NSPCC refers four children a week to Northamptonshire authorities due to concerns over neglect The NSPCC refers an average of four reports of child neglect every week to police and social services in Northamptonshire.
Between 2016 and 2017 the NSPCC Helpline dealt with 224 reports in this way following calls or emails from concerned adults about children in Northamptonshire. There were a further 19 contacts requesting advice about a child possibly facing neglect in the county during 2016 and 2017. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Thursday 24 August 2017
A&E warning after KGH has busiest day of year
A&E warning after KGH has busiest day of year KGH has warned people not to use A&E unless it is an absolute emergency over the bank holiday after medics had their busiest day of the year. Northamptonshire Telegraph
Tearing up the rulebook: legislation and new care models
Tearing up the rulebook: legislation and new care models Over the past five years, the government and national NHS bodies have conducted a unique experiment: running health services as a planned system against the backdrop of a contradictory legislative framework, one that envisages arm’s length contracting relationships between purchasers and providers, independent provider organisations, and a significant role for competition. In doing so, they have turned their backs not just on the Health and Social Care Act 2012, but on almost three decades of reforms: separate commissioners, foundation trusts, payment for activity and patient choice among others. The King's Fund
Community health creation in Cliftonville West
Community health creation in Cliftonville West A group of residents in Cliftonville West, one of the poorest areas of Kent and the UK, has shown how engaging communities in their own development can achieve significant improvements in residents’ lives and wellbeing in just a few years.
The creation of residents group A Better Cliftonville (ABC) in 2013 has enabled the community to take ownership of problems impacting on their quality of life, and provided a framework for them to work together with local agencies to address these. The Health Foundation
The creation of residents group A Better Cliftonville (ABC) in 2013 has enabled the community to take ownership of problems impacting on their quality of life, and provided a framework for them to work together with local agencies to address these. The Health Foundation
Guidance: Regenerative medicine: government response to Science and Technology Committee inquiry
Guidance: Regenerative medicine: government response to Science and Technology Committee inquiry This document is the government’s response to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report of 28 April 2017
Regenerative medicine involves replacing or regenerating tissues or organs in the human body, in order to restore or establish normal function. Examples include stem cell therapy, gene therapy and tissue engineering.
The response shows how the government is working to create an integrated environment that allows the delivery of therapies and supports the development of a world-leading regenerative medicine industry industry in the UK. Department of Health
Regenerative medicine involves replacing or regenerating tissues or organs in the human body, in order to restore or establish normal function. Examples include stem cell therapy, gene therapy and tissue engineering.
The response shows how the government is working to create an integrated environment that allows the delivery of therapies and supports the development of a world-leading regenerative medicine industry industry in the UK. Department of Health
Can Transparency and Technology Make Us Healthier?
Can Transparency and Technology Make Us Healthier? There are many factors driving the recent push for greater transparency in health care, from the desire to identify waste and reward high-quality, low-cost care to an attempt to close the information gap between patients and physicians. For more than 15 years the Transparency Policy Project, an interdisciplinary group based at the Harvard Kennedy School, has been studying policies that mandate information disclosure as a tool to curb risks to the public, such as exposure to pollutants, and to improve public services. The Commonwealth Fund
Middle-aged told to walk faster
Middle-aged told to walk faster Middle-aged people are being urged to walk faster to help stay healthy, amid concern high levels of inactivity may be harming their health.
Officials at Public Health England said the amount of activity people did started to tail off from the age of 40.
They are urging those between the ages of 40 and 60 to start doing regular brisk walks.
They say just 10 minutes a day could have a major impact, reducing the risk of early death by 15%.
But PHE estimates four out of every 10 40- to 60-year-olds take a brisk 10-minute walk less frequently than once a month. BBC News
See also:
Officials at Public Health England said the amount of activity people did started to tail off from the age of 40.
They are urging those between the ages of 40 and 60 to start doing regular brisk walks.
They say just 10 minutes a day could have a major impact, reducing the risk of early death by 15%.
