NHS performance summary: November - December 2021 NHS England published the latest data on key activity and performance measures for November and December of 2021. Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports were also published for the week beginning 3 January 2022, giving a more up-to-date analysis of how the NHS is coping this winter. Here we show the performance against some key targets, including those set out in the 2021/22 operational planning guidance published in September. Nuffield Trust
Monday, 17 January 2022
Plugging the gap: estimating the demand and supply of jobs by sector in 2030
Plugging the gap: estimating the demand and supply of jobs by sector in 2030 This research report projects that as a result of population ageing, Covid-19 and Brexit, the UK economy could see a shortfall of 2.6 million workers by 2030 – almost twice the workforce of the NHS. Amid continued labour market challenges, ILC calls on government to develop a comprehensive workforce strategy to tackle future shortages. International Longevity Centre-UK
New advertising drive calling on young people to Get Boosted Now
New advertising drive calling on young people to Get Boosted Now A new advertising campaign to encourage 18 to 34 year olds to get their vital COVID-19 booster jabs has launched as uptake among young people is lower than other age groups.
While more than 80% of eligible adults in England have had a booster jab, just 57% of eligible 18 to 34 year olds have been boosted. Department of Health and Social Care
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- Hundreds of thousands of teens to get boosted on NHS NHS England
- Guidance: SARS-CoV-2 variants of public health interest UK Health Security Agency
- Guidance: The R value and growth rate UK Health Security Agency
Covid in the UK: Reported cases at lowest level for a month
Covid in the UK: Reported cases at lowest level for a month The UK has reported another 81,713 coronavirus cases, the lowest daily level seen since 15 December.
The apparent ebbing of the Omicron wave comes as some experts claim the end of the pandemic is in sight for the UK.
However, the number of deaths within 28 days of a test remains high, with 1,843 over the past seven days - a 45% rise from the previous week. BBC News
See also:
- Covid-19: Cases falling in UK cautiously good news - epidemiologist BBC News
- Covid: Self-isolation cut to five full days in England BBC News
- 'High confidence' Omicron is less severe in UK BBC News
- Babies in England hospitals with Omicron as a precaution BBC News
- Covid vaccine: Your concerns answered BBC News
- Covid: Why are 12-15s now being double-jabbed? BBC News
- What happens to the 500,000 people who are still shielding? The Daily Mail
- How many people in YOUR area have Covid? Interactive map reveals UK's Omicron hotspots The Daily Mail
- Covid booster jabs in England to be thrown away as demand falls The Guardian
- The NHS isn’t ‘coping’ with Omicron – just ask doctors and patients | Rachel Clarke The Guardian
- ‘Encouraging signs’ plan B Covid measures may soon be lifted in England The Guardian
- Long Covid: Poorest patients denied specialist NHS treatment The Independent
- Vulnerable people denied vaccines by ‘anti-vaxxer’ carers and families The Independent
NHS Tracker: How is the NHS in your area coping this winter?
NHS Tracker: How is the NHS in your area coping this winter? A combination of winter and the ongoing Covid pandemic is placing a huge strain on hospitals.
Patients are facing long waits for emergency treatment and wards are short of beds.
Enter a postcode to find out what is happening in your area. BBC News
Nottingham NHS trust 'told staff not to discuss bullying'
Nottingham NHS trust 'told staff not to discuss bullying' A union says confidentiality clauses are being unfairly used at an NHS trust where bullying and discrimination were highlighted in a recent inspection.
Unison said Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust uses the clauses - which it says are effectively gagging orders - in settlement agreements.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said such clauses are unacceptable. BBC News
Unison said Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust uses the clauses - which it says are effectively gagging orders - in settlement agreements.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said such clauses are unacceptable. BBC News
Revealed: Dozens of deaths and stillbirths at maternity units cost hospital trust £103m in damages over decade
Revealed: Dozens of deaths and stillbirths at maternity units cost hospital trust £103m in damages over decade More than £100 million has been paid out in damages by one hospital trust over 10 years after its maternity units were accused of being responsible for dozens of deaths and stillbirths, Channel 4 News can reveal.
Vulnerable women starved to death in NHS hospital following 'unacceptable' failures
Vulnerable women starved to death in NHS hospital following 'unacceptable' failures “Unacceptable” failures by a mental health hospital to manage the physical healthcare of a woman detained under the mental health act contributed to her starving to death, The Independent has learned.
Heart attack patient raises alarm after NHS advised him to make own way to hospital
Heart attack patient raises alarm after NHS advised him to make own way to hospital An ambulance service has apologised after a man having a heart attack was advised to get himself to hospital or face a long wait.
