Why do diagnostics matter? Maximising the potential of diagnostics services This briefing explores the role that diagnostics play in underpinning much of the activity that takes place in the health and care system, the policy focus to date and where attention is needed to ensure diagnostic capacity and capability are fit for the future. The King's Fund
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Children at risk of catching measles, mumps and rubella as NHS figures show hundreds missing out on vaccine in Northamptonshire Hundreds of under-fives in Northamptonshire could be at risk of catching measles, mumps and rubella as more than one in ten have not been vaccinated by their fifth birthday, new figures reveal. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust wins three awards at the annual Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards On Thursday 6 October 2022, Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust picked up three award wins at the annual Positive Practice in Mental Health Awards.
The three awards that the team took home were the “All Age Crisis and Acute Care for the Integrated Response Hub”, the “Seni Lewis Award for the Liaison and Diversion Team with Northants Police” and an “Outstanding Leadership Award” for Adam Smith, Deputy Director of Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism. About My Area
Heart attack responses a ‘shambles’ as patients face eight-hour ambulance waits Senior doctors have sent a warning over the “shambles” of heart attack care after pressures on the NHS have left patients waiting eight hours for an ambulance.
The caution comes as several hospitals in the past week have declared critical incidents over the level of pressure on their emergency care services. The Independent
NHS faces consultant exodus The NHS is facing a potential exodus of senior doctors as punitive pay and pensions rules force many consultants to consider quitting, the BMA has warned.
The association’s consultants committee has told the Government the health service could face a ‘tidal wave of resignations’ during the next year, after a survey of consultants in England revealed 44 per cent were planning to leave their roles ‘in some capacity’ in the next 12 months. BMA
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‘Exploited’ foreign doctors worry about risk to UK patients Doctors recruited from some of the world's poorest countries to work in UK hospitals say they're being exploited - and believe they're so overworked they fear putting patients' health at risk.
A BBC investigation has found evidence that doctors from Nigeria are being recruited by a British healthcare company and expected to work in private hospitals under conditions not allowed in the National Health Service. BBC News
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Thousands of pancreatic cancer patients die early 'because their disease is MISSED on scans' Thousands of patients are dying early because pancreatic cancer is being missed on scans, a damning study has warned.
Northamptonshire ambulance crews join NHS nurses and midwives in strike ballots Thousands of East Midlands Ambulance Service workers in Northamptonshire are being urged to vote to strike for the first time in 40 years.
Around 2,000 GMB Union members across the region will be balloted after 88 percent voted in favour of taking industrial action in protest over NHS pay. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Cancer patient, 77, sat and slept in chair for 48 hours at Northampton General Hospital as there were no free beds A 77-year-old woman with cancer was left to sit and sleep in a chair at Northampton General Hospital for 48 hours because there were no beds available. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital bring back face masks and visiting restrictions following rise in Covid cases Bosses at Northamptonshire’s two main hospitals have told anybody entering the hospital to wear facemasks and there will be restricted visiting hours following a rise in Covid cases.
New measures from Thursday (October 6) follow data from NHS England which confirmed the number of patients being treated for Covid more than QUADRUPLED at Northamptonshire General Hospital in a week from 13 to 64 by 8am Wednesday (October 5). Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Aids charity’s concern at fewer HIV tests being done in Northamptonshire Aids charities are concerned that HIV testing rates in Northamptonshire dropped by nearly a third since before the Covid pandemic.
Every year, thousands of people in the UK are infected with HIV, a disease which attacks the immune system. Northamptonshire Telegraph
The cost-of-living crisis is a health emergency too For the second time in 2 years, the UK is in the midst of an economic and health crisis. The rising cost of living risks many being unable to afford essentials to maintain their health, and bringing increased stress and anxiety as families try to make ends meet. The Health Foundation
Emergency 999 call operators set to walk out for first time in strike over BT pay Emergency 999 call handlers have gone on strike with colleagues from BT - which runs their phone lines - in a row over pay.
Hundreds of operators were set to walk out on Thursday, with the union behind the action warning there could be disruption to emergency services as a result.
The Communication Workers Union said it was the first time 999 call operators had gone on strike. The Independent
NHS calls for more steward volunteers to boost community's immunity in North Northants The NHS and NHS Volunteer Responders are calling for more people in North Northamptonshire to volunteer to support the Covid-19 vaccination programme to protect the health of their community and those most at risk.
North Northamptonshire needs 100 more steward volunteers to step forward to support at local vaccination sites, and existing local volunteers are once again being asked to reach for their high-vis vests and book volunteering shifts. Northamptonshire Telegraph
UK economic policies ‘likely to cause many more deaths than Covid’ The UK government’s economic policies are “likely” to have caused a “great many more deaths” than the Covid pandemic, an academic has claimed.
Researchers said their “not only shocking but shameful” statistics showed that almost 335,000 more deaths than expected were recorded across Scotland, England and Wales over an eight-year period. The Independent
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