Real time bus information now available at NGH Patients, visitors and staff at NGH can now get up-to-the minute information about local buses that serve the hospital.
Working in partnership with Northamptonshire Highways, NGH now provides real time information about bus services that operate near the hospital and surrounding area from screens installed at the hospital's two main entrances, Cliftonville and Billing Road.
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
Kettering General Hospital to increase disabled parking spaces after access concerns
Kettering General Hospital to increase disabled parking spaces after access concerns Kettering General Hospital is to increase the number of disabled parking spaces it offers after a backlash from users over a ‘disgusting’ lack of bays.
Work is under way to move spaces from the access road in front of the Rockingham Wing to the hospital’s main reception area.
Work is under way to move spaces from the access road in front of the Rockingham Wing to the hospital’s main reception area.
Ramadan 2016 begins
Ramadan 2016 begins The holy month of Ramadan starts today. As supportive employers, NHS trusts should consider the needs of people fasting and accommodate them wherever possible. Accommodating religious belief and practices during Ramadan is about being responsive to employees’ needs. It does not necessarily mean extra time off, it is about offering flexibility around existing holiday entitlement, working patterns or break periods. As supportive employers, NHS trusts have recognised that it is good practice to accommodate staff requests wherever possible. NHS Employers
The impact of taxation and signposting on diet: an online field study with breakfast cereals and soft drinks
The impact of taxation and signposting on diet: an online field study with breakfast cereals and soft drinks This report presents the results of a large scale study where a nationally representative sample of 1,000 participants were asked to make real purchases within an online supermarket platform. The study captured the effect of price changes, and of the signposting of such changes, for breakfast cereals and soft drinks. It found that taxation was an effective means of altering food purchasing, with a 20 per cent rate being sufficient to make a significant impact. Centre for Health Economics
Bed-blocking delays 'up to five years'
Bed-blocking delays 'up to five years'
Delays in releasing elderly patients from hospital could continue for up to five years, NHS England boss Simon Stevens has warned. So-called bed-blocking is estimated to cost the service about £820m a year.
A recent report by the National Audit Office said delays in discharging patients from hospitals in England had risen by nearly a third over two years. BBC News
Delays in releasing elderly patients from hospital could continue for up to five years, NHS England boss Simon Stevens has warned. So-called bed-blocking is estimated to cost the service about £820m a year.
A recent report by the National Audit Office said delays in discharging patients from hospitals in England had risen by nearly a third over two years. BBC News
Plans to scrap nurse bursaries will lead to staff shortages
Plans to scrap nurse bursaries will lead to staff shortages Government plans to scrap student nurse bursaries will lead to an even greater staff shortage in the NHS.
This is the warning from the Royal College of Nursing, which has released the results of a survey of over 17,000 nurses, two-thirds of whom say they would not have studied nursing if they’d had to take out a full student loan and pay fees.
The RCN says this suggests the government’s proposal will put off thousands of potential nurses. ONMedica News
This is the warning from the Royal College of Nursing, which has released the results of a survey of over 17,000 nurses, two-thirds of whom say they would not have studied nursing if they’d had to take out a full student loan and pay fees.
The RCN says this suggests the government’s proposal will put off thousands of potential nurses. ONMedica News
Children with mental health issues face 'decade of delay' before receiving support
Children with mental health issues face 'decade of delay' before receiving support - ITV News
Many children with mental health issues face a delay of as much as a decade between first displaying symptoms and actually getting help, leading to problems becoming "entrenched", a new report has revealed. According to the Centre for Mental Health report, while three quarters of parents of children with mental health problems seek help, only one quarter of children receive any support....
ITV News
Many children with mental health issues face a delay of as much as a decade between first displaying symptoms and actually getting help, leading to problems becoming "entrenched", a new report has revealed. According to the Centre for Mental Health report, while three quarters of parents of children with mental health problems seek help, only one quarter of children receive any support....
ITV News
Force food firms to reduce salt and sugar content, charities urge
Force food firms to reduce salt and sugar content, charities urge
Alliance of top health charities also calls for mandatory smaller portions and other action to reduce early deaths by 250,000
Ministers should force food firms to put less salt and sugar in their products, introduce smaller portions and limit their sponsorship of sports events, an alliance of leading health charities has urged.
The group also wants GPs to prescribe exercise for patients much more often, and the government to consider a blanket ban on alcohol advertising as part of a concerted drive to stop so many people dying early. The Guardian Continue reading...
