Thursday, 12 March 2015
Northampton man launches petition to rescue funding for life-saving cancer medication
Northampton man launches petition to rescue funding for life-saving cancer medication A Northampton man who began a petition to stop his life-saving cancer medication being cut from the NHS is more than halfway to having the issue potentially debated heard in Parliament. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Progress in improving cancer services and outcomes in England report
Progress in improving cancer services and outcomes in England report The Department and NHS England have allowed a loss of momentum in the drive to improve cancer services according to the Public Accounts Committee's report
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Major bid to prevent illness with launch of national diabetes prevention drive
Major bid to prevent illness with launch of national diabetes prevention drive The NHS and Public Health in England will today (Thursday) start a major national initiative to prevent illness by unveiling the first ever at-scale National NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme.
Simon Stevens, NHS England’s Chief Executive, will announce the move in a major speech at the Diabetes UK conference in London.
The programme, which is a joint initiative between NHS England, Public Health England (PHE) and Diabetes UK, aims to significantly reduce the four million people in England otherwise expected to have Type 2 diabetes by 2025.
It is estimated that a big proportion of Type 2 diabetes could be prevented, and England will be the first country to implement a national evidence-based diabetes prevention programme at scale, delivering on the commitment set out in the NHS Forward View and PHE’s Evidence into Action last year.
Well-designed randomised controlled trials in Finland, the USA, Japan, China and India show 30-60 per cent reductions in Type 2 diabetes incidence over three years in adults at high risk through intensive lifestyle change programme interventions.
If the national programme could replicate this success, it could save tens of thousands of lives in the future and millions of pounds for the NHS. NHS England
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Simon Stevens, NHS England’s Chief Executive, will announce the move in a major speech at the Diabetes UK conference in London.
The programme, which is a joint initiative between NHS England, Public Health England (PHE) and Diabetes UK, aims to significantly reduce the four million people in England otherwise expected to have Type 2 diabetes by 2025.
It is estimated that a big proportion of Type 2 diabetes could be prevented, and England will be the first country to implement a national evidence-based diabetes prevention programme at scale, delivering on the commitment set out in the NHS Forward View and PHE’s Evidence into Action last year.
Well-designed randomised controlled trials in Finland, the USA, Japan, China and India show 30-60 per cent reductions in Type 2 diabetes incidence over three years in adults at high risk through intensive lifestyle change programme interventions.
If the national programme could replicate this success, it could save tens of thousands of lives in the future and millions of pounds for the NHS. NHS England
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- Press release: National NHS Diabetes initiative launched in major bid to prevent illness Public Health England
- RCGP response to NHS England announcement on diabetes prevention Royal College of General Practitioners
- NHS to offer free cookery classes in war on obesity The Daily Telegraph
- Free slimming classes to be offered to overweight NHS staff The Independent
Guidance: NHS foundation trust governors: representing the interests of members and the public
Guidance: NHS foundation trust governors: representing the interests of members and the public To get public engagement right, governors need to understand their role well. With understanding comes the confidence to engage with local communities, helping to improve our NHS for patients and staff.
This guide:
Who produced the guide?
This guide has been developed jointly by Monitor and GovernWell in association with our partners the Care Quality Commission, the Department of Health, NHS Providers and the Independent Panel for Advising Governors.
Further information for governors
Monitor has published several further guidance documents for governors and members. TheGovernWell website also includes a resource library for governors.
This guide:
- gives the context for governors’ work
- gives examples of what governors could do to promote communication between foundation trusts, their members and the public
- includes case studies of the practical experiences of foundation trusts and governors
Who produced the guide?
This guide has been developed jointly by Monitor and GovernWell in association with our partners the Care Quality Commission, the Department of Health, NHS Providers and the Independent Panel for Advising Governors.
Further information for governors
Monitor has published several further guidance documents for governors and members. TheGovernWell website also includes a resource library for governors.
Why not introduce more NHS charges?
