Thursday 25 February 2016
Free breastfeeding support cafe in Northampton will close next month
Free breastfeeding support cafe in Northampton will close next month A cafe in Northampton set up to support breastfeeding mums is to close next month. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Ebola 'devastates long-term health'
Ebola 'devastates long-term health' Most people who survive infection with Ebola will have long-term health problems, according to doctors. BBC News
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Breast cancer screening at 10-year low
Breast cancer screening at 10-year low The proportion of women in England taking up their initial invitation for breast cancer screening is at its lowest level in a decade, figures show. BBC News
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- Breast cancer: proportion of women screened after their first invitation falls to decade low Health and Social Care Information Centre
Exclusive: One in three GPs say urgent cancer scans are being blocked
Exclusive: One in three GPs say urgent cancer scans are being blocked Nearly one in three GPs in England have had a referral on the two-week cancer pathway bounced back or downgraded to 'non-urgent' in the past 12 months, a GP Online poll reveals.
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Pharmaceutical companies cause doctors to receive biased information about drugs 'costing hundreds of thousands of lives'
Pharmaceutical companies cause doctors to receive biased information about drugs 'costing hundreds of thousands of lives' The number of elderly patients being admitted to hospital due to adverse drug reactions is 'one in three'. The Independent
Meningitis jabs for all under-11s to be debated by MPs as petition hits over 700k
Meningitis jabs for all under-11s to be debated by MPs as petition hits over 700k Public support for the campaign rocketed after parents shared heart-breaking photographs of two-year-old Faye Burdett, from Kent, who died of the infection on Valentine's Day. The Daily Mail
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Smart care: how Google's DeepMind is working with NHS hospitals
Smart care: how Google's DeepMind is working with NHS hospitals A smartphone app piloted by the NHS could improve communication between hospital staff and help patients get vital care faster
Google DeepMind, the tech giant’s London-based company most famous for its groundbreaking use of artificial intelligence, is developing a software in partnership with NHS hospitals to alert staff to patients at risk of deterioration and death through kidney failure.
The technology, which is run through a smartphone app, has the support of Lord Darzi, the surgeon and former health minister in the Blair government who is director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London.
Everybody has a smartphone ... but the people saving lives every day are hampered by using desktop computers Continue reading... The Guardian
Google DeepMind, the tech giant’s London-based company most famous for its groundbreaking use of artificial intelligence, is developing a software in partnership with NHS hospitals to alert staff to patients at risk of deterioration and death through kidney failure.
The technology, which is run through a smartphone app, has the support of Lord Darzi, the surgeon and former health minister in the Blair government who is director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London.
Everybody has a smartphone ... but the people saving lives every day are hampered by using desktop computers Continue reading... The Guardian
‘Mental health is an easy target’ says head of one of largest UK trusts
‘Mental health is an easy target’ says head of one of largest UK trusts Claire Murdoch of Central and North West London NHS trust argues that adequately funded mental health services are an essential part of taking pressure off acute hospitals.
By any standard, last week was a big one for mental health. David Cameron was promising a “mental health revolution” and proclaiming a £1bn annual boost for services by 2020, and there was the long-anticipated report from an independent taskforce for NHS England that lays bare the chronically underfunded state of mental health services and detailed recommendations for improvements.
Claire Murdoch, the chief executive of Central and North West London NHS foundation trust was keenly following developments. Her trust, one of the largest in the UK, delivers 300 different health services for people with a range of physical and mental health needs across 150 sites. She says the report is “hugely significant”.
It makes economic sense to invest in people’s mental health Continue reading... The Guardian
By any standard, last week was a big one for mental health. David Cameron was promising a “mental health revolution” and proclaiming a £1bn annual boost for services by 2020, and there was the long-anticipated report from an independent taskforce for NHS England that lays bare the chronically underfunded state of mental health services and detailed recommendations for improvements.
Claire Murdoch, the chief executive of Central and North West London NHS foundation trust was keenly following developments. Her trust, one of the largest in the UK, delivers 300 different health services for people with a range of physical and mental health needs across 150 sites. She says the report is “hugely significant”.
It makes economic sense to invest in people’s mental health Continue reading... The Guardian
What's next for the nursing profession?
What's next for the nursing profession? Shifting care in the NHS from hospitals to homes could bring major changes to the way nurses work.
As 2016 takes hold, what will the year bring for nurses? It’s going to be a time of fresh challenges – this spring sees the introduction of professional revalidation with nurses being required to prove they are fit to practise. The government’s consultation on its controversial decision, announced in last autumn’s spending review, to abolish student nurse bursaries and replace them with loans, is also due to get underway. Its starting point will be how the new system will work – there will be no debate on whether bursaries should have been scrapped in the first place.
But the next 12 months also heralds new opportunities for the profession. Nurses are already breaking ground and playing a pivotal role in the vanguard sites – those pilot projects set up across the NHS that are testing new ways of working to deliver the government’s vision for the NHS in England, as outlined in the Five Year Forward View. Continue reading... The Guardian
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As 2016 takes hold, what will the year bring for nurses? It’s going to be a time of fresh challenges – this spring sees the introduction of professional revalidation with nurses being required to prove they are fit to practise. The government’s consultation on its controversial decision, announced in last autumn’s spending review, to abolish student nurse bursaries and replace them with loans, is also due to get underway. Its starting point will be how the new system will work – there will be no debate on whether bursaries should have been scrapped in the first place.
But the next 12 months also heralds new opportunities for the profession. Nurses are already breaking ground and playing a pivotal role in the vanguard sites – those pilot projects set up across the NHS that are testing new ways of working to deliver the government’s vision for the NHS in England, as outlined in the Five Year Forward View. Continue reading... The Guardian
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- The role of nursing is changing – and demand is greater than ever The Guardian
- Why I love my nursing job: a personal look at the profession The Guardian
- Nurses will be key to the success of NHS seven-day healthcare The Guardian
- Mental health nurse: 'it's all about the relationship with our patients' The Guardian
- What it takes to pursue a career in mental health nursing The Guardian
- 'Pillars of the community': why the NHS needs more district nurses The Guardian
- The ward manager: 'You don't go into nursing for the money' The Guardian
- The NHS is desperately short of nurses. Could a new role hold the answer? The Guardian
- Acute nursing: 'You never know what's going to come through your door' The Guardian
Zika crisis to 'get worse before it gets better', warns WHO chief
Zika crisis to 'get worse before it gets better', warns WHO chief World Health chief Margaret Chan says virus is a "bigger menace" than any other recent major health scare in terms of its geographical spread. The Daily Telegraph
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