Election 2019: Will you rebuild Kettering hospital? Are all parties committed to delivering the planned rebuild of Kettering General Hospital, whatever the result of the general election?
Nick, from Thrapston, in Northants, sent his question to BBC News ahead of the 12 December poll.
The five candidates for the Kettering constituency all responded. BBC Northampton
Monday, 2 December 2019
Stay away from Northampton General Hospital if you have norovirus bug, doctor warns
Stay away from Northampton General Hospital if you have norovirus bug, doctor warns With Northamptonshire hospitals seeing an increase in the number of patients with symptoms of flu and norovirus, the local NHS is urging people to avoid visiting if they know or suspect they may be infected. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
The future of general practice: the views of GP trainees
The future of general practice: the views of GP trainees The number of doctors entering GP training is higher than ever, yet the overall number of full-time equivalent GPs keeps decreasing. This is one of the reasons that patients report increasing dissatisfaction with their ability to access general practice, although they are satisfied with their care once they are seen. The King's Fund
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Mental health: Quality Watch indicator update
Mental health: Quality Watch indicator update In England, approximately 1 in 6 adults experiences a common mental disorder (such as anxiety or depression) in any given week. Half of mental health problems are established by the age of 14, rising to 75% by age 24. And in the UK, suicide is the leading cause of death among young people aged 20-34 years.
Despite these statistics, mental health services have been underfunded for many years. People with mental health problems have been stigmatised and marginalised, although public attitudes towards mental health have shifted recently. The latest NHS policies aim to address prevention and transform mental health services. However, the ambition to achieve parity of esteem between physical and mental health will be challenging.
Here at QualityWatch, we’ve been monitoring how the quality of NHS mental health care has been changing over time. While some measures show an improvement, such as access to psychological therapies, other measures, such as follow-up for patients discharged from psychiatric inpatient care, show a decline in quality. Find a summary of mental health indicators and click for more detailed content and analysis. Nuffield Trust
Despite these statistics, mental health services have been underfunded for many years. People with mental health problems have been stigmatised and marginalised, although public attitudes towards mental health have shifted recently. The latest NHS policies aim to address prevention and transform mental health services. However, the ambition to achieve parity of esteem between physical and mental health will be challenging.
Here at QualityWatch, we’ve been monitoring how the quality of NHS mental health care has been changing over time. While some measures show an improvement, such as access to psychological therapies, other measures, such as follow-up for patients discharged from psychiatric inpatient care, show a decline in quality. Find a summary of mental health indicators and click for more detailed content and analysis. Nuffield Trust
Better for women report: Improving the health and wellbeing of girls and women
Better for women report: Improving the health and wellbeing of girls and women The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is calling for better joined up services, as part of its “Better for Women” report, published today. It emphasises the need for national strategies to meet the needs of girls and women across their life course – from adolescence, to the middle years and later life.
There should also be greater focus on moving the UK away from providing a disease intervention service towards a preventative health service, says the report.
The report recommends that one-stop women’s health clinics provide reproductive and sexual healthcare services – such as contraception, STI testing, cervical screening, and treatment and advice about the menopause – in one location and at one time to improve services for women and make savings for the NHS.
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There should also be greater focus on moving the UK away from providing a disease intervention service towards a preventative health service, says the report.
The report recommends that one-stop women’s health clinics provide reproductive and sexual healthcare services – such as contraception, STI testing, cervical screening, and treatment and advice about the menopause – in one location and at one time to improve services for women and make savings for the NHS.
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Detailed guide: Child death review data collection: submitting data
Detailed guide: Child death review data collection: submitting data How child death overview panels (CDOPs) should submit information for the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB1) data collection. Department of Health and Social Care
Private firms handed £15bn in NHS contracts over past five years
Private firms handed £15bn in NHS contracts over past five years Figures cast doubt on government’s denial of creeping NHS privatisation
Private firms have been handed almost £15bn in NHS contracts over the past five years, figures show.
The value of contracts given to non-NHS providers, mainly profit-driven firms but also including some social enterprises, has soared by 89% since 2015, from £1.9bn to £3.6bn a year. The Guardian
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Private firms have been handed almost £15bn in NHS contracts over the past five years, figures show.
The value of contracts given to non-NHS providers, mainly profit-driven firms but also including some social enterprises, has soared by 89% since 2015, from £1.9bn to £3.6bn a year. The Guardian
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1.5m patients kept waiting in ambulances for half an hour or more
1.5m patients kept waiting in ambulances for half an hour or more Patients have been delayed inside ambulances for at least 30 minutes almost 1.5m times over the past three years due to waiting for hospital handovers, information provided to Labour has shown, with the party saying it was “damning evidence” of a crisis in the NHS.
