Northamptonshire cancer patient told he has just months to live launches petition calling for 'amazing' chemotherapy treatment to be funded by NHS A Northamptonshire man who was told he has just months to live unless he undergoes major breakthrough surgery has launched a petition calling for a form of chemotherapy to be made available on the NHS. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
A new NHS reorganisation: will it work this time? From today, integrated care boards take statutory control over a budget of tens of billions of pounds. It marks the biggest legislative restructure of the NHS in England for 10 years, but is the latest in a long line of attempts across the UK to make health and care services work together better. With many of the previous efforts underlining how difficult it is to make progress, Mark Dayan, Camille Oung and Sarah Reed take a closer look at what we may learn from the past. Nuffield Trust
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Covid fifth wave: Hospitals bring back masks on wards just weeks after rules relaxed Hospitals are bringing back requirements for masks on wards just weeks after rules were relaxed as Covid rates spike, The Independent can reveal.
Experts have warned of a surge in cases, believed to be the fifth wave, with one in 40 people in the UK testing positive for the virus.
Meanwhile, latest NHS data shows more than 8,000 Covid-positive patients on wards following a warning of a “deleterious” impact on hospital waiting times.
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Fresh call for people in Northamptonshire to get their Covid-19 vaccinations As infection levels rise in Northamptonshire, the NHS is urging those eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations to come forward as soon as possible.
People aged 75 and over or 12 and over with a weakened immune system are particularly being reminded to get a spring booster vaccine. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Was the NHS overwhelmed last winter? Throughout the pandemic, politicians and other policymakers have emphasised the need to protect the NHS from collapse or overwhelm: even before Covid-19, the health service struggled to stay above water given worsening capacity, staffing and demand issues, especially during the colder months. So what happened to urgent and emergency hospital care last winter, when another wave of the virus hit the country during a time when it would be stretched to its absolute limits even absent of a pandemic? The Nuffield Trust
Getting the best out of remote consulting in general practice – practical challenges and policy opportunities The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a very sudden and widespread shift to remote consulting in general practice. While many patients and clinicians have welcomed the convenience, quality and safety of remote consulting, inherent tensions still exist in choosing between remote and face-to-face care when capacity is constrained. This new Nuffield Trust report explores the opportunities, challenges and risks associated with this technological shift, and the practical and policy implications of recent learning.
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Monkeypox: UK cases hit more than 1,000 Monkeypox cases have hit more than 1,000 across the UK, as public health officials send a warning over large summer events.
Cases of the virus are surging nationally with 1,076 cases confirmed on Monday - up by 166 on Friday 24 June.
UK Health Security Agency, which will be publishing updates twice weekly, said it expects to confirm more cases in the coming days. The Independent
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Kettering General Hospital medics honoured at professional excellence awards The professional excellence of medical students, junior doctors and consultants at Kettering General Hospital (KGH) has been celebrated with an annual award. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Warnings of mental health crisis among ‘Covid generation’ of students The pandemic has had a lasting legacy on the mental health of the “Covid generation” of students, exacerbating rates of anxiety, depression and self-harm and resulting in a “significant rise” in young people struggling at university, experts have said. The Guardian
Health chiefs issue fresh advice after new Covid variants lead to rise in hospitalisations in Northamptonshire Public health officials have reminded the public that Covid-19 has not gone away after to new variants of the virus have emerged in Northamptonshire, leading to an increase in hospital admittances. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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What is Scotland’s new National Care Service? The Scottish government this week published landmark legislation to support its vision of social care reform. It will see a new national body, the National Care Service, being formed to set standards and commissioning priorities for delivery by newly established local care boards. Nuffield Trust
Cervical Screening Awareness Week: Figures show one in three Northamptonshire are not having smear tests Nearly one in three Northamptonshire women are regularly skipping routine smear tests which can detect early stages of cancer.
Charity Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust believes many are avoiding the straightforward procedures through fear, embarrassment, or a lack of understanding of what they involve. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Hormone replacement therapy prescriptions rise 42% in one year Shortages of hormone replacement therapy products have been in the news recently, and the number of prescription items in England related to HRT have doubled over the last seven years. John Appleby shows how a large part of this increase was during 2021/22. Nuffield Trust
Northampton General Hospital unveils brand new 'game-changing' £16million 'state of the art' critical care unit Northampton General Hospital (NGH) has unveiled its new 'game-changing' £16million 'state of the art' critical care unit.
A £15.9 million grant was given to the hospital to build a new on-site critical care unit through capital funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to upgrade and improve NHS buildings. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Covid daily hospital admissions rise to over 1,000 for first time since April The daily number of Covid cases being admitted to hospitals in England has topped 1,000 for the first time since April, new figures show. The number of patients with Covid admitted to hospitals across the country hit 1,055 on Monday – up from 722 the week before.
The latest data shows a 46 per cent increase week on week. According to the figures, the northwest saw the largest increase on Monday, at 56 per cent. The Independent
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Monkeypox cases in UK surge by 38% as hundreds of new infections detected A further 219 cases of monkeypox have been detected in the UK, bringing the nationwide total to 793.
In new data released on Tuesday, the UK Health Security (UKHSA) said 99 per cent of infections were among men; just five women have so far been infected with the viral disease. The Independent