But PHE estimates four out of every 10 40- to 60-year-olds take a brisk 10-minute walk less frequently than once a month. BBC News
See also:
- Research and analysis: Everybody active, every day: a framework to embed physical activity into daily life Public Health England
- Research and analysis: Physical inactivity levels in adults aged 40 to 60 in England Public Health England
- Five tips for the over-40s to get healthy BBC News
- Four in ten adults fail to manage even one brisk 10 minute walk a month The Daily Telegraph
- GPs told to recommend phone app to tackle middle-aged inactivity GPonline
'Lack of publicity' leaves GPs unaware of government's Fit for Work scheme
'Lack of publicity' leaves GPs unaware of government's Fit for Work scheme Around two-thirds of GPs have not referred a single person under the government's flagship Fit for Work programme in the past year, a survey by GPonline suggests.
Every extra patient on a nurse's caseload increases death risks
Every extra patient on a nurse's caseload increases death risks Patients are 14 per cent more likely to die on wards with just two extra cases per nurse, a major study warns.
The research by Southampton University found far higher death risks in understaffed hospitals.
The average hospital has around eight patients per nurse, but some have to cope with as many as 18 patients at a time, the study shows.
The research, involving 31 NHS trusts, found that every extra patient on a nurse’s caseload increased mortality rates by seven per cent.
It found that short-staffing meant that crucial tasks - such as administering medicines, and detecting that patients were deteriorating - went undone. The Daily Telegraph
The research by Southampton University found far higher death risks in understaffed hospitals.
The average hospital has around eight patients per nurse, but some have to cope with as many as 18 patients at a time, the study shows.
The research, involving 31 NHS trusts, found that every extra patient on a nurse’s caseload increased mortality rates by seven per cent.
It found that short-staffing meant that crucial tasks - such as administering medicines, and detecting that patients were deteriorating - went undone. The Daily Telegraph
NHS hospital dispenses baby medicine six months out of date
NHS hospital dispenses baby medicine six months out of date An NHS hospital has apologised after dispensing medicine for a baby that was six months beyond its use-by date.
Kent and Canterbury Hospital also admitted it had other out-of-date boxes of the same medication, Gaviscon, on its shelves.
Four-month-old Phoebe Nightingale was given the expired medication to treat severe reflux earlier this month.
An internal investigation was sparked when her furious mother pointed out to staff that the medicine’s use-by date expired two months before her daughter was even born. The Daily Telegraph
Kent and Canterbury Hospital also admitted it had other out-of-date boxes of the same medication, Gaviscon, on its shelves.
Four-month-old Phoebe Nightingale was given the expired medication to treat severe reflux earlier this month.
An internal investigation was sparked when her furious mother pointed out to staff that the medicine’s use-by date expired two months before her daughter was even born. The Daily Telegraph
Safety concerns at hospital favoured by Royal Family after four deaths from 'clinical incidents'
Safety concerns at hospital favoured by Royal Family after four deaths from 'clinical incidents' Watchdogs have raised safety concerns about the private hospital favoured by the Royal Family after it emerged four people died due to “clinical incidents”.
King Edward VII hospital, in Marylebone, London, has been ordered to improve following inspections by the Care Quality Commission.
The regulator found the hospital kept no medical records of its outpatients and that doctors were failing to follow basic cleanliness rules to prevent infections.
The institution was rated as “requires improvement”, the second lowest of four possible categories, and issued two formal notices for breach of regulations. The Daily Telegraph
King Edward VII hospital, in Marylebone, London, has been ordered to improve following inspections by the Care Quality Commission.
The regulator found the hospital kept no medical records of its outpatients and that doctors were failing to follow basic cleanliness rules to prevent infections.
The institution was rated as “requires improvement”, the second lowest of four possible categories, and issued two formal notices for breach of regulations. The Daily Telegraph
Students must get meningitis vaccination before university
Students must get meningitis vaccination before university Public Health England (PHE) said cases of meningitis caused by the meningococcal W strain are still rising in the UK - as the disease spreads across the world. The Daily Mail
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