C4 picks up “Confessions of a Junior Doctor” UK network Channel 4 has picked up the docuseries Confessions of a Junior Doctor—a show that follows a group of young doctors trying to cope with the pressures of their profession in the National Health Service.
Filmed over four months in Northampton General Hospital, the series follows the staff that serve the local population that is increasing, but has little additional support for beds or more doctors.
The staff of 210 junior doctors ranges from first-year recruits, straight out of medical school, to senior registrars on the verge of becoming consultants trying to manage their work-life balance. Realscreen
Wednesday 22 February 2017
Winter Insight: NHS 111 An analysis of how NHS 111 has fared, especially over the winter period
Winter Insight: NHS 111 An analysis of how NHS 111 has fared, especially over the winter period The proportion of callers being dispatched from NHS 111 to emergency services over the last three years has risen. There has been a particular rise in the share of people who are passed to ambulances.
There is great variability between different areas in how likely NHS 111 is to send people to A&E or the ambulance service. This might suggest that some areas are too likely, or not likely enough, to send people to emergency services. NHS 111 is also more likely to dispatch an ambulance than to simply send people to A&E – which is the reverse of the usual pattern of NHS use. This lends credence to claims that the service is too risk-averse in some cases. The Nuffield Trust
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There is great variability between different areas in how likely NHS 111 is to send people to A&E or the ambulance service. This might suggest that some areas are too likely, or not likely enough, to send people to emergency services. NHS 111 is also more likely to dispatch an ambulance than to simply send people to A&E – which is the reverse of the usual pattern of NHS use. This lends credence to claims that the service is too risk-averse in some cases. The Nuffield Trust
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- 111 phoneline sends extra 50,000 patients a month to hospital The Daily Telegraph
- 'Risk-averse' NHS 111 sends more callers to A&E than previous service The Guardian
Social care funding (England)
Social care funding (England) This paper examines the key funding pressures facing adult social care services in England and evidence of the impacts of these pressures on social care and health services. The paper explains the additional funding for adult social care that the government has made available through the social care precept, improved Better Care Fund and adult social care support grant. The paper also discusses stakeholder concerns about a growing social care ‘funding gap’, and calls for a comprehensive review of the long-term sustainability of social care. House of Commons Library
How far into the red will the NHS sink?
How far into the red will the NHS sink? Call it overspending, underfunding or deficits, the latest news from NHS Improvement involves plenty of red ink on the books of hospitals and other trusts.
And the picture is worse than it looked last November, which will lead to speculation that NHS finances in England are close to being out of control.
As recently as November, Jim Mackey, head of the regulator NHS Improvement, was saying that trusts in England would run up a total deficit of £580m for the full financial year.
Now that has been revised up to a range of £750m to £850m. That will hardly win him many friends at the Department of Health where ministers are anxious to demonstrate that a tighter grip has been applied to the NHS purse strings.
So what's changed? BBC News
And the picture is worse than it looked last November, which will lead to speculation that NHS finances in England are close to being out of control.
As recently as November, Jim Mackey, head of the regulator NHS Improvement, was saying that trusts in England would run up a total deficit of £580m for the full financial year.
Now that has been revised up to a range of £750m to £850m. That will hardly win him many friends at the Department of Health where ministers are anxious to demonstrate that a tighter grip has been applied to the NHS purse strings.
So what's changed? BBC News
Our entire country is in denial about the NHS, including Philip Hammond
Our entire country is in denial about the NHS, including Philip Hammond As a society we’re in denial about this necessary trade-off between the rising demand for healthcare and the rates of tax we’re prepared to bear. The Independent
Tens of thousands of British pensioners in EU countries 'face healthcare limbo after Brexit'
Tens of thousands of British pensioners in EU countries 'face healthcare limbo after Brexit' Hundreds of thousands of elderly British people living in EU countries could find themselves in a “very difficult situation” if they fall ill after Brexit.
