Wednesday 6 January 2016
Emergencies only plea from Kettering General Hospital after 20 per cent rise in numbers over Christmas and New Year
Emergencies only plea from Kettering General Hospital after 20 per cent rise in numbers over Christmas and New Year Health bosses are urging people not to go to Kettering General Hospital unless absolutely necessary after figures showed a 20 per cent rise in patients over Christmas and New Year. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Operations cancelled at Northampton General Hospital to cope with increased numbers over Christmas and New Year
Operations cancelled at Northampton General Hospital to cope with increased numbers over Christmas and New Year Health bosses are urging people not to go to Northampton General Hospital unless absolutely necessary after cancelling some operations due to a rise in attendances over Christmas and New Year. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Government cuts leave Northamptonshire County Council needing to find a further £7.5m of savings
Government cuts leave Northamptonshire County Council needing to find a further £7.5m of savings Further misery has been heaped on Northamptonshire County Council, after a reduction in Government grant funding has left the authority needing to find a further £7.5 million worth of savings in 2016/17...on top of the £77 million already announced. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Vulnerable people will be ‘abandoned’ if council axes Service Six contract claims Northamptonshire charity boss
Vulnerable people will be ‘abandoned’ if council axes Service Six contract claims Northamptonshire charity boss A charity providing therapy and activities to 615 Northamptonshire people has urged the county council to rethink plans to terminate its contract in a bid to plug its budget black hole. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
MP backs man’s fight for justice after death of his son in Northampton care home
MP backs man’s fight for justice after death of his son in Northampton care home An MP has taken up a father’s fight for justice following the death of his son in care. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Easier said than done - why we struggle with healthy behaviours and what to do about it
Easier said than done - why we struggle with healthy behaviours and what to do about it This report sets out some of the reasons why we might find it hard to live in a healthy way, exercising, eating well, getting adequate sleep, and checking for early warning symptoms. It also we looks to the field of behavioural science for strategies that people can use to overcome those hurdles and to initiate lifestyle changes. These include:
- Commitment devices, where we make it very unattractive to not follow through on an intention;
- Temptation bundling, where we pair an indulgent behaviour with a prudent one;
- Implementation plans, where we set out the specifics of our desired behaviour.
Cross-party NHS and care review 'needed'
Cross-party NHS and care review 'needed' A cross-party commission should be set up to review the future of the NHS and social care in England, a trio of former health ministers say. BBC News
GP surgeries 'at breaking point'
GP surgeries 'at breaking point' GP surgeries are at "breaking point" and many have stopped taking new patients or have applied to do so, it is claimed. BBC News
Southern Health NHS deaths police complaint probed
Southern Health NHS deaths police complaint probed Police are investigating a complaint alleging criminal behaviour by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust from a man whose son died in its care. BBC News
Over a third of students 'no longer wish to study medicine' amid the junior doctors' contract row, says poll
Over a third of students 'no longer wish to study medicine' amid the junior doctors' contract row, says poll Community director of student site says: "The message being sent to our youth today is 'why bother with medicine?'" The Independent
Junior doctors' strike: Where the Government and the BMA differ on the key issues
Junior doctors' strike: Where the Government and the BMA differ on the key issues With talks expected to continue up to and even beyond next week's action, we look at where the two parties clash. The Independent
See also:
See also:
- RCGP statement on junior doctors' contract negotiations Royal College of General Practitioners
- Junior doctor strikes 'very damaging' BBC News
- Row intensifies between junior doctors and Jeremy Hunt over next week's strike: Health Secretary denies he 'lied' to try and prevent a walk-out The Daily Mail
- Junior doctor strikes risk serious harm to patients, warns Jeremy Hunt GP Online
- The Guardian view on the doctors’ strike: make peace not war | Editorial The Guardian
- My son’s life as a junior doctor on £12 an hour The Guardian
- Junior doctors: NHS workforce voices its solidarity over planned strike The Independent
Record 4m people have diabetes in the UK, charity reveals
Record 4m people have diabetes in the UK, charity reveals The number of people with diabetes has risen to 4 million for the first time – a figure which could rise to five million in a decade, a charity has warned. The Independent
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See also:
By the end of my first year as a doctor, I was ready to kill myself
By the end of my first year as a doctor, I was ready to kill myself Doctor suicide is the medical profession’s grubby secret – but it’s unclear why some of those dedicated to preserving life silently plot their own deaths.
On my morning drives to the hospital, the tears fell like rain. The prospect of the next 14 hours – 8am to 10pm with not a second’s respite from the nurses’ bleeps, or the overwhelming needs of too many sick patients – was almost too much to bear. But on the late-night trips back home, I’d feel nothing at all. Deadbeat, punch-drunk, it was utter indifference that nearly killed me. Every night, on an empty dual carriageway, I had to fight with myself to keep my hands on the steering wheel. The temptation to let go – of the wheel, the patients, my miserable life – was almost irresistible. Then I’d never have to haul myself through another unfeasible day at the hospital.
By the time I neared the end of my first year as a doctor, I’d chosen the spot where I intended to kill myself. I’d bought everything I needed to do it. All my youthful enthusiasm for healing, big dreams of saving lives and of making a difference, had soured and I felt an astronomic emptiness. Made monumentally selfish by depression, I’d ceased even to care what my husband would think of me, or that my little boy would grow up without his mother. Continue reading... The Guardian
On my morning drives to the hospital, the tears fell like rain. The prospect of the next 14 hours – 8am to 10pm with not a second’s respite from the nurses’ bleeps, or the overwhelming needs of too many sick patients – was almost too much to bear. But on the late-night trips back home, I’d feel nothing at all. Deadbeat, punch-drunk, it was utter indifference that nearly killed me. Every night, on an empty dual carriageway, I had to fight with myself to keep my hands on the steering wheel. The temptation to let go – of the wheel, the patients, my miserable life – was almost irresistible. Then I’d never have to haul myself through another unfeasible day at the hospital.
By the time I neared the end of my first year as a doctor, I’d chosen the spot where I intended to kill myself. I’d bought everything I needed to do it. All my youthful enthusiasm for healing, big dreams of saving lives and of making a difference, had soured and I felt an astronomic emptiness. Made monumentally selfish by depression, I’d ceased even to care what my husband would think of me, or that my little boy would grow up without his mother. Continue reading... The Guardian
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