Northamptonshire County Council: £10m public health grant probe A council dubbed the "worst-run in the country" is under investigation over allegations it used millions of pounds ring-fenced for public health to prop up other services.
Northamptonshire County Council is in talks with Public Health England about the possible "claw-back" of up to £10m.
It comes after the authority voted for almost £40m in budget cuts.
Conservative council leader Heather Smith said the money "may have been spent in adult social care".
She added: "It is debatable whether that was a public health need or not."
The county council received more than £70m in funding from Public Health England over a two-year period.
It was meant to be used only for specific purposes, such as health education and smoking cessation services. BBC Northamptonshire
Monday 12 March 2018
Northampton General Hospital: Man, 85, 'died due to overcrowding'
Northampton General Hospital: Man, 85, 'died due to overcrowding' An 85-year-old man died while waiting in an accident and emergency unit because of "dangerous overcrowding", a hospital boss has said.
An email leaked from Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust to the Health Service Journal said the patient died after going to A&E with stomach pain on Wednesday afternoon.
He died after suffering a cardiac arrest early on Thursday morning.
The hospital said the long wait for treatment was "unacceptable".
The man was initially seen and assessed within an hour, and was waiting on a chair to be seen by senior staff after a blood test suggested he may have had heart problems.
But he deteriorated and suffered a cardiac arrest. BBC Northamptonshire
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An email leaked from Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust to the Health Service Journal said the patient died after going to A&E with stomach pain on Wednesday afternoon.
He died after suffering a cardiac arrest early on Thursday morning.
The hospital said the long wait for treatment was "unacceptable".
The man was initially seen and assessed within an hour, and was waiting on a chair to be seen by senior staff after a blood test suggested he may have had heart problems.
But he deteriorated and suffered a cardiac arrest. BBC Northamptonshire
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- Man dies due to A&E overcrowding, says hospital trust's medical director The Daily Telegraph
- Hospital says patient died 'due to dangerous overcrowding of A&E' Health Service Journal
- Man died waiting in A&E due to overcrowding, says hospital official The Guardian
- Northampton hospital 'overcrowding' caused 85-year-old's death yesterday, claims chief Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Still work to do at Northampton mental health hospital to shake 'inadequate' tag, inspector finds
Still work to do at Northampton mental health hospital to shake 'inadequate' tag, inspector finds Managers are still not providing enough supervision at a Northampton mental health hospital after the facility’s damning 'inadequate' rating last year.
Inspectors issued St Andrews Healthcare with a warning notice last year after finding failings in a number of areas. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Inspectors issued St Andrews Healthcare with a warning notice last year after finding failings in a number of areas. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
NHS reality check: Update 2018
NHS reality check: Update 2018 returns to last year's key report and once again gives over 1,500 doctors working in the NHS the chance to discuss their experiences of delivering care in the UK health service. The key finding for the 2018 update was that conditions had got worse and NHS staff, who have benefited from some of the best medical education in the world, were not able to provide the standard of care they have been trained to deliver. Royal College of Physicians
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- RCoA responds to NHS Reality Check report Royal College of Anaesthetists
- RCGP welcomes solutions suggested in latest NHS Reality Check report Royal College of General Practitioners
- Patient safety getting worse, say two-thirds of NHS doctors The Guardian
Care Quality Commission: regulating health and social care
Care Quality Commission: regulating health and social care This report outlines the findings of the Committee's review of performance the Care Quality Commission and it finds that it has improved significantly since 2012. However, it highlights areas for improvement and argues that inspection reports are not made available soon enough after inspections and that work is needed to improve the relationship with and regulation of GP practices. House of Commons Public Accounts Committee
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- CQC responds to latest Committee of Public Account’s report Care Quality Commission
Concerns over Coventry brain surgeon's operations
Concerns over Coventry brain surgeon's operations Surgeons have seriously criticised two brain surgery operations where the patients went on to die.
Hussien El-Maghraby, a consultant neurosurgeon in Coventry, removed a healthy part of a brain instead of a tumour during one operation.
The 51-year-old was stopped in September from performing two different surgical procedures, following a Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) inspection. BBC News
Hussien El-Maghraby, a consultant neurosurgeon in Coventry, removed a healthy part of a brain instead of a tumour during one operation.
The 51-year-old was stopped in September from performing two different surgical procedures, following a Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) inspection. BBC News
Number of child and adolescent psychiatrists falling
Number of child and adolescent psychiatrists falling The number of child and adolescent psychiatrists has fallen by 6.3% in England over the past four years, their professional body has warned.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is urging the government to allow recruitment from overseas in order to meet the four-week waiting time target it has planned.
Kent, Surrey and Sussex have only 3.75 child and adolescent psychiatrists per 100,000 children, the college said.
In London, the tally is around 17.
To increase numbers, the college wants NHS child and adolescent psychiatrists to be added to the shortage occupation list, run by the Home Office. BBC News
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists is urging the government to allow recruitment from overseas in order to meet the four-week waiting time target it has planned.
Kent, Surrey and Sussex have only 3.75 child and adolescent psychiatrists per 100,000 children, the college said.
In London, the tally is around 17.
