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NHS Launches Online Video Consultations Service Using Saypage Telehealth ... - PR Web (press release):

NHS Launches Online Video Consultations Service Using Saypage Telehealth ... PR Web (press release) Towards the end of 2012, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) identified Saypage as the most suitable provider able to meet the security and quality needs of the NHFT. The Saypage Telehealth Platform provides a solution compatible ...

GPs to vaccinate two-year-olds against flu from September

GPs to vaccinate two-year-olds against flu from September: The government has brought forward plans to begin routine vaccination of children against flu, as it confirmed its shingles, rotavirus and meningitis C programmes. GP Online

See also:

• Improved vaccination programme announced NHS England

Measles epidemic tops 1,000 cases

Measles epidemic tops 1,000 cases: The number of cases in the Swansea measles epidemic tops the 1,000 mark, but about 5,000 youngsters still need vaccinations, health officials say. BBC News

See also:

• MMR catch-up campaign in England NHS Employers

Smoking 'poses bigger risk to women'

Smoking 'poses bigger risk to women': Women may be more vulnerable to smoking-related diseases than men, studies suggest. BBC News

Rapid expansion of GP role 'risks undermining patient care'

Rapid expansion of GP role 'risks undermining patient care': GPs' role is widening significantly and could force a major overhaul of selection criteria and training programmes for the profession, a study has found. GP Online

NHS iPhone app to help troops with mental illnesses

NHS iPhone app to help troops with mental illnesses: An iPhone app that has been developed by a network of NHS trusts is being offered free of charge to members of the armed forces suffering from mental health issues Public Service

Increasing protection for staff who raise concerns in the public interest

Increasing protection for staff who raise concerns in the public interest: This page outlines pending changes under the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act which received Royal Assent on 26 April 2013. NHS Employers

The hospital complaints system: a case for urgent treatment?

The hospital complaints system: a case for urgent treatment?: This report highlights systemic problems leading to missed opportunities to learn from mistakes and make NHS hospitals better. A 2012-13 analysis of the main reasons why patients, their families and carers brought their complaint to the ombudsman after their hospital has
failed to deal with it include poor explanations, no acknowledgement of mistakes, inadequate financial remedy and unnecessary delays.

• Report
• Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman - publications

See also:

• Grumbles, gripes & grievances: the role of complaints in transforming public services NESTA

Advocacy: models and effectiveness (IRISS)

Advocacy: models and effectiveness (IRISS): This briefing draws on evidence in relation to advocacy with both
children and adults and on literature from the fields of health and social care.  It outlines the key elements of the most prevalent models of advocacy and identifies good practice, as well as the limitations of advocacy models.  It aims to provide an overview of the evidence base of what works in relation to advocacy provision.

• Briefing
• IRISS - publications

Jeremy Hunt insists health budget is safe

Jeremy Hunt insists health budget is safe: Health secretary claims top-level support against budget raids as ministers submit offers of departmental cuts to Treasury.
Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, is confidently claiming the support of David Cameron and Nick Clegg in his attempts to prevent other government departments raiding his protected budget in the spending review on 26 June.

Sussex Police plan to fit dementia patients with GPS tracking devices to reduce costly call-outs

Sussex Police plan to fit dementia patients with GPS tracking devices to reduce costly call-outs: A police force plans to fit dementia patients with GPS tracking devices in a bid to reduce the number of costly call-outs to search for patients who regularly go missing. The Independent

See also:

• GPS tags for dementia patients The Daily Telegraph
• VIDEO: GPS devices for people with dementia BBC News

Stroke survivors and their families left to deal with the emotional impact alone, says report

Stroke survivors and their families left to deal with the emotional impact alone, says report: Stroke survivors and their families feel abandoned by health and social services after being left to deal with the emotional impact of stroke alone, a report reveals today. The Independent

See also:

• Feeling Overwhelmed: The emotional impact of Stroke: The Stroke Association
• Stroke 'emotional support needed' BBC News

In-depth case study: Improving patient flow

Improving patient flow This learning report uses two case studies to illustrate the problems caused by poor flow through and between services by patients, and provides practical examples of how focusing on flow can improve quality, use available capacity effectively and save money The Health Foundation

Are accident and emergency attendances increasing?

Are accident and emergency attendances increasing?: Pressures on accident and emergency (A&E) departments hit the headlines last week, with the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition trading statistics across the despatch box at Prime Minister’s Question Time. But what are the facts about A&E attendances?

Shingles jab for people in their 70s

Shingles jab for people in their 70s: People in their 70s across the UK will be routinely vaccinated against shingles from September 2013. BBC News

See also:

• OAPs to get shingles vaccinations in bid to end almost half of cases The Independent

Are we there yet? Models of medical leadership and their effectiveness: an exploratory study. Final report.

Are we there yet? Models of medical leadership and their effectiveness: an exploratory study. Final report.: This

report from the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham and The King’s Fund, and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), provides a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the state of medical leadership in NHS trusts today.

• Full report
• Executive summary
• Slideset (by Chris Ham, one of the report authors, summarises the key findings)
• The King's Fund - blogs
• NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme - funded projects

A lottery of treatment and care: MS services across the UK

A lottery of treatment and care: MS services across the UK: This report highlights disparities across the UK in access to MS medicines, social care support, employment support and health professionals for people with MS. The findings are based on a survey last year asking people with MS what services they needed and to what extent those needs had been met over the previous 12 months. More than 10,500 adults responded – the largest ever survey of people with MS in the UK.

• Report
• Multiple Sclerosis Society - news

NHS errors 'deliberately hidden'

NHS errors 'deliberately hidden': The NHS has "failed" to hold anyone to account for a large scale financial mismanagement at a local trust, a damning report has concluded. The Daily Telegraph

Every child to get flu vaccine in bid to prevent epidemic

Every child to get flu vaccine in bid to prevent epidemic:
Every child in England and Wales will be vaccinated against flu each year to limit the spread of outbreaks, the Government will announce today. The Independent

New Anonymisation Standard for the publication of health and social care data becomes effective on 30 April 2013

New Anonymisation Standard for the publication of health and social care data becomes effective on 30 April 2013 The last day of April is the first day of a new Anonymisation Standard that applies to all organisations who publish information about publicly-commissioned health and social care activity and outcomes. Health & Social Care Information Centre