Further talks scheduled at ACAS next week between Northampton General Hospital and pathology staff Further roundtable talks between Northampton General Hospital and biomedical staff who have been locked out of the hospital will be held next week. Northampton Herald and Post
Thursday, 3 July 2014
Accountable care organisations in the US and England
Accountable care organisations in the US and England Accountable care organisations in the United States and Englanddescribes the different types of ACOs emerging in the United States; presents some early evidence on their performance; assesses the future for ACOs; and discusses the implication of these developments for integrated care initiatives in England. The King's Fund
Flu fighter resources ordering system now live
Flu fighter resources ordering system now live Free printed campaign materials for your local staff flu vaccination campaign can now be ordered from our online system. NHS Employers
In the red? The state of the NHS finances
In the red? The state of the NHS finances This briefing focuses on the breakdown of commissioner spending on NHS and non-NHS providers in the acute, community and mental health sectors. It updates previous analysis published by the Nuffield Trust and IFS in May 2013 on the private/ public provider mix in the NHS and is extracted from a forthcoming report. Nuffield Trust
NHS plan 'a recipe for disaster'
NHS plan 'a recipe for disaster' Cutting back on hospital services in England before community services are geared up to provide care is a "recipe for disaster", MPs say. BBC News
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NHS surgery 'age discrimination'
NHS surgery 'age discrimination' Age discrimination may be preventing older people from having access to vital surgery, a report suggests. BBC News
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- Access all ages 2: Exploring variations in access to surgery among older people Age UK & Royal College of Surgeons
VIDEO: UK FGM failure 'a national scandal'
VIDEO: UK FGM failure 'a national scandal' A report by MPs claims the failure to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK is a "national scandal" that has affected as many as 170,000 women. BBC News
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- Female genital mutilation: the case for a national action plan Home Affairs Select Committee
Caldicott to oversee care.data pilot
Caldicott to oversee care.data pilot The pilot phase of the controversial care.data programme will be subject to scrutiny from an independent panel led by Dame Fiona Caldicott, NHS England has revealed. E-Health Insider
NHS England rules out further local QOF schemes this year
NHS England rules out further local QOF schemes this year NHS England has ruled out the possibility of supporting additional local QOF schemes this financial year, a decision welcomed by the GPC. GP Online
NHS cancer care: planned switch to private contracts in £700m plans
NHS cancer care: planned switch to private contracts in £700m plans Private health firms ready to bid for £1.2bn worth of outsourced services at Staffordshire clinical commissioning group areas
Cancer care in the NHS could be privatised for the first time in the health service's biggest ever outsourcing of services worth over £1.2bn.
A host of private healthcare firms have already expressed interest in securing a £689m, 10-year contract to provide cancer care at four NHS GP-led clinical commissioning group areas in Staffordshire. Continue reading... The Guardian
Cancer care in the NHS could be privatised for the first time in the health service's biggest ever outsourcing of services worth over £1.2bn.
A host of private healthcare firms have already expressed interest in securing a £689m, 10-year contract to provide cancer care at four NHS GP-led clinical commissioning group areas in Staffordshire. Continue reading... The Guardian
PM must exclude NHS from EU-US trade deal or it could be sued, union warns
PM must exclude NHS from EU-US trade deal or it could be sued, union warns Healthcare workers, patients’ groups and the country’s biggest union are urging the Prime Minister to exclude the NHS from a “monster” new EU-US free trade deal they claim could make it impossible for botched privatisations ever to be renationalised. The Independent
Doctors forced to act as a surrogate social service, says British Medical Journal
Doctors forced to act as a surrogate social service, says British Medical Journal
Hundreds of thousands of victims of government cuts to welfare are becoming ill as a result, with doctors becoming a “surrogate social service,” according to the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The Independent
Hundreds of thousands of victims of government cuts to welfare are becoming ill as a result, with doctors becoming a “surrogate social service,” according to the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The Independent
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
Future organisation models for the NHS: perspectives for the Dalton Review
Future organisation models for the NHS: perspectives for the Dalton Review Sir David Dalton’s forthcoming review provides a timely opportunity to explore the range of organisational models that providers could use to meet their current strategic and financial challenges. This publication explores some of the organisational options available, including how high-performing NHS organisations might support providers in difficulty. It provides an evidence review and a range of individual perspectives on some of those new organisational arrangements, in health and other sectors, nationally and internationally – in a bid to inform the work of the Dalton review. The individual contributions highlight the benefits and challenges of different organisational models. The King's Fund
Developing a model of mental health self-care support for children and young people
Developing a model of mental health self-care support for children and young people This study looks at the options of self-care support available to children and young people in order to help prevent mental ill-health or speed recovery from it. The study consists of a systematic review of the literature as well as case studies of existing self-care services for mental health in England and Wales. It found that self-care could aid in recovery and that patients and families welcomed the choice and flexibility in self-care services. National Institute for Health Research
PM warns of antibiotic resistance
PM warns of antibiotic resistance Medicine could soon be "cast back into the dark ages" unless action is taken to tackle the growing resistance to antibiotics, David Cameron says. BBC News
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Council-run care 'unsustainable'
Council-run care 'unsustainable' The council-run care system for the elderly and younger adults with disabilities is becoming "unsustainable", social services chiefs are warning. BBC News
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- Safety of elderly and disabled no longer guaranteed, care chiefs warn The Daily Telegraph
- 'Unsustainable' care services put elderly and disabled at risk The Independent
WHO calls emergency Ebola meeting
WHO calls emergency Ebola meeting Health ministers from 11 African countries are meeting in Accra, Ghana, in an attempt to "get a grip" on the deadly and worsening Ebola outbreak. BBC News
SCR reaches 40m patients
SCR reaches 40m patients The NHS Summary Care Record has hit the 40m patient mark, just over a year after low usage rates led to calls for it to be scrapped. E-Health Insider
Emotions manipulated in Facebook study
Emotions manipulated in Facebook study "Facebook made users depressed in secret research," the Mail Online reports. The news comes from a controversial experiment where researchers used the social networking site Facebook to explore the effects of "emotional contagion".
Emotional contagion is when emotional states are transferred between people. For example, if everyone in your office is in a good mood, chances are your own mood will be lifted.
To study its effects, researchers reduced the amount of negative or positive content that appeared in users' newsfeeds to see if this changed their emotional posting behaviour.
The study found when positive emotional content was reduced, people subsequently produced fewer posts containing positive words and more posts containing negative words. The opposite pattern occurred when negative emotional content was reduced.
But the effect sizes in the study were very small – just a few percentage points in terms of changes in the positive or negative terms used by individual users.
Emotional contagion is when emotional states are transferred between people. For example, if everyone in your office is in a good mood, chances are your own mood will be lifted.
To study its effects, researchers reduced the amount of negative or positive content that appeared in users' newsfeeds to see if this changed their emotional posting behaviour.
The study found when positive emotional content was reduced, people subsequently produced fewer posts containing positive words and more posts containing negative words. The opposite pattern occurred when negative emotional content was reduced.
But the effect sizes in the study were very small – just a few percentage points in terms of changes in the positive or negative terms used by individual users.
More patients surviving major trauma
More patients surviving major trauma New system of care ‘an NHS success story’ OnMedica
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- NHS saves more trauma victims NHS England
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