Wednesday 24 December 2014
Our case studies on retirement flexibilities within the NHS Pension Scheme are available
Our case studies on retirement flexibilities within the NHS Pension Scheme are available Download our latest case study to help your trust make the most of the retirement flexibilities available within the NHS Penion Scheme. NHS Employers
Planned NHS cash changes spark anger
Planned NHS cash changes spark anger Hospital specialists say proposed NHS England funding changes could lead to people dying unnecessarily if they are implemented. BBC News
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Ebola crisis 'likely to last a year'
Ebola crisis 'likely to last a year' West Africa's Ebola crisis is likely to last until the end of 2015, says the head of the World Health Organization body dealing with the epidemic. BBC News
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- VIDEO: Healthcare workers' Ebola battle BBC News
- Ebola nurse to deliver C4 message BBC News
- Over 70 NHS heroes fighting Ebola this Christmas Department of Health
- Government pays tribute to NHS Ebola volunteers OnMedica
NHS England promotes IT in 'to do' list
NHS England promotes IT in 'to do' list NHS England has urged clinical commissioning groups to start working on the 'roadmaps' that will lead to integrated digital care records by 2018. E-Health Insider
How to read health news
How to read health news If you've just read a health-related headline that has caused you to spit out your morning coffee (“Coffee causes cancer” usually does the trick), it’s always best to follow the Blitz slogan: “Keep Calm and Carry On”. On reading further, you’ll often find the headline has left out something important, such as: “Injecting five rats with really highly concentrated coffee solution caused some changes in cells that might lead to tumours eventually (study funded by The Association of Tea Marketing).”
The most important rule to remember is: don’t automatically believe the headline. It is there to draw you into buying the paper and reading the story. Would you read an article called: “Coffee pretty unlikely to cause cancer, but you never know”? Probably not.
To avoid spraying your newspaper with coffee in the future, you need to analyse the article to see what it says about the research it is reporting on. Bazian (the company I work for) has appraised hundreds of articles for Behind the Headlines on NHS Choices, and we've developed the following questions to help you figure out which articles you’re going to believe and which you’re not. Continue reading... NHS Choices
The most important rule to remember is: don’t automatically believe the headline. It is there to draw you into buying the paper and reading the story. Would you read an article called: “Coffee pretty unlikely to cause cancer, but you never know”? Probably not.
To avoid spraying your newspaper with coffee in the future, you need to analyse the article to see what it says about the research it is reporting on. Bazian (the company I work for) has appraised hundreds of articles for Behind the Headlines on NHS Choices, and we've developed the following questions to help you figure out which articles you’re going to believe and which you’re not. Continue reading... NHS Choices
Practices face February deadline for £200m transformation fund bids
Practices face February deadline for £200m transformation fund bids Practices and NHS organisations have until 2 February to bid for a share of NHS England's £200m transformation fund. GP Online
GPs warn pre-dawn queues at practice reflect widespread pressure on doctors
GPs warn pre-dawn queues at practice reflect widespread pressure on doctors Regulator signals concerns and locals complain of routine queues at Sunbury practice as patients rise from 6,000 to 23,000
GPs’ leaders have warned that problems at a Surrey practice where patients have been forced to queue before dawn to get an appointment are indicative of the strain on services due to lack of investment and rising demand.
A photograph published in the Daily Mail on Tuesday showed people lined up outside Sunbury Health Centre in the dark to get a same-day appointment, raising concerns about pressure on GP services, when they are being asked to relieve pressure on A&E departments. Continue reading... The Guardian
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GPs’ leaders have warned that problems at a Surrey practice where patients have been forced to queue before dawn to get an appointment are indicative of the strain on services due to lack of investment and rising demand.
A photograph published in the Daily Mail on Tuesday showed people lined up outside Sunbury Health Centre in the dark to get a same-day appointment, raising concerns about pressure on GP services, when they are being asked to relieve pressure on A&E departments. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Year in review: ten of the best healthcare stories from 2014
Year in review: ten of the best healthcare stories from 2014 As the year draws to an end, we look back at some of the network’s highlights Continue reading... The Guardian
Compassion, not targets, is the key to basic care
Compassion, not targets, is the key to basic care A handrail fitted now is a fall, and operation, avoided later. The Daily Telegraph
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