Monday, 8 February 2016
New drive for 'paperless' NHS
New drive for 'paperless' NHS The latest government attempt to improve the use of technology in the NHS in England is launched, with the aim of making services faster and more convenient. BBC News
Zika 'linked to nerve disorder deaths'
Zika 'linked to nerve disorder deaths' Colombia says three people have died after contracting the Zika virus and developing a rare nerve disorder. BBC News
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See also:
- RCGP statement on the Zika virus Royal College of General Practitioners
- Active Zika found in saliva and urine BBC News
- Panama may release genetically modified mosquitoes to stop Zika virus spread The Daily Mail
- Releasing millions of GM mosquitoes 'could solve zika crisis' The Daily Telegraph
- Zika virus: women told to "think twice" before kissing The Daily Telegraph
- Guillain-Barré syndrome: The other deadly disease lurking in Zika mosquitoes
- Zika: Pregnant British holidaymakers with bookings to Caribbean and US face uncertainty amid risk of virus spreading The Independent
- Zika virus: Colombia confirms over 3,100 cases in pregnant women The Independent
- Zika: Virus passed on during blood transfusions in Brazil The Independent
- Zika: British team say they have a remedy for the virus The Independent
MPs slam government for its poor management of Cancer Drugs Fund
MPs slam government for its poor management of Cancer Drugs Fund An influential panel of MPs has taken the government to task for its poor management of the Cancer Drugs Fund, including its failure to properly assess the value of the Fund to patients and taxpayers. OnMedica
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See also
- Cancer Drugs Fund Twentieth Report of Session 2015–16 Public Accounts Select Committee
- Cancer drugs fund poorly managed and over budget, MPs say GP Online
Care Quality Commission begs for help from charities it has just replaced
Care Quality Commission begs for help from charities it has just replaced Experts who made 500 inspections a month for the care home watchdog refused to reapply for their jobs. The Independent
One chart that shows the horrifying scale of FGM around the world
One chart that shows the horrifying scale of FGM around the world UNICEF estimates there are over 200 million global victims of female genital mutilation. The Independent
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NHS cost-cutting plans 'could prompt staff reductions and rationing of care'
NHS cost-cutting plans 'could prompt staff reductions and rationing of care' Nursing experts and former health minister warn new measures could lead to managers cutting staff to 'unsafe levels'. The Independent
Hospedia doubles cost of NHS hospital TV service
Hospedia doubles cost of NHS hospital TV service NHS patients are paying up to £40 a week to access TV and internet services in their beds using technology provided by a US company. The Daily Mail
Cutting ever deeper: councils left no choice but to hollow out elderly care
Cutting ever deeper: councils left no choice but to hollow out elderly care Cambridgeshire is just one of many authorities forced to cut social care, leaving increasing numbers of elderly people stuck in hospital wards or waiting in A&E
The debating chamber of Cambridgeshire council belongs to a distant age. When it was built, local councils ran local services.
Once the site of the university city’s medieval castle, it must have seemed a fitting successor to a fortification intended to ensure mastery of the surrounding area. There is throne-like seating for council leaders, and a hemisphere of benches of sturdy wood and leather for the councillors. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The debating chamber of Cambridgeshire council belongs to a distant age. When it was built, local councils ran local services.
Once the site of the university city’s medieval castle, it must have seemed a fitting successor to a fortification intended to ensure mastery of the surrounding area. There is throne-like seating for council leaders, and a hemisphere of benches of sturdy wood and leather for the councillors. Continue reading... The Guardian
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London hospital trust heading for biggest overspend in NHS history
London hospital trust heading for biggest overspend in NHS history Health minister reveals Barts set to run up £134.9m deficit, as NHS sources say trusts cannot balance books due to poor funding
The biggest hospital trust in the country is set to run up a £134.9m deficit this year – by far the largest ever overspend in the history of the NHS. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The biggest hospital trust in the country is set to run up a £134.9m deficit this year – by far the largest ever overspend in the history of the NHS. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Childhood obesity is a national emergency, says Jeremy Hunt
Childhood obesity is a national emergency, says Jeremy Hunt Health secretary promises robust action to tackle obesity, as Jamie Oliver says campaigners will ‘get more ninja’ if sugar tax is not adopted
Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has described the rise in childhood obesity as a “national emergency” and promised a “gamechanging” response from the government.
In an interview on the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, he said the government would introduce either a sugar tax or something “equally robust” when it publishes its childhood obesity strategy. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has described the rise in childhood obesity as a “national emergency” and promised a “gamechanging” response from the government.
