Wednesday 26 March 2014
Northamptonshire sees rise in scarlet fever cases
Northamptonshire sees rise in scarlet fever cases Cases of scarlet fever have risen in Northamptonshire this month. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Exclusive: Hike in car park charges could force student nurses to quit
Exclusive: Hike in car park charges could force student nurses to quit Crippling parking charges may force student nurses to quit at an east Midlands hospital.
Students, as well as bank and agency staff, will no longer be eligible for staff permits under a controversial new parking policy that comes into force at Northampton General Hospital in April.
The changes mean student and bank nurses face paying up to £10 a day to park on site instead of being able to apply for permits, which cost around £10 a month... Nursing Times
Students, as well as bank and agency staff, will no longer be eligible for staff permits under a controversial new parking policy that comes into force at Northampton General Hospital in April.
The changes mean student and bank nurses face paying up to £10 a day to park on site instead of being able to apply for permits, which cost around £10 a month... Nursing Times
#MHN2014: The future of mental health
#MHN2014: The future of mental health This paper discusses what these challenges might mean for the future of our nation’s mental health. NHS Confederation
New Pay Circular for medical and dental staff published
New Pay Circular for medical and dental staff published The pay scales and allowances for medical and dental staff in England, effective from 1 April 2014, are now available in Pay Circular (M&D) 2/2014. NHS Employers
NHS urged to halve serious mistakes
NHS urged to halve serious mistakes Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is asking the NHS in England to reduce the number of serious mistakes being made and save 6,000 lives over the next three years. BBC News
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- Press release: Halving avoidable harm and saving up to 6,000 lives Department of Health
- Pledge to save 6,000 lives through NHS safety campaign The Daily Telegraph
- Jeremy Hunt says hospitals will be obliged to report medical errors The Independent
Mass water supply fluoridation urged
Mass water supply fluoridation urged Adding fluoride to water supplies should be considered by councils to improve dental health, the government's public health advisory body says. BBC News
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- Is water fluoridation the next big thing? BBC News
- Fluoridation safe and effective, says Public Health England OnMedica
- Add fluoride to water to improve British teeth, say Government's health advisers The Independent
- Government study backs fluoride in water The Daily Telegraph
- Fluoride: Just when you thought it was safe to drink the water... The Daily Telegraph
New guidance on standards for GP specialty training released
New guidance on standards for GP specialty training released GP education programmes that meet the requirements of this guidance, an update of guidance first published in 2008 and based on the GMC's The Trainee Doctor standards - will be assumed to meet General Medical Council standards.
Could Botox be used to treat severe asthma?
Could Botox be used to treat severe asthma? “Botox is commonly used to smooth out wrinkles, but new research suggests it could be used to help asthma sufferers,” the Mail Online report.
While early results seem encouraging, the research being reported on is still at proof of concept stage.
While early results seem encouraging, the research being reported on is still at proof of concept stage.
Supporting employees who are caring for someone with dementia
Supporting employees who are caring for someone with dementia With our ageing population and workforce, dementia is becoming an increasingly significant issue in the workplace, with more and more people combining work with caring for a loved one. In recognition of this, Carers UK and Employers for Carers carried out an employer and employee survey between October 2013 and January 2014 to find out the impact of working while also caring for someone with dementia. This report sets out the key findings and emerging issues from these surveys. It concludes by making 10 recommendations for employers, health and social care services and government to take to facilitate better support for employees who are caring for loved ones with dementia. Carers UK
The NHS fraud story would be terrible, if it were true
The NHS fraud story would be terrible, if it were true The evidence of fraud is weak but the damage is done: the health service is made to look like an impossible dream.
Terrible news, isn't it, that the NHS loses £5bn a year through fraud; just awful … to think that people would steal from the public institution we all claim to be so in love with.
But like so many fables of recent history – do people really breed for the child benefit?; do foreigners really leave their homes and friends and everything they know just to come and leech off our unemployment benefits, thinking, "I hope I get cancer, that way I can really max out my EU entitlements"? – we can file this under "It would be terrible, if it were true".
The independent fact-checking organisation Full Fact took a restrained approach to this data,which was presented on Panorama earlier this week: it merely said we couldn't know from the evidence we have whether this figure is correct. We have data covering bent dentists (or "bentists" as this report tragically never calls them) and we have evidence of fraud related to patient charges, and the two figures combined amount to £229m (it sounds like a lot, but as a proportion of the NHS's annual £100bn budget, isn't). It's also a long way from £5bn.
Terrible news, isn't it, that the NHS loses £5bn a year through fraud; just awful … to think that people would steal from the public institution we all claim to be so in love with.
But like so many fables of recent history – do people really breed for the child benefit?; do foreigners really leave their homes and friends and everything they know just to come and leech off our unemployment benefits, thinking, "I hope I get cancer, that way I can really max out my EU entitlements"? – we can file this under "It would be terrible, if it were true".
The independent fact-checking organisation Full Fact took a restrained approach to this data,which was presented on Panorama earlier this week: it merely said we couldn't know from the evidence we have whether this figure is correct. We have data covering bent dentists (or "bentists" as this report tragically never calls them) and we have evidence of fraud related to patient charges, and the two figures combined amount to £229m (it sounds like a lot, but as a proportion of the NHS's annual £100bn budget, isn't). It's also a long way from £5bn.
Women GPs outnumber men for first time
Women GPs outnumber men for first time Female GPs outnumber men for the first time The Daily Telegraph
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See also:
- Annual census headcount figures shows increased numbers in the NHS workforce compared to last year Health & Social Care Information Centre
- Women GPs now outnumber men OnMedica
The Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities in the UK: a population-based study.
The Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities in the UK: a population-based study. The Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities in England was commissioned to provide evidence about contributory factors to avoidable and premature deaths in this population. The Lancet
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