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Record number of GPs on training placements
18/11/2021
More than 4,000 new recruits have accepted places to begin specialist general practice training in 2021/ 22. Health Education England has now hit the...
Carers Support Centre Job Vacancy - Substance Misuse Key Worker
17/11/2021
Carers Support Centre - Substance Misuse Key Worker No day is the same when you work with Carers. You must have a desire to help people and be able...
Voices Together rebrands to Cloverleaf Advocacy
11/11/2021
Many of you will have worked with, or certainly come into contact with the Voices Together team over the past number of years. Our newly bolstered...
All aged 16 and 17 in England to be offered COVID vaccine by 23 August
18/08/2021
All young people aged 16 to 17 in England are to be offered a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday 23 August to give them the vital protection provided by the vaccine before returning to school in September. NHS England has launched a new online walk-in site finder to help 16 and 17 year olds...
Impact of COVID-19 on physical activity, deconditioning and falls in older adults
18/08/2021
This report looks at how the wider impacts of COVID-19 have affected older people (65 years and over), with a focus upon deconditioning and falls. Estimates of these impacts on physical activity levels and rates of falls in older people are provided. The report also summarises recommendations aimed...
Improving healthcare in care homes
18/08/2021
This report describes the care home sector across the UK as it currently stands and recent initiatives taken to improve health care for care home residents, including specific initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. It describes how health and wellbeing has traditionally been supported in care...
Come forward for life saving cancer checks
18/08/2021
Ahead of a new campaign, NHS England chief executive, Amanda Pritchard said that the NHS is open and ready to treat people, and urged anyone with potential cancer symptoms to come forward. Research shows that three in five people (60%) are concerned about burdening the NHS, with half (49%) saying...
COVID-19 impact on older people’s mental and physical health
16/08/2021
This report finds that the impact of the pandemic on the health and wellbeing of some older people is so demonstrably severe that it raises big questions over whether they will be able to ‘bounce back’. The adverse effect may prove long lasting in many cases, or even irreversible, with big...
Impact of COVID-19 on physical activity, deconditioning and falls in older adults
16/08/2021
This report looks at how the wider impacts of COVID-19 have affected older people (65 years and over), with a focus upon deconditioning and falls. Estimates of these impacts on physical activity levels and rates of falls in older people are provided. The report also summarises recommendations aimed...
NHS cuts waiting times
16/08/2021
The NHS is continuing to make progress on non-urgent care despite experiencing one of its busiest summers ever, new figures show. The number of patients waiting longer than 18 weeks for care has dropped by almost 25,000 while those waiting more than year fell by almost 32,000. Average waiting times...
Value of pharmacy animation
29/07/2021
PSNC has launched a video animation showcasing the important work that community pharmacies do and explaining how their role could be developed further. The animation has been developed to help raise awareness of the value of pharmacy services, and how patients and the NHS might be impacted if they...
Coronavirus: the consequences for mental health
29/07/2021
This research with almost 12,000 people found that those with mental health problems report an increase in the severity of challenges they're facing now and concerns about the future. The authors call for services to be ready for the increase in severity of people's mental health problems, and to...
Action to tackle drug misuse
29/07/2021
The government appointed Dame Carol Black as an independent advisor on drug misuse and will publish an ambitious new drug strategy later this year. Dame Carol’s independent review on drugs exposed the scale of the challenge of illegal drug misuse and made clear that a joined-up approach across all...
Kooth & Qwell: Webinars for GP's & Healthcare Professionals
22/07/2021
We at Kooth plc, the nation's leading digital mental health provider, are running 3 separate webinars during the month of August to highlight the benefits of Kooth.com and Qwell.io . In these webinars we will showcase how our services can supplement the amazing work being done by Healthcare...
Treatment and diagnosis of long COVID
21/07/2021
Thousands of people suffering with long COVID will benefit from new research programmes backed by £19.6 million to help better understand the condition, improve diagnosis and find new treatments. An extensive programme of 15 new research studies, backed by government funding through the National...
Couch to 5K app hits 5 million downloads
16/07/2021
Couch to 5K is a free running plan for beginners provided by Public Health England and the BBC, helping those who don’t regularly exercise or keep active to take positive steps for their health and fitness. Downloads have surpassed 5 million this month (July 2021). The app was downloaded 2.36...
NHS investment boost to ambulance staff numbers
16/07/2021
Ambulance trusts in England will be given an extra £55 million to boost staff numbers ahead of winter. The funding will help the services to recruit more 999 call handlers, crews and clinicians to work in control rooms. It will also cover the recruitment and retention of liaison officers who manage...
NHS text message drive to bring forward second vaccine
16/07/2021
Around 650,000 texts will be sent encouraging people to get their second jab eight weeks after their first, in line with updated guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). More……
Tackling obesity a whole-system approach
07/07/2021
Rates of obesity in England are high and rising, with a strong systemic relationship between obesity and deprivation. Rates are also higher in women than in men, and in some ethnic minority groups compared to the white British group. This briefing explores the role of the NHS in tackling obesity,...
Humberside Fire & Rescue Service
30/06/2021
The fire service's monthly theme for July is Cooking safely. It is important not to get distracted when cooking. It only takes a moment for a hot pan or grill tray to catch fire.
Share your experiences of community pharmacies
30/06/2021
Residents in the area are being asked to share their experiences of local community pharmacy services. North East Lincolnshire Council is asking residents to tell them about pharmacy services in their area as part of a pharmaceutical needs assessment used by the NHS. The assessment aims to...
Impact of NHS administration on patient care
29/06/2021
High-quality NHS admin processes can improve patient experience, help to address inequalities and promote better care. This report suggests a framework for improving the quality of admin based on insight from patients, carers and NHS staff.
Advertising rules to help tackle childhood obesity
29/06/2021
Following a public consultation, regulations will come into force at the end of next year to introduce a 9pm watershed for advertisements of foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS). The new rules apply to TV and UK on-demand programmes, as well as restrictions on paid-for advertising of HFSS foods...
Adult social care investment to continue coronavirus protections
29/06/2021
People in care homes or those being cared for at home will benefit from an extra £250 million to continue to protect them from Covid-19 transmission. Made up of £142.5 million infection control funding and £108.8 million for testing, the fund will help protect people in adult social care by...
Drop-In Vaccinations
17/06/2021
Message from NELCCG Your family, friends and work mates need you to have your COVID vaccination as soon as you are offered it. Without the vaccination, you continue to run a much greater risk of catching the virus and passing it on to others who may become very poorly. Some people have mild or no...
Long COVID: the NHS plan for 2021/22
17/06/2021
NHS England has published the Long COVID Plan 21/22 which builds on guidance for commissioning post-COVID assessment clinics and the five-point package of measures launched last autumn. The plan will help local systems to develop – by mid-July – long COVID service plans. These will need to cover...
Patients with type 1 diabetes to get artificial pancreas
17/06/2021
An ‘artificial pancreas’ designed to revolutionise the lives of people with Type 1 diabetes will be provided by the NHS, 100 years after the discovery of insulin, health service chief executive Sir Simon Stevens has announced. More…..
COVID vaccine first dose drive enters the home straight
09/06/2021
The NHS COVID vaccination programme will start inviting remaining adults for their COVID-19 jabs, - just six months after administering the first jab. The last group of adults will begin to be called forward, with around three million people aged between 25 and 29 getting invited to book their...
