Friday 28 September 2012
Whooping cough jabs to be made available to pregnant women in Northants
Whooping cough jabs to be made available to pregnant women in Northants: Pregnant women in Northamptonshire will be offered whooping cough vaccinations as part of a nationwide drive to protect their newborn babies following a rise in cases and deaths amongst young infants. Northampton Chornicle and Echo
Balancing liberation with accountability?
Balancing liberation with accountability?:How should a multi-billion pound quango be held to account? This is the challenge that faces the Department of Health in setting out a mandate for the NHS Commissioning Board which will take over responsibility for the majority of the NHS budget in April 2013. The Board will be responsible for directly commissioning services worth around £20 billion and for allocating more than £60 billion to more than 200 clinical commissioning groups.
We’re all whistleblowers now
We’re all whistleblowers now: Medicine and nursing are unique amongst professions in their capacity to do significant harm as well and a huge amount of good, and yet the culture of openly acknowledging the harm we do and measuring it to learn from and minimise it is still a long way off, says Dr Phil Hammond. The Health Foundation
VIDEO: Controversy over private NHS practices
VIDEO: Controversy over private NHS practices: The government's health service reforms in England have provoked huge controversy, particularly over the role of private companies. BBC News
Validity of NICE guidance for GPs questioned
Validity of NICE guidance for GPs questioned: Most studies used to develop NICE guidelines for general practice are not applicable to primary care, a UK study has found. GP Online
Peer support for people with long term conditions: guidance from the Mental Health Foundation
Peer support for people with long term conditions: guidance from the Mental Health Foundation: This brief new guidance will be of interest if you are involved in delivering or planning peer support for people with long term conditions. It’s the result of a research project carried out in Scotland during 2010-11, which reported that: Peer support activity for people with long term conditions across Scotland had a positive impact [read the full story...]
Leading the way to the new NHS
Leading the way to the new NHS: The Government is setting up a range of new organisations to run the NHS in future, with at least seven new bodies impacting on the NHS day-to-day. NHS Employers
Primary care for the 21st century: learning from New Zealand's independent practitioner associations (IPAs)
Primary care for the 21st century: learning from New Zealand's independent practitioner associations (IPAs): This report was supplemented by previous research on IPAs, and on an
analysis of documents related to the development, operation and
evaluation of organised general practice. Findings suggest several
lessons for NHS general practice including: the need for CCGs to form
wider networks to secure the active engagement of GPs; the
implementation of genuine independence for GPs ; and the offer of time
and support to allow GP groups to focus more on public health.
analysis of documents related to the development, operation and
evaluation of organised general practice. Findings suggest several
lessons for NHS general practice including: the need for CCGs to form
wider networks to secure the active engagement of GPs; the
implementation of genuine independence for GPs ; and the offer of time
and support to allow GP groups to focus more on public health.
Medical appraisal guide pilot
Medical appraisal guide pilot: These five reports summarise the work of the Revalidation Support
Team's testing and piloting project in 2011-12. The project aimed to
inform the implementation of revalidation and to provide information to
inform the Department of Health’s business case for revalidation.
Team's testing and piloting project in 2011-12. The project aimed to
inform the implementation of revalidation and to provide information to
inform the Department of Health’s business case for revalidation.
CCG staff numbers vary significantly
CCG staff numbers vary significantly:
A survey of the new clinical commissioning groups has revealed major variations in the number of staff they plan to employ.
The first analysis of the structure of the new groups has shown the number of internal staff and their reliance on independent support services will vary from on CCG to another.
CCGs in total are likely to employ significantly fewer people than the independent commissioning support... Healthcare Today
A survey of the new clinical commissioning groups has revealed major variations in the number of staff they plan to employ.
The first analysis of the structure of the new groups has shown the number of internal staff and their reliance on independent support services will vary from on CCG to another.
CCGs in total are likely to employ significantly fewer people than the independent commissioning support... Healthcare Today
NHS hospitals urged to copy City takeovers - CITY A.M.
NHS hospitals urged to copy City takeovers - CITY A.M.:
 The Guardian | NHS hospitals urged to copy City takeovers CITY A.M. Friday 28th September 2012, 2:21am. JAMES WATERSON. THE NHS should learn from the City takeover process and allow successful health providers to take full control of failing public hospitals, according to research released today by the think tank ... Takeovers of failing hospitals urgedFinancial Times Merging hospitals failed so let private firms take over, urges ex-Blair adviserThe Guardian Struggling hospitals 'should be taken over, not merged'Public Finance Health Service Journal -This is Bristol all 24 news articles » |
Whooping cough jab to be offered during pregnancy
Whooping cough jab to be offered during pregnancy: Vaccine now available for women in 28th to 38th week of pregnancy in move to halt surge in baby deaths. All pregnant women will be offered vaccination against whooping cough from Friday in an urgent effort by the government to halt the surge in deaths of small babies.
Ten children from across the UK have died from whooping cough in the first eight months of this year – up from seven in the whole of 2011.
Ten children from across the UK have died from whooping cough in the first eight months of this year – up from seven in the whole of 2011.
NHS on 'high alert' over reforms hitting patient care
NHS on 'high alert' over reforms hitting patient care: Sir David Nicholson, the NHS chief executive, said the health service is preparing itself in case of problems caused by the coming shake-up.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
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