Child and adult safeguarding campaign launched in Northamptonshire
A public awareness campaign has been launched in Northamptonshire to raise the profile of child and adult safeguarding in Northamptonshire. Evening Telegraph
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
FOI release: FOI Agency shifts exceeding the price caps by trust since 21 April 2016
FOI release: FOI Agency shifts exceeding the price caps by trust since 21 April 2016
This request was for data on agency shifts exceeding price caps since 21 April 2016. The request asked for the data to be broken down by week and staff group. The request also asked for information on the cost of covering these shifts.
NHS Improvement held some of the information and decided to release it. Monitor
This request was for data on agency shifts exceeding price caps since 21 April 2016. The request asked for the data to be broken down by week and staff group. The request also asked for information on the cost of covering these shifts.
NHS Improvement held some of the information and decided to release it. Monitor
NHS performance continues to fall, says King’s Fund
NHS performance continues to fall, says King’s Fund
Nearly two-thirds of NHS trust finance directors and more than half of CCG finance leads say the quality of patient care in their area has deteriorated over the past year, according to a report from the King’s Fund. NHS Networks
Nearly two-thirds of NHS trust finance directors and more than half of CCG finance leads say the quality of patient care in their area has deteriorated over the past year, according to a report from the King’s Fund. NHS Networks
All this obesity advice is a recipe for confusion. Just eat smaller portions | Archie Bland
All this obesity advice is a recipe for confusion. Just eat smaller portions | Archie Bland
A new report says eating low-fat foods is unhealthy, contradicting long-standing diet information. While experts argue, we need a more simple message
If you’re not confused, you’ve not been paying attention.
The National Obesity Forum (NOF), one authoritative-sounding body, has issued a report which argues that telling people to eat low-fat foods to combat obesity is a mistake which has had “disastrous health consequences”. Public Health England, another authoritative-sounding body, has responded furiously, calling the report “a risk to the nation’s health”, “irresponsible”, and potentially deadly. During a tense discussion on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, the NOF’s Dr Aseem Malhotra alleged that the government’s obesity adviser, Prof Susan Jebb, had previously done work funded by Coca-Cola; separately, Prof Simon Capewell of the Faculty of Public Health, another authoritative-sounding body, warned that it was not clear who funded the NOF report.
Whatever the precise constituents of our diet, one fact is indisputable: we are eating a lot more food than we used to. Guardian
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A new report says eating low-fat foods is unhealthy, contradicting long-standing diet information. While experts argue, we need a more simple message
If you’re not confused, you’ve not been paying attention.
The National Obesity Forum (NOF), one authoritative-sounding body, has issued a report which argues that telling people to eat low-fat foods to combat obesity is a mistake which has had “disastrous health consequences”. Public Health England, another authoritative-sounding body, has responded furiously, calling the report “a risk to the nation’s health”, “irresponsible”, and potentially deadly. During a tense discussion on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning, the NOF’s Dr Aseem Malhotra alleged that the government’s obesity adviser, Prof Susan Jebb, had previously done work funded by Coca-Cola; separately, Prof Simon Capewell of the Faculty of Public Health, another authoritative-sounding body, warned that it was not clear who funded the NOF report.
Whatever the precise constituents of our diet, one fact is indisputable: we are eating a lot more food than we used to. Guardian
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NHS regulator to scale back hospital inspections after budget cuts
NHS regulator to scale back hospital inspections after budget cuts
CQC will rely more on information provided by patients and trusts, concentrating on visits to hospitals classed as requiring improvement or inadequate
The tough inspection regime for hospitals introduced to prevent a repeat of the Mid Staffordshire care scandal is being relaxed as the NHS regulator adjusts to budget cuts brought in by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will undertake fewer and smaller inspections of hospitals in England and rely more on information provided by patients and NHS trusts themselves under the watchdog’s new five-year strategy. Guardian
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CQC will rely more on information provided by patients and trusts, concentrating on visits to hospitals classed as requiring improvement or inadequate
The tough inspection regime for hospitals introduced to prevent a repeat of the Mid Staffordshire care scandal is being relaxed as the NHS regulator adjusts to budget cuts brought in by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will undertake fewer and smaller inspections of hospitals in England and rely more on information provided by patients and NHS trusts themselves under the watchdog’s new five-year strategy. Guardian
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A low priority? How local health and care plans overlook the needs of dying people
A low priority? How local health and care plans overlook the needs of dying people
This report examines local health planning and needs assessments in relation to dying people and finds that 34 per cent of health and wellbeing boards do not take into account end of life care needs. In addition to this, 27 per cent of CCGs do not have a strategy for addressing end of life care for adults in their area, with the figure rising to 71 per cent for children and young people. The report calls for greater collaboration in order to better cater for local palliative and terminal care needs. Hospice UK