In more than 280,000 of these cases, people were delayed for more than 60 minutes, according to figures provided by freedom of information requests to ambulance trusts in England. The Guardian
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In more than 280,000 of these cases, people were delayed for more than 60 minutes, according to figures provided by freedom of information requests to ambulance trusts in England. The Guardian
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Revealed: Millions to be affected by NHS plan to ration 34 everyday tests and treatments
Revealed: Millions to be affected by NHS plan to ration 34 everyday tests and treatments List includes hernia repair surgery and blood tests to detect prostate cancer
Millions of patients will be stopped from having an X-ray on their sore back, hernia repair surgery or scan of their knee to detect arthritis under controversial plans from NHS and doctors to ration “unnecessary” treatment.
The Guardian has seen a list of 34 diagnostic tests and treatments that in future patients in England will only be able to get in exceptional circumstances as part of a drive to save money and relieve the pressure on the NHS.
Millions of patients will be stopped from having an X-ray on their sore back, hernia repair surgery or scan of their knee to detect arthritis under controversial plans from NHS and doctors to ration “unnecessary” treatment.
The Guardian has seen a list of 34 diagnostic tests and treatments that in future patients in England will only be able to get in exceptional circumstances as part of a drive to save money and relieve the pressure on the NHS.
NHS hospital admissions are highest in a decade so far this year
NHS hospital admissions are highest in a decade so far this year NHS hospitals are on track for their busiest winter in a decade, statistics revealed today.
There were more hospital admissions between April and September this year – 2.95million – than in any comparable period since at least 2009.
Some 1.49million overnight stays were recorded in English hospitals in the second quarter of the year, today's figures showed.
This was a rise of around 300,000 on the same three months last year, and was the second busiest 12 weeks on record. The Daily Mail
There were more hospital admissions between April and September this year – 2.95million – than in any comparable period since at least 2009.
Some 1.49million overnight stays were recorded in English hospitals in the second quarter of the year, today's figures showed.
This was a rise of around 300,000 on the same three months last year, and was the second busiest 12 weeks on record. The Daily Mail
Doctors must stop prescribing Zantac until further notice, Department of Health says
Doctors must stop prescribing Zantac until further notice, Department of Health says A popular heartburn and indigestion drug has been completely pulled from supermarket shelves amid a global contamination scandal, health bosses claim.
The Department of Health and Social Care (DoHS) said all versions of ranitidine, including Zantac, had been quarantined after months of recalls.
And it has banned doctors from prescribing them until further notice, over fears they contain a cancer-causing chemical. The Daily Mail
The Department of Health and Social Care (DoHS) said all versions of ranitidine, including Zantac, had been quarantined after months of recalls.
And it has banned doctors from prescribing them until further notice, over fears they contain a cancer-causing chemical. The Daily Mail
Friday, 29 November 2019
Leading for integrated care: 'If you think competition is hard, you should try collaboration'
Leading for integrated care: 'If you think competition is hard, you should try collaboration' The NHS long-term plan has reinforced the role of integrated care systems (ICSs) in establishing more collaborative working and joined-up care for patients and their local populations. ICSs will cover the whole of England by 2021.
As these systems evolve, strong leadership is needed to bring NHS, local authority, private and third sector organisations together.
Our interviews with the chairs and leads of both ICSs and the remaining sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) found that while progress is being made, there are also a number of challenges. The King's Fund
As these systems evolve, strong leadership is needed to bring NHS, local authority, private and third sector organisations together.
Our interviews with the chairs and leads of both ICSs and the remaining sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) found that while progress is being made, there are also a number of challenges. The King's Fund
Nursing staff stretched to breaking point over workloads
Nursing staff stretched to breaking point over workloads Findings from the RCN’s recent employment survey show that nursing staff across the UK are under such pressure that six out of 10 say they cannot provide the level of care they want to.
The annual survey, which was first carried out in 1986, also shows that barely a quarter of respondents think their pay is appropriate for the level of responsibility and stress they face at work. Three in 10 say they have suffered physical abuse from patients, or patients’ relatives, in the last 12 months.
The survey also highlighted that health care assistants are increasingly being asked to take on the duties of registered nurses. Royal College of Nursing
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The annual survey, which was first carried out in 1986, also shows that barely a quarter of respondents think their pay is appropriate for the level of responsibility and stress they face at work. Three in 10 say they have suffered physical abuse from patients, or patients’ relatives, in the last 12 months.
The survey also highlighted that health care assistants are increasingly being asked to take on the duties of registered nurses. Royal College of Nursing
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- RCN Employment Survey 2019 Royal College of Nursing
- 'We try our best as nurses, but it's not enough' BBC News
Patients’ experience of mental health services
Patients’ experience of mental health services NHS England has published the latest statistical information on patients’ experience of mental health services in the NHS. This is an update to include results from the 2019 Community Mental Health Survey.
