Wednesday 20 January 2016
Ambulance crews to be relieved from Northamptonshire hospitals to save on overtime
Ambulance crews to be relieved from Northamptonshire hospitals to save on overtime Paramedics who face extended shifts while waiting with A&E patients could be allowed to hand over to another crew at Northamptonshire hospitals. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
New dementia report: Alzheimer's drugs prescriptions six times higher than a decade ago
New dementia report: Alzheimer's drugs prescriptions six times higher than a decade ago The number of prescriptions dispensed in England for approved medicines to treat Alzheimer's increased from 502,000 in 2004 to 3.0 million in 2014. The cost to the NHS of prescriptions for Alzheimer's disease medicines dispensed in primary care stood at £45.7m in 2014. This was up from £42.8m in 2004, but down from the high point it reached in 2011 of £110.8m. Health and Social Care Information Centre
Medical register gets a revamp to include more information.
Medical register gets a revamp to include more information. New information about doctors has been added to the General Medical Council’s (GMC) register, making it more useful for its millions of users.
Junior doctors' strike suspended
Junior doctors' strike suspended A junior doctors' strike in England set for 26-28 January is suspended by the BMA, as talks with the government continue. BBC News
See also:
See also:
- BMA suspends next week's planned industrial action British Medical Association
- Junior doctors strike action suspended NHS Employers
- Next week's junior doctors' strike is SUSPENDED as talks continue over new contracts The Daily Mail
- Junior doctors strike suspended, BMA leaders announce GP Online
- Junior doctors' strike suspended as talks to end contract row continue The Guardian
- Second junior doctors strike called off after talks between the BMA and the Government The Independent
- Next week’s junior doctors’ strike suspended OnMedica
Air pollution is now a global 'public health emergency', according to the World Health Organisation
Air pollution is now a global 'public health emergency', according to the World Health Organisation The head of public health at the WHO believes air pollution could have untold effects on future generations. The Independent
Cancer Drugs Fund puts thousands at risk claim rationing body NICE
Cancer Drugs Fund puts thousands at risk claim rationing body NICE From April, the medicines rationing body NICE will have the final say over which cancer treatments can be offered and doctors and campaigners warn this will restrict access to life-saving drugs. The Daily Mail
Online communities can help the NHS, so why does it ignore them?
Online communities can help the NHS, so why does it ignore them? People with conditions such as diabetes increasingly seek support on forums and social media, but the NHS overlooks them
Social media has changed most aspects of life – including how people gather information about their health. While online forums for those with particular conditions, such as diabetes, are rapidly growing in popularity, the NHS is continuing to ignore them, even though they have the potential to save large sums of money. It is a frustrating blind spot.
My own experience of co-founding and running Diabetes.co.uk – the largest online community for people living with the condition – suggests these kind of forums have almost no contact with the NHS, despite our estimation that we could be saving it more than £7m a year by educating people about their condition and helping them manage it so they can avoid costly ambulance call-outs and hospital admissions. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Social media has changed most aspects of life – including how people gather information about their health. While online forums for those with particular conditions, such as diabetes, are rapidly growing in popularity, the NHS is continuing to ignore them, even though they have the potential to save large sums of money. It is a frustrating blind spot.
My own experience of co-founding and running Diabetes.co.uk – the largest online community for people living with the condition – suggests these kind of forums have almost no contact with the NHS, despite our estimation that we could be saving it more than £7m a year by educating people about their condition and helping them manage it so they can avoid costly ambulance call-outs and hospital admissions. Continue reading... The Guardian
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NHS has the west's most stressed GPs, survey reveals
NHS has the west's most stressed GPs, survey reveals UK’s family doctors have the highest stress levels and shortest consultation times out of 11 industrialised countries – and almost 30% are planning to quit
The NHS has the most stressed GPs by western standards, as a result of relentless workloads, endless bureaucracy and the shortest amount of time spent with patients, new research by the world’s most influential health thinktank reveals. Continue reading... The Guardian
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The NHS has the most stressed GPs by western standards, as a result of relentless workloads, endless bureaucracy and the shortest amount of time spent with patients, new research by the world’s most influential health thinktank reveals. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- RCGP response to Commonwealth Fund GP survey Royal College of General Practitioners
The NHS needs to stop repeating the same mistakes - here’s how
The NHS needs to stop repeating the same mistakes - here’s how Centralised control is back in fashion despite not having achieving the desired results before. A new website will help policymakers avoid the pitfalls of the past.
Health policy goes round in circles. In the words of ex-health secretary Stephen Dorrell, “there is nothing new under the sun in terms of the issues which health secretaries have to deal with.”That we are on such a policy hamster wheel may seem futile and depressing. But the silver lining is that such circularity provides a rich tapestry for politicians and policymakers to learn from when seeking to solve current NHS problems.
With this in mind, the Health Foundation, an independent charity working to improve the quality of healthcare in the UK, has created the Policy Navigator website as a tool to be used by policymakers and enthusiasts to see how our current policy landscape has developed and to provide insight from the past. The Navigator website seeks to build an accessible repository of health policy developments grouped by theme, including provider landscape, adult social care and integration, choice and competition and commissioning. Continue reading... The Guardian
Health policy goes round in circles. In the words of ex-health secretary Stephen Dorrell, “there is nothing new under the sun in terms of the issues which health secretaries have to deal with.”That we are on such a policy hamster wheel may seem futile and depressing. But the silver lining is that such circularity provides a rich tapestry for politicians and policymakers to learn from when seeking to solve current NHS problems.
With this in mind, the Health Foundation, an independent charity working to improve the quality of healthcare in the UK, has created the Policy Navigator website as a tool to be used by policymakers and enthusiasts to see how our current policy landscape has developed and to provide insight from the past. The Navigator website seeks to build an accessible repository of health policy developments grouped by theme, including provider landscape, adult social care and integration, choice and competition and commissioning. Continue reading... The Guardian
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