Corby man’s charity perm raises funds for KGH A Corby man took fundraising and his hair to new lengths by getting a perm for charity. Father-of-two Steve Gibson, a warehouse operative at Tata Steel in the town, decided to have the hairstyle as a fun way of raising money for the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Kettering General Hospital. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Wednesday, 2 January 2019
Training hub for front line ambulance crews opens in Northampton
Training hub for front line ambulance crews opens in Northampton
A new hub for training emergency first aid crews has launched at a Northampton ambulance station.
Previously, the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) had one regional training centre in Nottingham where new recruits from across the county were trained.
But now, a new hub for training crews in Northamptonshire has opened at the Northampton North Ambulance Station, off Kettering Road, in a modular building by Portakabin. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
A new hub for training emergency first aid crews has launched at a Northampton ambulance station.
Previously, the East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) had one regional training centre in Nottingham where new recruits from across the county were trained.
But now, a new hub for training crews in Northamptonshire has opened at the Northampton North Ambulance Station, off Kettering Road, in a modular building by Portakabin. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
All aboard! Volunteers needed at NGH to take little patients to theatre on a new train buggy
All aboard! Volunteers needed at NGH to take little patients to theatre on a new train buggy
Poorly young patients at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) are in need of hard-working volunteers to steer them to the operating theatre on a new train.
The green and yellow train, complete with a working bell, was unveiled at NGH last week and will transport younger patients around the hospital. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Poorly young patients at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) are in need of hard-working volunteers to steer them to the operating theatre on a new train.
The green and yellow train, complete with a working bell, was unveiled at NGH last week and will transport younger patients around the hospital. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Northamptonshire in laughing gas ‘epidemic’ says charity
Northamptonshire in laughing gas ‘epidemic’ says charity Potentially-lethal laughing gas is still being widely used by young people in Northamptonshire two years on from a law banning its sale for psychoactive purposes, a drugs charity has said. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Northamptonshire County Council: Former leader resigns
Northamptonshire County Council: Former leader resigns A former leader of what was dubbed the country's "worst-run council" has resigned as a councillor.
Heather Smith quit as Northamptonshire County Council leader in March after a report recommended it be scrapped after it ran out of money.
In a resignation letter for Oundle, Ms Smith said it was time to put "horrendous events of 2018" behind her and to "move on".
It means a by-election for an authority which is due to be axed in 2020. BBC News
Heather Smith quit as Northamptonshire County Council leader in March after a report recommended it be scrapped after it ran out of money.
In a resignation letter for Oundle, Ms Smith said it was time to put "horrendous events of 2018" behind her and to "move on".
It means a by-election for an authority which is due to be axed in 2020. BBC News
NHS trusts are spending millions to replace crutches
NHS trusts are spending millions to replace crutches Official figures show more than £14million was spent on nearly 560,000 walking aids since January 2014 by 66 trusts in England. Of those trusts with relevant data, 67,491 aids were returned by patients. Mail Online
NHS staff in New Year honours
NHS staff in New Year honours Dozens of NHS staff have been recognised in the 2019 New Year honours list, including 15 nurses, numerous doctors, dentists, physiotherapists and other health professionals, and those who led the response to terror attacks and major incidents. NHS Networks
The challenges facing the NHS in 2019 - BBC News
The challenges facing the NHS in 2019 - BBC News When the NHS is preoccupied with immediate pressures, like the surge in numbers of sick patients that winter brings, it's hard to imagine how there can be time for senior managers to think beyond the next month, never mind five years or more. But they are having to.
The long-term plan for the NHS in England - due out by the end of 2018 but delayed because of the government's preoccupation with Brexit - should now be published in January.
And it could set the tone for the NHS in England for the next decade. BBC News
The long-term plan for the NHS in England - due out by the end of 2018 but delayed because of the government's preoccupation with Brexit - should now be published in January.
And it could set the tone for the NHS in England for the next decade. BBC News
Should the NHS pay for transgender fertility treatment?
Should the NHS pay for transgender fertility treatment? Changing gender can often leave people infertile but, if their eggs or sperm are frozen before treatment, it is possible for them to start their own families.
The BBC has found that about a quarter of all NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in England offer free fertility treatment to transgender patients, while the rest don't. BBC News
The BBC has found that about a quarter of all NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups in England offer free fertility treatment to transgender patients, while the rest don't. BBC News
Average child has eaten 18 years of sugar by the age of 10, research finds
Average child has eaten 18 years of sugar by the age of 10, research finds British children have consumed 18 years’ worth of sugar by the time they reach the age of 10, new research shows.
