Thursday 16 May 2013
Wednesday 15 May
Wednesday 15 May: One in five accident and emergency units relies entirely on junior doctors at evenings and weekends, according to a report by the College of Emergency Medicine. The study of more than 130 casualty units said that NHS departments were struggling to provide safe care, with doctors working in "intolerable" environments that place patients at risk. In some cases, gaps at evenings and weekends were filled by "middle-grade" doctors, those who have finished basic training but are still learning specialist skills and have yet to qualify as a consultant. However, at one in five A&E units, junior doctors fresh from medical school were the most senior staff working at evenings and weekends. The Foundation Trust Network also warned that casualty units are close to collapse within a year. The Foundation Trust Network (FTN) criticised the funding system in England which penalises A&E units that oversee a rise in patients. RCN News Report
GPs should take on 30% of A&E work, say emergency doctors
GPs should take on 30% of A&E work, say emergency doctors: A&E doctors have called for more GPs at emergency departments to ease pressure on services, but a senior GP warned it could have the opposite effect.
GP Online
GP Online
NHS Confederation responds to College of Emergency Medicine and FTN concerns about urgent and emergency care
NHS Confederation responds to College of Emergency Medicine and FTN concerns about urgent and emergency care: The head of the NHS Confederation says alarm bells must be heard, and whole health system must respond. NHS Confederation
Culture of NHS means poor care remains unchallenged and unchanged
Culture of NHS means poor care remains unchallenged and unchanged:
The Patients Association has today published its fourth annual ‘Patient Stories’ report – a series of case studies highlighting shocking experiences of poor care that still scar the NHS.
‘Stories from the present, lessons for the future’ catalogues 13 accounts from patients or relatives who have experienced poor care in hospitals and care homes around the country. The report is a snapshot of the many stories of poor care heard by the Patients Association Helpline, and reflects wider shortcomings in the NHS, which require change in both Westminster and on hospital wards.
The Patients Association has today published its fourth annual ‘Patient Stories’ report – a series of case studies highlighting shocking experiences of poor care that still scar the NHS.
‘Stories from the present, lessons for the future’ catalogues 13 accounts from patients or relatives who have experienced poor care in hospitals and care homes around the country. The report is a snapshot of the many stories of poor care heard by the Patients Association Helpline, and reflects wider shortcomings in the NHS, which require change in both Westminster and on hospital wards.
Patients attending A&E wards increase by one million: The number of patients who attended accident and emergency wards has increased by more than a million in just one year, figures suggest.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily TelegraphReport marks progress in first year of dementia challenge
Report marks progress in first year of dementia challenge:
The report also identifies shared themes across the work of the three champion groups, reflects on what they have learnt so far, and sets out how they will work together to sustain and accelerate progress.
Secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt has also announced that NHS England has set the first ever national ambition to improve dementia diagnosis rates. The plans aim to see two-thirds of people with dementia identified and given appropriate support by 2015, an increase from 39% in 2010 and the current average of about 45%.
NHS Networks
The report also identifies shared themes across the work of the three champion groups, reflects on what they have learnt so far, and sets out how they will work together to sustain and accelerate progress.
Secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt has also announced that NHS England has set the first ever national ambition to improve dementia diagnosis rates. The plans aim to see two-thirds of people with dementia identified and given appropriate support by 2015, an increase from 39% in 2010 and the current average of about 45%.
NHS Networks
Quality imaging services for primary care: good practice guide
Quality imaging services for primary care: good practice guide:
Patients needing urgent scans on the NHS should be seen within a week of being referred by their GP and routine screenings should be carried out within two weeks of a GP referral.
Quality Imaging Services for Primary care: A Good Practice Guide – sets out what needs to change to make a ‘tremendous difference’ to the care of patients requiring an NHS scan and aims to reinforce the links between local NHS clinical imaging departments and the new clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).
NHS Networks
Patients needing urgent scans on the NHS should be seen within a week of being referred by their GP and routine screenings should be carried out within two weeks of a GP referral.
Quality Imaging Services for Primary care: A Good Practice Guide – sets out what needs to change to make a ‘tremendous difference’ to the care of patients requiring an NHS scan and aims to reinforce the links between local NHS clinical imaging departments and the new clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).
NHS Networks
Transparency data: DH Workforce Information: March 2013
Transparency data: DH Workforce Information: March 2013:
Information about the number of people employed by DH and its agencies during March 2013 including:
- staff headcount by grade
- the number of agency workers
- the number of specialist contractors and consultants
- payroll staff costs
Department of Health
Cancer patients condemn hospital care
Cancer patients condemn hospital care: Some go hungry, receive the wrong drugs or feel so uncared for they consider abandoning treatment.
Cancer patients are going hungry and receiving the wrong drugs while in hospital, with some feeling so badly looked after they even consider abandoning their treatment, a new survey has found.
The findings prompted Macmillan Cancer Support, which commissioned the survey of 2,142 adults in the UK who have cancer, to complain that some people with the disease are being neglected in a way reminiscent of the appalling care seen during the Mid Staffordshire scandal.
Cancer patients are going hungry and receiving the wrong drugs while in hospital, with some feeling so badly looked after they even consider abandoning their treatment, a new survey has found.
The findings prompted Macmillan Cancer Support, which commissioned the survey of 2,142 adults in the UK who have cancer, to complain that some people with the disease are being neglected in a way reminiscent of the appalling care seen during the Mid Staffordshire scandal.
Human cloning breakthrough raises hopes for treatment of Parkinson's and heart disease
Human cloning breakthrough raises hopes for treatment of Parkinson's and heart disease:
Scientists have finally made the long-awaited breakthrough in human cloning by turning skin cells into early-stage embryos that were then used to create specialised tissue cells for transplant operations, it has been revealed today. Independent
Scientists have finally made the long-awaited breakthrough in human cloning by turning skin cells into early-stage embryos that were then used to create specialised tissue cells for transplant operations, it has been revealed today. Independent
Scientists discover a link between epilepsy and autism for the first time
Scientists discover a link between epilepsy and autism for the first time: Research from the University of Bath found that epileptic seizures disrupt the neurological function that affects social functioning in brains, resulting in the same traits seen in autism. Health Mail Online
Police 'to get nurse help' dealing with mental health cases - BBC News
Police 'to get nurse help' dealing with mental health cases - BBC News:
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Police 'to get nurse help' dealing with mental health cases
BBC News It followed a report by Staffordshire's police commissioner which said officers spent up to 25% of their time dealing with mental health-related incidents. Matthew Ellis said he wanted specialist mental health response teams to "take pressure off" police. May promises action on mental healthPolice Professional all 55 news articles » |
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