The lack of reciprocal healthcare agreements between the UK and EU countries such as Spain, which is home to more than 100,000 British pensioners, risks leaving patients who cannot afford private treatment in limbo, heard the Health Select Committee.
UK citizens who have lived abroad for many years are not eligible for NHS care, so they would not be able to return temporarily to Britain for treatment, said Jean McHale, professor of health law at the University of Birmingham. The Independent
The lack of reciprocal healthcare agreements between the UK and EU countries such as Spain, which is home to more than 100,000 British pensioners, risks leaving patients who cannot afford private treatment in limbo, heard the Health Select Committee.
UK citizens who have lived abroad for many years are not eligible for NHS care, so they would not be able to return temporarily to Britain for treatment, said Jean McHale, professor of health law at the University of Birmingham. The Independent
Britons 'bumped off' EU medical research grant applications, MPs told
Britons 'bumped off' EU medical research grant applications, MPs told Committee hears Brexit prompting move by European colleagues, while UK position would be threatened by no access to ERC
British medical researchers are being removed from applications for EU research grants by European colleagues because of Brexit, a MPs have been told.
Prof David Lomas, representing UK university hospitals, told MPs that Britain’s position at the forefront of medial advancement was threatened were it no longer able to access the European Research Council, one of the world’s leading funders of scientific research. Continue reading... The Guardian
British medical researchers are being removed from applications for EU research grants by European colleagues because of Brexit, a MPs have been told.
Prof David Lomas, representing UK university hospitals, told MPs that Britain’s position at the forefront of medial advancement was threatened were it no longer able to access the European Research Council, one of the world’s leading funders of scientific research. Continue reading... The Guardian
Don’t blame GPs for NHS crisis. Blame chronic cuts to social care
Don’t blame GPs for NHS crisis. Blame chronic cuts to social care Increasing our working hours will not stop hospital trolley queues. Only the proper funding of care for older people will do that
The ongoing A&E crisis has shifted attention on to GPs. We are being blamed for being less accessible (with appointments hard to get or surgeries not being open for long enough), while A&E is open 24/7 and therefore faces unchecked demand. Continue reading... The Guardian
The ongoing A&E crisis has shifted attention on to GPs. We are being blamed for being less accessible (with appointments hard to get or surgeries not being open for long enough), while A&E is open 24/7 and therefore faces unchecked demand. Continue reading... The Guardian
Men close the life expectancy gap on women by ditching drink and cigarettes and embracing a healthier lifestyle
Men close the life expectancy gap on women by ditching drink and cigarettes and embracing a healthier lifestyle British men are closing the life expectancy gap on women by living healthier lifestyles, a study by Imperial College London and the World Health Organisation has found.
Researchers found that men born in 2030 are expected to live until they are 82.5 years old, and women until 85.3 - a gap of 2.8 years.
This is down from a gap of four years for Britons born in 2010 - men born at the start of the decade are expected to live until 78.3 and women until 82.3.
The change is thought to be a result of the growing similarity in men's and women's lifestyles, with men no longer fulfilling the stereotype of heavy drinking and smoking. The Daily Telegraph
Researchers found that men born in 2030 are expected to live until they are 82.5 years old, and women until 85.3 - a gap of 2.8 years.
This is down from a gap of four years for Britons born in 2010 - men born at the start of the decade are expected to live until 78.3 and women until 82.3.
The change is thought to be a result of the growing similarity in men's and women's lifestyles, with men no longer fulfilling the stereotype of heavy drinking and smoking. The Daily Telegraph
Top NHS doctor 'investigated by police' and forbidden from contacting patients
Top NHS doctor 'investigated by police' and forbidden from contacting patients One of the most powerful figures in the NHS is reportedly being investigated by police and has been told not to have any contact with patients.
Dr Jonathan Fielden, who is the national deputy medical director and director of specialised commissioning, has not been at work since January, according to the Health Service Journal. The Daily Telegraph
Dr Jonathan Fielden, who is the national deputy medical director and director of specialised commissioning, has not been at work since January, according to the Health Service Journal. The Daily Telegraph
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