Council backs £126m of savings A package of £126m of savings (including £18 m from adult social care) over the next five years is agreed by Northamptonshire County Council. BBC Northamptonshire
Friday, 21 February 2014
Doctor unintentionally slowed police investigation into baby death
Doctor unintentionally slowed police investigation into baby death Questions have been raised over the level of training given to some staff at Northampton General Hospital after a paediatrician unintentionally slowed down a police investigation into the death of a Northampton baby, it has been revealed. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Shine: Improving the value of local healthcare services
Shine: Improving the value of local healthcare services How healthcare teams took on the challenge to improve quality while reducing the cost of services. The Health Foundation
NHS data critics 'scaremongering'
NHS data critics 'scaremongering' Opponents of the plan to share medical records on a giant database are "peddling scaremongering myths", medical research organisations say. BBC News
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Mental health and crisis care
Mental health and crisis care This briefing summarises the key principles and commitments in the concordat and highlights how stronger local partnerships can deliver improved crisis care. NHS Confederation
What type of people choose assisted suicide?
What type of people choose assisted suicide? "Women, divorcees and atheists are most likely to choose assisted suicide," the Mail Online reports, "with nearly 20% saying they are 'simply weary of life'".
The Mail’s headline is misleading. The story comes from a study of assisted suicides in Switzerland, where the practice is legal.
The study found that in 16% of assisted suicides, no underlying cause of death was recorded.
This is important, but there is no evidence that these cases were “weary of life”, an expression which the Mail has taken from another study.
This study found that cancer was the most common cause given for assisted suicides. It also found that assisted suicide was more likely in women than men, those living alone than those living with others (particularly divorced older women), and those with no religious affiliation (compared with Protestants and Catholics).
The Mail’s headline is misleading. The story comes from a study of assisted suicides in Switzerland, where the practice is legal.
The study found that in 16% of assisted suicides, no underlying cause of death was recorded.
This is important, but there is no evidence that these cases were “weary of life”, an expression which the Mail has taken from another study.
This study found that cancer was the most common cause given for assisted suicides. It also found that assisted suicide was more likely in women than men, those living alone than those living with others (particularly divorced older women), and those with no religious affiliation (compared with Protestants and Catholics).
The NHS payment system: evolving policy and emerging evidence
The NHS payment system: evolving policy and emerging evidence This research report reviews different approaches to payment for health services in the English NHS. It explores the evidence on whether recent payment initiatives have met their goals.
Is integration or fragmentation the starting point to improve prevention?
Is integration or fragmentation the starting point to improve prevention? Initiatives to promote integration are being introduced at all levels of the system, with a patient experience based narrative setting the standard against which success should be judged. University of Birmingham Health Services Management Centre
Struggle to recruit managers will add to cycle of failure
Struggle to recruit managers will add to cycle of failure The pressure on chief executives and the risk of failure are so great that few candidates are coming forward.
The NHS management body count is mounting. In the year since Robert Francis QC unveiled his final report following the Mid-Staffordshire scandal, 10 chief executives have resigned over performance issues.
Is this a sign of a commitment to the highest standards of leadership, or a system where senior managers are being set up to fail?
The NHS management body count is mounting. In the year since Robert Francis QC unveiled his final report following the Mid-Staffordshire scandal, 10 chief executives have resigned over performance issues.
Is this a sign of a commitment to the highest standards of leadership, or a system where senior managers are being set up to fail?
Shambolic record-keeping by NHS wastes money and endangers patients | Jenny Rohn
Shambolic record-keeping by NHS wastes money and endangers patients | Jenny Rohn A centralised patient record system is essential to the running of a modern health service. It’s a shame the UK doesn’t have one. The Guardian
Lifesaving defibrillators should be as 'ubiquitous' as fire extinguishers, doctors say
Lifesaving defibrillators should be as 'ubiquitous' as fire extinguishers, doctors say Lifesaving defibrillators should be as “ubiquitous” as fire extinguishers, doctors have said, after research in the UK revealed that the machines were on-hand in public spaces for just four per cent of heart attacks. The Independent
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Thursday, 20 February 2014
'Rise' in children on adult wards
'Rise' in children on adult wards An increasing number of young people with mental health problems in England are being treated on adult psychiatric wards, it emerges. BBC News
20% rise in penile cancer: are STIs to blame?
20% rise in penile cancer: are STIs to blame? The rise of penis cancer: Cases soar by 20%, amidst fears that
symptoms are being misdiagnosed as STDs,” reports the Mail Online. The news follows a recently published study of long-term trends inincidence and mortality rates of penile cancer in England from 1979 to
2009, as well as survival trends from 1971 to 2010.
symptoms are being misdiagnosed as STDs,” reports the Mail Online. The news follows a recently published study of long-term trends inincidence and mortality rates of penile cancer in England from 1979 to
2009, as well as survival trends from 1971 to 2010.
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
'More resources to the frontline' slogan damages the NHS
'More resources to the frontline' slogan damages the NHS Rallying cry is attractive but reinforces beliefs about the health service that are simplistic, naive and probably incorrect.
In the often heated debate about the future of the NHS, there is one thing that politicians seem to agree on: both sides are happy to use the slogan "more resources to the frontline". The slogan is not just naive, it damages the service.
In the often heated debate about the future of the NHS, there is one thing that politicians seem to agree on: both sides are happy to use the slogan "more resources to the frontline". The slogan is not just naive, it damages the service.
Investigation finds “no major failures” by authorities before death of seven-week-old baby in Northampton
Investigation finds “no major failures” by authorities before death of seven-week-old baby in Northampton An investigation into the death of a seven-week-old baby in Northampton has concluded that no individual or agency could have predicted what happened to him. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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- Jamie’s parents’ secret troubled backgrounds “would have triggered scrutiny” Northampton Chronicle and Echo
- Jamie Kightley death: Serious case review highlights concerns BBC Northamptonshire
Patient travel distance to A&E static despite closures
Patient travel distance to A&E static despite closures Longer distances to A&E could mean more reliance on GPs OnMedica
Care.data: How did it go so wrong?
Care.data: How did it go so wrong? How did the medical records project go so wrong? BBC News
Improving Dental Care and Oral Health – A Call to Action
Improving Dental Care and Oral Health – A Call to Action NHS England is calling for a debate about the future shape of dental services in England.
It follows last summer’s “The NHS belongs to the people – a call to action”, which encouraged patients, the public, staff and partners to join the debate about the sustainability challenges facing the NHS in England.
NHS dental services are provided in primary care and community settings, as well as in hospitals for more specialised care. The NHS in England spends £3.4 billion per year on dental care, with over a million patient contacts with NHS dental services each week.
It follows last summer’s “The NHS belongs to the people – a call to action”, which encouraged patients, the public, staff and partners to join the debate about the sustainability challenges facing the NHS in England.
NHS dental services are provided in primary care and community settings, as well as in hospitals for more specialised care. The NHS in England spends £3.4 billion per year on dental care, with over a million patient contacts with NHS dental services each week.
Health research gets £28m boost
Health research gets £28m boost More than £28m is being invested in improving health research across the East Midlands. BBC Northamptonshire
Commissioner Simmonds: ‘Mental health care has to change’
Commissioner Simmonds: ‘Mental health care has to change’ Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner Adam Simmonds has said the way officers deal with people suffering a mental health crisis “dramatically needs to change”. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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