Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Data and patient safety - are we asking the right questions?
Data and patient safety - are we asking the right questions? Publishing data alone won’t improve care, but what just might is using this information to inform operational decisions and making it visible to patients, carers and families when they enter a ward, says John Illingworth. The Health Foundation
Sacking over poor elderly home care
Sacking over poor elderly home care One staff member is sacked and seven suspended from an Essex care home after an undercover Panorama investigation finds poor care. BBC News
Learning Disability Census: new analysis including anti-psychotic medication use and physical 'incidents' for inpatients
Learning Disability Census: new analysis including anti-psychotic medication use and physical 'incidents' for inpatients New analysis of the 2013 Learning Disability Census, commissioned in response to events at Winterbourne View Hospita4 has been published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre. This report provides further information on inpatients with learning disabilities in England, being treated in specialist units, following publication of the initial findings in December 2013.
The census shows that two thirds of these inpatients (68 per cent or 2,220) had been given anti-psychotic medication in the 28 days preceding the census. Of these, 93 per cent (2,064) had been given them on a regular basis.
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The census shows that two thirds of these inpatients (68 per cent or 2,220) had been given anti-psychotic medication in the 28 days preceding the census. Of these, 93 per cent (2,064) had been given them on a regular basis.
See also:
- Care home residents 'doped up' BBC News
Comorbidities: a framework of principles for system-wide action
Comorbidities: a framework of principles for system-wide action This document sets out the current challenges faced in the health and social care system in treating people with 2 or more long term health conditions. It proposes changes to the system to improve care. Department of Health
Ageing alone: loneliness and the oldest old
Ageing alone: loneliness and the oldest old This report argues that loneliness should be a public health priority and explores practical steps that can be taken to reduce levels of loneliness among the oldest old. Addressed to politicians and policy makers in both central and local government, leaders and innovators in the voluntary and community sector, and wider society as a whole, the report urges them to give more priority to the services and support that we know can help older people avoid ageing in loneliness and isolation. CentreForum
How much does high quality care cost?
How much does high quality care cost? This briefing outlines the results of an FTN members' survey and reveals the full scale of extra investment that NHS foundation trusts and trusts are making to improve patient care following the Francis and Keogh reviews and the introduction of the new CQC inspection regime. It calls for a new approach to funding service developments and improved financial risk sharing. Foundation Trust Network
Report helps explain Gulf War illness
Report helps explain Gulf War illness Disorder caused by chemical exposures. OnMedica
6 HUNDRED University of Derby students put at risk of HIV by healthcare worker
6 HUNDRED University of Derby students put at risk of HIV by healthcare worker More than 600 past and present students from the University of Derby have been contacted and advised to attend screening for HIV and hepatitis. The Daily Mail
GP services have reached crisis point warns BMA
GP services have reached crisis point warns BMA Shortage of GPs predicted as large numbers plan to retire while fewer junior doctors are willing to enter general practice, British Medical Association warns. The Daily Telegraph
Doctors who oppose morning-after pill on conscience grounds face qualifications bar
Doctors who oppose morning-after pill on conscience grounds face qualifications bar Guidelines confirm that doctors and nurses who oppose controversial emergency contraception on 'moral or religious' grounds cannot receive key specialist qualifications. The Daily Telegraph
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Policy paper: Helping people live well for longer
Policy paper: Helping people live well for longer This document will help people understand how the national system as a whole is supporting local action to help people live well for longer. It includes actions already taken in prevention, early diagnosis and treatment.
It focuses on the 5 big killers:
It focuses on the 5 big killers:
- cancer
- stroke
- heart disease
- lung disease
- liver diseases
Half with cancer 'live a decade'
Half with cancer 'live a decade' Half of people in England and Wales now being diagnosed with cancer will survive for at least a decade - double the number from the early 1970s, figures show. BBC News
See also:
See also:
- VIDEO: Half with cancer 'live a decade' BBC News
- Half of cancer patients classed as beaten the disease doubles since 1970s Daily Mail
- The tipping point? 50 per cent of people now survive cancer diagnosis The Independent
- Half of cancer sufferers will be 'cured' The Daily Telegraph
'Experience dementia via Facebook'
'Experience dementia via Facebook' Facebook users are being invited to experience what it is like to live with dementia in a bid to raise greater awareness about the disease. BBC News
Trust fined £200K for patient death
Trust fined £200K for patient death The health trust which ran Stafford Hospital is fined £200,000 for failing a diabetic patient who died in its care. BBC News
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See also:
Non-smokers shunning e-cigarettes
Non-smokers shunning e-cigarettes “E-cigarette users have tripled to 2 million since 2012,” The Guardian reports. This is just one of the findings from a survey by anti-tobacco public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). It also showed there is little evidence that non-smokers are using e-cigarettes, although this could change in the future.