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This report examines local health planning and needs assessments in relation to dying people and finds that 34 per cent of health and wellbeing boards do not take into account end of life care needs. In addition to this, 27 per cent of CCGs do not have a strategy for addressing end of life care for adults in their area, with the figure rising to 71 per cent for children and young people. The report calls for greater collaboration in order to better cater for local palliative and terminal care needs. Hospice UK
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Resources to support GPs deliver care to autistic patients sent to every practice in England
Resources to support GPs deliver care to autistic patients sent to every practice in England
Resource packs to support GPs and their teams to make their surgeries more visibly friendly for patients with an autism spectrum disorder have been sent to every GP practice in England this week. NHS Networks
Resource packs to support GPs and their teams to make their surgeries more visibly friendly for patients with an autism spectrum disorder have been sent to every GP practice in England this week. NHS Networks
Monday, 23 May 2016
New bid to stop women in Northamptonshire smoking while pregnant
New bid to stop women in Northamptonshire smoking while pregnant A one-stop hub of resources to help healthcare professionals support pregnant women in Northamptonshire to give up smoking is being created. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
More medicine needed? The health of health finances revisited
More medicine needed? The health of health finances revisited A new report which says there will be a shortfall in the NHS budget of at least £5bn, quite likely £10bn, and in the worst caseas much as £16bn by 2020. In the light of further analysis and events since the election, we estimate that the pressures on health services are now in the range £35-40bn and the savings achieved will be in the range £16-22bn. The Government’s assessment is of £30bn pressures against a £22bn target for savings, with £8bn promised in the 2015 CSR to fill the gap. CIPFA believes there will be an additional gap of £5-16bn.
The front-loading of promised financial support in 2016/17 and the £1.5bn planned increases in the Better Care Fund are welcome, but too modest. The effect of the Government’s actions will be to maintain the short-term year-on-year mentality evident in the Department of Health’s responses to the projected NHS overspends of 2015/16. Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
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The front-loading of promised financial support in 2016/17 and the £1.5bn planned increases in the Better Care Fund are welcome, but too modest. The effect of the Government’s actions will be to maintain the short-term year-on-year mentality evident in the Department of Health’s responses to the projected NHS overspends of 2015/16. Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
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- NHS faces £10bn-a-year deficit by 2020, says report The Guardian
- NHS Facing 'A £10bn Black Hole' By 2020 Sky News
Closures of community pharmacies in deprived areas could be “catastrophic” and place an “untenable” burden on local GPs, warn leading health organisations
Closures of community pharmacies in deprived areas could be “catastrophic” and place an “untenable” burden on local GPs, warn leading health organisations New research by YouGov commissioned for Dispensing Health Equality, published today by Pharmacy Voice, shows that, if faced with a closure, more than one in four people (29%) who would normally seek advice first from their local pharmacy on common ailments would instead make an appointment with their GP practice. According to NHS research, this rises to as many as four in five people in areas of high deprivation such as Fleetwood in Lancashire.
The government has indicated that its proposals will lead to up to one in four local pharmacies closing. The report argues that an uplift in GP appointments is untenable in any part of the country, but especially so in those areas that find it difficult to attract GPs in the first place.
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The government has indicated that its proposals will lead to up to one in four local pharmacies closing. The report argues that an uplift in GP appointments is untenable in any part of the country, but especially so in those areas that find it difficult to attract GPs in the first place.
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Guidance: Physical healthcare for people with mental health problems
Guidance: Physical healthcare for people with mental health problems This evidence-based information will help mental health nurses to improve the physical health and wellbeing of people living with mental health problems.
This document focuses on how to deal with some of the main risk factors for physical health problems, and helps to make sure that people living with mental health problems have the same access to health checks and healthcare as the rest of the population. Department of Health
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This document focuses on how to deal with some of the main risk factors for physical health problems, and helps to make sure that people living with mental health problems have the same access to health checks and healthcare as the rest of the population. Department of Health
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- Integrated care to address the physical health needs of people with severe mental illness: a rapid review NHS National Institute for Health Research
Key changes to vaccination and immunisation 2016/17
Key changes to vaccination and immunisation 2016/17 NHS Employers and the British Medical Associations' General Practitioners Committee have announced changes to the vaccination and immunisation programmes for 2016/17.
