Save our ambulance stations:
People have expressed their fears after East Midlands Ambulance Service announced it could close stations in the area as part of a major overhaul of the service. The Evening Telegraph
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Inquest told 19-month-old Northampton boy who died of dehydration received “sub standard care” before his death
BREAKING NEWS: Inquest told 19-month-old Northampton boy who died of dehydration received “sub standard care” before his death:
THE mother of a 19-month-old boy from Northampton who died of dehydration told an inquest today that her son was provided with “sub standard care” in the days before his death. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
THE mother of a 19-month-old boy from Northampton who died of dehydration told an inquest today that her son was provided with “sub standard care” in the days before his death. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
First health visitor implementation progress report published
First health visitor implementation progress report published:
The Department has committed to publishing progress reports every quarter until 2015.
Published in December 2011, the Health visitor implementation progress report set out progress on key areas of the programme during its first year of activity. This is a four year transformational programme linked to public health improvement. Its key aims are to improve services and health outcomes in the foundation years for children, families and local communities, through expanding and strengthening the health visiting service. NHS Networks
The Department has committed to publishing progress reports every quarter until 2015.
Published in December 2011, the Health visitor implementation progress report set out progress on key areas of the programme during its first year of activity. This is a four year transformational programme linked to public health improvement. Its key aims are to improve services and health outcomes in the foundation years for children, families and local communities, through expanding and strengthening the health visiting service. NHS Networks
Boost for open access to research
Boost for open access to research: One of the world's largest research charities, the Wellcome Trust, is to support efforts by scientists to make their work freely available for all. BBC News
Nursing regulator 'too weak'
Nursing regulator 'too weak': The body that regulates nurses and midwives in the UK is failing to adequately carry out its duties due to poor management, an interim review says. BBC News
Mobile stroke units 'hasten care'
Mobile stroke units 'hasten care': Treating stroke in specialised ambulances en route to hospital is feasible and could boost the number of patients who receive life-saving therapy, experts believe. BBC News
CCG authorisation guide published
CCG authorisation guide published: Clinical commissioning groups will be able to receive full authorisation by the end of October this year, in the first of four monthly waves of approvals that are due to be complete by 31 January 2013. E-health Insider
Maternity services pathway payment system: a simple guide 2012-13
Maternity services pathway payment system: a simple guide 2012-13:
This guide provides a summary of the proposed 2013/14 Payment by Results pathway funding system for maternity services. It identifies what the NHS needs to do during 2012/13 to prepare for its implementation.
This guide provides a summary of the proposed 2013/14 Payment by Results pathway funding system for maternity services. It identifies what the NHS needs to do during 2012/13 to prepare for its implementation.
Safeguarding in 2012: views from the frontline
Safeguarding in 2012: views from the frontline:
This report is the result of a survey of doctors in England about the implications of the Munro Review and the Health and Social Care Act on child safeguarding. It makes recommendations intended for all practitioners, agencies and policymakers that will inform national developments and the direction of child protection policy and training at the College.
This report is the result of a survey of doctors in England about the implications of the Munro Review and the Health and Social Care Act on child safeguarding. It makes recommendations intended for all practitioners, agencies and policymakers that will inform national developments and the direction of child protection policy and training at the College.
Pilot scheme to test babies for more inherited diseases
Pilot scheme to test babies for more inherited diseases:
A pilot scheme starting in July will be run by the NHS in order to test over half the babies born in the UK for five inherited diseases.The pilot will test around 430,000 babies born in the UK for the diseases using a blood sample.Of the 700,000 babies born in the UK annually, each is tested for inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis.As a result of the screening, around 1,000 babies are found to have... Healthcare Today
A pilot scheme starting in July will be run by the NHS in order to test over half the babies born in the UK for five inherited diseases.The pilot will test around 430,000 babies born in the UK for the diseases using a blood sample.Of the 700,000 babies born in the UK annually, each is tested for inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis.As a result of the screening, around 1,000 babies are found to have... Healthcare Today
Physiotherapists banned from touching patients
Physiotherapists banned from touching patients: Physiotherapists have been banned from touching their patients in a cost-cutting move described as "barmy" by experts.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Christina Patterson: Reforms in the 1990s were supposed to make nursing care better.
The second part of our week-long series on the crisis of caring in British nursing addresses the question of what, precisely, has gone wrong. The Independent
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Target failure may cost trust £5.2m
Target failure may cost trust £5.2m:
POSSIBLE fines for failing to hit speed targets next year could “jeopardise the future viability” of East Midlands Ambulance Service, finance chiefs have claimed. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
POSSIBLE fines for failing to hit speed targets next year could “jeopardise the future viability” of East Midlands Ambulance Service, finance chiefs have claimed. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Doctors failed to spot toddler's fatal illness on THREE occasions before he died - Daily Mail
Doctors failed to spot toddler's fatal illness on THREE occasions before he died - Daily Mail:
 Daily Mail | Doctors failed to spot toddler's fatal illness on THREE occasions before he died Daily Mail With his worried mother Lucy at his side, Harry was admitted to Northampton General Hospital that evening, before being discharged the next day. However when he was unable to keep down fluids, his family took him back to the same hospital on April 28. Inquest into death of 19-month-old-boy to hear evidence from mother who ...Northampton Chronicle & Echo all 3 news articles » |
Are we expecting too much from the Care Quality Commission? | Anna Dixon
Are we expecting too much from the Care Quality Commission? | Anna Dixon: A report by the Public Accounts Committee has once again highlighted the challenges the Care Quality Commission has faced since it was set up in 2009. But are we expecting too much from a quality regulator? (Blog, Anna Dixon) Kings Fund
Materials to support improved access and reduced waiting times in elective care
Materials to support improved access and reduced waiting times in elective care:
You can access the Referral to Treatment consultant-led waiting times rules, methodology papers, Frequently Asked Questions, and practical tools for waiting list management.
A range of tools to help providers manage capacity and demand and elective waiting lists are also available on the NHS Interim Management and Support (IMAS) website.
You can also view an Inflammatory Arthritis Patient Pathway – a guide to what information is available and might be useful to patients at every key stage of their journey. Department of Health
You can access the Referral to Treatment consultant-led waiting times rules, methodology papers, Frequently Asked Questions, and practical tools for waiting list management.
A range of tools to help providers manage capacity and demand and elective waiting lists are also available on the NHS Interim Management and Support (IMAS) website.
Referral to Treatment waiting times statistics
The monthly Referral To Treatment (RTT) data collections monitor the length of time from referral through to treatment.Elective care commissioning pathways
There are a number of elective care condition based and symptom based commissioning pathways available. These show a structured approach to commissioning local services.You can also view an Inflammatory Arthritis Patient Pathway – a guide to what information is available and might be useful to patients at every key stage of their journey. Department of Health
Diabetes blood pressure warning
Diabetes blood pressure warning: Half of people with diabetes in England are failing to keep control of their blood pressure, risking a range of "damaging" complications, figures suggest. BBC News
VIDEO: Malaria fight 'badly compromised'
VIDEO: Malaria fight 'badly compromised': Scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is increasing. BBC News
Exclusive: NHS Commissioning Board may stipulate staff CCGs employ
Exclusive: NHS Commissioning Board may stipulate staff CCGs employ: The NHS Commissioning Board (NCB) will have powers to stipulate types of staff clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) employ, according to draft authorisation guidance to be discussed next week. GP Online
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