Tuesday, 10 January 2023

Diabetes artificial pancreas tech recommended for thousands on NHS

Diabetes artificial pancreas tech recommended for thousands on NHS More than 100,000 people in England and Wales with type 1 diabetes could soon be offered new technology to manage their condition on the NHS.

The system uses a glucose sensor under the skin to automatically calculate how much insulin is delivered via a pump.

Health assessors said it was the best way of controlling diabetes, barring a cure.

A charity said it would transform lives and was the "closest thing to a working pancreas". BBC News

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Excess deaths in 2022 among worst in 50 years

Excess deaths in 2022 among worst in 50 years More than 650,000 deaths were registered in the UK in 2022 - 9% more than 2019.

This represents one of the largest excess death levels outside the pandemic in 50 years.

Though far below peak pandemic levels, it has prompted questions about why more people are still dying than normal.

Data indicates pandemic effects on health and NHS pressures are among the leading explanations. BBC News
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NHS staff have to work harder to ‘justify’ more pay, Steve Barclay tells furious unions

NHS staff have to work harder to ‘justify’ more pay, Steve Barclay tells furious unions Planned strikes by NHS workers looked set to go ahead after trade union leaders branded talks with Steve Barclay over pay “bitterly disappointing” and an “insult”.

A walkout of ambulance workers will go ahead on Wednesday after the failed crisis talks, during which Mr Barclay told union leaders any pay increase would have to involve greater “productivity and efficiency” from staff. The Independent
 
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Staffing ‘crisis’ means £200m extra care beds plan won’t work, health bosses warn

Staffing ‘crisis’ means £200m extra care beds plan won’t work, health bosses warn The staffing “crisis” in the home care sector means the government’s £200m discharging fund to tackle the NHS winter crisis will not work, care home bosses have warned.

Chronic understaffing has left homes with “beds but no staff” to take NHS patients on and home care services have been forced to reduce their support or give back contracts due, sector leaders have told The Independent. The Independent

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NHS '100%' needs reform, says Chair of Health Select Committee

NHS '100%' needs reform, says Chair of Health Select Committee The Chair of the Health Select Committee, Conservative MP, Steve Brine joined us from Central Lobby in the Houses of Parliament. Channel 4 News

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Patients face being treated in cabins at hospital car parks under new plans to beat overcrowding

Patients face being treated in cabins at hospital car parks under new plans to beat overcrowding Patients could be treated in cabins in car parks under plans to beat overcrowding and improve ambulance response times.

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said hospitals would be given £50million to rent or buy temporary 'modular units' to boost capacity within weeks.

The NHS has a list of approved 'modular unit' suppliers, one of which is Portakabin. They became a fixture of school playgrounds in the 1970s and 80s to accommodate space for extra pupils. Units will be fitted with additional beds or chairs where patients can be treated and observed or wait to be seen or sent home. The Daily Mail

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Kids should be taught 'not to bother NHS': Strategy paper demands huge 'cultural shift'

Kids should be taught 'not to bother NHS': Strategy paper demands huge 'cultural shift' Children should be taught about which illnesses can be treated at home, according to experts.

Doctors and pharmacists have called for a 'wholesale cultural shift' towards self-care.

Having the public know when it is appropriate to to A&E or see a GP would help ease pressure on the ailing NHS in future, they claim. The Daily Mail

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Monday, 9 January 2023

Two more days of strike action for East Midlands Ambulance Service staff across Northamptonshire over ‘increasingly bitter’ pay dispute

Two more days of strike action for East Midlands Ambulance Service staff across Northamptonshire over ‘increasingly bitter’ pay dispute Two more days of industrial action for paramedics and ambulance service staff are coming up and they will include employees in Northamptonshire.

GMB union members - who took part in strikes on December 21, 2022 - will partake in another day of action on Wednesday (January 11) - after it was moved from its original date of December 28, 2022 - and members of trade union, Unite, will strike on January 23 over an “increasingly bitter” pay dispute with the Government. Both strikes will include East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) staff and will last for 24 hours. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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Modular building set to replace A&E gazebo at Northampton General

Modular building set to replace A&E gazebo at Northampton General A temporary building is set to arrive at a hospital to replace a gazebo used as an accident and emergency waiting room since the summer.

