by 72 per cent compared to an existing treatment, AstraZeneca has announced.
The British company worked with another pharmaceutical giant on the drug, the Daiichi Sankyo Company, which has its headquarters in Japan. They said the results of its trial of Enhertu were “groundbreaking” and showed “a strong trend towards improved overall survival.” The Independent
'Don't ask Google, ask a doctor' experts' tell Northamptonshire teens in two minds about Covid jabs Teenagers in two minds over getting a Covid jab are being told to talk to health professionals in Northamptonshire rather than turn to Google.
All 16 and 17-year-olds can now book vaccinations on the NHS website as well as drop in at a number of walk-in clinics across the county. Northamptonshire TelegraphPodcast about life behind the scenes at Northampton mental health hospital reaches 20,000 downloads A Northampton mental health nurse's podcast about his service users and colleagues created in a bid to break down stigmas has reached 20,000 downloads.
John-Barry Waldron was inspired to start On The Ward in 2019 by the people he has cared for for 15 years at St Andrew's Healthcare's centre in Billing Road. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Police confirm 23 reports of believed drink spiking in nine Northampton venues since start of September Detectives have confirmed more reports from people who believe their drinks may have been spiked during nights out in Northampton.
A Northamptonshire Police spokesman confirmed on Wednesday (October 6) they are now investigating a total of 23 cases where men and women who have suffered a range of ill-effects after drinking alcohol in the town, some requiring medical attention. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
How has the productivity of UK health care changed between 1997 and 2019? Between 1997 and 2018, productivity across the UK NHS grew by 22%, at an average of around 0.9% per year.
This is higher than the total productivity of the public sector (0.2%) but lower than that of the whole UK economy (1.2%). The Health Foundation
KGH's plans to make sure it doesn't run out of beds this winter Kettering General Hospital bosses have outlined plans to make sure they have enough beds for sick patients as they prepare for a tough winter. Northamptonshire Telegraph
