Eating disorders can strike in mid-life Eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia, affect a small but substantial number of women in their 40s and 50s, UK research suggests.
The study, involving more than 5,000 women, found just over 3% reported having an eating disorder.
Some said they had experienced it since their teens, others developed it for the first time in their middle age. BBC News
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
GPs back stand against conversion therapy
GPs back stand against conversion therapy Doctors have added their support to a joint statement issued today which rejects the use of conversion therapy on people due to their sexual orientation or gender identity issues.
Major UK organisations have been working against conversion therapy for many years and published a Memorandum of Understanding against the practice in 2015 as well as updating the document to warn against conversion therapy in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation (including asexuality).
Several organisations including the RCGP, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, GLADD – The Association of LGBT Doctors and Dentists, NHS Scotland, the National Counselling Society, Stonewall, and The British Psychological Society have issued a new statement. OnMedica
Major UK organisations have been working against conversion therapy for many years and published a Memorandum of Understanding against the practice in 2015 as well as updating the document to warn against conversion therapy in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation (including asexuality).
Several organisations including the RCGP, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, GLADD – The Association of LGBT Doctors and Dentists, NHS Scotland, the National Counselling Society, Stonewall, and The British Psychological Society have issued a new statement. OnMedica
Patients’ champion accuses ombudsman of poor service
Patients’ champion accuses ombudsman of poor service Some patients are receiving a poor service from the ombudsman in a complaints system that is overly complex, lacking in compassion and unresponsive, according to charity the Patients Association.
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), however, has rejected the accusations saying that it handles the vast majority of cases thoroughly and fairly, but said it always wanted to improve its service.
In a report* published today by the Patients Association, it said a significant number of patients and family members who submitted complaints to the PHSO felt that they received a poor quality service. OnMedica
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The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), however, has rejected the accusations saying that it handles the vast majority of cases thoroughly and fairly, but said it always wanted to improve its service.
In a report* published today by the Patients Association, it said a significant number of patients and family members who submitted complaints to the PHSO felt that they received a poor quality service. OnMedica
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Frances Cappuccini: Hospital blamed for death of young mother just hours after having baby
Frances Cappuccini: Hospital blamed for death of young mother just hours after having baby The death of a young mother just hours after she gave birth to her second son was a result of “failures, inadequate diagnosis and treatment” at the hospital caring for her, a coroner has said.
Frances Cappuccini, 30, died at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury, Kent, shortly after giving birth to her son, Giacomo, by Caesarean section.
The school teacher suffered heavy bleeding and was anaesthetised, but went into cardiac arrest and died at 4.20pm on 9 October, 2012. The Independent
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Frances Cappuccini, 30, died at Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury, Kent, shortly after giving birth to her son, Giacomo, by Caesarean section.
The school teacher suffered heavy bleeding and was anaesthetised, but went into cardiac arrest and died at 4.20pm on 9 October, 2012. The Independent
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NHS crisis: the one act of self-sacrifice that could rescue our health service
NHS crisis: the one act of self-sacrifice that could rescue our health service Major alerts, cancer operations cancelled, patients dying, yet Theresa May still won’t listen. But maybe there’s a tipping point that could force a response
From every previous NHS crisis, the tipping point should have come last week. Prime ministers crumple when people die – as they have in the Royal Worcester’s corridors. When opinion polls send concern about the NHS soaring above everything else at 61%, above immigration at 41% and Brexit at 36%, sirens should wail inside No 10. But no, not yet.
When the Royal College of Surgeons protests at cancer operations cancelled, is that a tipping point? When nearly half of all hospitals declare major alerts for lack of beds, that’s an emergency. There’s no winter flu, no Arctic weather, just pressure from underfunding, like an aneurysm about to burst. But the prime minister is not for turning, not yet. Continue reading... The Guardian
From every previous NHS crisis, the tipping point should have come last week. Prime ministers crumple when people die – as they have in the Royal Worcester’s corridors. When opinion polls send concern about the NHS soaring above everything else at 61%, above immigration at 41% and Brexit at 36%, sirens should wail inside No 10. But no, not yet.
When the Royal College of Surgeons protests at cancer operations cancelled, is that a tipping point? When nearly half of all hospitals declare major alerts for lack of beds, that’s an emergency. There’s no winter flu, no Arctic weather, just pressure from underfunding, like an aneurysm about to burst. But the prime minister is not for turning, not yet. Continue reading... The Guardian
Private health insurance sales surge amid NHS crisis
Private health insurance sales surge amid NHS crisis Ongoing crisis in public healthcare and economic recovery may have triggered first rise in seven years, but impeding Brexit means future is uncertain
The number of people in Britain taking out private medical insurance has risen significantly for the first time since 2008, amid fears about the ongoing crisis gripping the NHS.