Prevention and mental health: understanding the evidence so that we can address the greatest health challenge of our times
Prevention and mental health: understanding the evidence so that we can address the greatest health challenge of our times This resource provides information on the scale of mental health problems in society, what shapes our mental health, an integrated model of mental health, how life events can affect mental health, the relationship between physical and mental health, the meaning of prevention and how society must change to put prevention front and centre. It is aimed at policymakers, health professionals, mental health advocates and their families and friends. Mental Health Foundation
Estimating need in older people: findings for England
Estimating need in older people: findings for England This report outlines how ill health, poverty, unmet needs for care and support, poor housing, loneliness and social isolation are profound challenges for many older people. It estimates the numbers and percentages of people aged 65 and over in England with these disadvantages, and collates insights from older people’s own voices about the experience of living with them. Age UK
Smartphone 'addiction': Young people 'panicky' when denied mobiles
Smartphone 'addiction': Young people 'panicky' when denied mobiles Almost a quarter of young people are so dependent on their smartphones that it becomes like an addiction, suggests research by psychiatrists.
The study, from King's College London, says such addictive behaviour means that people become "panicky" or "upset" if they are denied constant access.
The youngsters also cannot control the amount of time they spend on the phone.
The study warns that such addictions have "serious consequences" for mental health. BBC News
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The study, from King's College London, says such addictive behaviour means that people become "panicky" or "upset" if they are denied constant access.
The youngsters also cannot control the amount of time they spend on the phone.
The study warns that such addictions have "serious consequences" for mental health. BBC News
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- Prevalence of problematic smartphone usage and associated mental health outcomes amongst children and young people: a systematic review, meta-analysis and GRADE of the evidence (open access) BMC Psychiatry
- One in four children are 'addicted to their smartphones': Teenagers and young people become anxious and depressed when they're separated from their devices, new study reveals The Daily Mail
- Study finds one in four youngsters 'addicted' to smartphones ITV News
‘Disgraceful’: Furious families confront NHS trust bosses over maternity scandal as it emerges true extent may never be known
‘Disgraceful’: Furious families confront NHS trust bosses over maternity scandal as it emerges true extent may never be known The full extent of failings by the hospital trust at the centre of the largest NHS maternity scandal may never be known, it has emerged.
The chair of the independent investigation into Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has warned that some records going back more than two decades may have been destroyed under NHS rules.
Writing exclusively for The Independent, midwife Donna Ockenden said she would strive to deliver answers for families, and she issued a public appeal for any parents with concerns about poor maternity care at the Shropshire trust to come forward.
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The chair of the independent investigation into Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has warned that some records going back more than two decades may have been destroyed under NHS rules.
Writing exclusively for The Independent, midwife Donna Ockenden said she would strive to deliver answers for families, and she issued a public appeal for any parents with concerns about poor maternity care at the Shropshire trust to come forward.
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- Shropshire baby deaths: 'This review is our babies' legacy' BBC News
- Midwife warns full extent of NHS maternity scandal in Shrewsbury and Telford may not be known The Daily Telegraph
- As the head of the review into the Shrewsbury and Telford maternity deaths, I ask any family affected to come forward (Donna Ockenden) The Independent
- NHS bosses threatened with lawsuit for blocking maternity report during election campaign The Independent
Hospital admissions for pensioners with drug-related conditions rises sixfold in ten years, figures reveal.
Hospital admissions for pensioners with drug-related conditions rises sixfold in ten years, figures reveal. The number of hospital admissions for pensioners with drug-related conditions has increased sixfold in the past decade, NHS figures have revealed.
Charities have said that more older people living with addiction, and that the social isolation of older people can exacerbate problematic drug use such as opium, making it more difficult to recover.
Figures released today by NHS Digital showed that in 2018/19 there were 3,078 admissions for those 65 and over, rising more than sixfold from 484 in 2008/9. The Daily Telegraph
Charities have said that more older people living with addiction, and that the social isolation of older people can exacerbate problematic drug use such as opium, making it more difficult to recover.
Figures released today by NHS Digital showed that in 2018/19 there were 3,078 admissions for those 65 and over, rising more than sixfold from 484 in 2008/9. The Daily Telegraph
Number of GPs in England FALLS by more than 300 in year despite Government pledge to hire more
Number of GPs in England FALLS by more than 300 in year despite Government pledge to hire more The NHS has haemorrhaged hundreds of GPs again this year despite Government pledges to hire thousands more, figures show.
Official data up to September revealed 339 family doctors quit the heath service in the last 12 months.
And almost as many GPs left the NHS between June 2018 and June 2019 as did in the entire three years to March.
Doctors' union the British Medical Association (BMA) said falling GP numbers mean strained GPs are risking their own health to catch up with huge workloads. The Daily Mail
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Official data up to September revealed 339 family doctors quit the heath service in the last 12 months.
And almost as many GPs left the NHS between June 2018 and June 2019 as did in the entire three years to March.
Doctors' union the British Medical Association (BMA) said falling GP numbers mean strained GPs are risking their own health to catch up with huge workloads. The Daily Mail
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- Drastic action needed to reverse declining GP numbers trend, says RCGP Royal College of General Practitioners
- The Government's pledge to boost GP ranks by 5,000 has fallen short by over 90%, new NHS figures have shown. The Daily Telegraph
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