Northampton General Hospital confirms first coronavirus death

Northampton General Hospital confirms first coronavirus death Northampton's hospital has today confirmed to the media their first death related to coronavirus. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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• Coronavirus: Children send care home residents uplifting messages BBC Northampton
• Coronavirus: Man, 92, dies in Northampton General Hospital BBC Northampton
• Coronavirus: Craig Ruston 'youngest UK death' BBC Northampton
• Total Northamptonshire coronavirus cases rises to 15 after another three confirmed  Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northampton General Hospital restricts visiting to one hour per day due to coronavirus Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Coronavirus: Restricted visiting times brought in for Cynthia Spencer Hospice Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northamptonshire County Council reduces customer service, closes archive service and stops adult learning due to coronavirus Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• More visiting restrictions announced by Northants NHS trust Northamptonshire Telegraph

Social care across the four countries of the UK: what can we learn?

Social care across the four countries of the UK: what can we learn? As we start a series of explainers describing the social care system in each country of the UK, lead author Camille Oung looks at what social care policy-makers in England can learn from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Reform must come with funding and clarity – and it must secure public support. Nuffield Trust

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• Adult social care in the four countries of the UK Nuffield Trust

Homelessness, health and housing: joining up services

Homelessness, health and housing: joining up services In 1996, I co-authored a report for The King’s Fund called Health and Homelessness in London. Along with Joanne Bretherton at the Centre for Housing Policy at the University of York, I have just collaborated with The King’s Fund again, on a new report: Delivering health and care for people who sleep rough: going above and beyond.

Although nearly a quarter of a century apart, both these reports focus on the same problem: the reasons why people who are homeless can experience access to NHS services that is poor, disorganised or non-existent, when free, universal health care is supposed to be available for anyone. The King's Fund

Testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will increase to 25,000 a day

Testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will increase to 25,000 a day The government will increase the number of people tested for COVID-19 to 25,000 hospital patients a day. Department of Health and Social Care

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• Schools, colleges and early years settings to close Department for Education
• Mobile networks remove data charges for online NHS coronavirus advice Department of Health and Social Care
• Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK Department of Health and Social Care
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): UK government response Department of Health and Social Care
• Guidance: COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection Public Health England
• Coronavirus: Answers promised after school shutdown confusion BBC News
• School closures: What will happen now? BBC News
• Coronavirus testing: What is the UK government's plan? BBC News
• Coronavirus: NHS information campaign about the virus BBC News
• Coronavirus: NHS staff 'at risk' over lack of protective gear BBC News
• NHS staff 'already stressed' by coronavirus BBC News
• EVERY Briton could be paid universal basic salary regardless of means due to coronavirus cash crisis The Daily Mail
• Schools could shut until SEPTEMBER: Pupils and parents in limbo as GCSEs and A-levels are CANCELLED The Daily Mail
• GPs forced to self-isolate as 14-day coronavirus rule threatens to decimate NHS workforce GPonline
• Government sets out plans to bring back retired doctors in emergency COVID-19 bill GPonline
• UK coronavirus testing will increase to 25,000 a day, says Boris Johnson The Guardian
• Private firms criticised over £295 coronavirus testing kits The Guardian
• UK failures over Covid-19 will increase death toll, says leading doctor The Guardian
• NHS Digital to deliver new services, use data 'more efficiently' in latest effort to tackle coronavirus pandemic Healthcare IT News
• Coronavirus: UK statistics on cases, tests and deaths, day-by-day The Independent
• Coronavirus: UK calls in army to support police, transport oxygen and run emergency medical centres The Independent
• Coronavirus: UK police to start ‘graduated withdrawal of service’ if outbreak worsens The Independent 
• Coronavirus: Seaside town adopts ‘Blitz spirit’ with launch of telephone befriending service The Independent

Fertility care and emotional wellbeing

Fertility care and emotional wellbeing This guidance has been developed as a resource for all health care professionals in all areas of fertility care and acknowledges the differences between emotional support and wellbeing, implications counselling and therapeutic counselling. Royal College of Nursing

A competency framework for rheumatology nurses

A competency framework for rheumatology nurses This publication provides a competency and role development framework for rheumatology practitioners in clinical practice (most commonly called rheumatology nurse specialists). The role of the rheumatology nurse specialist is complex and may include roles in paediatric nursing, research, advanced level skills in clinical assessment, prescribing and providing intra-articular injections amongst others. Royal College of Nursing

Each baby counts: 2019 progress report

Each baby counts: 2019 progress report This report recommends new measures to reduce stillbirths, baby deaths and brain injuries. It finds that the number of parents being involved in investigations, and the quality of reviews is increasing, and therefore improving understanding of how to prevent future deaths and injuries. Recommendations include how maternity care can be improved, and how to support maternity teams to escalate critical situations. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

NHS negligence payouts at record levels despite landmark court case expected to reduce them

NHS negligence payouts at record levels despite landmark court case expected to reduce them NHS negligence payouts are at record levels, despite a landmark Supreme Court case which was expected to reduce them.

The health service was faced with a total of £400m worth of claims between 2005 and 2019, according to Freedom of Information requests submitted by researchers at Queen Mary University of London. The Daily Telegraph

Vegan diet is no healthier if you continue to eat sugar-laden junk food, new study reveals

Vegan diet is no healthier if you continue to eat sugar-laden junk food, new study reveals A vegetarian or vegan diet is no healthier than one that includes meat unless those who follow it cut out junk food, a study has revealed.

It found that following a ‘plant-based’ diet is pointless if people continue to eat processed, sugar-laden food. The Daily Mail