After falling steeply between 2008 and 2011 and then staying flat, demand for private medical insurance cover in Britain rose by 2.1% in 2015 with just over 4 million people insured. Continue reading... The Guardian
The number of people in Britain taking out private medical insurance has risen significantly for the first time since 2008, amid fears about the ongoing crisis gripping the NHS.
After falling steeply between 2008 and 2011 and then staying flat, demand for private medical insurance cover in Britain rose by 2.1% in 2015 with just over 4 million people insured. Continue reading... The Guardian
Sale of prescription drugs on eBay costing NHS thousands
Sale of prescription drugs on eBay costing NHS thousands The black market in prescription drugs is costing the NHS thousands of pounds - and one man was caught trying to flog an arthritis medication he no longer needed for £250 a box. The Daily Mail
NHS patients harmed as doctors prescribe WRONG meds
NHS patients harmed as doctors prescribe WRONG meds Philippa Gillespie from Haverfordwest and Robert Welch from Grimsby are just two of the victims of medication errors in NHS hospitals whose stories have emerged in the past 18 months alone. The Daily Mail
Show your passport and fuel bill to get NHS maternity care
Show your passport and fuel bill to get NHS maternity care Patients will be told to show a utility bill and passport before routine operations as part of a new crackdown on health tourism, with 20 British hospital trusts carrying out the ID checks. The Daily Mail
Half of women in labour experience 'red flag' maternity risks, report finds
Half of women in labour experience 'red flag' maternity risks, report finds Half of women in childbirth are being put in danger, with many saying they are made to feel like “cattle” in understaffed maternity wards, a major report warns.
New mothers said they had been left alone in labour, with long delays for pain relief, stitches and even to be washed after giving birth.
The study by the National Childbirth Trust and the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) found 50 per cent of new mothers had experienced “red flag” events during labour. The Daily Telegraph
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New mothers said they had been left alone in labour, with long delays for pain relief, stitches and even to be washed after giving birth.
The study by the National Childbirth Trust and the National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) found 50 per cent of new mothers had experienced “red flag” events during labour. The Daily Telegraph
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- NCT launches new report on maternity services National Childbirth Trust
- Support Overdue: Women’s experiences of maternity services 2017 National Childbirth Trust
- Mothers-to-be 'treated like cattle' in hospitals The Daily Mail
- UK midwife shortage leaves women feeling like cattle, report finds The Guardian
- Midwife shortage makes women in labour feel like 'cattle', report warns The Independent
Don't blame the elderly: only one in five A&E patients are pensioners, says former Health Secretary
Don't blame the elderly: only one in five A&E patients are pensioners, says former Health Secretary Winter gridlock in NHS hospitals is not being caused by elderly patients, but by working-age people with “nowhere else to go”, a former Conservative health secretary has said.
Stephen Dorrell’s comments came as new figures revealed just one fifth of patients attending A&E last year were over 65.
He told the Telegraph the new data showed it was wrong to blame pensioners for the crisis.
Meanwhile Age UK said it was often the elderly who suffered worst in jam-packed emergency departments, where cases of older patients languishing on trolleys for more than 12 hours has tripled in the last two years. The Daily Telegraph
Stephen Dorrell’s comments came as new figures revealed just one fifth of patients attending A&E last year were over 65.
He told the Telegraph the new data showed it was wrong to blame pensioners for the crisis.
Meanwhile Age UK said it was often the elderly who suffered worst in jam-packed emergency departments, where cases of older patients languishing on trolleys for more than 12 hours has tripled in the last two years. The Daily Telegraph
Monday, 16 January 2017
Husband died at Northampton General Hospital after delays in blood vessel surgery
Husband died at Northampton General Hospital after delays in blood vessel surgery A Northamptonshire woman wants to highlight the signs of her husband's fatal condition to stop others suffering the same fate. Bryan McKim, 65, underwent successful surgery on a swelling of the aorta in 2012, but was taken unwell again in February, 2013 after bringing up blood. Mr McKim was rushed to Kettering General Hospital on February 7, 2013 for diagnosis and but was referred immediately to vascular specialists at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) for urgent surgery. However, despite KGH's assessment, the operation never happened and Mr McKim died the following morning after a “catalogue of errors.” Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Majority support raising National Insurance to support struggling NHS
Majority support raising National Insurance to support struggling NHS Twice as many support raising National Insurance to boost NHS funding than oppose it. YouGov
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- Majority support raising tax to support struggling NHS Northampton Chronicle and Echo
National guardian publishes her ‘first 100 days’ report
National guardian publishes her ‘first 100 days’ report Dr Henrietta Hughes, national guardian for speaking up freely and safely in the NHS has published a new report, which outlines the progress made since her appointment in October 2016.
Over the last 100 days, Dr Hughes has set up the national office and established a national network of Freedom to Speak Up guardians. NHS Employers
Over the last 100 days, Dr Hughes has set up the national office and established a national network of Freedom to Speak Up guardians. NHS Employers
Transfer of care delays threaten to capsize the NHS
Transfer of care delays threaten to capsize the NHS Doctors face a struggle every day and everywhere in England: the fight to secure social care for patients well enough to leave hospital.
