Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Systems starting to return to normal at KGH after cyber attack alert
Systems starting to return to normal at KGH after cyber attack alert KGH says its systems weren’t infected in Friday’s cyber attack after the hospital’s IT team deployed a patch to prevent it in March. Northamptonshire Telegraph
State of child health: Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships
State of child health: Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships Following analysis of STPs, this report argues that the plans are failing to take into account the needs of infants, child and young people. It finds that while most STPs set out the case for change well and cover important key themes such as prevention, early intervention, more care delivered in the community, better mental health services and integrated working, there is a lack of detail underpinning the vision. It concludes that the lack of profile given to infants, children and young people (who comprise 25 per cent of the UK population) by the majority of STPs, is a cause for concern. Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Protecting your organisation from ransomware
Protecting your organisation from ransomware This guidance outlines how to prevent a ransomware incident and what to do if your organisation is infect. It suggests simple steps to help organisations prevent a cyber attack. In response to the recent ransomware campaign, the NCSC has also published guidance for IT systems administrators which outlines responses to this specific cyber attack. National Cyber Security Centre
How to improve care for people with multimorbidity in Europe?
How to improve care for people with multimorbidity in Europe? Where do policy makers start if they want to prepare their health systems for the growing challenge of multimorbidity? This policy brief finds that Europe’s health systems are ‘disease-oriented’ and organised around single medical specialties, leading to fragmented care. It examines how to support patient-centred integrated care provision by changing clinical practice and reforming the health and social care system. World Health Organization
'Fat but fit is a big fat myth'
'Fat but fit is a big fat myth' The idea that people can be fat but medically fit is a myth, say experts speaking in Portugal.
Their early work, as yet unpublished, involved looking at the GP records of 3.5 million people in the UK.
They say people who were obese but who had no initial signs of heart disease, diabetes or high cholesterol were not protected from ill health in later life, contradicting previous research. BBC News
Their early work, as yet unpublished, involved looking at the GP records of 3.5 million people in the UK.
They say people who were obese but who had no initial signs of heart disease, diabetes or high cholesterol were not protected from ill health in later life, contradicting previous research. BBC News
NHS cyber attack: A&Es 'fully open' again
NHS cyber attack: A&Es 'fully open' again Patients are no longer being diverted away from A&E units following the cyber attack, NHS bosses say. BBC News
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Cancer drug price hike company investigated
Cancer drug price hike company investigated European investigators are looking at claims that Aspen Pharma excessively increased the price of cancer drugs. BBC News
Google DeepMind 1.6m patient record deal 'inappropriate'
Google DeepMind 1.6m patient record deal 'inappropriate' National data guardian says patient data transfer from Royal Free to Google subsidiary has ‘inappropriate legal basis’ as information not used for direct care
The transfer of 1.6m patient records to Google’s artificial intelligence company DeepMind Health has been criticised for its “inappropriate legal basis” by the UK’s national data guardian.
In a letter leaked to Sky News, the national data guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, warned DeepMind’s partner hospital, the Royal Free, that the patient record transfer was not for “direct care” since the data was initially used to test the app that the two organisations were working on, before patients were treated with it. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The transfer of 1.6m patient records to Google’s artificial intelligence company DeepMind Health has been criticised for its “inappropriate legal basis” by the UK’s national data guardian.
In a letter leaked to Sky News, the national data guardian, Dame Fiona Caldicott, warned DeepMind’s partner hospital, the Royal Free, that the patient record transfer was not for “direct care” since the data was initially used to test the app that the two organisations were working on, before patients were treated with it. Continue reading... The Guardian
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How much progress is the NHS making on workforce diversity? | Roger Kline
How much progress is the NHS making on workforce diversity? | Roger Kline Overturning decades of discrimination will not happen overnight but there have been small yet significant improvements
The NHS would grind to a standstill without the contribution of its black and minority ethnic (BME) staff. A fifth of nurses and midwives and a third of doctors are from BME backgrounds. Yet, by almost every measure, their treatment is poorer than that of their white colleagues. The latest report on the experience of these staff (pdf), drawn from nine workforce and staff survey metrics from all 236 trusts in England, makes sobering reading.
The more senior the pay grade, the less likely it will be filled by BME staff. Almost a quarter (24%) of nurses and midwives at entry grade 5 are from BME backgrounds, but this falls to 4% once senior management grades (8C and 8D) are reached. Continue reading... The Guardian
The NHS would grind to a standstill without the contribution of its black and minority ethnic (BME) staff. A fifth of nurses and midwives and a third of doctors are from BME backgrounds. Yet, by almost every measure, their treatment is poorer than that of their white colleagues. The latest report on the experience of these staff (pdf), drawn from nine workforce and staff survey metrics from all 236 trusts in England, makes sobering reading.
The more senior the pay grade, the less likely it will be filled by BME staff. Almost a quarter (24%) of nurses and midwives at entry grade 5 are from BME backgrounds, but this falls to 4% once senior management grades (8C and 8D) are reached. Continue reading... The Guardian
Breast screenings attendance improves with fixed slots
Breast screenings attendance improves with fixed slots Researchers from Queen Mary University found that offering women a specific time and place for a breast cancer screening improves attendance by more than 22%. The Daily Mail
Catch rogue surgeons by forcing private hospitals to disclose botched operations data, top doctors demand
Catch rogue surgeons by forcing private hospitals to disclose botched operations data, top doctors demand Private hospitals should be forced to reveal details of botched operations and unexpected deaths in a bid to catch rogue surgeons, doctors leaders have said.
The Royal College of Surgeons is calling for an “urgent” end to opaque practices in the private sector in the wake of the Ian Paterson scandal.
The Birmingham-based breast surgeon was convicted last month of performing unnecessary and dangerous operations on 10 patients, however experts believe the true number of victims may be over 1,000. The Daily Telegraph
The Royal College of Surgeons is calling for an “urgent” end to opaque practices in the private sector in the wake of the Ian Paterson scandal.
The Birmingham-based breast surgeon was convicted last month of performing unnecessary and dangerous operations on 10 patients, however experts believe the true number of victims may be over 1,000. The Daily Telegraph
'Dr Google' can help patient-doctor relationship, study finds
'Dr Google' can help patient-doctor relationship, study finds So-called "Dr Google" can have a positive impact on a relationship between a GP and their patient, a new study suggests.
Performing online searches for health information - colloquially known as using "Dr Google" - leads to a better mutual understanding of symptoms and diagnosis between a patient and their GP, a new research paper found.
Searching online before an appointment can generally have a "positive contribution" to a GP consultation, a team of researchers from Belgium found. The Daily Telegraph
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Performing online searches for health information - colloquially known as using "Dr Google" - leads to a better mutual understanding of symptoms and diagnosis between a patient and their GP, a new research paper found.
Searching online before an appointment can generally have a "positive contribution" to a GP consultation, a team of researchers from Belgium found. The Daily Telegraph
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- College advises patients to be cautious about using "Dr Google" to diagnose themselves Royal College of General Practitioners
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