Monday, 22 October 2012
VIDEO: Hospital cuts loom, claims Labour
VIDEO: Hospital cuts loom, claims Labour: The Labour Party has claimed that a leaked document about the future of Kettering General Hospital proves that managers are planning to cut services. BBC Northamptonshire
Staff treated for TB at Northampton dialysis unit
Staff treated for TB at Northampton dialysis unit: Staff at a kidney dialysis unit in Northampton are being treated for tuberculosis (TB). Chronicle and Echo
£52.5m funding secured for St Andrews development
£52.5m funding secured for St Andrews development: Finance chiefs at St Andrew’s Healthcare have secured a £52.5million funding package to support its continued expansion and the development of a new hospital building at its existing site in Northampton. Chronicle and Echo
Mental health plan tackles stigma
Mental health plan tackles stigma: The health minister sets out a 10-year strategy for mental health care, recognising the issue of stigma and the threats from everyday and financial pressures. BBC News
NHS 26-week waiting lists hit all-time low
NHS 26-week waiting lists hit all-time low: The number of people waiting over 26 weeks to start treatment is at its lowest level since records began Public Service
Free training modules to improve diabetes care
Free training modules to improve diabetes care:
| NHS Diabetes unveils two e-learning modules to help reduce the number of patients suffering hypoglycaemic attacks Related items from OnMedica More evidence on diabetes postcode lottery Three-part course on diabetes GP pay for diabetes ‘must be reviewed’ Blood glucose self checks waste of money Half of diabetics have high blood pressure |
Are families of children with disabilities getting enough support?
Are families of children with disabilities getting enough support?: Jill Davies, Research Programme Manager, discusses a new report highlighting that families of children with disabilities are not getting enough services and support. Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
Doctors and patients 'ignoring' cancer signs
Doctors and patients 'ignoring' cancer signs: Bowel cancer is being diagnosed too late to be treated in thousands of patients who only discover they have the disease following an emergency admission to hospital. The Independent
NHS staff struggling with workloads and stress, report warns
NHS staff struggling with workloads and stress, report warns: The NHS Staff Side Evidence to the Pay Review Body warns that NHS staff are struggling under the burden of increased workloads and stress, with a third very seriously considering leaving their job. RCN
Friday, 19 October 2012
Leaked report into KGH shake-up
Leaked report into KGH shake-up:
Leaked documents created to show possible scenarios for the future provision of services at hospitals in the region have revealed the top option was that Kettering Hospital would lose 515 of its 658 beds. Evening Telegraph
Leaked documents created to show possible scenarios for the future provision of services at hospitals in the region have revealed the top option was that Kettering Hospital would lose 515 of its 658 beds. Evening Telegraph
We should be celebrating increased life expectancy
We should be celebrating increased life expectancy: We should be celebrating increased life expectancy, but instead we seem to worry that the increased number of elderly patients will destroy healthcare, says Simon Mackenzie. Health Foundation
NHS changes 'risk to sexual healthcare'
NHS changes 'risk to sexual healthcare': Experts warn the NHS reorganisation could harm services BBC News
Doctors facing new era of checks
Doctors facing new era of checks: Five-yearly revalidation of doctors' skills will start from December, heralding the biggest shake-up in medical regulation for more than 150 years. BBC News
See also Department of Health
See also Department of Health
Next six months will be 'incredibly hazardous' for NHS, commissioning chief warns
Next six months will be 'incredibly hazardous' for NHS, commissioning chief warns: The next six months will be 'incredibly hazardous' for the NHS in England, the head of two Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) has warned. GP Online
Fifth of women still miss cervical screen
Fifth of women still miss cervical screen:
| Older women less likely to have screening than a decade ago Related items from OnMedica New evidence supports a lower age for cervical cancer tests Huge rise in diagnosis of women’s cancer NICE recommends new cervical cancer diagnostic test Older women too embarrassed to go for smear tests Guideline to help GPs spot cervical cancer early |
The importance of influenza vaccination for nurses and midwives
The importance of influenza vaccination for nurses and midwives: This open letter to nurses and midwives stresses the vital role that
nurses and midwives can play in ensuring that frontline staff are
vaccinated. It has been estimated that up to 1 in 4 healthcare workers
may become infected with influenza during a mild influenza season; staff
who have the vaccination will reduce the risk of passing on the virus
to vulnerable pregnant women.
nurses and midwives can play in ensuring that frontline staff are
vaccinated. It has been estimated that up to 1 in 4 healthcare workers
may become infected with influenza during a mild influenza season; staff
who have the vaccination will reduce the risk of passing on the virus
to vulnerable pregnant women.
Engage toolkit for black and minority ethnic (BME) family carers
Engage toolkit for black and minority ethnic (BME) family carers: This toolkit toolkit is a resource to address barriers BME family carers face when accessing services. It is available to practitioners and a wide range of organisations who work in adult and children services. It will provide practical support and opportunities for joint
working between community groups, multi-agencies and the families themselves to ensure family carers are given the best practical support available. As a live toolkit, the website will share resources of events, community projects and appropriate policy and practice when working with BME family carers.
working between community groups, multi-agencies and the families themselves to ensure family carers are given the best practical support available. As a live toolkit, the website will share resources of events, community projects and appropriate policy and practice when working with BME family carers.
'Chemical cosh' drugs given to 50pc more dementia patients than thought
'Chemical cosh' drugs given to 50pc more dementia patients than thought: 'Chemical cosh' drugs are being given to about 50 per cent more people with dementia than an official estimate had suggested, according to a new study.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Anger at cost of NHS reforms
Anger at cost of NHS reforms: The NHS reforms will cost £300m more than expected, the Government has admitted. The Independent
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