Tuesday, 18 November 2014
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University of Northampton to open UK’s first Competence Test Centre for internationally educated nurses and midwives
University of Northampton to open UK’s first Competence Test Centre for internationally educated nurses and midwives The University of Northampton has today opened the UK's first practical assessment centre for nurses and midwives who completed their training outside of Europe. University of Northampton
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- Competence test centre opens at the University of Northampton Nursing & Midwifery Council
Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman: the 'people's' ombudsman - how it failed us
Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman: the 'people's' ombudsman - how it failed us This report highlights concerns about the way in which patient complaints are handled by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. Using examples of patients' experiences, it outlines the failings in the efficacy and speed of the complaints handling process. Finally, it recommends that the House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee and government reform complaints handling within the NHS and the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman. The Patients Association
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- NHS ombudsman 'failing families' BBC News
Intelligent monitoring of GP practices
Intelligent monitoring of GP practices The intelligent monitoring system uses 38 readily available indicators to assess the quality of GP services and decide where and what to inspect. Care Quality Commission
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- GP Intelligent Monitoring infographic Care Quality Commission
- GP inspections based on best available data (press release) Care Quality Commission
- Intelligent Monitoring: NHS GP practices - Frequently asked questions Care Quality Commission
- 1,200 GP surgeries could be putting patients at risk, says watchdog The Daily Mail
- Patients in England can compare quality of GPs surgeries for first time ever The Daily Telegraph
- Hundreds of GPs face urgent Care Quality Commission checks The Daily Telegraph
- Early CQC inspections target 'high-risk' practices GP Online
- One in six GP surgeries in England ‘at risk of offering patients poor care’ The Guardian
- First two general practices inspected by regulator rated as ‘outstanding’ OnMedica
Exploring CQC’s well-led domain: how can boards ensure a positive organisational culture?
Exploring CQC’s well-led domain: how can boards ensure a positive organisational culture? Following the Francis Report into the failures of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, and the government’s response to the report, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has introduced a more rigorous and wide-ranging approach to inspecting health care providers. The main purpose of inspections is to assess the quality of care delivered to patients. In making this assessment, CQC now also analyses the leadership and organisational culture of providers. The CQC’s inspections focus on five key lines of enquiry as part of its ‘well-led’ domain. These lines of enquiry derive from research undertaken by staff at The King’s Fund and the Center for Creative Leadership into leadership and culture and draw on a strong evidence base.
Care claim backlog to cost NHS £250m
Care claim backlog to cost NHS £250m The NHS has set aside £250m to pay out to families who have put in retrospective claims for the cost of caring for their loved ones at home or in a nursing home. BBC News
Fewer than half of leg amputees get good care, national audit reveals
Fewer than half of leg amputees get good care, national audit reveals Poorly coordinated services and a lack of multidisciplinary team working to blame. OnMedica
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The NHS needs a 10-year funding commitment
The NHS needs a 10-year funding commitment The NHS Confederation chief executive explains the benefits of giving the health service a longer financial settlement.
Its not all doom and gloom for the NHS
The debate about the future of the NHS is one that lurches between two significant challenges: quality and finance. Quality can be difficult to define and is often subjective. It spans a range of complex issues including safety, patient experience and ultimately the outcomes for patients and their families. No wonder most of us focus on debating cold, hard cash.
If we are to transform health and care what we really need to do is take the debate about money off the table and move back to the real issue that affects us how to define and deliver a high-quality health and care system in the 21st century. Continue reading... The Guardian
Its not all doom and gloom for the NHS
The debate about the future of the NHS is one that lurches between two significant challenges: quality and finance. Quality can be difficult to define and is often subjective. It spans a range of complex issues including safety, patient experience and ultimately the outcomes for patients and their families. No wonder most of us focus on debating cold, hard cash.
If we are to transform health and care what we really need to do is take the debate about money off the table and move back to the real issue that affects us how to define and deliver a high-quality health and care system in the 21st century. Continue reading... The Guardian
More hospitals face A&E crisis like Colchester
More hospitals face A&E crisis like Colchester Chronic underfunding endemic in emergency care, warns one of Englands most senior doctors, after major incident declared.
A number of other hospitals in England are likely to be facing severe problems of staff shortages and patient-demand of the scale that prompted the declaration of a major incident at Colchester hospital last week, one of the countrys most senior doctors has warned.