Alliance of top health charities also calls for mandatory smaller portions and other action to reduce early deaths by 250,000
Ministers should force food firms to put less salt and sugar in their products, introduce smaller portions and limit their sponsorship of sports events, an alliance of leading health charities has urged.
The group also wants GPs to prescribe exercise for patients much more often, and the government to consider a blanket ban on alcohol advertising as part of a concerted drive to stop so many people dying early. The Guardian Continue reading...
Monday, 6 June 2016
Paramedic’s anger after 999 service reveals it will take three years to work out how many staff and vehicles it needs
Paramedic’s anger after 999 service reveals it will take THREE YEARS to work out how many staff and vehicles it needs
A review that will steer how much money needs to be awarded to East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) will not be complete until 2019. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
A review that will steer how much money needs to be awarded to East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) will not be complete until 2019. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Antibiotic spending varies more than two-fold between CCGs
Antibiotic spending varies more than two-fold between CCGs
CCGs in parts of England spend more than twice as much per patient on antibiotics as their counterparts elsewhere in the country, official prescribing data reveal. GP Online
CCGs in parts of England spend more than twice as much per patient on antibiotics as their counterparts elsewhere in the country, official prescribing data reveal. GP Online
Developing individual leaders is not enough to save the NHS
Developing individual leaders is not enough to save the NHS
Leaders need to work together across organisations as well as involve the public from the outset of any changes
The NHS is at a watershed moment – although on a knife edge might be a better analogy – because of the threat posed by constricted funding and growing demand. Those of us in the leadership development sector need to make a rapid transformation in the way we support those involved in change.
Many health and care leaders say they no longer have the time or capacity for individual leadership development – they are too stressed and busy with the reality of making the big change happen. This stress is heightened as they realise that for really difficult things like a major service reconfiguration there will be very little, if any, direction from national bodies. It’s down to them. The GuardianContinue reading...
Leaders need to work together across organisations as well as involve the public from the outset of any changes
The NHS is at a watershed moment – although on a knife edge might be a better analogy – because of the threat posed by constricted funding and growing demand. Those of us in the leadership development sector need to make a rapid transformation in the way we support those involved in change.
Many health and care leaders say they no longer have the time or capacity for individual leadership development – they are too stressed and busy with the reality of making the big change happen. This stress is heightened as they realise that for really difficult things like a major service reconfiguration there will be very little, if any, direction from national bodies. It’s down to them. The GuardianContinue reading...
Supplying the demand for doctors: the need to end the rationing of medical training places
Supplying the demand for doctors: the need to end the rationing of medical training places
A report from Civitas proposes that instead of Health Education England (HEE) making upfront payments for the training of its medics, medical students should be required to take out a loan from the Student Loans Company to cover the total cost of their training. NHS Networks
A report from Civitas proposes that instead of Health Education England (HEE) making upfront payments for the training of its medics, medical students should be required to take out a loan from the Student Loans Company to cover the total cost of their training. NHS Networks
More than shelter: supporting accommodation and mental health
More than shelter: supporting accommodation and mental health
This report from the Centre for Mental Health reviews evidence about the provision of supported housing services for people with mental health problems in England. It argues that people using mental health services should get access to high quality housing support when they need it. The report also highlights the significant links between housing and mental wellbeing, indicating that factors such as overcrowding, insufficient daylight and fear of crime all contribute to poorer mental health. Centre for Mental Health
This report from the Centre for Mental Health reviews evidence about the provision of supported housing services for people with mental health problems in England. It argues that people using mental health services should get access to high quality housing support when they need it. The report also highlights the significant links between housing and mental wellbeing, indicating that factors such as overcrowding, insufficient daylight and fear of crime all contribute to poorer mental health. Centre for Mental Health
Locum-friendly practices could save equivalent of 5,000 GPs
Locum-friendly practices could save equivalent of 5,000 GPs
Improving how general practice manages information could slash the time locums spend adapting to new practices and free up the equivalent of almost 5,000 extra GPs, according to the National Association of Sessional GPs (NASGP). GP Online
Improving how general practice manages information could slash the time locums spend adapting to new practices and free up the equivalent of almost 5,000 extra GPs, according to the National Association of Sessional GPs (NASGP). GP Online
Personalised medicines are 'the future' of cancer treatments and should be standard practice, say leading doctors
Personalised medicines are the future of cancer treatments and should be standard practice, say leading doctors
Evidence presented at the world's largest cancer conference in Chicago this weekend shows personalised cancer treatments can be six times more effective than 'blanket' approach. The Independent
Evidence presented at the world's largest cancer conference in Chicago this weekend shows personalised cancer treatments can be six times more effective than 'blanket' approach. The Independent
Jeremy Hunt asks competition watchdog to look at drug pricing
Jeremy Hunt asks competition watchdog to look at drug pricing
Health secretary calls in watchdog after newspaper investigation finds prices of 32 drugs have risen by more than 1,000% in five years
The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has asked the competition watchdog to look at claims that drug companies are exploiting the NHS to raise the price of medicines.
