Nurses could train to become doctors by doing 'part-time' medical degrees Nurses could train to become doctors by doing “part-time degrees” under radical proposals to increase the number of medics.
Health officials on Wednesday said they were looking at ways to encourage nurses, pharmacists, and physios to train to become doctors while they earned. The Telegraph
Thursday 20 July 2017
Generous contractor helps out KGH
Generous contractor helps out KGH A contractor is saving Kettering General Hospital thousands of pounds by carrying out more than two weeks of work for free. Northamptonshire Telegraph
MS treatments: life-changing, but hard to access
MS treatments: life-changing, but hard to access Therapies for multiple sclerosis are becoming more effective. But an underfunded NHS is struggling to provide timely diagnosis and make the latest treatments widely available
More than 100,000 people in the UK have multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common cause of serious physical disability in working age adults, according to the MS guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The Guardian
More than 100,000 people in the UK have multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common cause of serious physical disability in working age adults, according to the MS guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The Guardian
Need a wheelchair? Pay for it yourself
Need a wheelchair? Pay for it yourself A fourfold increase in the number of disabled people forced to use a crowdfunding site to buy their wheelchair undermines a basic tenet of the NHS, campaigners say. The Guardian
Quality improvement in mental health: a commitment to long-term change
Quality improvement in mental health: a commitment to long-term change Some recent high-profile reports have shown that NHS mental health care services are under pressure. Last month, the BMA reported that the number of adults sent ‘out of area’ for mental health care has increased over the past couple of years, a practice the Commission on Acute Adult Psychiatric Care highlighted as one of a number of issues contributing to variation in the quality of care in mental health. King's Fund
Corporate report: NHS Improvement: annual report and accounts 2016/17
Corporate report: NHS Improvement: annual report and accounts 2016/17 NHS Improvement is the operational name for the organisation that brings together Monitor, NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA), Patient Safety including the National Reporting and Learning System, the Advancing Change team and the Intensive Support Teams.
Monitor and NHS TDA continue to exist as legal entities, but these reports refer mainly to NHS Improvement.
Our annual report and accounts were laid before Parliament on 18 July 2017. Monitor
Monitor and NHS TDA continue to exist as legal entities, but these reports refer mainly to NHS Improvement.
Our annual report and accounts were laid before Parliament on 18 July 2017. Monitor
Patients to benefit from £325 million investment in NHS transformation projects
Patients to benefit from £325 million investment in NHS transformation projects Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and NHS England boss Simon Stevens have today (Wednesday July 19) announced £325m of capital investment for local projects that will help the NHS to modernise and transform care for patients. NHS England
Outdated handovers putting East Midlands patient care at risk, GMC report finds
Outdated handovers putting East Midlands patient care at risk, GMC report finds Patient care at East Midlands hospitals is potentially at risk due to inadequate handovers between teams of doctors on different shifts, a General Medical Council (GMC) review published today (Wednesday 19 July) has found. General Medical Council
Call for tighter checks on private hospitals used by NHS after MRSA case
Call for tighter checks on private hospitals used by NHS after MRSA case Labour MP Louise Haigh cites case of young patient who contracted infection while on mental health ward in Sheffield
Theresa May has been urged to tighten checks on private hospitals used by the NHS after a Labour MP raised the case of a young patient with an open wound who contracted MRSA on a private mental health ward. The Guardian
Theresa May has been urged to tighten checks on private hospitals used by the NHS after a Labour MP raised the case of a young patient with an open wound who contracted MRSA on a private mental health ward. The Guardian
NHS England 'urgently needs 2,200 more A&E consultants'
NHS England 'urgently needs 2,200 more A&E consultants' Royal College of Emergency Medicine says hospitals must more than double current number of consultants to ensure safe care. The Guardian
A trade in people: the inpatient healthcare economy for people with learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder
A trade in people: the inpatient healthcare economy for people with learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder Centre for Disability Research, University of Lancaster (CeDR), June 2017
This report finds that around half of inpatient services for people with learning disabilities or autism are being run by the independent sector rather than the NHS. Over a quarter of a billion pounds of public money every year is being paid to independent sector companies to run these services. Lancashire Health Libraries.
This report finds that around half of inpatient services for people with learning disabilities or autism are being run by the independent sector rather than the NHS. Over a quarter of a billion pounds of public money every year is being paid to independent sector companies to run these services. Lancashire Health Libraries.
A Mental Health Act fit for tomorrow: an agenda for reform
A Mental Health Act fit for tomorrow: an agenda for reform Mental Health Alliance, June 2017
This report summarises the findings of a survey of over 8000 people who use mental health services, carers, and professionals working in the field. The report highlights concerns that the Mental Health Act overlooks the dignity and human rights of people with mental illness. Lancashire Health Libraries
This report summarises the findings of a survey of over 8000 people who use mental health services, carers, and professionals working in the field. The report highlights concerns that the Mental Health Act overlooks the dignity and human rights of people with mental illness. Lancashire Health Libraries
Arts can help recovery from illness and keep people well, report says
Arts can help recovery from illness and keep people well, report says All-party inquiry demonstrates benefits to health and wellbeing of the arts, leading to fall in hospital admissions.
GPs prescribing arts activities to some patients could lead to a dramatic fall in hospital admissions and save the NHS money, according to a report into the subject of arts, health and wellbeing published after two years of evidence gathering. The Guardian
GPs prescribing arts activities to some patients could lead to a dramatic fall in hospital admissions and save the NHS money, according to a report into the subject of arts, health and wellbeing published after two years of evidence gathering. The Guardian
See also:
- Doctors advised to send patients to arts classes Mail Online
Thousands of mental health patients spend years on secure wards
Thousands of mental health patients spend years on secure wards
Critics condemn ‘Victorian approach’ to treatment after NHS watchdog reveals 3,500 patients are kept locked in.
Thousands of mental health patients are being kept in secure wards for years at a time when they should be being rehabilitated and preparing to leave hospital, a NHS watchdog has revealed. The Guardian
Thousands of mental health patients are being kept in secure wards for years at a time when they should be being rehabilitated and preparing to leave hospital, a NHS watchdog has revealed. The Guardian
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Plan not to give HPV vaccine to boys causes concern
Plan not to give HPV vaccine to boys causes concern
A decision not to vaccinate boys against a cancer-causing sexually transmitted infection has attracted fierce criticism.
Reported cases of human papilloma virus (HPV) - thought to cause about 80% of cervical cancers - have fallen sharply since girls were given the vaccine.
But the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) found little evidence to justify treating boys too. BBC News
A decision not to vaccinate boys against a cancer-causing sexually transmitted infection has attracted fierce criticism.
Reported cases of human papilloma virus (HPV) - thought to cause about 80% of cervical cancers - have fallen sharply since girls were given the vaccine.
But the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) found little evidence to justify treating boys too. BBC News
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