Why not introduce more NHS charges? Why not introduce more NHS charges, asks BBC's Nick Triggle
VIDEO: Lucas questions NHS spending priorities
VIDEO: Lucas questions NHS spending priorities Caroline Lucas says NHS market structures cost more than £10bn a year and this could be better spent on patient care. BBC News
Nursing tech fund 2 awards announced
Nursing tech fund 2 awards announced Electronic observations and mobile access projects are the big winners from the second round of NHS England's Nursing Technology Fund, with 62 organisations splitting £35 million in funding. E-Health Insider
New GMC report highlights factors that affect progression of doctors in training
New GMC report highlights factors that affect progression of doctors in training New data reports for the first time on examination results and recruitment outcomes for different groups of doctors across the UK. The General Medical Council
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- Interactive reports to investigate factors that affect progression of doctors in training (Briefing) The General Medical Council
- Black and minority ethnic doctors less likely to be offered GP training places GP Online
Exclusive: Health check target to be missed as uptake drops
Exclusive: Health check target to be missed as uptake drops Public Health England (PHE) is set to miss its target to increase uptake of the NHS health check to 66% this financial year, GP can reveal, as official figures show uptake may instead drop. GP Online
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MPs vote to introduce standardised cigarette packs
MPs vote to introduce standardised cigarette packs Plan is for standardised tobacco packaging to be introduced from 20th May 2016 OnMedica
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Number of NHS patients waiting too long for crucial medical tests hits RECORD high
Number of NHS patients waiting too long for crucial medical tests hits RECORD high Some 18,740 patients had to wait longer than six weeks to take cancer and other tests in January – more than five times higher than in May 2010 when the Coalition took over. The Daily Mail
NHS agrees largest-ever privatisation deal to tackle backlog
NHS agrees largest-ever privatisation deal to tackle backlog Plan by NHS Supply Chain to deal with backlog of patients waiting for surgery and tests will see 11 companies paid £780m to diagnose and treat patients
The NHS has agreed the biggest-ever privatisation of its services in a deal worth up to £780m intended to help hospitals tackle the growing backlogs of patients waiting for surgery and tests.
The deal will see 11 private firms paid by the NHS to carry out heart, joint and other types of operations and perform scans, X-rays and other diagnostic tests on patients. Continue reading... The Guardian
The NHS has agreed the biggest-ever privatisation of its services in a deal worth up to £780m intended to help hospitals tackle the growing backlogs of patients waiting for surgery and tests.
The deal will see 11 private firms paid by the NHS to carry out heart, joint and other types of operations and perform scans, X-rays and other diagnostic tests on patients. Continue reading... The Guardian
'Homeopathy is no more effective than placebo for almost every illness,' says health council
'Homeopathy is no more effective than placebo for almost every illness,' says health council Homeopathic remedies are “no more effective than placebo” in treating health problems, new research shows. The Independent
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- Homeopathy's lack of effectiveness is no surprise The Guardian
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Plans submitted to turn St Edmund’s hospital site into a multi-million pound elderly care facility
Plans submitted to turn St Edmund’s hospital site into a multi-million pound elderly care facility Multi-million pound plans to convert the eyesore former St Edmund’s Hospital into a specialised care facility for the elderly have been unveiled – only hours after a fire at the site. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
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- Derelict hospital to be care complex BBC Northamptonshire
Five million patients to benefit from new era of patient care
Five million patients to benefit from new era of patient care The NHS has chosen the first 29 ‘vanguard’ geographies that will take the national lead on transforming care for patients in towns, cities and counties across England.
269 groups of nurses, doctors and other health and social care staff from across the country put forward their ideas for how they want to redesign care in their areas, and then helped choose thefirst 29 of the most innovative plans.
Drawing on a new £200 million transformation fund and tailored national support, from April the vanguards will develop local health and care services to keep people well, and bring home care, mental health and community nursing, GP services and hospitals together for the first time since 1948.
For patients, this will lead to a significant improvement in their experience of health services. It is estimated more than five million patients will benefit, just from this first wave. For example, this could mean: fewer trips to hospitals as cancer and dementia specialists and GPs work in new teams; a single point of access for family doctors, community nurses, social and mental health services; and access to tests, dialysis or chemotherapy much closer to home.
