Late and weekend GP appointments available in Kettering, Rushden and Wellingborough...but not Corby

Late and weekend GP appointments available in Kettering, Rushden and Wellingborough...but not Corby A service which makes GP appointments available in the evening and at weekends has been rolled out across Northamptonshire - but not in Corby.

In 2014 the Government pledged to extend opening hours at GP surgeries across the country and Nene CCG is the latest to introduce the GP Extended Access Service. The service means appointments will be available until 8pm from Monday to Friday and in the mornings at the weekends and on bank holidays at central surgeries. But surgeries in Corby overseen by Corby CCG - the smallest CCG in the country - are yet to have the GP Extended Access Service. A Corby CCG spokesman said evening appointments would be available from April next year. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Celebrating 20 years of Kettering’s Cransley Hospice

Celebrating 20 years of Kettering’s Cransley Hospice Twenty years ago this month, one of Kettering’s most important institutions was born. Cransley Hospice opened in November 1998 on the ground floor of Sunley Court having been formed by Dr John Smith. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Northants trust that went from 'requires improvement' to 'outstanding' in three years wins award

Northants trust that went from 'requires improvement' to 'outstanding' in three years wins award
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) is celebrating after being named trust of the year at the Health Service Journal Awards in London.

This accolade - presented to the team last week in London - comes just months after NHFT was rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

The trust says the award reflects the positive feedback it receives from their patients and is a huge testament to their staff that work hard every day to make a difference to those they care for across community, mental health, learning disability and speciality services – including prison healthcare. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Kettering General Hospital to hold baby roadshow

Kettering General Hospital to hold baby roadshow A pregnancy and baby roadshow is being hosted by Kettering General Hospital to help hundreds of parents-to-be to prepare for their big day and subsequently care for their baby. The event, on Wednesday, December 5, is the 30th in 20 years and it will provide a huge range of advice on all aspects of pregnancy and baby care. It is being held at The Hall@KGH (the recreation hall next to car park B at the main KGH site) from 6pm-8pm. Northamptonshire Telegraph

KGH introduces state-of-the-art feedback system

KGH introduces state-of-the-art feedback system Kettering General Hospital has introduced a new way for patients to give feedback about their hospital experience. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Significantly more girls access mental health services in Northamptonshire, new report reveals

Significantly more girls access mental health services in Northamptonshire, new report reveals  Youngsters battling mental health issues in Northamptonshire say long waiting times are the most common challenge they face when trying to access help.

More than 700 responses from young people between the ages of 11-19 years old in this county have been collated by Young Healthwatch Northamptonshire in their new emotional wellbeing report, published yesterday (November 29).

The report pinpoints over 60 per cent of young people wished to receive support at school and significantly more girls (43 per cent) said they had needed to access support for their emotional well being, compared to a smaller percentage of their male counterparts (26 per cent). Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Better information for paramedics and mental health nurses

Better information for paramedics and mental health nurses NHS Digital has taken a crucial step towards a more joined-up health and care system with the launch of the new national record locator service.

The service will allow triage personnel such as mental health nurses and paramedics, who are called to a patient in distress, to find out whether a patient they are treating has a mental health crisis plan. NHS Networks

Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment

Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment Thousands of people with type 2 diabetes in England are to be prescribed a very low-calorie diet in the hope of reversing their condition.

Under the pilot they will be restricted to 800 calories a day, in the form of soups and shakes, for three months. When the diet was trialled last year, almost half of those involved managed to put their diabetes into remission. NHS England has also announced it's expanding a programme to prevent people developing type 2 diabetes. The health service currently spends around 10% of its budget on treating diabetes in England.  BBC News - Health

See Also:

• Very low calorie diets part of NHS action to tackle growing obesity and Type 2 diabetes epidemic NHS England
• GPs to prescribe very low calorie diets in hope of reversing diabetes The Guardian
• NHS pins hopes on liquid-only diet to reverse diabetes in thousands of overweight adults  The Telegraph

Government set to relax restrictions on non-EU doctors

Government set to relax restrictions on non-EU doctors The government is set to relax its immigration rules to let more foreign doctors come to Britain to help tackle the NHS’s widespread shortages of medics, the Guardian can reveal.

Ministers have agreed to significantly expand the 1,500 doctors a year allowed to come and work in Britain under the medical training initiative (MTI). The move could result in the maximum number of non-EU medics able to come rising to as many as 3,000. The Guardian

Measles resurgence 'due to vaccine hesitancy', WHO warns

Measles resurgence 'due to vaccine hesitancy', WHO warns There has been a worldwide resurgence of measles, with many countries experiencing "severe and protracted" outbreaks last year, a report warns.

The World Health Organization data shows a rise in cases in almost every region of the world, with 30% more cases in 2017 than 2016. Experts say complacency, collapsing health systems and a rise in fake news about the vaccine are behind the rise. BBC News - Health

The latest figures on the NHS's performance

The latest figures on the NHS's performance The Long Term Plan for the NHS will signal a reset on performance over the next five years, as frontline staff and managers continue to ensure record numbers of patients get the healthcare and support they need.

Our latest report on the performance of the provider sector, covering July to September 2018, shows that hospitals admitted nearly 1,000 more emergency patients a day than in the same period last year, treating 5.52 million patients within the four-hour target.

On top of this, hospitals have been able to discharge more patients from their services sooner, including reducing the number of beds occupied by patients who have been there for more than three weeks (classed as a ‘long-stay patients’), freeing up the equivalent of 2,470 beds in time for winter. NHS Improvement

See Also:

• The King's Fund responds to NHS Improvement's report on the performance of the NHS provider sector King's Fund