Review of the final benefits statement for programmes previously managed under the National Programme for IT in the NHS: The National Audit Office has reported the results of its review of a statement by the Department of Health of costs and benefits of the programmes previously managed under the National Programme for IT in the NHS.
Friday, 7 June 2013
Guidance: Flu immunisation programme 2013 to 2014
Guidance: Flu immunisation programme 2013 to 2014: Local areas are being asked to make sure they offer flu vaccine to everyone at risk so uptake reaches or exceeds 75% for people:
- aged 65 and over
- under 65s in risk groups, including pregnant women
Department of Health
Guidance: NHS Bursary Scheme rules
Guidance: NHS Bursary Scheme rules: These documents set out the rules and administrative arrangements for the payment of NHS bursaries to students who are considering work in the NHS and have accepted a place on an eligible course. The NHS Bursary Scheme rules ensure the bursaries are paid fairly and consistently.
There are two sets of rules, one for students who started their course before 1 September 2012 and one for those who started on or after that date. These editions replace previous editions. Department of Health
There are two sets of rules, one for students who started their course before 1 September 2012 and one for those who started on or after that date. These editions replace previous editions. Department of Health
Measles catch-up jabs sent to GPs
Measles catch-up jabs sent to GPs: More than 200,000 extra doses of the MMR vaccine have been ordered by GPs in England since efforts to vaccinate one million children started. BBC News
Early Down's test 'more sensitive'
Early Down's test 'more sensitive': A DNA blood test for Down's syndrome could be given earlier in pregnancy than current checks, research suggests. BBC News
GP trainees 'risk failing' over lack of time in general practice, GPC warns
GP trainees 'risk failing' over lack of time in general practice, GPC warns: Some GP trainees may fail to qualify because UK deaneries are using them to plug staff shortages in hospitals rather than allowing them to spend enough time in general practice, GP leaders have warned. GP Online
Discrimination by appointment: how black and minority ethnic applicants are disadvantaged in NHS recruitment
Discrimination by appointment: how black and minority ethnic applicants are disadvantaged in NHS recruitment: This publication reports the results of research which looked a cross-section of 30 NHS trusts and found that black and minority ethnic applicants are less likely to be appointed than white applicants. It argues that there has been little improvement in recent years despite the introduction of various initiatives designed to combat
discrimination in recruitment.
discrimination in recruitment.
Opening the door to better healthcare: ensuring general practice is working for children and young people
Opening the door to better healthcare: ensuring general practice is working for children and young people: This report examines the available evidence on how well general practice is delivering for children and young people, including the evidence on their experiences of the services and the particular challenges they face in accessing them. It emerges that some of these challenges are related to major flaws in the framework in which GP services are commissioned and delivered. These flaws lie in the approach to commissioning primary care, the concept of out of hours services, and very limited mandatory training in paediatrics. It argues that as a result, action is needed not just from individual GPs and their practices but right up to the highest levels of NHS leadership and
government.
government.
High quality healthcare commissioning: obstacles and opportunities for progress on race equality
High quality healthcare commissioning: obstacles and opportunities for progress on race equality: This paper draws on findings from the Evidence and Ethnicity in Commissioning (EEiC) project, together with practice experience and other research, to highlight obstacles and opportunities for healthcare commissioning to enhance access, experiences and outcomes for minority ethnic people. The aim of the paper is to describe typical elements of commissioning work and to point out a range of actions that clinical commissioners, commissioning managers and other stakeholders can and should take to improve healthcare commissioning for multi-ethnic
populations.
populations.
How to cure this lethal shambles: Concluding our major investigation, Mail doctor Martin Scurr prescribes a surprisingly simple plan of action
How to cure this lethal shambles: Concluding our major investigation, Mail doctor Martin Scurr prescribes a surprisingly simple plan of action: The root of the problem is that patients are confused and anxious about where to get help if they are ill outside business hours. The Daily Mail
Jeremy Hunt gives NHS 10 months to solve A&E crisis
Jeremy Hunt gives NHS 10 months to solve A&E crisis: NHS given 10 months to provide a solution for the pressure that "vulnerable elderly people" are placing on services, Jeremy Hunt announces.
The Daily Telegraph
See also:
The Daily TelegraphSee also:
- A&E crisis: Jeremy Hunt announces fundamental review of emergency care The Guardian
- Hunt vows to make A&Es sustainable Public Service
- VIDEO: Hunt wants return to 'family doctoring' BBC News
NHS chief, Sir David Nicholson: We need to close hospitals
NHS chief, Sir David Nicholson: We need to close hospitals: The NHS faces further radical change, including the closure of hospitals and services, if it is to continue offering high-quality care, its outgoing chief executive has said. The Independent
See also:
See also:
- Outgoing NHS England boss attacks coalition over reforms The Guardian
- Nicholson wants big conversation on NHS E-Health Insider
- ''Patients must understand NHS changes'' Public Service
- Major strategy review would ''liberate'' NHS Public Service
Charity warns: Half of Britons living in 2020 will get cancer
Charity warns: Half of Britons living in 2020 will get cancer:
Almost half of the UK population in 2020 will get cancer in their lifetime - but four in every 10 will survive the disease, the country's leading cancer charity has said. The Independent
See also:
Almost half of the UK population in 2020 will get cancer in their lifetime - but four in every 10 will survive the disease, the country's leading cancer charity has said. The Independent
See also:
- Cancer mortality trends 1992-2020 MacMillan Cancer Support
- Half 'will get cancer in lifetime' BBC News
- Half of Britons will get cancer during their life by 2020 The Daily Telegraph
- 47% of Britons will develop cancer in their lifetime by 2020, study shows The Guardian
Thursday, 6 June 2013
Events supporting carers to be hosted in the county
Events supporting carers to be hosted in the county: Events dedicated to carers who provide unpaid support to people who are ill, frail or disabled, is taking place in the county next week. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Minister clarifies women GPs comment
Minister clarifies women GPs comment: A health minister says there are "unintended consequences" to employing women as GPs, but later says she did not mean to be "derogatory". BBC News
See also:
See also:
NHS boss aims to 'liberate' service
NHS boss aims to 'liberate' service: The outgoing boss of the NHS in England suggests he wants to "liberate" the NHS from political meddling in his final months in the job. BBC News
NHS number to be mandated from 2014
NHS number to be mandated from 2014: Trusts will be contractually obligated to use the NHS number as their primary patient identifier from April 2014. E-Health Insider
Peer support in mental health care
Peer support in mental health care: This report argues that using peer support workers to support the recovery of people with mental illness can add significant value to mental health services, sometimes at no extra cost. The research, which is published in two separate papers, examines the value of peer support workers in supporting recovery. Peer support workers draw on their own experiences of mental illness and support others using services in their own recovery journeys. The research examines evidence relating to outcomes, financial cost and effectiveness both in England and internationally.
A core care pathway for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions
A core care pathway for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: This is the third edition of this care pathway for children with palliative care needs. It reflects the latest developments in care as well as responding to family feedback about difficulties encountered in their palliative care journey. It aims to provides a blueprint for the integration of care by setting out a framework for care delivery across the sector; encompassing health, education and social care.
Controversial advice on chemicals in pregnancy
Controversial advice on chemicals in pregnancy: The Daily Mail reports on the warning for pregnant women that household chemicals could pose a threat to their babies. ‘Don’t paint the nursery and avoid non-stick frying pans’ the Mail continues.
The news is based on advice to pregnant or breastfeeding women in a report from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
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