Dr Clifford Mann, president of the College of Emergency Medicine, says hospitals are feeling acute pressure over accident and emergency units, in part because these are often inadequately funded under the system through which the government finances healthcare. Continue reading... The Guardian
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A number of other hospitals in England are likely to be facing severe problems of staff shortages and patient-demand of the scale that prompted the declaration of a major incident at Colchester hospital last week, one of the countrys most senior doctors has warned.
Dr Clifford Mann, president of the College of Emergency Medicine, says hospitals are feeling acute pressure over accident and emergency units, in part because these are often inadequately funded under the system through which the government finances healthcare. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Emergency measures announced to contain bird flu in Britain and the Netherlands
Emergency measures announced to contain bird flu in Britain and the Netherlands The European Commission announces measures including culling and banning sales of poultry products from affected areas. The Daily Telegraph
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- News story: Avian influenza outbreak in Yorkshire: risk to public health extremely low Public Health England
- Bird flu: What threat to humans? BBC News
- UK veterinary officials play down Bird Flu risk The Daily Telegraph
Hidden toll of drinking among retired professional women
Hidden toll of drinking among retired professional women Rise of home shopping delivery services masking scale of drinking problem among elderly women warns Priory consultant. The Daily Telegraph
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Monday, 17 November 2014
Northampton mental health charity beats national targets for therapy waiting times
Northampton mental health charity beats national targets for therapy waiting times A Northampton based mental health charity has significantly out-performed the Government’s new targets for people with mental health problems. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust broke patient confidentiality 346 times
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust broke patient confidentiality 346 times Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust (Mental Health) broke patient confidentiality 346 times in the three year period from 2011-2014. Northampton Herald and Post
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- NHS trust in Northamptonshire suffered fourth-highest number of data breaches in the country Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Patients 'struggling to book with GP'
Patients 'struggling to book with GP' Too many patients in England are struggling to book appointments with GPs, according to the health watchdog. BBC News
Surgeons warned over death rates
Surgeons warned over death rates Surgeons who refuse to publish their mortality rates could face sanctions, NHS England's medical director says. BBC News
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- Publish data or else - Keogh warns docs E-Health Insider
Hospital declares 'major incident'
Hospital declares 'major incident' Colchester Hospital warns patients to stay away from A&E except for "serious or life-threatening" conditions after inspectors raise concerns. BBC News
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- Colchester MP demands answers after hospital declares 'major incident' The Daily Telegraph
- Patients 'inappropriately detained' at crisis-hit Colchester Hospital The Daily Telegraph
- Colchester hospital declares major incident over high A&E numbers The Guardian
- Fears of NHS winter crisis after major incident at Colchester hospital The Guardian
- Major incident declared at Colchester Hospital in Essex after surprise A&E inspection The Independent
NHS trusts chasing private patients at expense of waiting lists, warns Labour
NHS trusts chasing private patients at expense of waiting lists, warns Labour Call for cap on private income to be reintroduced amid fears some NHS hospitals are prioritising paying customers
Hospital Trusts in some parts of England have more than doubled the income they receive from treating private patients following the coalitions controversial lifting of a cap on such earnings, prompting concerns that cash is being chased as NHS waiting lists grow.
Across the country there appears to have been a 10% increase in private income since 2010, but some trusts appear to have radically rethought their attitude to seeking private patients. Continue reading... The Guardian
Hospital Trusts in some parts of England have more than doubled the income they receive from treating private patients following the coalitions controversial lifting of a cap on such earnings, prompting concerns that cash is being chased as NHS waiting lists grow.
Across the country there appears to have been a 10% increase in private income since 2010, but some trusts appear to have radically rethought their attitude to seeking private patients. Continue reading... The Guardian
Premature birth now kills more under-fives globally than anything else
Premature birth now kills more under-fives globally than anything else Britain is among the top ten countries in the world for deaths from pre-term births alongside Serbia, Slovenian, Denmark, Switzerland and Poland. The Daily Telegraph
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- Premature birth 'biggest killer' BBC News
Bird flu strain which can be passed to humans detected in Holland
Bird flu strain which can be passed to humans detected in Holland Dutch impose a 30-day travel ban on poultry after discovery of new strain of avian flu. The Daily Telegraph
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- EU mulls urgent action over bird flu BBC News
Friday, 14 November 2014
Babies could be at risk in Northamptonshire due to infrequent health visitor contact, watchdog says
Babies could be at risk in Northamptonshire due to infrequent health visitor contact, watchdog says A watchdog in Northamptonshire has contacted the NHS about what it sees as a lack of health visitor contact for babies. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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