Health secretary calls in watchdog after newspaper investigation finds prices of 32 drugs have risen by more than 1,000% in five years
The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has asked the competition watchdog to look at claims that drug companies are exploiting the NHS to raise the price of medicines.
Continue reading... The Guardian
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Is strategic commissioning the future for the NHS?
Is strategic commissioning the future for the NHS? The current system of commissioning and providing health care in England is evolving in response to growing financial and operational pressures, and the new care models being implemented in the wake of the NHS five year forward view. Of particular importance is the requirement on NHS organisations to work together to develop sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) in the 44 areas of England designated for this purpose. The King's Fund
Supplying the Demand for Doctors: The need to end the rationing of medical training places
Supplying the Demand for Doctors: The need to end the rationing of medical training places This report proposes that instead of Health Education England (HEE) making upfront payments for the training of its medics (via bursaries, fifth year tuition fees and clinical placement fees), medical students should be required to take out a loan from the Student Loans Company to cover the total cost of their training; thus transferring the NHS’s immediate training costs to an asset on the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ balance sheet.
The eradication of upfront payments by the NHS would mean the current cap on the number of doctors training each year could be lifted and the UK could finally train the number of doctors it needs. Importantly, such a training loan would be repaid on behalf of each medic by the NHS through HEE on condition that doctors work for the NHS after graduating. If graduates leave the country to work abroad or transfer from the NHS into the private sector they would become liable for the repayment of these loans. Civitas
See also:
The eradication of upfront payments by the NHS would mean the current cap on the number of doctors training each year could be lifted and the UK could finally train the number of doctors it needs. Importantly, such a training loan would be repaid on behalf of each medic by the NHS through HEE on condition that doctors work for the NHS after graduating. If graduates leave the country to work abroad or transfer from the NHS into the private sector they would become liable for the repayment of these loans. Civitas
See also:
- Doctors should be forced to pay £130k bill if they quit the NHS, report suggests The Daily Telegraph
Midwife burn-out leading to safety fears says RCM launching new campaign
Midwife burn-out leading to safety fears says RCM launching new campaign Over half (52%) of midwives and maternity support workers (MSW) who responded to a survey said that they had seen an error, near miss or incident that could have hurt service users in the last month. Half of the respondents also strongly agreed or agreed with the statement ‘I am worried about making a mistake at work because I am exhausted’.
These are some of the disturbing results of a UK survey around health, safety and wellbeing of midwives, student midwives and MSWs, published by the Royal College of Midwives
See also:
These are some of the disturbing results of a UK survey around health, safety and wellbeing of midwives, student midwives and MSWs, published by the Royal College of Midwives
See also:
- Half of midwives admit maternity errors due to exhaustion The Daily Telegraph
Workplace experiences of BME and white staff published for every NHS trust across England
Workplace experiences of BME and white staff published for every NHS trust across England The NHS Equality and Diversity Council is today publishing the inaugural report of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), showing results of the experiences of BME and white staff from the staff survey 2015 at every NHS trust across England.
This is the first time the WRES data has been collected and published nationally.
Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, and co-chair of the NHS Equality and Diversity Council said: “This report provides unvarnished feedback to every hospital and trust across the NHS about the experiences of their BME staff. It confirms that while some employers have got it right, for many others these staff survey results are both deeply concerning and a clear call to action. As this is the first year of the WRES, it provides a transparent baseline from which each employer will now be seeking to improve.” NHS England
See also:
This is the first time the WRES data has been collected and published nationally.
Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England, and co-chair of the NHS Equality and Diversity Council said: “This report provides unvarnished feedback to every hospital and trust across the NHS about the experiences of their BME staff. It confirms that while some employers have got it right, for many others these staff survey results are both deeply concerning and a clear call to action. As this is the first year of the WRES, it provides a transparent baseline from which each employer will now be seeking to improve.” NHS England
See also:
- NHS staff survey raises racism concerns BBC News
- Black NHS staff more likely to be bullied and harassed than white colleagues, report finds The Daily Telegraph
- Black NHS staff more likely to be bullied than white colleagues The Guardian
- Black, Asian and other ethnic minority NHS staff more likely to be bullied by colleagues, new report finds The Independent
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)