Highbury Residential Care Home in Rushden rated inadequate by CQC and placed in special measures he bosses of a Rushden care home are ‘disappointed’ after being rated inadequate, but determined to meet the actions the CQC has asked them to take.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Highbury Residential Care Home in Irchester Road as inadequate and placed it in special measures following an inspection in February. Northamptonshire Telegraph
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Five principles for implementing the NHS Impact approach to improvement in England The NHS is facing an unprecedented range of workforce, financial and performance pressures. The time has come to think and act differently and to do so at pace. What is needed is a strategy and management system capable of maximising the impact and spread of the many promising NHS-led innovations, service improvements and new technologies.
The new NHS Impact approach to improvement could help to meet this need. It rightly articulates the importance of taking an aligned and integrated approach to improvement delivery and capability building across NHS provider organisations and integrated care systems (ICSs). The Health FoundationRestoring public confidence in the NHS will be no easy feat With the latest British Social Attitudes survey showing that public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, Professor Sir John Curtice looks back at satisfaction with the health service over the years and points out that the lesson for policy-makers is much the same as two decades ago. Nuffield Trust
Mental health services to face surprise spot-checks after series of abuse scandals, watchdog warns Unannounced and out-of-hours spot-checks on mental health services are set to ramp up following a string of abuse scandals, The Independent can reveal.
The Care Quality Commission’s new mental health chief Chris Dzikiti said he was “saddened” by “unacceptable” scandals in the last six months, warning the regulator “will use the powers [it has] to hold people to account.”
Worried about a mole? Here's where you can get it checked out at drop-in Kettering skin cancer sessions Those worried about a mole or skin lesion will be able to have them checked by a doctor or nurse at drop-in Kettering sessions next month.
Kettering General Hospital is holding a three-day skin surveillance event to help identify problems like skin cancer as early as possible. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Living (and dying) as an older person in prison Tough conditions in prison disproportionately affect older prisoners, and they tend to be in poorer health than the general population. This new Nuffield Trust report funded by The Health Foundation uses hospital data to look at the health care needs of those older people in prison. It finds significant health care needs associated with frailty, which has implications for the prison service in managing increasing numbers of older people as the population continues to age.
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NHS Data - Maximising its impact for all There is more that can be done to make the most of NHS healthcare data. By maximising the opportunity to use data-driven innovations to improve healthcare, people in the UK and the NHS will benefit, says a new white paper from Imperial College London.
Funding and mental health staff retention go ‘hand-in-hand’ – NHS chief Boosting the mental health workforce to improve services goes “hand-in-hand” with the funding available, the chief executive of NHS England has said.
Amanda Pritchard told MPs support services had significantly improved under plans to give mental health parity of esteem with physical health, but said bolstering staff recruitment and retention was key to further progress. Evening Standard
Catching Covid can trigger deadly side effect months later, study finds Patients with severe Covid who require mechanical ventilation are likely to develop a potentially life-threatening disease within six months of getting the infection, according to a study.
Covid-19 patients requiring ventilation are 16 times more likely to develop ventricular tachycardia than those who did not have a severe infection, according to research by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The Independent
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Postcode lottery for FGM provision in largest UK study of survivor experiences of healthcare Survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) have expressed concern over deficiencies in healthcare provision in many parts of the UK, in the largest study of its kind.
Newly published research produced by the Institute of Applied Health Research at the University of Birmingham reveals how survivors of FGM highlight a ‘postcode lottery’ of inconsistent healthcare provision across the UK.
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‘Failure at every level’ led to children’s homes abuse, report says Ofsted was warned on more than 100 occasions about incidents at children's homes whose residents faced "horrific" abuse, a report has revealed.
An expert panel criticised inadequate leadership at the Hesley Group, which ran the homes, as well as failures of regulation.
The review lead said a "major overhaul" of the safeguarding system was needed.
BBC News revealed children were reportedly punched, kicked and fed chillies at homes Ofsted rated "good".
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Delapré Wellbeing partnership programme shortlisted for national award The partnership programme designed to support people across Northampton make positive choices to take control over their health and wellbeing has been shortlisted for ‘Partnership of the Year’ in the Museums + Heritage Awards 2023.
Delapré Wellbeing partnership was created during the pandemic by local organisations across the town. Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust in partnership with Action for Happiness Northamptonshire, The General Practice Alliance Federation, Northampton Leisure Trust, Northamptonshire Sport, and the University of Northampton have worked together over the past year to put communities at the heart of public health. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Striking images: What caused the NHS crisis and can it be fixed? From unsolved pay disputes to record backlogs, abandoned social care reforms and now accusations of sexual harassment of female surgeons, finding a good news story about health and care services in the UK is nigh on impossible.
So just how bad is the crisis facing the NHS? Who, or what, can be blamed for the pile-up of problems? And is there any way that Rishi Sunak – or maybe Keir Starmer – can fix the crisis? Podcast from Institute for Government
Delaying second doses of vaccine reduced COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths Delaying people’s second COVID-19 vaccine dose likely prevented tens of thousands of hospitalisations and thousands of deaths in England.
These are the findings of a retrospective analysis from the Imperial College London COVID-19 Response Team which aimed to quantify the impact of delaying the delivery of second vaccine doses on the epidemic in England.
Their analysis estimates that this may have prevented an average of 58,000 hospital admissions and 10,000 deaths between 8th December 2020 and 13th September 2021. Imperial College London
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AI in health care: hope or hype? News of artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. We seem to be on the cusp of a revolution in how the latest AI models will change our lives – and health and care could be at the centre of those changes.
AI will transform medicine, AI will allow doctorless screening and personalised prevention, AI will boost productivity, AI will make thousands of jobs redundant – so go all the claims.
But is this hype or real hope? How will AI transform health and care services and the experiences of staff and patients? What’s been the progress so far? And how best to move forward safely? And with growing demand, staff shortages and a public spending squeeze, could AI be a key answer to sustaining the NHS itself? (Podcast) The Health Foundation
Understanding unpaid carers and their access to support Unpaid carers play a substantial and vital role in meeting social care needs. The care they provide has enormous value, both for the people they care for and for wider society. Many carers experience great satisfaction from their role, and through the help and support they provide to friends and family members they may also reduce the costs of formal social care provision. The Health Foundation
The Retained EU Law Bill creates an uncertain future for health Some of the biggest Brexit-related challenges for the NHS come from poorly planned changes to domestic law, regulation or administrative practice. In this blog, Tammy Hervey and Mark Dayan argue that the number of problems the Retained EU Law Bill may create for health in the UK is difficult even to assess. Nuffield Trust
Arcturus: What do we know about the new Covid variant? A new Covid strain behind a surge of infections in India has sparked fears it could also lead to a rise in cases in the UK.
Research indicates Arcturus could be one 1.2 times more infectious than the last major sub-variant.
Also known as Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, the strain was first identified in January and has been monitored by the World Health Organisation (WHO) since 22 March. The Independent
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Staff treat clients with ‘compassion and kindness’ at Northampton abortion clinic rated ‘good’ by CQC A Northampton abortion clinic has been rated ‘good’ in all areas by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in their first ever inspection.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) Northampton central abortion clinic, in St Giles Terrace, has been rated good in safety, effectiveness, care, responsiveness to people’s needs and leadership. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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Are integration and innovation enabling better mental health provision? As demand for mental health support increases, organisations are working in new and different ways to meet demand. In this long read we explore how. NHS Confederation
