‘Huge relief’ for Northampton charity after council awarded funding to cover rental costs for one year A Northampton charity providing support to patients undergoing cancer treatment will have their rent covered by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) for one year.
Monday, 1 August 2022
NHS pay awards 2022-2023: analysis and next steps
NHS pay awards 2022-2023: analysis and next steps On 19 July 2022, Steve Barclay, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, announced the NHS pay awards for the current financial year. This briefing sets out what has been announced for each staff group, and the work which NHS Providers will be taking forwards on this matter. NHS Providers
Heads Up: Rethinking mental health services for vulnerable young people
Heads Up: Rethinking mental health services for vulnerable young people The Commission on Young Lives has published its fourth thematic report, 'Heads Up: Rethinking mental health services for vulnerable young people'. The report looks at the growing crisis of mental health problems among children and young people in England and puts forward ambitious and innovative proposals to redesign young people's mental health services, particularly for those young people at risk of harm.
See also:
- £1bn needed to speed up mental health care for UK children, report says The Guardian
- Children needing NHS mental health services ‘must be seen in four weeks’ The Independent
Obesity, deprivation and Covid-19: why rowing back on the obesity strategy could prove to be a costly error
Obesity, deprivation and Covid-19: why rowing back on the obesity strategy could prove to be a costly error In an effort to reverse rising obesity rates and widening health inequalities, the government launched its flagship obesity strategy in 2020 and pledged a 'war on obesity'. Now our analysis of new data suggests it is a 'war' that the government is losing. The King's Fund
Building the right support for people with a learning disability and autistic people action plan
Building the right support for people with a learning disability and autistic people action plan The Building the right support for people with a learning disability and autistic people action plan brings together into one document key elements from existing reports, recommendations and announcements from across government and public services aimed at improving care and support for people with a learning disability and autistic people, to provide a clear view as to what must be delivered.
This briefing summarises the action plan, with a particular focus on the key commitments and timescales for delivery in each of the chapters and sets out NHS Providers’ view.
This briefing summarises the action plan, with a particular focus on the key commitments and timescales for delivery in each of the chapters and sets out NHS Providers’ view.
Covid infections on the way down again across the UK
Covid infections on the way down again across the UK Covid infections are on the way down in the UK, dropping by more than half a million in a week, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures.
An estimated 3.2 million people had the virus in the week up to 20 July, compared to 3.8 million the week before.
Hospital cases are also decreasing. BBC News
An estimated 3.2 million people had the virus in the week up to 20 July, compared to 3.8 million the week before.
Hospital cases are also decreasing. BBC News
See also:
- New Zealand fully reopens borders after long pandemic closure BBC News
- Doctors demand NHS funds Covid drug to protect vulnerable patients who don't respond to vaccines The Daily Mail
- Latest UK Covid wave past peak as infections fall by half a million in a week The Guardian
- Covid: Families facing ‘postcode lottery’ of care home ‘lockdown’ restrictions The Independent
- 'Living with COVID': Where the pandemic could go next Reuters
Archie Battersbee: Last-minute hearing to be held over treatment
Archie Battersbee: Last-minute hearing to be held over treatment The Court of Appeal is to hold a last-minute hearing in the case of Archie Battersbee - hours before doctors are due to withdraw life support.
The government asked judges to urgently consider a request from a United Nations committee to keep treating the 12-year-old while it examines the case. BBC News
The government asked judges to urgently consider a request from a United Nations committee to keep treating the 12-year-old while it examines the case. BBC News
‘Not the answer’: Rishi Sunak’s plan to fine patients £10 for missing appointments under fire
‘Not the answer’: Rishi Sunak’s plan to fine patients £10 for missing appointments under fire Rishi Sunak’s proposal to introduce a temporary £10 fine for patients that miss NHS appointments would exacerbate health inequalities and likely make the backlog “worse”, a major union has warned.
