New interactive online data tool provides easier access to mental health statistics National mental health statistics that shed new light on care and treatment for patients are now available at the click of a mouse thanks to the latest interactive data hub created by NHS Digital.
Thursday, 11 October 2018
NHS England staff must explain if they refuse to have flu jab
NHS England staff must explain if they refuse to have flu jab Health workers in England who refuse to take up the offer of a free flu jab will be asked to explain why they do not want to be vaccinated.
The measures have been introduced in an effort to cut sickness rates and protect patients over winter.
Members of staff who decline the jab could be moved away from critical areas if they work with vulnerable patients.
Last year saw the worst flu season in a decade but only 64% of staff received the flu vaccine. BBC News
The measures have been introduced in an effort to cut sickness rates and protect patients over winter.
Members of staff who decline the jab could be moved away from critical areas if they work with vulnerable patients.
Last year saw the worst flu season in a decade but only 64% of staff received the flu vaccine. BBC News
NHS watchdog warns good healthcare is becoming more of a postcode lottery
NHS watchdog warns good healthcare is becoming more of a postcode lottery CQC chief blames ‘geographical disparities’ in England for lack of access to quality care
Patients in England are increasingly being subjected to “care injustice” in which they can access either no or poor quality hospital, mental health and social care services, the NHS watchdog has warned.
Access to good care is more and more of a lottery depending on where people live, with some areas providing only services that have been deemed substandard, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Guardian
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Patients in England are increasingly being subjected to “care injustice” in which they can access either no or poor quality hospital, mental health and social care services, the NHS watchdog has warned.
Access to good care is more and more of a lottery depending on where people live, with some areas providing only services that have been deemed substandard, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Guardian
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- The state of health care and social care in England 2017/18 Care Quality Commission
- CQC State of Care report worrying but sadly not surprising Nuffield Trust
- Public faces 'care injustice' as NHS struggles BBC News
- Social care crisis is crippling A&E leading to record overcrowding The Daily Mail
- 'Care injustice' means some patients have no access to good quality NHS and social care, watchdog warns The Independent
Mental health services under-resourced, says Matt Hancock
Mental health services under-resourced, says Matt Hancock Health secretary says services are ‘way off ’ what is needed, as suicide prevention minister appointed
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has conceded that mental health services have been under-resourced and undervalued as he announced the appointment of a minister for suicide prevention.
Jackie Doyle-Price, a health minister, will be given the new brief and tasked with ensuring that every local area has effective plans in place to stop unnecessary deaths, and investigating how technology can help identify those most at risk. The Guardian
The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has conceded that mental health services have been under-resourced and undervalued as he announced the appointment of a minister for suicide prevention.
Jackie Doyle-Price, a health minister, will be given the new brief and tasked with ensuring that every local area has effective plans in place to stop unnecessary deaths, and investigating how technology can help identify those most at risk. The Guardian
More than 300 leading academics warn Public Health England it will risk its reputation
More than 300 leading academics warn Public Health England it will risk its reputation More than 300 academics and experts from Britain have warned the body they will begin to withdraw their help and advice if the body goes ahead with plans to work with the charity Drinkaware. The Daily Mail
District nurses ‘spend 88 days a year on admin’
District nurses ‘spend 88 days a year on admin’ District nurses spend more time on administrative work than with patients, the head of the NHS said yesterday.
The average community health worker now spends just 87 days a year in direct contact with patients compared to 88 days on paperwork, a report found.
Simon Stevens told the NHS Providers conference in Manchester that the ‘hugely frustrating’ situation was one of many issues that needed dealing with in the long-term plan for the health service. He warned that the £20billion-a-year boost for the NHS must not be squandered, saying that it would be ‘looked on with some jealousy’ by teachers or the police. The Daily Mail
The average community health worker now spends just 87 days a year in direct contact with patients compared to 88 days on paperwork, a report found.
Simon Stevens told the NHS Providers conference in Manchester that the ‘hugely frustrating’ situation was one of many issues that needed dealing with in the long-term plan for the health service. He warned that the £20billion-a-year boost for the NHS must not be squandered, saying that it would be ‘looked on with some jealousy’ by teachers or the police. The Daily Mail
Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Northamptonshire County Council: £65m of cuts agreed
Northamptonshire County Council: £65m of cuts agreed A cash-strapped county council which had commissioners appointed after it faced a financial crisis has agreed a £65m package of cuts.
Northamptonshire County Council's cabinet backed a so-called "stabilisation plan".
Planned spending cuts on agency staff and highways services are among the main proposed savings. BBC Northampton
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Northamptonshire County Council's cabinet backed a so-called "stabilisation plan".