These headlines are triggered by a new factsheet on the usage of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) published by ASH.
The research has found that non-smokers are not taking up the e-cig habit, although it is too early to be complacent. The data only spans the 2010 to 2014 period, meaning that longer-term smoking trends are unknown. As e-cigarettes are a relatively modern phenomenon, it is impossible to predict with any certainty what long-term effects they may have on smoking habits.
Who are ASH?
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) was established in 1971 by the Royal College of Physicians. It is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
ASH produces a variety of published material for companies and governments, as well as bulletins and newsletters.
Today’s publication on e-cigarettes coincides with the day the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) consultation on the advertising of electronic cigarettes closes.
The consultation concerned proposals to introduce new rules for the advertising of e-cigarettes, including measures to protect young people, address concerns over the indirect promotion of tobacco products via e-cigarettes and prohibiting health or medical claims.
Links To The Headlines
E-cigarette users have tripled to 2 million since 2012, study finds. The Guardian, April 28 2014
Two million now puff on e-cigarettes: Number using devices trebles in two years. Daily Mail, April 28 2014
E-cigarette users in UK have 'tripled' since 2010. BBC News, April 28 2014
E-cigs ‘cleared of being route into smoking’. Metro, April 27 2014
E-cigarette use 'has tripled in two years'. ITV News, April 28 2014
These headlines are triggered by a new factsheet on the usage of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) published by ASH.
The research has found that non-smokers are not taking up the e-cig habit, although it is too early to be complacent. The data only spans the 2010 to 2014 period, meaning that longer-term smoking trends are unknown. As e-cigarettes are a relatively modern phenomenon, it is impossible to predict with any certainty what long-term effects they may have on smoking habits.
Who are ASH?
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) was established in 1971 by the Royal College of Physicians. It is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
ASH produces a variety of published material for companies and governments, as well as bulletins and newsletters.
Today’s publication on e-cigarettes coincides with the day the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) consultation on the advertising of electronic cigarettes closes.
The consultation concerned proposals to introduce new rules for the advertising of e-cigarettes, including measures to protect young people, address concerns over the indirect promotion of tobacco products via e-cigarettes and prohibiting health or medical claims.
Links To The Headlines
E-cigarette users have tripled to 2 million since 2012, study finds. The Guardian, April 28 2014
Two million now puff on e-cigarettes: Number using devices trebles in two years. Daily Mail, April 28 2014
E-cigarette users in UK have 'tripled' since 2010. BBC News, April 28 2014
E-cigs ‘cleared of being route into smoking’. Metro, April 27 2014
E-cigarette use 'has tripled in two years'. ITV News, April 28 2014
Outcomes assessment for people with long-term neurological conditions
Outcomes assessment for people with long-term neurological conditions This researched aimed to identify factors that affect integration between health and social care; outcomes important to people with long-term neurological conditions who are clients of an ‘integrated’ service; develop these outcomes into a checklist and understand how different models of integration affect outcomes. National Institute for Health Research
Flu immunisation plan published for 2014/15
Flu immunisation plan published for 2014/15 Public health experts warn against ‘complacency’. OnMedica
See also:
See also:
- Flu plan: winter 2014/15 Public Health England
Lethal camel-borne MERS virus death toll reaches 102 in Saudi Arabia
Lethal camel-borne MERS virus death toll reaches 102 in Saudi Arabia
A spike in the number of infections from a deadly virus, which has now killed more than one hundred people in Saudi Arabia, is “concerning” but the risk to the UK remains low, health officials have said. The Indepedent
A spike in the number of infections from a deadly virus, which has now killed more than one hundred people in Saudi Arabia, is “concerning” but the risk to the UK remains low, health officials have said. The Indepedent
Superbug NDM could 'change face of healthcare' experts warn
Superbug NDM could 'change face of healthcare' experts warn Cases of a superbug that can break down antibiotics and could 'change the face of healthcare as we know it' have risen exponentially in the last five years, Government experts warn. The Daily Telegraph
Fears over plans to cut emergency admissions
Fears over plans to cut emergency admissions Patients' groups have raised fears that hospitals will be forced to cut services before it is safe to do so. The Daily Telegraph
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