Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Another CSU on the brink of extinction
Another CSU on the brink of extinction NHS Anglia Commissioning Support Unit is looking at options for merging with another CSU. E-Health Insider
GPs must step up care home support, says CQC
GPs must step up care home support, says CQC GPs must improve support for patients in care homes to cut inappropriate hospital admissions, according to the chief executive of the CQC. GP Online
Improving diagnosis
Improving diagnosis This report found that over a third of young people with cancer (37%) are diagnosed through admission to accident and emergency. This is nearly three times the number of adults diagnosed in this way (13%)1. Of these young people, over a quarter (26%) had already been to see their GP with cancer symptoms. It also highlights that diagnosis through A&E is associated with poorer prognosis and poorer care experience. Teenage Cancer Trust
ICTs and the health sector
ICTs and the health sector "This book examines the whole new world of possibilities in using mobiles and the Internet to address healthcare challenges." OECD
NHS faces biggest challenge in its 65 year existence
NHS faces biggest challenge in its 65 year existence Shake-up essential if NHS to remain free for all OnMedica
Hepatitis C Trust says strategy urgent as related liver disease on the rise
Hepatitis C Trust says strategy urgent as related liver disease on the rise Only 3% of people with hepatitis C are treated each year, yet government is dragging its heels on strategy, says trust.
Talks begin over doctors' contracts
Talks begin over doctors' contracts Ministers are set for a clash with doctors' union leaders over the proposed introduction of seven-day working as talks on new contracts begin today.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
It was free press that exposed Liverpool Care Pathway failings, says leading medic
It was free press that exposed Liverpool Care Pathway failings, says leading medic The failings of the controversial Liverpool Care Pathway would not have been exposed had it not been for the press, a leading medical figure has claimed. The Daily Telegraph
Monday, 14 October 2013
KGH lost patient’s medical records
KGH lost patient’s medical records A pensioner is demanding answers from hospital bosses after he was told records relating to an operation he had last year had been misplaced. Northamptonshire Telegraph
KGH’s litigation costs revealed
KGH’s litigation costs revealed Patients were awarded almost £4m in claims against Kettering General Hospital in 2012-13, figures from the NHS Litigation Authority have revealed. Northamptonshire Telegraph
It’s time clinical encounters became human encounters
It’s time clinical encounters became human encounters In this blog, Alf Collins looks at the Transforming Participation in Health and Care guidance from NHS England and the importance of building on the good start provided by the guidance to ensure that clinical encounters became human encounters. The Health Foundation
Cancer carers 'need more training'
Cancer carers 'need more training' Some carers looking after cancer patients in the UK are carrying out vital healthcare tasks without always having adequate training, says a charity. BBC News
NHS Savile abuse probe widened
NHS Savile abuse probe widened The probe into Jimmy Savile's abuse of NHS patients has been extended to include more hospitals, says the health secretary. BBC News
Vitamin D supplements may not strengthen bones
Vitamin D supplements may not strengthen bones "Bad news for osteoporosis sufferers: Vitamin D supplements 'do not help bone health'," The Independent warns. The claim comes after the publication of a major study into the effects of vitamin D supplements on bone density.
Total cost of cancer in the EU: €126 billion
Total cost of cancer in the EU: €126 billion Study shows variation in spending across countries OnMedica
See also:
See also:
- Cancer costing Europe 'billions' BBC News
Hospitals set to lose £2bn a year from budgets from April 2015
Hospitals set to lose £2bn a year from budgets from April 2015 Money to be used to fulfil ministerial pledges to promote closer integration of health and social care services.
GPs 'turning us into a nation of pill poppers'
GPs 'turning us into a nation of pill poppers' Britain is becoming a nation of pill poppers, with GPs too quick to prescribe anti-depressants, according to mental health experts. The Daily Telegraph
NHS fills nursing shortage by turning to Spain and Portugal
NHS fills nursing shortage by turning to Spain and Portugal
A shortage of British-trained nurses is forcing NHS hospital trusts to look for staff overseas as they struggle to keep wards adequately staffed. The Independent
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See also:
An NHS free at the point of use could soon be a thing of the past, officials warn
An NHS free at the point of use could soon be a thing of the past, officials warn
A National Health Service free at the point of use will soon be "unsustainable", if the political parties do not come forward with radical plans for change before the 2015 election, top health officials have warned. The Independent
Thousands with secondary breast cancer ‘being failed’
Thousands with secondary breast cancer ‘being failed’
Thousands of women living with secondary breast cancer are being “failed” by the health service and urgent action needs to be taken to improve care and support services, a leading charity has said. The Independent
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