Monday, 15 August 2022
Commissioning quality standard: alcohol and drug services
Commissioning quality standard: alcohol and drug services This commissioning quality standard (CQS) sets standards that will guide local partnerships to commission alcohol and drug services more effectively. This guidance helps partnerships to: clarify the commissioning process they should follow; plan and deliver harm reduction, treatment and recovery interventions; understand local need for alcohol and drug services; assess whether anyone affected by problem alcohol and drug use is able to access the right support at the right time; and provide high-quality support from a multi-disciplinary skilled workforce for children, young people and adults affected by problem alcohol and drug use. Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
Prime Minister launches 'Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission'
Prime Minister launches 'Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission' Prime Minister Boris Johnson launches national mission to tackle dementia and doubles research funding to £160 million a year by 2024. Department of Health and Social Care
NHS checks for bowel cancer hit record-high thanks to Dame Deborah
NHS checks for bowel cancer hit record-high thanks to Dame Deborah Record numbers of people have come forward for bowel cancer checks thanks to lifesaving awareness raising by Dame Deborah James, the NHS said today.
Between the months of May and July, referrals for suspected lower gastro-intestinal cancers reached record levels, with over 170,500 people referred for checks during that period – up over 30,000 compared to the same period last year, and nearly 80,000 higher than the same period two years ago. NHS England
Covid: Evusheld antibody protection ruled out for most vulnerable
Covid: Evusheld antibody protection ruled out for most vulnerable A Covid protection for people with weakened immune systems has been shelved in the UK because of a lack of evidence over how well it works against the Omicron variant.
The Department of Health said it would not be buying doses of the Evusheld injection. BBC News
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Some antidepressants may make heatwave challenging
Some antidepressants may make heatwave challenging People taking some mental health medication need to be extra cautious during the heatwave, the ex-head of the Royal College of Psychiatrists says.
Some antipsychotic medications and antidepressants may hinder the body from regulating temperature properly.
Certain drugs can also cause people to sweat excessively, not register thirst or make skin more sensitive to sun. BBC News
Thousands more NHS beds to be created in England this winter
Thousands more NHS beds to be created in England this winter England's health chiefs say they will create an extra 7,000 beds to tackle "substantial" pressures this winter.
It comes after government scientific advisers warned that "high numbers of beds may be needed for respiratory patients".
The extra beds will include more temporary units at hospital sites and 2,500 "virtual ward spaces" with patients monitored at home. BBC News
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- NHS sets out package of measures to boost capacity ahead of winter NH England
- NHS will send 2,500 patients to 'virtual wards' in in time for inevitable winter crisis The Daily Mail
- NHS to create thousands more beds and boost 999 staff numbers ahead of winter Evening Standard
- New targets to curb hours lost to ambulances waiting outside A&E in bid to cut winter pressures The Independent
Thousands of patients forced to travel far from home for NHS mental health treatment
Thousands of patients forced to travel far from home for NHS mental health treatment Thousands of people are being forced to travel tens or even hundreds of miles to access mental health treatment on the NHS - because beds are not available locally.
In May alone, there were 575 "inappropriate out of area mental health placements" in England. Sky News
Ministers admit 34 hospital buildings in England have roofs that could collapse
Ministers admit 34 hospital buildings in England have roofs that could collapse Thirty-four hospital buildings in England have roofs made of concrete that is so unstable they could fall down at any time, ministers have admitted.
The revelation has prompted renewed fears that ceilings at the hospitals affected might suddenly collapse, injuring staff and patients, and calls for urgent action to tackle the problem. The Guardian
Britons are LESS happy than during pandemic: More people worry about their health and feel lonely
Britons are LESS happy than during pandemic: More people worry about their health and feel lonely Britons are less happy now than they were during some parts of the pandemic, shock official figures show.
More people are concerned about their physical and mental health than they were in mid-2020, just months after the coronavirus outbreak sent the country into its first lockdown.
And Britons are struggling more with relationships and loneliness than ever before. The Daily Mail
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- Quality of life in the UK: August 2022 Office for National Statistics
Data privacy fears as GPs are sharing patient records on Word documents
Data privacy fears as GPs are sharing patient records on Word documents GPs are sharing patient records on Word documents via email amid ongoing disruption due to the NHS cyberattack.
There are concerns the move could risk patient privacy.