Even officially it worsens month by month, increasing harm to patients and financial strain on the NHS, at a time when it’s least needed.
The latest figures, aiming to size up the problem, broke records in October. Patients spent 200,000 days in beds they did not need that month, a rise of 25 per cent on the same month in 2015.
Known as ‘delayed transfers of care’, the NAO (National Audit Office) estimated that, in the case of older patients in England, the unnecessary days in hospital cost more than £800m last year.
As bad as it is, this official tally of costly and unnecessary hospital stays undercounts the problem ‘significantly’, the NAO admits in a study this year, by a factor of almost three. British Medical Association
Even officially it worsens month by month, increasing harm to patients and financial strain on the NHS, at a time when it’s least needed.
The latest figures, aiming to size up the problem, broke records in October. Patients spent 200,000 days in beds they did not need that month, a rise of 25 per cent on the same month in 2015.
Known as ‘delayed transfers of care’, the NAO (National Audit Office) estimated that, in the case of older patients in England, the unnecessary days in hospital cost more than £800m last year.
As bad as it is, this official tally of costly and unnecessary hospital stays undercounts the problem ‘significantly’, the NAO admits in a study this year, by a factor of almost three. British Medical Association
Referral centres cause 'dangerous' NHS delays, BMA warns
Referral centres cause 'dangerous' NHS delays, BMA warns NHS patients face "dangerous" treatment delays due to a 10-fold increase in "crude, expensive" referral management centres, doctors have warned.
The centres, sometimes run by private firms, vet GP referrals and decide if patients should receive hospital care.
The British Medical Association (BMA) called them "inefficient" and a "block between the GP and patient treatment".
NHS Clinical Commissioners said "in many cases" the centres "provide a useful and effective role". BBC News
The centres, sometimes run by private firms, vet GP referrals and decide if patients should receive hospital care.
The British Medical Association (BMA) called them "inefficient" and a "block between the GP and patient treatment".
NHS Clinical Commissioners said "in many cases" the centres "provide a useful and effective role". BBC News
NHS patient caught selling his drugs in undercover film
NHS patient caught selling his drugs in undercover film A patient has been caught in an undercover BBC film illegally selling prescription drugs which cost the NHS £10,000 a year. BBC News
How the ‘humanitarian’ crisis in the NHS is paving the way for private healthcare
How the ‘humanitarian’ crisis in the NHS is paving the way for private healthcare It has been a calamitous winter inside the NHS. Last week, three people tragically died at Worcestershire Royal hospital with a women dying of a heart attack after waiting for 35 hours on a trolley. A similar picture has developed across the country with patients on trolleys due to lack of beds, many hospital trusts on red alert and ambulances missing targets for life-threatening emergencies. The British Red Cross declared a humanitarian crisis in the NHS. The Independent
Hospitals across UK cancelling 'urgent' cancer operations as NHS winter crisis worsens
Hospitals across UK cancelling 'urgent' cancer operations as NHS winter crisis worsens Hospitals across the UK are cancelling "urgent" cancer operations as the NHS winter crisis worsens.
Some patients have reportedly been told with just a day's notice that their surgery has been postponed, with a leading surgeon saying it was "extremely worrying" that hospitals had resorted to the decisions.
Cancer operations have previously held a protected status but the demand for beds and lack of social care capacity has encroached on that. The Independent
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Some patients have reportedly been told with just a day's notice that their surgery has been postponed, with a leading surgeon saying it was "extremely worrying" that hospitals had resorted to the decisions.
Cancer operations have previously held a protected status but the demand for beds and lack of social care capacity has encroached on that. The Independent
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- Doctors warn over cancer op cancellations amid NHS "pressure" BBC News
- Cancer operations now being cancelled amid NHS crisis, surgeons' leader warns The Daily Telegraph
- 193,000 NHS patients a month waiting beyond target time for surgery The Guardian
- NHS in crisis as cancer operations cancelled due to lack of beds The Guardian
Number of NHS bureaucrats on MORE than PM's £150k salary doubles in three years
Number of NHS bureaucrats on MORE than PM's £150k salary doubles in three years The number of NHS bureaucrats earning more than the Prime Minister has doubled in three years.
Ninety-three officials took home more than Theresa May's £149,440 salary last year – up from 48 in 2013.
Seven of those on the list, which was published by the Cabinet Office, earned more than £200,000. The official figures came after Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, told MPs the Health Service was underfunded. The Daily Mail
Ninety-three officials took home more than Theresa May's £149,440 salary last year – up from 48 in 2013.
Seven of those on the list, which was published by the Cabinet Office, earned more than £200,000. The official figures came after Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, told MPs the Health Service was underfunded. The Daily Mail
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