Data from Public Health England shows that the average child consumes the equivalent of around eight excess sugar cubes every day. Telegraph
Data from Public Health England shows that the average child consumes the equivalent of around eight excess sugar cubes every day. Telegraph
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Soaring numbers of patients sent home from hospital at night
Soaring numbers of patients sent home from hospital at night
Vulnerable patients - many elderly - are increasingly being sent home from hospital in the middle of the night, despite repeated pledges to stop the practice.
An investigation reveals the number of patients being discharged between the hours of 11pm and 6am has risen by more than a fifth in five years. Telegraph
Vulnerable patients - many elderly - are increasingly being sent home from hospital in the middle of the night, despite repeated pledges to stop the practice.
An investigation reveals the number of patients being discharged between the hours of 11pm and 6am has risen by more than a fifth in five years. Telegraph
NHS England loses £216m a year to missed GP appointments
NHS England loses £216m a year to missed GP appointments Cost of patients not turning up and not telling surgeries could pay for 2,325 full-time GPs
More than 15m appointments at GP surgeries in England are being wasted each year because of patients failing to turn up and not telling practices in advance, costing the NHS more than £216m. The Guardian
More than 15m appointments at GP surgeries in England are being wasted each year because of patients failing to turn up and not telling practices in advance, costing the NHS more than £216m. The Guardian
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Mental health: target to boost staff numbers by 21,000 set to be missed
Mental health: target to boost staff numbers by 21,000 set to be missed NHS mental health trusts in England employed just 1,524 extra personnel in past year
Ministers are on course to miss their target of increasing the number of mental health staff by 21,000 by 2020, according to NHS workforce figures obtained by Labour.
A year after the government made the pledge, NHS mental health trusts in England had employed just 1,524 extra personnel, according to statistics collected by NHS Digital. The Guardian
Ministers are on course to miss their target of increasing the number of mental health staff by 21,000 by 2020, according to NHS workforce figures obtained by Labour.
A year after the government made the pledge, NHS mental health trusts in England had employed just 1,524 extra personnel, according to statistics collected by NHS Digital. The Guardian
Monday, 31 December 2018
Sexual health services and the importance of prevention
Sexual health services and the importance of prevention Rhetoric about prioritising prevention is not new. There is solid evidence that it delivers a good return on investment in the long-run. But moving beyond rhetoric is challenging for a system whose gravitational pull is towards treating people in hospital. Despite being one of the new Secretary of State’s three key priorities, if you follow the money then prevention still lags way behind cure. The King's Fund
Are parts of England 'left behind' by the NHS?
Are parts of England 'left behind' by the NHS? With a number of factors driving worse health outcomes in poorer areas of England, Mark Dayan looks at whether the NHS is also leaving certain areas behind. Nuffield Trust
Matt Hancock: shake-up of GP IT will remove outdated systems
Matt Hancock: shake-up of GP IT will remove outdated systems The GP IT Futures framework will create an open, competitive market to encourage the best technology companies to invest in the NHS. All systems will be required to meet minimum standards to ensure they can talk to each other across boundaries.
The current market is dominated by 2 main providers, which slows down innovation and traps GP practices in long-term contracts with systems that are not suited to the digital age.
The framework will look at how patient data will be moved to modern cloud services to allow clinicians and patients to securely access crucial, life-saving information in real time. Department of Health and Social care
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The current market is dominated by 2 main providers, which slows down innovation and traps GP practices in long-term contracts with systems that are not suited to the digital age.
The framework will look at how patient data will be moved to modern cloud services to allow clinicians and patients to securely access crucial, life-saving information in real time. Department of Health and Social care
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- Every patient should be able to Skype their GP The Daily Mail
- Virtual GPs may not be available to all till 2024, under Government plan The Daily Telegraph
- Full patient records to be available online under NHS IT shake-up The Guardian
Tens of thousands of patients failing to turn up for surgery
Tens of thousands of patients failing to turn up for surgery Tens of thousands of patients every year are not bothering to attend surgery in hospital leaving NHS trusts counting the cost of no shows, an iNews investigation can reveal.
Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to all 135 acute non-specialist trusts in England, Scotland’s 14 NHS boards, the seven NHS boards in Wales and five health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland reveal more than 200,000 patients failed to turn up for elective day surgery over the last three years.