Planned spending cuts on agency staff and highways services are among the main proposed savings. BBC Northampton
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- Northamptonshire County Council's stabilisation plan not without 'risks' Northamptonshire Telegraph
New mental health campaign launched across the Midlands
New mental health campaign launched across the Midlands Public Health England’s new Every Mind Matters campaign encourages adults in the Midlands to look after their mental health as they do their physical health.
Improving children and young people’s mental health services
Improving children and young people’s mental health services This report examines whether the government is on track to meet its ambitions for children and young people’s services, taking the policy document, Future in Mind as the starting point. It focuses on how the government decided to implement Future in Mind; whether it is on track to deliver improved mental health services to young people; and accountability for spending and outcomes. National Audit Office
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- Mental health waiting lists 'stole my youth and teenage years' BBC News
- Child mental health services will not meet demand, NAO warns The Guardian
- Mental health treatment still failing six years after dramatic change promised, health secretary admits The Independent
- Nearly 500,000 children have no-one to talk to when sad, survey finds The Independent
The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development
The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development A decade on from the 2007 Lancet Series on global mental health, which sought to transform the way policy makers thought about global health, a Lancet Commission aims to seize the opportunity offered by the Sustainable Development Goals to consider future directions for global mental health. The Commission proposes that the global mental agenda should be expanded from a focus on reducing the treatment gap to improving the mental health of whole populations and reducing the global burden of mental disorders by addressing gaps in prevention and quality of care. The Commission outlines a blueprint for action to promote mental wellbeing, prevent mental health problems, and enable recovery from mental disorders.
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- Matt Hancock calls for world to unite in responding to the challenge of mental health Department of Health and Social Care
- World in mental health crisis of 'monumental suffering', say experts The Guardian
- UK must double mental health spending as global bill expected to top £12trillion by 2030, landmark report warns The Independent
Prime Minister appoints minister for suicide prevention
Prime Minister appoints minister for suicide prevention A minister for suicide prevention has been appointed in England by the prime minister as the government hosts the first ever global mental health summit.
Theresa May said the appointment of Health Minister Jackie Doyle-Price to the new role will help tackle the stigma surrounding suicide.
While suicide rates are falling, 4,500 people take their own lives every year.
The appointment comes as ministers and officials from more than 50 countries assemble in London for the summit. BBC News
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Theresa May said the appointment of Health Minister Jackie Doyle-Price to the new role will help tackle the stigma surrounding suicide.
While suicide rates are falling, 4,500 people take their own lives every year.
The appointment comes as ministers and officials from more than 50 countries assemble in London for the summit. BBC News
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- PM pledges action on suicide to mark World Mental Health Day Prime Minister's Office
- Theresa May appoints first ever minister for suicide prevention The Independent
The NHS in numbers: What the service does in one day
The NHS in numbers: What the service does in one day The NHS is huge. It's the world's fifth-biggest employer and around 10% of government spending in the UK goes on it, so it's easy to get bogged down by the numbers.
So let's break it down. What does the NHS do in a single day? BBC News
So let's break it down. What does the NHS do in a single day? BBC News
Significant changes to tariff proposed for next year
Significant changes to tariff proposed for next year Regulators have proposed sweeping changes to NHS payment tariff rules, beginning next year, which could see significant swings in income for trusts.
The plans in a tariff engagement published by NHS England and NHS Improvement today include:
The plans in a tariff engagement published by NHS England and NHS Improvement today include:
- Confirmation of a “blended approach” to paying for urgent and emergency care
- A revision of how the market forces factor is calculated, which could see shifts in income of up to 2 per cent next year
- Confirmation of substantial changes to outpatient tariffs
- Changes in payment for maternity services
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Long-term NHS plan must be honest, realistic, achievable and clear
Long-term NHS plan must be honest, realistic, achievable and clear NHS leaders have warned of the effects on NHS staff of a “permanent cycle of public failure” as they miss key targets despite working harder than ever, thanks to rising demand and tough savings targets. NHS Providers’ chief executive Chris Hopson told delegates at their annual conference this morning that this paradox must end, as he called for a long-term NHS plan that is honest about demand, sustainable, achievable, clear and based on mutual respect. OnMedica
Body parts scandal: firm stripped of NHS contracts
Body parts scandal: firm stripped of NHS contracts Fifteen trusts have served termination notices to Healthcare Environment Services, minister says
Healthcare Environment Services (HES) has been stripped of NHS contracts after hundreds of tonnes of waste from hospitals, including human body parts, were allowed to pile up at its facilities, the health minister has announced.