Northampton General Hospital said it will be a "much-improved" indoor, heated waiting room for emergency patients. BBC Northampton

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Kettering General Hospital relaxes visiting restrictions as Covid cases fall

Kettering General Hospital relaxes visiting restrictions as Covid cases fall Kettering General Hospital patients will be allowed visitors again from today (Friday) after a fall in Covid cases meant restrictions could be relaxed.

NHS bosses suspended visiting at adult inpatient wards on December 29, having triggered its critical incident status because of the demand on its services.

Only compassionate visiting was allowed, with staff offering increased virtual visits, although maternity and paediatrics were not affected by the measures. Northamptonshire Telegraph

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Under pressure: what will 2023 hold for the health and care system? 

Under pressure: what will 2023 hold for the health and care system? It goes without saying that this is an exceptionally difficult time for many that work in, or rely on, health and care services in England. Does 2023 hold out hope of something better? The King's Fund
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Guidance on developing the joint forward plan

Guidance on developing the joint forward plan This guidance supports integrated care boards (ICBs) and their partner NHS trusts and foundation trusts (referred to collectively in this guidance as partner trusts) to develop their first 5-year joint forward plans (JFPs) with system partners. NHS England
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    New partnership to boost research into vaccines for cancer

    New partnership to boost research into vaccines for cancer Trials into vaccines for cancer and wider diseases will accelerate after the government reached a historic agreement with a leading biopharmaceutical firm to bring revolutionary research to England.

    A memorandum of understanding will be signed today by Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay and the Germany-based company BioNTech, which previously developed a world-leading COVID-19 vaccine with Pfizer. Department of Health and Social Care
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    Up to £250 million to speed up hospital discharge

    Up to £250 million to speed up hospital discharge Thousands of extra medically fit patients will be discharged from hospitals into community care settings, such as care homes, over the coming weeks to free up hospital beds and reduce pressure on the NHS, the Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay is set to announce today [Monday 9 December].

    The government will make available up to £200 million of additional funding to immediately buy short-term care placements to allow people to be discharged safely from hospitals into the community where they will receive the care they need to recover before returning to their homes. Department of Health and Social Care

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    Union talks aimed at ending strike action

    Union talks aimed at ending strike action Ministers are holding separate talks with health, teaching and rail unions to try to bring an end to the country's various strike actions.

    Rishi Sunak said the talks were a "positive development" but any pay deals had to be "affordable".

    Unions welcomed the discussions but insist pay rises for nurses in this financial year must be addressed.

    The government has so far only agreed to discuss a settlement for the next financial year, which starts in April. BBC News

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    Half of NHS trusts providing or planning food banks for staff

    Half of NHS trusts providing or planning food banks for staff Soaring cost of living forces nurses and health workers to seek help from charities through free meals and voucher schemes

    More than half of NHS trusts and health boards are either providing or planning food banks for staff, new research suggests, as the cost of living soars.

    In a survey that lays bare the catastrophic impact that the rising cost of food, energy and housing is having on health workers, NHS Charities Together and the Observer have found that thousands of NHS staff – including nurses – are already seeking help from food banks, with numbers expected to rise in the coming months.
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    One in 20 people were infected with Covid at Christmas, data shows

    One in 20 people were infected with Covid at Christmas, data shows One in 20 people were infected with Covid over the Christmas break, experts believe.

    Cases are estimated to have doubled during December, just as the XBB.1.5 'Kraken' variant began to sweep Britain. Analysts say almost three million people had the virus in the festive week, mirroring levels seen during the summer when experts wanted the return of pandemic-era restrictions like masks. The Daily Mail
     
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    Friday, 30 December 2022

    We are taking a short break

    We'll be back with all the national and local health news and updates on Monday the 9th of January.

    Wishing all our readers a very happy 2023.



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    Critical incident declared at Northampton and Kettering hospitals as NHS battles “toughest winter”

    Critical incident declared at Northampton and Kettering hospitals as NHS battles “toughest winter” Bosses at NHS acute hospitals in Northampton and Kettering have declared a critical incident in response to “significant ongoing pressure” as the health service battles “one of the toughest winters in its history”.

    A spokesman for Northampton General Hospital and Kettering General Hospital trusts said the decision was taken to “help our teams to ensure patients continue to receive safe and appropriate care.” Northamptonshire Telegraph

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    Number of defibrillators to be increased with new funding

    Number of defibrillators to be increased with new funding The public will have faster access to life-saving defibrillators as the government announces a new £1 million fund to increase the number of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in communities most in need - providing an estimated 1,000 new defibrillators in community spaces across England. Department of Health and Social Care
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