Advanced, a major IT provider to the health service, are being held ransom by hackers amid concerns millions of confidential records could be affected. The Daily Mail
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- NHS cyber attacks hit record levels in four in five trusts after Russian invasion The Daily Telegraph
- NHS 111 systems could be offline until next week following cyber attack GPonline
- NHS at risk of further major cyberattacks this year, experts warn The Independent
- Ransomware attack on NHS systems could take weeks to fix, major IT provider warns Sky News
- Ministers coordinating 'resilience response' after 'major' cyber attack hits NHS systems across UK Sky News
Friday, 12 August 2022
Mother of autistic boy, two, criticises Northampton General Hospital for 'failing' her son and 700 other children on the waiting list
Mother of autistic boy, two, criticises Northampton General Hospital for 'failing' her son and 700 other children on the waiting list A mother of an autistic two-year-old boy has criticised Northampton General Hospital for having ZERO paediatricians and ultimately “failing” her son and 700 other young people. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
NHS performance summary
NHS performance summary The analysis below includes the latest data on key activity and performance measures from June and July 2022, as published by NHS England on 11 August 2022. This includes data on the NHS's performance against some key targets, including some of those set out in the latest planning guidance, as well as other indicators of patient safety and care. Nuffield Trust
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- Today’s NHS data should be a wake-up call to the next prime minister The Health Foundation
- Next PM will inherit health system in 'state of steady crisis' The King's Fund
- NHS making huge progress on long waits, but too many patients stuck in hospital due to capacity crunch in social care NHS Confederation
- NHS slashes longest waits for care despite record numbers of most serious 999 calls NHS England
- NHS Activity Tracker NHS Providers
- Mountain to clear NHS waiting list keeps getting bigger Nuffield Trust
- Ambulance calls for most serious conditions hit record BBC News
- National hell service: Nearly 1,000 patients a DAY wait 12-plus hours in A&E The Daily Mail
- Hospital waiting lists in England reach record high of 6.7 million The Guardian
- NHS waiting list hits record 6.7 million as backlog rises by 100,000 The Independent
Community Network: The staffing challenges facing community health services and how we can address them
Community Network: The staffing challenges facing community health services and how we can address them The Community Network, which is hosted by NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, has published an infographic to compliment its new briefing, which reveals the problems and solutions to workforce shortages in community healthcare.
Having the right numbers and skill mix of community staff is essential to providing high-quality care, keeping people well in their own home or in the community, and preventing demand on other healthcare services.
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Independent report: Vaccination strategy for ongoing polio incident: JCVI statement
Independent report: Vaccination strategy for ongoing polio incident: JCVI statement Advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on a vaccination strategy to control the ongoing polio incident. Department of Health and Social Care
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers
NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers A cyber-attack on a major IT provider of the NHS has been confirmed as a ransomware attack.
Advanced, which provides digital services like patient check-in and NHS 111, says it may take three to four weeks to fully recover.
Ransomware hackers take control of IT systems, steal data and demand a payment from victims to recover.
The NHS insists that disruption is minimal, but Advanced would not say whether NHS data had been stolen. BBC News
See also:
- GCHQ to investigate ransomware attack on NHS 111 supplier Channel 4 News
- NHS cyber attack: Hackers 'issue demands' to IT supplier The Daily Mail
- Advanced begins forensic investigation into ransomware attack Digital Health
- NHS ransomware attack: what happened and how bad is it? The Guardian
- Fears for patient data after ransomware attack on NHS software supplier The Guardian
- Cyberattack: NHS staff unable to access patient notes for three weeks The Independent
- Cyber attack on software supplier causes "major outage" across the NHS IT Pro
- NHS facing weeks of disruption after cyberattack on supplier of patient records systems Public Technology
NHS trusts in England offer staff hardship grants amid cost of living crisis
NHS trusts in England offer staff hardship grants amid cost of living crisis NHS trusts are giving their staff hardship grants, low-cost meals and money to buy their children’s school uniforms to help them cope with the deepening cost of living crisis.
Others have set up food banks, are subsidising public transport fares and advising hard-up frontline personnel how to access supermarket vouchers to help feed their families. The Guardian
Pharmacists warn shortage of drugs is putting patients at risk
Pharmacists warn shortage of drugs is putting patients at risk A shortage of some medicines is putting patients at risk, pharmacists have warned.
A poll of 1,562 UK pharmacists for the Pharmaceutical Journal found more than half (54%) believed patients had been put at risk in the past six months due to shortages. Sky News
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria: New drug can fight off 300 different types of superbugs
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria: New drug can fight off 300 different types of superbugs Scientists have developed a drug that is hoped could lead the fight against superbugs.
Fabimycin — a man-made antibiotic — was found to kill hundreds of bacteria that are resistant to common medicines.
Superbugs are estimated to contribute to around 7million deaths per year, with some experts warning they should be taken as seriously as global warming. The Daily Mail
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Childhood obesity: Just half of six-year-olds get one hour of exercise each day
Childhood obesity: Just half of six-year-olds get one hour of exercise each day Half of six-year-olds in England do not get enough exercise each day, according to a study.
Only 53 per cent do the 60 minutes of vigorous exercise recommended by the NHS for the age group — with girls doing less than boys. The Daily Mail
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- Activity Behaviors in British 6-Year-Olds: Cross-Sectional Associations and Longitudinal Change During the School Transition (open access) Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Search and destroy drug that could extend lives of advanced prostate cancer patients gets approval
Search and destroy drug that could extend lives of advanced prostate cancer patients gets approval A radical ‘search and destroy’ treatment which could extend the lives of thousands of men with advanced prostate cancer has been approved by regulators.
The treatment works like a guided missile – tracking down cancer cells in the body and delivering a radioactive payload to destroy them. The Daily Mail
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