Graham Reagan said his son had to drive him to hospital after being told the nearest ambulance was 30 to 40 miles away. The Guardian
Friday, 14 January 2022
Northampton care home set six-month deadline to get better after being labelled inadequate by inspectors
Northampton care home set six-month deadline to get better after being labelled inadequate by inspectors A Northampton care home has been given a six-month deadline to improve after being placed in 'special measures.' Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Northampton couple to run 48KM in 21 hours for neonatal ward after they saved son's life
Northampton couple to run 48KM in 21 hours for neonatal ward after they saved son's life A Northampton couple will be running 48 kilometres in 21 hours in later this year to raise funds for the Gosset Ward, at Northampton General Hospital, after staff there saved their premature baby's life. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Patients waiting for treatment face difficult journey as NHS recovery challenge grows
Patients waiting for treatment face difficult journey as NHS recovery challenge grows The situation on the ground right now across health and care services illustrates the incredibly difficult journey faced by patients waiting for treatment, and by staff in NHS and care services, given the waiting list has now reached the once unthinkable 6 million mark. Nuffield Trust
See also:
- Government must be honest about consequences of not introducing new COVID-19 measures for the NHS The Health Foundation
- ‘It is clear that the road to recovery will not be a smooth one for NHS services’ The King's Fund
- One in NINE people in England now on NHS waiting list amid Omicron wave The Daily Mail
- Record 6m people waiting for routine hospital treatment in England The Guardian
Overcoming health inequalities in ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods
Overcoming health inequalities in ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods This report, published jointly with the Northern Health Science Alliance, shows the devastating impact of poor health for those living in deprived areas and left behind neighbourhoods (LBNs) and makes a number of recommendations to overcome the health inequalities faced by people living in these places. All-Party Parliamentary Group for ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods
Caring in Covid
Caring in Covid To help record and highlight the response of the not-for-profit sector, this collection of stories from NCF members describes care, communities and leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic. National Care Forum
Record number of NHS ambulance call outs for life-threatening conditions in December, despite jump in Omicron absences
Record number of NHS ambulance call outs for life-threatening conditions in December, despite jump in Omicron absences NHS staff dealt with the highest ever number of life-threatening ambulance call outs last month, new figures show today. Ambulances responded to 82,000 category one calls in December, an average of one every 33 seconds and higher than any other month on record. NHS England
Self-isolation for those with COVID-19 can end after 5 full days following 2 negative LFD tests
Self-isolation for those with COVID-19 can end after 5 full days following 2 negative LFD tests From Monday 17 January, people with COVID-19 in England can end their self-isolation after 5 full days, as long as they test negative on day 5 and day 6. Department of Health and Social Care
See also:
- Free PPE for frontline extended for another year Department of Health and Social Care
- New advertising drive calling on young people to Get Boosted Now Department of Health and Social Care
- Statement to Parliament: Oral statement on the government's COVID-19 response Department of Health and Social Care
- Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam to step down as Deputy Chief Medical Officer in March 2022 Department of Health and Social Care
- National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published UK Health Security Agency
Covid in pregnancy linked to birth-related complications
Covid in pregnancy linked to birth-related complications A new study has linked Covid-19 to complications during pregnancy.
Scottish researchers found that women who catch the virus near the end of pregnancy were more vulnerable to birth-related complications.
They are more likely to suffer them than women who catch Covid in early pregnancy or not at all. BBC News
See also:
- SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination rates in pregnant women in Scotland (open access) Nature Medicine
- The best of Jonathan Van-Tam's Covid analogies BBC News
- Covid isolation period cut to five full days in England - Javid BBC News
- Lockdown parties in No 10 on eve of Prince Philip's funeral BBC News
- WHO warns that repeated booster shots are not sustainable The Daily Mail
- Covid UK: Cases fall by nearly 40% in a week to 109,133 as Omicron wave continues to collapse The Daily Mail
- Boris's ex-communications director 'apologises unreservedly for anger and hurt caused' over boozy 'lockdown-breaking party' at Downing Street on eve of Prince Philip's funeral The Daily Mail
- ‘Red levels of staffing are the norm’: NHS workers on coping with Covid The Guardian
- 'Tonight, we're going viral': the Jonathan Van-Tam quotes that won't be forgotten – video The Guardian
- Renewed calls for PM to resign over parties on eve of Philip funeral The Guardian
- Boris Johnson’s former spokesperson ‘apologises unreservedly’ for No 10 party during Covid restrictions The Independent
- Downing Street inquiry ‘set to find parties were not criminal The Independent
- Covid-19: Number of NHS staff off work in England is falling The Independent
- NHS under pressure all over, but where are the pinch points? Sky News
Skin cancer: Newcastle University test predicts spread of melanoma
Skin cancer: Newcastle University test predicts spread of melanoma Scientists have developed a test which reliably predicts the spread or return of the most deadly form of skin cancer.
The Newcastle University team made the breakthrough in understanding how skin cancer tumours grow.
The test, known as AMBLor, is applied to a standard biopsy of the primary melanoma when it is removed. BBC News
NHS chief warned Sajid Javid that deal for private hospitals could waste of taxpayers' money
NHS chief warned Sajid Javid that deal for private hospitals could waste of taxpayers' money NHS England's boss told Sajid Javid the £90million a month deal to rope in private hospitals if Covid spiralled out of control could waste taxpayer money, it emerged today.
The three-month contract sees private healthcare staff and facilities put on standby to help, should Omicron trigger unsustainable levels of hospital admissions or staff absences. The Daily Mail
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Glandular fever may be the biggest cause of multiple sclerosis
Glandular fever may be the biggest cause of multiple sclerosis Glandular fever may be the biggest cause of multiple sclerosis, a major study has concluded.
Harvard scientists say they have 'compelling evidence' the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which causes the 'kissing disease'/mononucleosis – is to blame.
They tracked the prevalence of MS among 10million soldiers in the US military over the course of two decades. Volunteers regularly had blood tests taken to see if they had EBV. The Daily Mail
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