HES is run by a husband and wife who have paid themselves almost £1m in dividends over the past two years despite the company losing around £1.7m. The Guardian
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Healthcare Environment Services (HES) has been stripped of NHS contracts after hundreds of tonnes of waste from hospitals, including human body parts, were allowed to pile up at its facilities, the health minister has announced.
HES is run by a husband and wife who have paid themselves almost £1m in dividends over the past two years despite the company losing around £1.7m. The Guardian
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- NHS waste handler stripped of contracts BBC News
- Troubled firm at centre of NHS body parts scandal STRIPPED of its contract The Daily Mail
- Troubled firm at centre of NHS body parts scandal 'underestimated' scale of human waste The Daily Mail
- Waste firm stripped of NHS contract after stockpiling human body parts The Daily Telegraph
- NHS supplier stripped of contracts after human body parts and organs found ‘piling up at facilities’ The Independent
Treatment of autistic girl who injured Alder Hey nurses 'atrocious', says judge
Treatment of autistic girl who injured Alder Hey nurses 'atrocious', says judge High court hears traumatised girl assaulted staff after seeing hospital’s shrine to Alfie Evans
A high court judge has criticised Liverpool council over its “atrocious” treatment of a severely traumatised girl with autism who injured nine nurses on an NHS ward.
The 15-year-old, identified as R, was said to have post-traumatic stress disorder from living in a war zone in Iraq for several years. The Guardian
A high court judge has criticised Liverpool council over its “atrocious” treatment of a severely traumatised girl with autism who injured nine nurses on an NHS ward.
The 15-year-old, identified as R, was said to have post-traumatic stress disorder from living in a war zone in Iraq for several years. The Guardian
Brexit could have a 'catastrophic' impact on cancer research and affect healthcare, scientists say
Brexit could have a 'catastrophic' impact on cancer research and affect healthcare, scientists say Brexit could have a 'catastrophic' impact on UK cancer research and may trigger a staffing crisis, a new study has said.
Overseas staff contributed to nearly 80 per cent of papers published in the UK between 2007 and 2014, and collaboration with EU scientists is increasingly common.
Restrictions on free movement after Brexit could risk undermining healthcare based on the research, according to a review led by Queen's University in Belfast. The Daily Mail
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Overseas staff contributed to nearly 80 per cent of papers published in the UK between 2007 and 2014, and collaboration with EU scientists is increasingly common.
Restrictions on free movement after Brexit could risk undermining healthcare based on the research, according to a review led by Queen's University in Belfast. The Daily Mail
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- The impact of Brexit on UK cancer research The Lancet Oncology
English hospitals cut sugary drinks sales
English hospitals cut sugary drinks sales All 227 hospital trusts in England have signed up to a national target to reduce the amount of sugar consumed by patients, staff and visitors – more than half of the NHS's 1.3m staff are overweight. The Daily Mail
Tuesday, 9 October 2018
Corby boy who needs round-the-clock care ‘is being failed’
Corby boy who needs round-the-clock care ‘is being failed’ An little boy from Corby who has astounded doctors who believed he would die in infanthood is being failed by those responsible for commissioning his care, according to his heartbroken family.
Five-year-old Logan Barton was born in March 2013 with a vanishingly rare chromosome deletion and an extensive list of chronic, potentially fatal, illnesses.
He needs round-the-clock care which his mum Wendy Barton says Corby NHS Clinical Commissioning Group is failing to find for him. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Five-year-old Logan Barton was born in March 2013 with a vanishingly rare chromosome deletion and an extensive list of chronic, potentially fatal, illnesses.
He needs round-the-clock care which his mum Wendy Barton says Corby NHS Clinical Commissioning Group is failing to find for him. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Long waits for mental health treatment lead to divorce, job loss and money problems
Long waits for mental health treatment lead to divorce, job loss and money problems PATIENTS are waiting up to 13 years to see an NHS mental health specialist, research by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) has found.
A ComRes poll of 500 British adults diagnosed with a mental illness found that over half (55%) waited more than four weeks from referral to see an NHS mental health specialist, one in four more than three months and 6% more than a year. Following the poll, RCPsych interviewed 25 respondents and found one man waited 13 years to get the help he needed.
For some, the long waits caused a deterioration in their mental health which in turn led to relationship problems including divorce (36%), financial troubles including getting into debt (32%) and work problems such as job loss (34%).
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A ComRes poll of 500 British adults diagnosed with a mental illness found that over half (55%) waited more than four weeks from referral to see an NHS mental health specialist, one in four more than three months and 6% more than a year. Following the poll, RCPsych interviewed 25 respondents and found one man waited 13 years to get the help he needed.
For some, the long waits caused a deterioration in their mental health which in turn led to relationship problems including divorce (36%), financial troubles including getting into debt (32%) and work problems such as job loss (34%).
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