Unveiling the policy, the former chancellor, who is struggling to revitalise his bid for No 10 against rival Liz Truss, said the NHS is “meant to be free at the point of use, not free at the point of misuse”. The Independent
See also:
- Charging patients for missed appointments is not the answer to tackling the NHS backlog British Medical Association
- NHS Confederation responds to proposals to fine patients for missed appointments NHS Confederation
- Rishi Sunak pledges NHS no-show fines as Liz Truss vows school reform BBC News
- Rishi Sunak pins leadership hopes on plans to introduce £10 fine for people who miss doctor and hospital appointments, railing against 'healthcare free at the point of m
- misuse The Daily Mail
- Rishi Sunak's £10 fine for patients who miss NHS appointments would only 'make matters worse' The Daily Mail
- £10 fine for an NHS no-show, says Rishi Sunak The Daily Telegraph
- NHS would spend 'more money chasing £10 fines for missed appointments than it would receive' The Daily Telegraph
- Rishi Sunak wants £10 fines for missing GP and hospital appointments Metro
- Sunak to fine patients £10 for missed appointments if elected Nursing Notes
MPs demand end to repayment clauses in contracts of overseas health workers
MPs demand end to repayment clauses in contracts of overseas health workers Employment conditions can tie staff to roles for up to five years and impose fees of £14,000 for an early return home
The NHS must halt the use of “repayment clauses” in contracts for international healthcare workers, MPs have said.
Members of the Commons health and social care committee came to this finding after an Observer investigation in March revealed how some workers were being forced to pay thousands of pounds if they wish to quit their jobs before their agreed contract ends. The Guardian
The NHS must halt the use of “repayment clauses” in contracts for international healthcare workers, MPs have said.
Members of the Commons health and social care committee came to this finding after an Observer investigation in March revealed how some workers were being forced to pay thousands of pounds if they wish to quit their jobs before their agreed contract ends. The Guardian
UK government urged to compensate infected blood victims immediately
UK government urged to compensate infected blood victims immediately Pressure is growing for government to compensate victims of the contaminated blood scandal immediately.
The chair of the contaminated blood inquiry on Friday called for the victims and their families to be paid “without delay” after he recommended the level of interim compensation payments. Sir Brian Langstaff said infected people and bereaved partners should be given “payments of no less than £100,000”. The Guardian
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Bladder cancer patients who are too frail for chemo offered hope as health chiefs approve drug
Bladder cancer patients who are too frail for chemo offered hope as health chiefs approve drug Thousands of NHS patients with deadly bladder cancer are set to benefit from a drug that offers fresh hope of a cure.
In a milestone ruling, UK health chiefs have approved nivolumab for sufferers who are too frail to withstand treatments such as chemotherapy.
Doctors usually give a course of chemotherapy after removing bladder tumours to kill off any remaining cancer cells. The Daily Mail
Fears for safety of pregnant women as NHS data shows record number of midwives quit due to stress
Fears for safety of pregnant women as NHS data shows record number of midwives quit due to stress Midwife numbers are reaching a dangerous level which could put lives at risk, as records show more staff leaving than joining the profession for the first time in a decade.
