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Government pledges to reduce overprescribing of medicines
24/09/2021
Ministers are announcing action to prevent medicines being prescribed unnecessarily, following a new review led by the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer...
First UK manufactured rapid tests deployed across England
24/09/2021
The first UK-manufactured lateral flow devices or LFDs are being rolled out to universities across England. The first UK-manufactured rapid tests –...
COVID-19 booster vaccination campaign
20/09/2021
The NHS has started delivering COVID booster jabs to people in eligible groups. In line with new advice set out by the Joint Committee on Vaccination...
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...
The stress-resistant manager: building your resilience
09/06/2021
Most of us will suffer work-related stress at some point – and the problem is most acute for public sector staff, particularly those working in health and care services. This online training session on 23 June and 1 July will show you how to understand the things that cause you stress (“stressors...
Community pharmacists administer more flu vaccinations
02/06/2021
Community pharmacy teams have administered over a million more flu vaccinations under the national Flu Vaccination Service during 2020/21 than the previous year – a 62% increase. The NHS Business Services Authority has published the Advanced Service Flu report which shows that community pharmacists...
Needs of older people during the Covid-19 crisis
02/06/2021
This report highlights a number of recommendations for service commissioners, funders and contractors to contribute to future emergency planning and responses. It recognises the expertise of equalities organisations in understanding and meeting the needs of the communities they represent, and to...
Abortion care services in the UK
02/06/2021
In the UK, MSI Reproductive Choices provides NHS vasectomy and abortion services, including free BACP accredited counselling, STI screening and contraception advice and fitting. In the UK, MSI Reproductive Choices provides NHS vasectomy and abortion services , including free BACP accredited...
Plan to deliver world-leading genomic healthcare
24/05/2021
Patients across the UK will benefit from better healthcare, treatments and faster diagnosis as the government sets out how it will continue to deliver world-leading genomic healthcare. Genomics is the study of genetic information and can help diagnose diseases earlier and more accurately, reduce...
Smoking and health
24/05/2021
This report reviews the UK’s progress in reducing smoking prevalence, and sets out comprehensive recommendations for England’s forthcoming National Tobacco Control Plan. It says that while the reduction in smoking prevalence by 75 per cent since 1962 has been considered a national success, if the...
We Are With You Volunteering
12/05/2021
We Are With You drug & alcohol service are recruiting for admin support & recovery support VOLUNTEER assistants to join their team. If you are compassionate and understanding towards those that are struggling to change their alcohol or drug use then this could be an opportunity for you. We...
North East Lincolnshire SENDIASS Message
12/05/2021
Did you know it is possible to contact North East Lincolnshire SENDIASS not only by telephone and email (see below) but also via our live web chat facility? The web chat is monitored by one of our experienced project workers every week day between 10am and 11am. Any queries which are received via...
COVID-19 vaccines: evidence of success
12/05/2021
Public Health England (PHE) analysis shows for the first time that individuals who receive a single dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine have approximately 80% lower risk of death with COVID-19 compared with unvaccinated individuals. The report also shows protection against death from the Pfizer-...
More restrictions eased for care homes
12/05/2021
From Monday 17 May care home residents will be able to have more named visitors and more opportunities to make visits out with no need to self-isolate when they return. The number of named family members or friends able to visit their loved ones in care homes will be increased to five, as the...
Promoting innovations - World Asthma day on 5 May
04/05/2021
NHS England and NHS Improvement, through the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC), are supporting World Asthma Day on 5 May by raising awareness of two products to help Asthma patients. The two products Asthma Biologics and FeNO Testing have been designated Rapid Uptake Products (RUPs). RUPs are...
England’s response to Covid-19
04/05/2021
The King’s Fund has published a new report: Assessing England’s response to Covid-19; it provides a framework to help untangle the complicated interactions between different elements of the pandemic response in England. More……..
GenOMICC COVID-19 study
28/04/2021
NHS England are supporting Genomics England to find volunteers for a national COVID-19 study about why some people become more severely affected than others and to help find better treatments. Please consider volunteering if you’ve had COVID-19. More….
NHS to invite people aged 44 for COVID-19 jab
28/04/2021
Around half a million 44-year olds will receive a text inviting them to get their jab through the national booking service. The move to the next age group comes alongside the latest figures showing that more than two thirds of people aged 45 to 49 have been vaccinated. The decision to move to...
COVID-19 vaccines have prevented 10,400 deaths in older adults
13/04/2021
Public Health England (PHE) analysis indicates that the COVID-19 vaccination programme prevented 10,400 deaths in those aged 60 and older in England up to the end of March, an additional 4,300 since the previous update. From 8 December 2020 to the end of March 2021, over 15 million vaccine doses...
Multiple long-term conditions - making sense of the evidence
13/04/2021
One in four adults in England lives with multiple health conditions, and they encounter many common problems with healthcare. How can the system adapt to meet their needs? The National Institute for Health Research has developed a collection of research on multiple long-term conditions (...
Effective online meetings
13/04/2021
Are too many of your meetings classed as ‘a waste of time or boring and frustrating?’ then develop the capabilities and confidence to manage engaging meetings that gain commitment, add value, and achieve outcomes. This virtual workshop focuses on developing the skills to manage meetings in a more...
New Long COVID Triage and Assessment Service launches for Humber
08/04/2021
For patients living in the Humber area, which includes Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, North and North East Lincolnshire, the new Humber Long COVID Triage and Assessment Service will support those whose Covid-19 symptoms have not resolved after 12 or more weeks. The service is hosted by City Health...
