Monday 14 July 2014
Shorter waiting times at new fracture clinic at Northampton General Hospital
Shorter waiting times at new fracture clinic at Northampton General Hospital Patients are benefiting from improved efficiency and shorter waiting times for broken bones at Northampton General Hospital. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
The 'lock out' of pathology staff at Northampton General Hospital reaches day 15
The 'lock out' of pathology staff at Northampton General Hospital reaches day 15 Talks between Northampton General Hospital and biomedical staff broke up at ACAS, (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) after being described by Dr Sonia Swart, CEO of Northampton General Hospital as 'not fruitful'. Northampton Herald and Post
Northampton mum launches legal action against hospital claiming alleged errors left her daughter disabled
Northampton mum launches legal action against hospital claiming alleged errors left her daughter disabled The mother of a four-year-old girl from Northampton has launched legal action against a hospital claiming a series of alleged medical errors left her daughter severely disabled. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
2014 Local Health Profiles
2014 Local Health Profiles The profiles present a picture of health in each local area in a format that’s easy to use. This valuable tool helps local government and health services to understand their communities’ needs, so they can improve people’s health and reduce health inequalities. Public Health England
Mental health work scheme piloted
Mental health work scheme piloted Ministers are piloting ways to get more people with mental health problems into work with earlier treatment and employment support. BBC News
Offer weight loss surgery to diabetics, says NICE
Offer weight loss surgery to diabetics, says NICE "An expansion of weight loss surgery in England is being proposed to tackle an epidemic of type 2 diabetes," BBC News reports. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended obese people with type 2 diabetes should be offered weight loss (bariatric) surgery.
These draft guidelines include new recommendations about the treatment of obesity. In particular, NICE advises that those with recent-onset type 2 diabetes who fulfil certain body mass index (BMI)criteria should have surgery. The recommendations also provide guidance on the use of very low-calorie diets.
As is often the case, the proposed NICE recommendations have made a huge media splash, leading to front-page headlines such as the Daily Mail's claim that, "Thousands more to get obesity ops on the NHS".
These are draft guidelines, so it is far from certain whether they will become official advice. A consultation will be taking place between July 11 and August 8 2014.
These draft guidelines include new recommendations about the treatment of obesity. In particular, NICE advises that those with recent-onset type 2 diabetes who fulfil certain body mass index (BMI)criteria should have surgery. The recommendations also provide guidance on the use of very low-calorie diets.
As is often the case, the proposed NICE recommendations have made a huge media splash, leading to front-page headlines such as the Daily Mail's claim that, "Thousands more to get obesity ops on the NHS".
These are draft guidelines, so it is far from certain whether they will become official advice. A consultation will be taking place between July 11 and August 8 2014.
Home Office accessing NHS records to help track down illegal immigrants
Home Office accessing NHS records to help track down illegal immigrants Patients' and migrants' rights groups express concern over use of little-noticed exemption in data protection rules
The Home Office has been given access to the NHS records of more than 6,900 people since 2010 as part of its efforts to track down illegal immigrants, prompting concerns from patients' and migrants' rights groups.
Medical records are protected by data protection laws but new statistics show the Home Office has made use of a little-noticed exemption in the rules to access patients' non-clinical records, without any need for a court order. Continue reading... The Guardian
The Home Office has been given access to the NHS records of more than 6,900 people since 2010 as part of its efforts to track down illegal immigrants, prompting concerns from patients' and migrants' rights groups.
Medical records are protected by data protection laws but new statistics show the Home Office has made use of a little-noticed exemption in the rules to access patients' non-clinical records, without any need for a court order. Continue reading... The Guardian
Figures expose ambulance delays in life and death calls
Figures expose ambulance delays in life and death calls Warnings from medical experts as figures show lengthening waits for ambulances in the most urgent cases. The Daily Telegraph
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World Health Organisation recommends that all gay men should take antiretroviral medicine to halt 'exploding' HIV epidemic
World Health Organisation recommends that all gay men should take antiretroviral medicine to halt 'exploding' HIV epidemic The World Health Organisation has announced for the first time that all men who have sex with men should take antiretroviral drugs, in a bid to try and contain the growing rates of HIV in gay communities around the world. The Independent
See also:
See also:
- Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations World Health Organisation
- Gay men urged to take HIV drugs BBC News
Newly qualified doctors failing elderly patients due to a lack of skills or training in their treatment
Newly qualified doctors failing elderly patients due to a lack of skills or training in their treatment Thousands of new doctors qualify to practise medicine without the skills or training to give frail elderly patients the respect and treatment they deserve, according to a major new study. The Independent
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