After 320,000 jabs in 22 months, Northamptonshire’s Covid vaccination centre shuts down this weekend

After 320,000 jabs in 22 months, Northamptonshire’s Covid vaccination centre shuts down this weekend Northamptonshire’s Covid vaccination centre at Moulton Park will close its doors for the last time on Saturday (November 12).

The centre opened in January 2021 and has has delivered more than 320,000 jabs — including more than 2,000 in a single day at the height of the rollout.

It has played a key role in the campaign to protect the county’s population from the worse effects of coronavirus. But with dozens of local community clinics and a mobile service now operating, there are many other options for patients to continue to access vaccines in more convenient locations around the county. Northamptonshire Telegraph

Son criticises Northampton General Hospital after cancer-stricken mother is left to wait in corridor for 48 hours

Son criticises Northampton General Hospital after cancer-stricken mother is left to wait in corridor for 48 hours The son of an 83-year-old woman with cancer has criticised Northampton General Hospital (NGH) for making his mother sit in a corridor for 48 hours.

Anthony Hall says his mother, Joyce Ruddock, from Briar Hill, was taken to NGH in an ambulance on Wednesday, November 2 at 4pm after her health deteriorated. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

Bipolar Minds Matter Quicker diagnosis and specialist support for everyone with bipolar

Bipolar Minds Matter: Quicker diagnosis and specialist support for everyone with bipolar Bipolar UK presented the full Bipolar Commission report at a parliamentary reception on 8 November 2022. This 'Bipolar Minds Matter' report calls for an immediate restructure of the healthcare system that is failing millions affected by bipolar, and puts forward the case for developing a dedicated care pathway so that people with bipolar can have access to specialist treatment and continuity of support over a lifetime. 

The full report includes the Bipolar Commissions recommendation's and two appendices: 'The impact of bipolar on women' written by Dr Clare Dolman and 'The economic impact of bipolar' written by Professor Paul McCrone.

See also:

• Routine bipolar screening should be ingrained in NHS, say experts The Guardian

Experiences of being in hospital for people with a learning disability and autistic people

Experiences of being in hospital for people with a learning disability and autistic people This report looks at what people with a learning disability and people with autism experience when they need physical health care and treatment in hospital. Care Quality Commission

Feeling blue: the experiences of ambulance staff

Feeling blue: the experiences of ambulance staff How ambulance staff feel about their work has long been a concern, but the results of the latest staff survey show that their job satisfaction has deteriorated further. Cyril Lobont takes a closer look at the findings and describes the importance of improving the situation. Nuffield Trust

Primary care networks: three years on

Primary care networks: three years on This report considers the progress of primary care networks (PCNs) since their establishment in July 2019, taking stock of the challenges they have faced as well as their successes. NHS Confederation

Delivering a quality public health function in integrated care boards

Delivering a quality public health function in integrated care boards This checklist sets out how integrated care boards (ICBs) provide a quality public health function across the ICS. NHS England

Nurses' strike: Why NHS is on brink of first UK walkout

Nurses' strike: Why NHS is on brink of first UK walkout The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - which represents hundreds of thousands of nurses in the UK - is set to announce the results of its strike ballot on Wednesday.

It is widely expected that the members will have voted for a walkout.

If that happens, it will be the first UK-wide strike by the union in its 106-year history. BBC News

See also:

• NHS strike threat grows as Unite announces ballots spread across England and Wales Unite
• Nurses' strike: Why young NHS workers are voting 'yes' BBC News
• Chaos at union behind nursing strike: Royal College of Nursing faces vote of no confidence The Daily Mail
• Fury as nursing union behind NHS strikes advertises better-paid jobs for medics ABROAD The Daily Mail
• Vast majority of Brits want NHS staff to get a proper pay rise, poll finds The Daily Mirror
• Strikes are pointless, says minister as nurses set to announce biggest ever walkout The Daily Telegraph
• Nursing union RCN expected to announce biggest-ever strike Sky News

Study confirms Covid-19 deaths ‘rare’ among children

Study confirms Covid-19 deaths ‘rare’ among children Some 81 children and young people died from Covid-19 in England in the first 21 months of the coronavirus, new figures show.

Between March 2020 and December 2021 some 185 under 20s died within 100 days of a confirmed case of Covid-19.

Among the deaths attributed to Covid-19, 75% of these were among children with underlying health conditions – particularly those who are immunocompromised or have severe neurodisability. The Independent

See also:

• COVID-19 deaths in children and young people in England, March 2020 to December 2021: An active prospective national surveillance study (open access) PLOS Medicine

Key protein discovery could help with early lung cancer detection and treatment

Key protein discovery could help with early lung cancer detection and treatment Scientists investigating the mechanics of the early stages of lung cancer have identified a new potential treatment which could also help with early detection of the disease.

A study found that levels of a key protein – called TLR2 – in tumours could help predict a patient’s survival chances after being diagnosed with lung cancer. The Independent

See also:

• Toll-like receptor 2 orchestrates a tumor suppressor response in non-small cell lung cancer (open access) Cell Reports

A million calls for ambulance ended without patients getting face-to-face treatment

A million calls for ambulance ended without patients getting face-to-face treatment A record one million 999 calls for an ambulance ended without the patient receiving face-to-face care in the past year, new figures show.

Call handlers are now more likely to give advice over the phone instead of sending someone to see a patient.

This can involve directing them to a pharmacy or urgent care unit using their own transport or a taxi. The Daily Mail