Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Extra A&E pressure may be down to '111' phone service - Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Northampton Chronicle & Echo | Extra A&E pressure may be down to '111' phone service
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Published 04/06/2013 07:55. Lack of access to community health services and teething problems with the 111 telephone service may be contributing to Northampton General Hospital's A&E overload, a senior doctor has said. and more » |
Patients, clinicians and managers join forces to call for NHS change
Patients, clinicians and managers join forces to call for NHS change: Three major organisations representing patients, clinicians and NHS leaders have jointly called for the NHS to 'face up' to the need for service change. NHS Confederation
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Row over pregnancy safety advice
Row over pregnancy safety advice: A royal college's advice about pregnancy and the risks of exposure to chemicals in everyday products from cosmetics to tin cans comes in for criticism. BBC News
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STI diagnoses at 450,000 in England
STI diagnoses at 450,000 in England: Diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections rose to almost half a million in England in 2012, with the highest rates found in those aged under 25. BBC News
Thousands missing out on palliative care programme
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The non-executive directors' guide to hospital data part three: A&E, non-elective admissions, readmissions and diagnostics
The non-executive directors' guide to hospital data:
These Briefings will help non-executive directors (NEDs) better understand NHS data and how it can be used to determine what is going on in their hospital. NHS Confederation
These Briefings will help non-executive directors (NEDs) better understand NHS data and how it can be used to determine what is going on in their hospital. NHS Confederation
Engaging with BME communities: insights for impact
Engaging with BME communities: insights for impact: This report highlights ways in which providers and commissioners have developed innovative solutions and approaches to better cater for and engage with BME communities. NHS Confederation
Ending the other care crisis: making the case for investment in preventative care and support for disabled adults
Ending the other care crisis: making the case for investment in preventative care and support for disabled adults: This report demonstrates that spending money on social care for disabled people with moderate needs delivers improved quality of life and economic returns. The analysis, which was independently carried out by Deloitte, calculates that the economic benefit of spending £1 now is £1.30. This was calculated by looking at the costs of withholding social care in a range of scenarios and weighting these with the probability of them arising.
How Nottingham cut cancelled operations
How Nottingham cut cancelled operations: The trust is back on track following a low point in 2012 HSJ (no password required).
Claim that statins damage muscles 'overblown'
Claim that statins damage muscles 'overblown': "Statins could lead to muscular injuries, scientists warn,” reports The Daily Telegraph.
The headline is based on a new study looking at whether statins – drugs used to reduce blood cholesterol levels – increased the risk of damage and pain to muscles and bones.
GPs' leader looks to end out-of-hours care row
GPs' leader looks to end out-of-hours care row: Dr Clare Gerada, chair of the Royal College of GPs, wants family doctors to take back responsibility for key groups of patients.
The leader of Britain's GPs has offered ministers a way out of the impasse over out-of-hours care by proposing that family doctors take back round-the-clock responsibility for some heavy users of NHS services.
The leader of Britain's GPs has offered ministers a way out of the impasse over out-of-hours care by proposing that family doctors take back round-the-clock responsibility for some heavy users of NHS services.
NHS trusts not learning from their mistakes, report says
NHS trusts not learning from their mistakes, report says: Survey finds that only 20% took notice of complaints levelled against them and took resulting action to improve services.
NHS trusts are failing to learn properly from patient complaints, with most needing to make significant improvements on how they learn from mistakes, according to researchers commissioned by the health ombudsman for England in the wake of the Mid Staffs hospital scandal.
Some trusts are failing to do even basic checks on identifying and mitigating risks or to see how they are performing against other trusts, says a report from IFF Research.
NHS trusts are failing to learn properly from patient complaints, with most needing to make significant improvements on how they learn from mistakes, according to researchers commissioned by the health ombudsman for England in the wake of the Mid Staffs hospital scandal.
Some trusts are failing to do even basic checks on identifying and mitigating risks or to see how they are performing against other trusts, says a report from IFF Research.
Government blames a 'bad winter' for soaring A&E waiting times
Government blames a 'bad winter' for soaring A&E waiting times: Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter says the report which revealed A&E waiting times were at a nine-year high simply shows that the NHS had a 'difficult winter' but is now 'back on track'.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
GPs facing 'emotional burnout'
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The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Smokers urged to 'cut down' rather than quit
Smokers urged to 'cut down' rather than quit: Some smokers are simply unable to quit and should instead be encouraged to cut down, the public health watchdog has advised for the first time.
The Daily Telegraph
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