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Podcast on mental health support for schools
22/05/2019
NHS England has recorded a discussion between clinicians and system leaders about the benefits of improving mental health provision in schools. More...
New reports recommend improvements to a range of services
22/05/2019
The Healthcare Qualify Improvement Partnership (HQIP) has made recommendations to commissioners for improvements to services for COPD, breast cancer...
New device will protect prostate cancer patients during radiation treatment
22/05/2019
An innovation that can reduce the side-effects of radiotherapy for prostate cancer patients by over 70% will be rolled out across the NHS to put...
Committee shocked by low uptake of flu vaccine
25/10/2018
The House of Commons science and technology committee was shocked by survey results which showed that the flu vaccination uptake in social care settings was at best around 25%. The committee was prompted to undertake this inquiry as a result of the high disease burden of flu in 2017/18, high...
Self Care Week 2018
25/10/2018
Self Care Week is from 12 to 18 November 2018. The campaign works with organisations such as community pharmacies to educate people to take care of their health and wellbeing.
Faster access to treatment and new technology for 500,000 patients
25/10/2018
The government has announced funding for two new programmes that will identify innovative technologies and treatments then speed up their uptake across the NHS. £7 million has been earmarked for “testbed” projects. A further £2 million will be available for “rapid uptake” products. These are seven...
New plans to combat NHS fraud
25/10/2018
The government has announced how it will take tougher action on fraud and save hundreds of millions of pounds for the NHS over the next five years. It includes a commitment to halve prescription fraud, which costs the NHS £256 million a year. From next year prescription exemptions will be digitised...
NHS pledges to eliminate ethnicity pay gap
24/10/2018
The NHS will work towards eliminating the gender pay gap and ensuring top managers are as diverse as the staff they represent. A new to goal to eliminate the ethnicity pay gap in the NHS has been announced, with black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation in senior leadership to match...
Keep Antibiotics Working campaign returns
24/10/2018
The Keep Antibiotics Working campaign returns to alert the public to the risks of antibiotic resistance, urging them to always take their doctor, nurse or healthcare professional’s advice on antibiotics. Antibiotics are a vital tool used to manage infections. A Public Health England report...
Thousands of babies at risk of harm, report finds
23/10/2018
A report by the children’s commissioner suggests there are 15,800 babies under the age of one considered by local authorities to be vulnerable or highly vulnerable and at risk of harm, but still living at home. The report looks at how many babies might be vulnerable to severe harm where all three...
Progress of the forward view for mental health
23/10/2018
The Royal College of Psychiatry has published a progress report on the government's mental health strategy, the NHS Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. The findings deal with three main themes: investing in core services for adults severely affected by mental illness; increasing the mental...
More GPs in training than ever
22/10/2018
Figures from Health Education England (HEE) show that the numbers in GP training are the highest in NHS history. This year’s figure of 3,473 means the annual target of 3,250 has been surpassed for the first time. More than 300 additional trainees will enter specialty training, 10% more than last...
Price fall of ‘most costly drug’ set to save the NHS £150m a year
18/10/2018
NHS hospitals stand to save £150m a year as the NHS’s most costly drug becomes cheaper. Adalimumab is the single medicine on which hospitals spend the most, at a cost of more than £400 million a year. As the patent has now expired, most patients can now expect to be treated with a much cheaper ‘...
Social care in prisons
18/10/2018
A joint report from Care Quality Commission and HM Inspectorate of Prisons says prisons in England and Wales are failing the growing population of elderly, ill and frail prisoners. Many older jails are ill-equipped for prisoners in wheelchairs or with mobility problems. Some prisoners struggle to...
New support to improve health of disabled adults
17/10/2018
There are around 3.5 million disabled adults at greater risk of poor health due to inactivity, and evidence shows they are twice as likely to be inactive as non-disabled people. Public Health England is promising new resources to tackle the problem.
Improving children and young people’s mental health services
17/10/2018
A report from the National Audit Office examines whether the government is on track to meet its ambitions for children and young people’s mental health services. It focuses on how the government decided to implement the policies set out in Future in Mind, progress to date, and accountability for...
Government launches loneliness strategy
17/10/2018
Theresa May called it one of the greatest public health challenges of our time, as she launched the first cross-government strategy to tackle loneliness. All GPs in England will be able to refer patients experiencing loneliness to community activities and voluntary services by 2023. Three quarters...
CQC surveys the state of care
16/10/2018
The CQC’s annual report highlights trends, examples of good care, and where care needs to improve. Ratings show that quality overall has been largely maintained from last year, and in some cases improved, despite the continuing challenges providers face. The report also found that it was harder for...
Record levels of severe obesity in children
16/10/2018
New data published shows the rate of severe obesity among year 6 children (aged 10 to 11) has increased by more than a third since 2006 to 2007 to 4.2%. The latest data from the national child measurement programme also shows stubborn inequalities persist, with obesity in the poorest areas more...
Scartho Medical Centre - Flu Vaccines
15/10/2018
We are aware of an issue at Scartho Medical Centre this past weekend. Because of a change to # FluVaccines the practice ran out of vaccinations for over 65's. This resulted in some people being turned away from the clinic on Saturday. We have been reassured that the surgery will be re-stocked and...
Flu Vaccination Season
15/10/2018
Flu Vaccines are here and from next week, along with our usual resources we will have Flu Vaccination information for Parents at our engagement events. Come along and ask if you need one! You can download the Flu Vaccine information below.
NHS invests £2 million to eliminate inpatient suicides
15/10/2018
The prime minister has announced £2m in funding for the Zero Suicide Alliance (ZSA) over the next two years. The funding will help to reduce suicides across the NHS, with the aim of achieving zero inpatient suicides. It will be used to develop tools for the NHS and public and private partners.
Directions for integrated care providers (ICPs)
15/10/2018
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation with GPs and others involved in the provision of primary medical services. It set outs the draft directions for those providing primary care as part of an ICP and asks if the draft provisions for a new ICP contract are effective...
Local data from 2017 cancer patient experience survey
15/10/2018
NHS England has published local results from the 2017 national cancer patient experience survey. The results , by trust and clinical commissioning group, are on the survey website alongside the national data, which was published in July. Fieldwork for the 2018 survey begins in October and a...
Access to children and young people’s mental health services
12/10/2018
A report from Education Policy Institute examines access to specialist services, waiting times for treatment, and provision for those children that are not able to receive treatment, using information from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and local authorities in England. More...
National mortality case record review: annual report 2018
12/10/2018
The Royal College of Physicians reports on the effectiveness of the standardised review approach used by hospitals to learn from adult acute deaths and improve patient care. It cites a number of case studies where the structured judgement review process has made positive contributions to improving...
Making hospitals safe for people with diabetes
11/10/2018
Diabetes UK has published a report that highlights the challenges facing diabetes inpatient services and shows what should be in place in all hospitals. More.....
PM pledges action on suicide to mark World Mental Health Day
11/10/2018
The Samaritans’ helpline will remain free for the next four years with support from the government, Theresa May has announced as she marked World Mental Health Day. New government funding – up to £1.8 million – will help ensure the charity can continue to provide immediate and lifesaving support to...