269 groups of nurses, doctors and other health and social care staff from across the country put forward their ideas for how they want to redesign care in their areas, and then helped choose thefirst 29 of the most innovative plans.
Drawing on a new £200 million transformation fund and tailored national support, from April the vanguards will develop local health and care services to keep people well, and bring home care, mental health and community nursing, GP services and hospitals together for the first time since 1948.
For patients, this will lead to a significant improvement in their experience of health services. It is estimated more than five million patients will benefit, just from this first wave. For example, this could mean: fewer trips to hospitals as cancer and dementia specialists and GPs work in new teams; a single point of access for family doctors, community nurses, social and mental health services; and access to tests, dialysis or chemotherapy much closer to home.
Public mental health leadership and workforce development framework
Public mental health leadership and workforce development framework The purpose of this framework is to help develop public health leadership and workforce capability in mental health.
It identifies six key ambitions, as well as some core principles for the workforce. Each ambition outlines current priorities and suggests key competencies that we need to expand and grow if mental health is to genuinely be addressed with the same energy and given the same priority as physical health, recognising that it underpins our quality of life. Public Health England
It identifies six key ambitions, as well as some core principles for the workforce. Each ambition outlines current priorities and suggests key competencies that we need to expand and grow if mental health is to genuinely be addressed with the same energy and given the same priority as physical health, recognising that it underpins our quality of life. Public Health England
Cigarette plain packaging vote due
Cigarette plain packaging vote due MPs are expected to approve the introduction of standardised packaging for cigarettes later. BBC News
The cost of the cuts: the impact on local government and poorer communities
The cost of the cuts: the impact on local government and poorer communities How are austerity measures affecting local government and communities?
Cuts to local authority budgets are having a profound effect on the services people receive. The poorest communities and residents are being hardest hit and those least able to cope with service withdrawal are bearing the brunt. Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Cuts to local authority budgets are having a profound effect on the services people receive. The poorest communities and residents are being hardest hit and those least able to cope with service withdrawal are bearing the brunt. Joseph Rowntree Foundation
HRT review finds increased risk of blood clots and stroke
HRT review finds increased risk of blood clots and stroke "Women on HRT pills should be aware that there is a small chance of an increased risk of blood clots and possibly stroke," BBC News reports.
This story is based on an update of a review on the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the risk of heart and blood vessel diseases (cardiovascular diseases).
The updated results supported their previous findings that HRT did not reduce the risk of deaths from any cause or from cardiovascular causes during follow-up. However, it did increase the risk of stroke and blood clots (for example deep vein thrombosis – DVT).
Researchers estimated that for every 1,000 women taking HRT, an extra six would experience stroke and an extra eight would experience a blood clot.
The review is robust and the trials of good quality. Still, there are some important points to note. The trials did include different doses and types of oral HRT given over different time periods, but results may not be representative of each of these individually. Also, the women were, on average, about 60 years old at the start of the trials, so results may not be representative of women who start taking HRT at a younger age.
This story is based on an update of a review on the effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on the risk of heart and blood vessel diseases (cardiovascular diseases).
The updated results supported their previous findings that HRT did not reduce the risk of deaths from any cause or from cardiovascular causes during follow-up. However, it did increase the risk of stroke and blood clots (for example deep vein thrombosis – DVT).
Researchers estimated that for every 1,000 women taking HRT, an extra six would experience stroke and an extra eight would experience a blood clot.
The review is robust and the trials of good quality. Still, there are some important points to note. The trials did include different doses and types of oral HRT given over different time periods, but results may not be representative of each of these individually. Also, the women were, on average, about 60 years old at the start of the trials, so results may not be representative of women who start taking HRT at a younger age.
20 NHS bosses award themselves higher salary than PM
20 NHS bosses award themselves higher salary than PM Some 70 executives of new regional bodies earn more than the £125,000 maximum recommended by the NHS, with one boss taking home £280,000 - double the Prime Minister. The Daily Mail
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