The appointments – typically for exploratory or minor procedures as well as biopsies and organ removal – can involve several members of staff, including consultants, and take up theatre time with a cost of between £1,400 and £1,500 an hour according to trusts.
Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to all 135 acute non-specialist trusts in England, Scotland’s 14 NHS boards, the seven NHS boards in Wales and five health and social care trusts in Northern Ireland reveal more than 200,000 patients failed to turn up for elective day surgery over the last three years.
The appointments – typically for exploratory or minor procedures as well as biopsies and organ removal – can involve several members of staff, including consultants, and take up theatre time with a cost of between £1,400 and £1,500 an hour according to trusts.
Minority take up 'live-saving' free health check
Minority take up 'live-saving' free health check Fewer than half of people eligible for a NHS health check in England have taken up the offer, despite it being free to everyone over 40.
The routine check can pick up heart problems early and help to prevent dementia, plus highlight the need to stop smoking, NHS England said.
The check-up takes 20 minutes and is carried out by a GP or nurse.
It involves tests on blood pressure, weight and height, and is offered every five years up to the age of 74.
Around 7.15 million people have had a free health check since 2013, yet 15 million are eligible, NHS stats show. BBC News
The routine check can pick up heart problems early and help to prevent dementia, plus highlight the need to stop smoking, NHS England said.
The check-up takes 20 minutes and is carried out by a GP or nurse.
It involves tests on blood pressure, weight and height, and is offered every five years up to the age of 74.
Around 7.15 million people have had a free health check since 2013, yet 15 million are eligible, NHS stats show. BBC News
‘Taxing the sick’: Hospitals making millions from parking charges as investigation reveals almost half of NHS trusts have increased prices
‘Taxing the sick’: Hospitals making millions from parking charges as investigation reveals almost half of NHS trusts have increased prices More than four in 10 NHS hospitals have increased their prices for car parking in the last year, an investigation has found.
Some NHS trusts have doubled the cost of a stay for patients and visitors.
Freedom of Information data analysed by the Press Association shows that hospitals in England are making more money than ever from charging visitors, staff and patients.
Some 124 NHS trusts responded to the request for data on parking charges.
Of these, 53 (43 per cent) said they had increased prices in the last year for visitors or staff, or both. The Independent
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Some NHS trusts have doubled the cost of a stay for patients and visitors.
Freedom of Information data analysed by the Press Association shows that hospitals in England are making more money than ever from charging visitors, staff and patients.
Some 124 NHS trusts responded to the request for data on parking charges.
Of these, 53 (43 per cent) said they had increased prices in the last year for visitors or staff, or both. The Independent
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- Parking fees rise at many hospitals in 2017-18, analysis finds BBC News
- Parking firm urged to stop pursuing staff at Glasgow hospital BBC News
- Almost half of hospitals RAISE parking fees despite promises of a crackdown The Daily Mail
- Hospitals accused of putting a 'tax on the sick' as some double parking fees The Daily Telegraph
- Hospitals making hundreds of millions from parking charges The Guardian
- It is time to finally end the NHS parking stealth tax The Independent
More nurses, better care – Tories’ 10-year pledge on maternity services
More nurses, better care – Tories’ 10-year pledge on maternity services The health secretary says he wants Britain to be ‘the best place to give birth’ as he announces new plan
Ministers are to order an expansion of staff in maternity services and more recruitment of expert neonatal nurses and specialists in the hope of making the NHS “the best place in the world to give birth”, the health secretary Matt Hancock will say on Sunday.
The proposals will be contained in the government’s new 10-year plan for the NHS, expected to be published in the second week of January. Maternity services in England will undergo a digital revolution which will see every child’s health record – the so-called “red book” – made available on a parent’s phone.
We will ensure every expectant mother is supported: from pregnancy, to birth, to the critical first months of parenthood. The Guardian
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Ministers are to order an expansion of staff in maternity services and more recruitment of expert neonatal nurses and specialists in the hope of making the NHS “the best place in the world to give birth”, the health secretary Matt Hancock will say on Sunday.
The proposals will be contained in the government’s new 10-year plan for the NHS, expected to be published in the second week of January. Maternity services in England will undergo a digital revolution which will see every child’s health record – the so-called “red book” – made available on a parent’s phone.
We will ensure every expectant mother is supported: from pregnancy, to birth, to the critical first months of parenthood. The Guardian
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