Three deaths investigated involving NHS non-emergency 111 hotline

Three deaths investigated involving NHS non-emergency 111 hotline:
Three deaths and another 19 “potentially serious" incidents are being investigated in relation to the NHS's 111 non-emergency helpline, which was rolled out nationally last month. Independent

One manual shouldn't dictate US mental health research - New Scientist

One manual shouldn't dictate US mental health research The controversies swirling around the imminent update of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, produced by the American Psychiatric Association, have badly hurt confidence in psychiatric diagnosis. The problem ... And now we have ... New Scientist

Junior doctor 'wrongly gives cancer all-clear to hundreds of women'

Junior doctor 'wrongly gives cancer all-clear to hundreds of women': Around 250 patients who attended a breast cancer clinic at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset between January 2011 and July last year have been asked back to have reassessments. Health - Mail online

Hospital 'not reporting hundreds of blundering doctors'

Hospitals 'not reporting hundreds of blundering doctors': Almost 200 doctors have not been reported to the General Medical Council for potentially fatal errors despite new legislation following the Harold Shipman case. Telegraph

New NHS helpline is putting people's lives at risk, say doctors

New NHS helpline is putting people's lives at risk, say doctors:
The new NHS 111 system is putting lives at risk because operators are making "inappropriate" decisions, GPs have warned in a damning report obtained by The Independent.

Quarter of adults 'walk hour a week'

Quarter of adults 'walk hour a week': A Ramblers poll suggests a quarter of adults walk for no more than one hour each week. BBC News - Health

NHS England to publish IT strategy

NHS England to publish IT strategy: NHS England is developing an NHS Technology Strategy and Roadmap, setting a national direction for NHS IT. EHI News

'Health Online' to push records access

'Health Online' to push records access: NHS England is running a 'Health Online Programme' working towards 100% electronic referrals and patient access to their records online by 2015. EHI News

Health chiefs at a Northamptonshire hospital told to make “urgent” improvements

Health chiefs at a Northamptonshire hospital told to make “urgent” improvements: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has today told Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust it must make urgent improvements to comply with the national standards of quality and safety. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

See also:

• KGH criticised over lack of cleanliness and delays Evening Telegraph
• Hospital told to improve urgently BBC Northamptonshire

Drinkers' field hospital in Northampton put on hold - Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Drinkers' field hospital in Northampton put on hold - Northampton Chronicle & Echo:

Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Drinkers' field hospital in Northampton put on hold Northampton Chronicle & Echo The aim was to intercept ill and injured revellers before they went to Northampton General Hospital's over-run A&E department, but numbers of patients have dropped so much the scheme has now been halted. A spokeswoman for EMAS said: “The scheme is not ...

Three die from new C. diff strain

Three die from new C. diff strain: Three patients in Scotland die after catching a new strain of the Clostridium difficile bug - the first reported cases worldwide. BBC News

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• New strain of superbug C. Diff kills three hospital patients in Scotland The Daily Mail

Why does the NHS keep making the same mistakes?

Why does the NHS keep making the same mistakes? The NHS non-emergency 111 telephone line may be a new feature - but the chaos surrounding its roll out is as old as the health service itself. BBC News

Under-50s' breast cancers top 10,000

Under-50s' breast cancers top 10,000: The number of British women under 50 having breast cancer diagnosed has reached 10,000 annually for the first time. BBC News

See also:

• Under-50s with breast cancer at record high The Daily Telegraph
• Breast cancer cases soar to 27 a day among the under-50s... and experts fear modern lifestyles are to blame The Daily Mail

'Manipulation' of vaccination fears

'Manipulation' of vaccination fears: MMR scare 'could have international consequences' BBC News

Insight Dashboard goes public

Insight Dashboard goes public: An Insight Dashboard being developed by NHS England to display patient experience data will be made available to the public. E-Health Insider

Patients need more help with medicine, say experts

Patients need more help with medicine, say experts:

Up to 50% of patients don’t take medicine as prescribed Related items from OnMedica Talk to teens more about medicines they take, pharmacists urged Texts can help patients take their meds Online access to meds without prescription on rise, warn pharmacists New symbol denoting meds under extra scrutiny adopted across Europe

The state of caring 2013

The state of caring 2013: This report details the results of a survey of over 3,000 carers across the UK and shows that many are struggling alone without advice or support and are seeing caring taking a toll on their health, family finances and careers as a result. It also highlights five challenges to improve carers’ lives.

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• Carers UK - publications

Supporting structures: a soft intelligence report on commissioning support units (CSUs)

Supporting structures: a soft intelligence report on commissioning support units (CSUs): This report gathers together data from inteviews from 18 CSU managing directors and includes budgets and lists of core CCG customers along with structures and strategies of the CSUs which together employ more than 7,000 staff. It provides an insight into the challenges faced by CSUs and views on private sector involvement.

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• Campden Health - news

Primary concerns: a survey of healthcare professionals

Primary concerns: a survey of healthcare professionals: This survey of GPs, practice managers and nurses reveals a lack of support for the recent NHS reforms. As well as polling participants on attitudes towards the changes and the impact of these changes, the survey also asked NHS staff about their opinions on the quality of care and alternative therapies.

• Report
• Campden Health - news

New bird flu strain requires vigilance researchers warn

New bird flu strain requires vigilance researchers warn: Most of the UK media are reporting on a worrying new strain of bird flu in China – the H7N9 strain of the bird flu virus.

According to the media, virology experts at a recent press conference warned that the virus "should not be taken lightly". This warning was prompted by new genetic research into the disease and by news that the virus is thought to have killed 24 people and infected at least 126 in China.