As a record number suffer burnout and leave, the figures from NHS Digital for 2021/22 show almost 300 more staff abandoned midwifery than joined the service, with 3,440 leaving and only 3,144 coming in. The Daily Mail
Friday, 29 July 2022
Waiting for NHS hospital care: the role of the independent sector
Waiting for NHS hospital care: the role of the independent sector Waiting times for planned hospital care in England were worsening before the start of the pandemic, and things have now got considerably worse. The waiting list grew by almost 50% to 6.4 million by March 2022 and for the people waiting, the median wait had increased from 7.5 weeks to 12.0 weeks. The Health Foundation
Saving brains: save brains, save money, change lives
Saving brains: save brains, save money, change lives This report warns that, if the thrombectomy rate stays at 2020/21 levels, 47,112 stroke patients in England would miss out on the acute stroke treatment, mechanical thrombectomy, over the length of the newly revised NHS Long Term Plan. It finds that this year, NHS England missed its original target to make mechanical thrombectomy available to all patients for whom it would benefit – only delivering to 28 per cent of all suitable patients by December 2021. It calls for a 24/7 thrombectomy service, which could cost up to £400 million. However the report calculates that treating all suitable strokes with thrombectomy would save the NHS £73 million per year. Stroke Association
The impact of the pandemic on population health and health inequalities
The impact of the pandemic on population health and health inequalities This report looks at the impact of the pandemic on population health and health inequalities in the UK. It discusses how the pandemic has affected the nation’s physical and mental health, as well as social determinants of health such as education and employment. The report aims to pay particular attention to inequalities and how these pandemic effects were distributed. It also looks at the positive lessons that can be learned from the vaccine rollout and efforts to tackle homelessness. British Medical Association
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The public health response by UK governments to Covid-19
The public health response by UK governments to Covid-19 This report examines the approaches and key decisions taken by UK governments during the pandemic and the public health measures they introduced. It assesses whether these choices were timely, appropriate, and proportionate to deal with the threat and impact of Covid-19. British Medical Association
NHS sets out long COVID action plan for thousands of people with persistent symptom
NHS sets out long COVID action plan for thousands of people with persistent symptom Patients with long-lasting symptoms from COVID will have access to more convenient tests and checks closer to home, under new NHS measures announced today.
Specialist clinics, dedicated to long COVID, will now be able to send people for tests at local one stop shops and mobile clinics, rather than people going back to their GP practice for multiple different tests.
Backed by an additional £90 million investment, the updated long COVID plan includes ambitions for all patients to have an initial assessment within six weeks to ensure they are diagnosed and treated quickly. NHS England
See also:
- Health leaders welcome Long Covid Action Plan but further detail needed NHS Confederation
- National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports published UK Health Security Agency
Heart gene therapy to remove young sudden death risk
Heart gene therapy to remove young sudden death risk Scientists say they should soon be able to effectively cure inherited, life-threatening heart muscle conditions to save more young people from sudden cardiac death.
The British Heart Foundation has pledged £30m to the gene researchers who believe they can correct faulty DNA responsible for the damage.
Cardiomyopathies can kill without warning. BBC News
NHS to close Tavistock gender identity clinic for children
NHS to close Tavistock gender identity clinic for children The NHS is shutting down its gender identity clinic for children at the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust after it was criticised in an independent review.
Regional centres would be set up to replace the service and “ensure the holistic needs” of patients are fully met, NHS England said, after being warned that only having one provider was “not a safe or viable long-term option”. The Guardian
See also:
- Regional model for gender care announced for children and young people The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS to close Tavistock child gender identity clinic BBC News
- NHS faces crackdown on giving puberty blockers to children as Tavistock clinic is shut down The Daily Telegraph
- Tavistock gender identity clinic is closing: what happens next? The Guardian
- Tavistock clinic: Failing gender service for children to be replaced by local hubs The Independent
Mystery over spike in Covid deaths on hottest day of the year: Virus fatalities doubled in 40C heat
Mystery over spike in Covid deaths on hottest day of the year: Virus fatalities doubled in 40C heat Covid deaths spiked on the hottest day ever in what experts say could be the first sign of a surge in heatwave fatalities.
Official figures show 258 people with the virus died on July 19 in England — the same day the mercury hit 40.2C (104.4F). The Daily Mail
See also:
- Covid in China: Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases BBC News
- Rise of Omicron subvariants sends UK staff absence soaring The Guardian
- When will Covid really be over? Three things that will mark the end of the pandemic The Guardian
- What is ‘Centaurus’? Fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar The Independent
- NHS staff with 'disabling conditions' after COVID-19 should be able to claim benefits, say government advisers The Pharmaceutical Journal
- Serious self-harm in young people jumped during strict COVID-19 lockdowns - study Sky News
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