VIDEO: When antibiotics no longer work
VIDEO: When antibiotics no longer work As antibiotics resistance grows around the world, for some people even the strongest drugs no longer work. BBC News
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Call for more support for cancer carers
Call for more support for cancer carers The number of people caring for someone with cancer in the UK has risen to almost 1.5 million, according to a cancer charity. BBC News
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- NHS is 'not there' for individual cancer patients, top oncologist warns The Daily Telegraph
Pro-fat dietary advice 'irresponsible'
Pro-fat dietary advice 'irresponsible' Advice to eat more fat is irresponsible and potentially deadly, Public Health England's chief nutritionist says. BBC News
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- Healthy Eating Guidelines & Weight Loss Advice For The United Kingdom Public Health Collaboration
- 'Eat fat to get thin': 30 years of 'flawed' dietary advice is 'disastrous' for obesity fight, new report warns The Daily Telegraph
- Healthy eating graphic from Public Health England was developed with members of food and drinks industry The Independent
Former NHS chiefs call for increased taxation to prop up the ailing health service
Former NHS chiefs call for increased taxation to prop up the ailing health service Ministers must increase taxes to raise new cash for the NHS, a former chief executive of the health service in England has said, warning that no developed country would be able to cope with the spending squeeze inflicted on the health since the financial crisis of 2008. The Independent
Midwives should see abortion as part of the job, says RCM chief
Midwives should see abortion as part of the job, says RCM chief The chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives says staff should 'take the rough with the smooth' when dealing with pregnant women. The Independent
Ambulance delays linked to 35 deaths in past five years
Ambulance delays linked to 35 deaths in past five years Coroners warn over slow response and potentially fatal errors by crews and handlers struggling with staff and vehicle shortages
Thirty-five patients have died in the past five years after delays of up to six hours in an ambulance reaching them and mistakes by 999 call handlers and ambulance crew, coroners have warned.
The deaths – which include a nine-month-old baby, two other children, a student nurse, a mother-to-be and an 87-year-old woman with dementia – have exposed how NHS ambulance services, faced with sometimes chronic shortages of vehicles and staff, are struggling to cope with demand. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Thirty-five patients have died in the past five years after delays of up to six hours in an ambulance reaching them and mistakes by 999 call handlers and ambulance crew, coroners have warned.
The deaths – which include a nine-month-old baby, two other children, a student nurse, a mother-to-be and an 87-year-old woman with dementia – have exposed how NHS ambulance services, faced with sometimes chronic shortages of vehicles and staff, are struggling to cope with demand. Continue reading... The Guardian
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NHS in England reveals £2.45bn record deficit
NHS in England reveals £2.45bn record deficit NHS financial experts say true scale of overspend is even higher but has been hidden by use of ‘accounting tricks’
The NHS in England has run up a record deficit of £2.45bn – the biggest overspend in its history – as it struggles to cope with a surge in demand for care while suffering a major budget squeeze.
Official figures released on Friday by NHS Improvement showed that NHS trusts in England, which predominantly run hospitals, ended the 2015-16 financial year £461m worse than the organisation had forecast. The combined deficit is almost three times bigger than the £822m overspend incurred the year before, and more than 20 times the size of the £115m deficit as recently as 2013-14. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The NHS in England has run up a record deficit of £2.45bn – the biggest overspend in its history – as it struggles to cope with a surge in demand for care while suffering a major budget squeeze.
Official figures released on Friday by NHS Improvement showed that NHS trusts in England, which predominantly run hospitals, ended the 2015-16 financial year £461m worse than the organisation had forecast. The combined deficit is almost three times bigger than the £822m overspend incurred the year before, and more than 20 times the size of the £115m deficit as recently as 2013-14. Continue reading... The Guardian
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- The King's Fund response to NHS Improvement's end-of-year financial figures for NHS trusts The King's Fund
- Care 'could suffer' as NHS busts budget BBC News
- Free universal healthcare questioned after record overspend by hospitals The Daily Telegraph
- NHS figures are bad, but the true underlying deficit may be even worse The Guardian
- Why has the NHS deficit ballooned? One word: understaffing The Guardian
- The Guardian view on NHS finances: even the fantasy figures look bad | Editorial The Guardian
- 7 out of 10 NHS providers ended the year in deficit OnMedica
Simon Stevens: Economic tailspin from Brexit 'severe concern' for NHS
Simon Stevens: Economic tailspin from Brexit 'severe concern' for NHS Speaking on the Andrew Marr show NHS Chief Executive Simon Steven responds to Mark Carney's warning over Brexit and how economic uncertainty effects the NHS. The Daily Telegraph
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