To increase numbers, the college wants NHS child and adolescent psychiatrists to be added to the shortage occupation list, run by the Home Office. BBC News
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- RCPsych says Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists need to be added to the National Shortage Occupation List Royal College of Psychiatrists
LMCs pass vote of no confidence in GMC after Bawa-Garba case
LMCs pass vote of no confidence in GMC after Bawa-Garba case LMC representatives have backed a vote of no confidence in the GMC after its decision to strike off Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba and called for the GPC to advise doctors to 'disengage from written reflection'. GPonline
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NHS survey reveals staff are determined to make the best of tough conditions
NHS survey reveals staff are determined to make the best of tough conditions Findings of world’s biggest workforce study are both shocking and uplifting – and should prompt healthcare leaders to act
The latest NHS staff survey – the world’s biggest workforce study – is both shocking and uplifting. It highlights appalling communication by senior managers, increasing anger about pay and signs that discrimination is on the increase. But it also reveals extraordinary resilience under pressure.
Almost half a million staff responded to the questionnaire last autumn. The growing pressure for action on pay is clear, with just 31% saying they were satisfied with their pay. This is a fall of 6% since 2016, one of the biggest changes in the survey. Continue reading... The Guardian
The latest NHS staff survey – the world’s biggest workforce study – is both shocking and uplifting. It highlights appalling communication by senior managers, increasing anger about pay and signs that discrimination is on the increase. But it also reveals extraordinary resilience under pressure.
Almost half a million staff responded to the questionnaire last autumn. The growing pressure for action on pay is clear, with just 31% saying they were satisfied with their pay. This is a fall of 6% since 2016, one of the biggest changes in the survey. Continue reading... The Guardian
NHS slashes funds for top homeless mental health team
NHS slashes funds for top homeless mental health team Fears for rough sleepers as specialist north London unit faces 42% budget reduction
NHS bosses are under fire for cutting back a team of doctors and nurses who provide mental health care to one of Britain’s largest groups of homeless people.
Camden NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in north London is giving the Focus Homeless Outreach team £219,866 less a year starting on 1 April, a leaked CCG document reveals. One of the team’s two psychiatrists and one of its six nurses will lose their jobs as a result.
Between 2010-11 and 2016-17, health spending increased by an average of 1.2% above inflation and increases are set to continue in real terms at a similar rate until the end of this parliament. This is far below the annual inflation-proof growth rate that the NHS enjoyed prior to 2010 of almost 4% stretching back to the 1950s. As budgets tighten, NHS organisations have been struggling to live within their means. In the financial year 2015-16, acute trusts recorded a deficit of £2.6bn. This was reduced to £800m last year, though only after a £1.8bn bung from the Department of Health, which shows the deficit remained the same year on year. Continue reading... The Guardian
NHS bosses are under fire for cutting back a team of doctors and nurses who provide mental health care to one of Britain’s largest groups of homeless people.
Camden NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) in north London is giving the Focus Homeless Outreach team £219,866 less a year starting on 1 April, a leaked CCG document reveals. One of the team’s two psychiatrists and one of its six nurses will lose their jobs as a result.
Between 2010-11 and 2016-17, health spending increased by an average of 1.2% above inflation and increases are set to continue in real terms at a similar rate until the end of this parliament. This is far below the annual inflation-proof growth rate that the NHS enjoyed prior to 2010 of almost 4% stretching back to the 1950s. As budgets tighten, NHS organisations have been struggling to live within their means. In the financial year 2015-16, acute trusts recorded a deficit of £2.6bn. This was reduced to £800m last year, though only after a £1.8bn bung from the Department of Health, which shows the deficit remained the same year on year. Continue reading... The Guardian
NHS agency falsely accuses more than 340,000 of prescription fraud
NHS agency falsely accuses more than 340,000 of prescription fraud Penalty notice system is dysfunctional, warns head of patients’ group
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients are being wrongly accused of fraudulently claiming free prescriptions and are being threatened with fines.
Data released under the Freedom of Information Act shows that 1,052,430 penalty notices were issued to patients in England in 2017 – about double the level in the previous year. Continue reading... The Guardian
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients are being wrongly accused of fraudulently claiming free prescriptions and are being threatened with fines.
Data released under the Freedom of Information Act shows that 1,052,430 penalty notices were issued to patients in England in 2017 – about double the level in the previous year. Continue reading... The Guardian
'Unacceptable' figures reveal a divide in dental health
'Unacceptable' figures reveal a divide in dental health Toddlers in some parts of England are up to 120 times more likely to be admitted to hospital with rotten teeth than others, statistics show.
Government data reveals in Rotherham there are 1,143 hospital admissions because of tooth decay for every 100,000 children under the age of four.
In contrast, just nine admissions occur in Leicester for the same amount of youngsters, according to Public Health England figures.
It comes as part of a series of interactive maps that show the stark divide in health across each county and unitary authorities.
They also revealed infant mortality, low birth weights and childhood obesity are three times higher in certain parts of England than others. The Daily Mail
Government data reveals in Rotherham there are 1,143 hospital admissions because of tooth decay for every 100,000 children under the age of four.
In contrast, just nine admissions occur in Leicester for the same amount of youngsters, according to Public Health England figures.
It comes as part of a series of interactive maps that show the stark divide in health across each county and unitary authorities.
They also revealed infant mortality, low birth weights and childhood obesity are three times higher in certain parts of England than others. The Daily Mail
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