In an interview on the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, he said the government would introduce either a sugar tax or something “equally robust” when it publishes its childhood obesity strategy. Continue reading... The Guardian
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One hundred babies locked up in prison
One hundred babies locked up in prison One hundred babies were locked up in prisons last year, David Cameron will warn this week as he makes a passionate plea for radical reforms to the justice system. The Daily Telegraph
Friday, 5 February 2016
KGH: Only use emergency services if you absolutely have to during junior doctors’ strike
KGH: Only use emergency services if you absolutely have to during junior doctors’ strike
Kettering General Hospital says it expects disruption to be minimal during the proposed strike by junior doctors next week, but emergency services should still only be used “if they absolutely have to”.
Kettering General Hospital says it expects disruption to be minimal during the proposed strike by junior doctors next week, but emergency services should still only be used “if they absolutely have to”.
Evening Telegraph
Change management part of new line-up of e-learning
Change management part of new line-up of e-learning
PCC has added six new courses to its e-learning programme, which has been expanded to aid the development of leadership and strategic skills in addition to the range of practical courses offered already.
PCC has added six new courses to its e-learning programme, which has been expanded to aid the development of leadership and strategic skills in addition to the range of practical courses offered already.
NHS Networks
Change agents for a value-based culture
Change agents for a value-based culture
The value-based approach is a driver of change in behaviours and culture needed to develop systems of care. But those developing value-based systems also have a role in leading change.
The value-based approach is a driver of change in behaviours and culture needed to develop systems of care. But those developing value-based systems also have a role in leading change.
NHS Networks
'Suicide prevention app' trial
'Suicide prevention app' trial
An NHS mental health trust is working with US researchers to develop an app that may stop people from killing themselves.
An NHS mental health trust is working with US researchers to develop an app that may stop people from killing themselves.
BBC News
Hospitals' bed-blocking 'costing NHS £900m a year'
Hospitals' bed-blocking 'costing NHS £900m a year'
In a new report, Lord Carter of Coles sets out how NHS hospitals can cut costs to save £5bn a year by 2020.
In a new report, Lord Carter of Coles sets out how NHS hospitals can cut costs to save £5bn a year by 2020.
Independent
Zika: Spanish officials confirm pregnant woman in Catalonia infected with virus
Zika: Spanish officials confirm pregnant woman in Catalonia infected with virus
Health Ministry says woman infected during a trip to Colombia and the wider population is not at risk.
Health Ministry says woman infected during a trip to Colombia and the wider population is not at risk.
Independent
UK cancer death rates after diagnosis drop 10% in ten years
UK cancer death rates after diagnosis drop 10% in ten years
A greater number of people, however, are being diagnosed with and dying from cancer due to age and lifestyle factors
Death rates from cancer in the UK have dropped by 10% over the last decade, thanks to progress in diagnosing and treating the disease, but the number of deaths keeps rising because more people are falling ill.
The figures, released by Cancer Research UK, show the four major killers – breast, bowel, lung and prostate cancer – have become less deadly relatively speaking. In 2013, the latest year for which full figures are available, 284 out of every 100,000 people in the UK died from the disease – around 162,000 people. A decade ago the death rate was 312 in every 100,000.
A greater number of people, however, are being diagnosed with and dying from cancer due to age and lifestyle factors
Death rates from cancer in the UK have dropped by 10% over the last decade, thanks to progress in diagnosing and treating the disease, but the number of deaths keeps rising because more people are falling ill.
The figures, released by Cancer Research UK, show the four major killers – breast, bowel, lung and prostate cancer – have become less deadly relatively speaking. In 2013, the latest year for which full figures are available, 284 out of every 100,000 people in the UK died from the disease – around 162,000 people. A decade ago the death rate was 312 in every 100,000.
Guardian
NHSwhereIstarted campaign calls on NHS workforce to inspire next generation
NHSwhereIstarted campaign calls on NHS workforce to inspire next generation
NHS Employers is calling on staff in the NHS to share images of their first jobs in the NHS on Twitter as part of #NHSwhereIstarted, a new social media campaign. Latest NHS Employers News
NHS Employers is calling on staff in the NHS to share images of their first jobs in the NHS on Twitter as part of #NHSwhereIstarted, a new social media campaign. Latest NHS Employers News
Early years of the NHS - in pictures
Early years of the NHS - in pictures
To coincide with the Guardian’s This is the NHS campaign, our new gallery features vintage Guardian and Observer images which offer an insight into the changing face of the NHS in its formative years. The series has been selected from original picture library files now housed in theGNM Archive.
To coincide with the Guardian’s This is the NHS campaign, our new gallery features vintage Guardian and Observer images which offer an insight into the changing face of the NHS in its formative years. The series has been selected from original picture library files now housed in theGNM Archive.
Guardian
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