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COVID-19: Fraud and scams
03/04/2020
Information from North East Lincolnshire Council: Be alert to potential fraud and scams Be on your guard for fraudsters exploiting fears about COVID-...
COVID-19: Who to contact for help
03/04/2020
Information from North East Lincolnsire Council: Protecting everyone in North East Lincolnshire is our utmost priority, particularly the most...
Diabetes UK Message
01/04/2020
We are writing to provide a quick update on the help and support Diabetes UK is providing during the coronavirus pandemic, and hope this information...
Pharmacy advice campaign gets underway
27/01/2020
Public Health England this week launched a campaign to encourage people to make better use of their local pharmacy. Pharmacists can treat minor concerns like coughs, colds, sore throats, itchy eyes and earaches, helping to reduce pressure on GPs and hospital emergency departments. The campaign asks...
Promoting physical activity to manage long-term conditions
24/01/2020
The latest edition of Public Health England’s Health Matters newsletter contains information for local authorities and healthcare professionals on promoting physical activity for the prevention and management of long-term conditions. More.....
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
22/01/2020
It is important to remember that cervical screening is a screening test only. It gives a snapshot of cervical cells to identify whether there may be changes caused by high-risk HPV early. It will not give you a diagnosis of cancer. If you have an abnormal result, you may be invited to colonoscopy,...
Help NICE develop guidance on the management of multiple sclerosis in adults
21/01/2020
Help develop the NICE guideline on multiple sclerosis in adults The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces guidance on the most effective ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease and ill health, and provide social care support. Our guidance is based on research...
Briefing on changes to oncology services
20/01/2020
Briefing on changes to oncology services – Scarborough Hospital, Bridlington Hospital, Scunthorpe General and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital The purpose of this document is to outline the approach to communicating proposed changes to the delivery of oncology services affecting patients on the...
Mental health policy in England
16/01/2020
Around one in four people in the UK suffer from a mental health problem each year. The NHS has set out that it wants to achieve parity of esteem between mental and physical health, in terms of access to services, quality of care and allocation of resources. This briefing looks at the current mental...
Consultation on the NHS standard contract 2020/21
16/01/2020
NHS England is consulting on the NHS standard contract for 2020/21. Comments on the draft contract can be made by Friday 31 January 2020 either by using an online feedback form or by email to england.contractsengagement@nhs.net. NHS England also welcomes comments on the draft technical guidance.
New campaign urges public to speak up about the NHS
14/01/2020
Healthwatch England has launched the #SpeakUp2020 campaign, encouraging everybody to speak up about what would make health and social care services in their communities better. More....
Patients get same-day appointments with local pharmacists
13/01/2020
More than 100,000 patients have had appointments with expert pharmacists in the last 10 weeks, relieving pressure on GPs and A&E departments. The community pharmacist consultation service (CPCS) was introduced in October 2019. The service enables NHS 111 health advisers to refer patients with...
NHS Missed Appointments
09/01/2020
There are around 15 million missed appointments in the NHS every year. This wastes 216 million pounds of NHS money. This could pay for: 2325 full time GP’s 224 640 cataract operations 58 320 hip replacements 216 000 alzheimer’s treatment courses 8 424 full time community nurses Don't need it?...
£40 million investment to reduce NHS staff login times
08/01/2020
The government will provide £40 million to transform slow login times, one of the main technology frustrations facing NHS staff. NHS staff currently have to log in to multiple computer programmes when tending to a patient, with each programme requiring its own login details. Some staff need to log...
Number of NHS App users more than double in three months
08/01/2020
The number of patients using the NHS App has more than doubled since chief nurse Ruth May announced the NHS App Ambassadors scheme in early September. The number of NHS App registered users now stands at over 200,000 compared with 91,000 at the beginning of September. More people than ever before...
Unpaid carers in their 80s ‘save government £23 billion a year’
08/01/2020
New figures by Age UK show that an army of carers aged 80 and over provide 23m hours of unpaid care a week, saving the health and care system £23 billion a year. More....
Further warnings about effect of winter on hospitals
06/01/2020
Leaders of NHS trusts are warning that they are more concerned than ever before about the level of risk they will need to manage for patients and their staff this winter. A briefing from NHS Providers looks into the main areas of concern facing the NHS and the extensive planning done with local...
NHS support sees people lose the weight Of 43 ambulances
06/01/2020
People finishing the NHS diabetes prevention programme have lost the equivalent weight of 43 ambulances. Around four million people in the UK live with type two diabetes, with diabetes and its complications costing the NHS more than £10 billion to treat every year. 89,604 people have now finished...
Doctors’ registration fees to rise by maximum of £7
20/12/2019
In line with inflation, the General Medical Council’s (GMC) annual retention fees will rise by 1.7% from 1 April 2020. This represents a £7 increase for doctors registered with a licence to practise and £3 for newly qualified doctors. The decision, made by the GMC’s Council, is in keeping with the...
New guide explains what people can expect when visiting a pharmacy
16/12/2019
The General Pharmaceutical Council has produced a new online guide for patients and the public which explains what they can expect when visiting a pharmacy. The guide summarises the standards that registered pharmacies and pharmacy professionals have to meet, and what these standards mean for...
Dry January
12/12/2019
With the festive season upon us, the drinks will be flowing more than usual for some. But just round the corner is Dry January. Dry January is the annual movement through which millions of people give up alcohol for the month of January. It is run by the charity Alcohol Change UK and is an ideal...
‘Simply not enough GPs to meet demand’ – BMA
12/12/2019
Responding to analysis from the TUC, which shows GP numbers have fallen by almost 1,000 in the last four years, Dr Richard Vautrey, BMA GP committee chair, said: “As we’ve said time and time again, there are simply not enough GPs to meet demand and guarantee safe, quality care to patients. And as...
Data on written complaints in the NHS Q2 2019/20
11/12/2019
NHS Digital has published its latest quarterly data on written complaints made by or on behalf of patients who use NHS hospital and community health services in England. The NHS complaints procedure is the statutory mechanism for dealing with complaints about NHS care and treatment required of all...
Pharmacists suffer the mental health consequences of workplace pressures
11/12/2019
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has published research showing the impact of workplace pressures on the mental health and wellbeing of pharmacists. Over 1300 pharmacists responded to a survey on workforce wellbeing, which will be used to campaign for NHS-funded wellbeing support for all...
A good CHAT boosts quality and saves money in dementia care
11/12/2019
A nurse-led service aimed at providing more care for care home residents with dementia outside hospital has produced big savings and improved patient care – winning national endorsement from NHS England. More....
Healthwatch reporting tool allows professionals to search patient experience reports
11/12/2019
Healthwatch has produced a tool that enables healthcare organisations to search nearly 3000 local Healthwatch publications for patient experience information. The reports contain more than 420,000 views of patients about their experience of the health and care system.
Improving mental health services in integrated care systems
05/12/2019
This report sets out recommendations for local and national health and care leaders to support the prioritisation of mental health as local areas develop into integrated care systems. More....
State of the nation’s health in 2018 shown in new report
05/12/2019
The latest figures for the Health Survey for England have been released by NHS Digital, monitoring trends in the nation’s health and featuring new data on gambling, asthma and longstanding conditions. More...
