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A working life: the air ambulance paramedic
Taking to the skies to reach patients might seem glamorous, but for David Fletcher the focus is on care, as well as safety As the bright red helicopter I’m sitting in shudders and shakes its way off the ground, I think to myself – David Fletcher has one hell of a company car. An air [...]
Juror fined £450 after smoking cannabis joint on break from rape trial
Shezad Hussain admits contempt of court after juror on another case spotted him smoking at bus stop during lunch hour A juror on a rape trial who smoked a cannabis joint in his lunch hour was today fined £450 after admitting contempt of court. Shezad Hussain, 26, smoked the drug at a bus stop just [...]
Half of learning disability services not meeting core standards
Half of the learning disability services inspected by the Care Quality Commission in the wake of Winterbourne View are not meeting essential standards on safeguarding residents and caring for them. The CQC said the findings were a cause for concern.
Burstow urges social workers to overhaul ‘crisis’ care system
The care services minister has put social workers at the heart of his plans to transform social care from a “high-dependency service” to one that supports people to stay independent.
In death – as in life – my mother was rescued by love | Jonathan Freedland
Sara’s story is an extraordinary one of loss, survival and, at the end, the remarkable bonds between us all Nearly 11 years have passed since I last broke my own rule and wrote in this place about something deeply personal. Then, in the summer of 2001, it was the birth of my first child and [...]
Dopamine: the two-faced molecule behind addiction and Parkinson’s disease – video | The Newton Channel
The hormone dopamine is responsible for the cravings of addiction, but when levels are abnormally low it causes the muscular twitches of Parkinson’s disease
Kids’ cardiac service criticised
An independent panel says cardiac services at Glasgow’s Sick Children’s Hospital “may be unsafe if critical staffing problems are not addressed”.
Today in healthcare: Friday 18 May
News, comment, blogposts and tweets across the sector 3.11pm: Lizzi Easterbrook writes Thanks to everyone who took part in our live Q&A on leadership earlier. We will be doing a round-up on the site next week and you can still read all the comments here. Elsewhere, your views on the news looks at the response [...]
Transforming care by improving patients experience event
How does Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust use patient experience to improve services? What difference has your feedback made? Find out more about the use of technology in seeking patient feedback. Details to be found here
Parent classes ‘not nanny state’
Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England, denying they are the policy of a “nanny state”.
Father wants ‘donation’ lessons
A father who lost his son to leukaemia is calling for schools and colleges to make a lesson on donating stem cells, blood and organs part of the curriculum.
Dieting ‘safe for pregnant women’
Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested.
83-year-old gives away one of his ‘Formula One’ kidneys
Nicholas Crace becomes oldest living kidney donor in UK and one of 100 people who have donated to a stranger while alive He has given blood 57 times, he is a volunteer driver for a local hospice, and now Nicholas Crace has scored a double first at the age of 83 – becoming the oldest [...]
Last night a DVD saved my life
A teenager diagnosed herself with cancer after watching her illness depicted in the Cameron Diaz weepie My Sister’s Keeper No one ever claimed going to the cinema was good for you, but a teenage girl has discovered that paying attention while watching a DVD can save your life, after she diagnosed herself with cancer during [...]
Computer game for stroke patients
Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes.
Today in healthcare: Thursday 17 May
News, comment, blogposts and tweets across the sector 5.22pm: Lizzi Easterbrook writes That’s almost all from us today, but before we go… The Strategic Society Centre have released a new publication today called ‘The Roadmap: England’s choices for the care crisis’. They are exploring the ‘spending decisions’ and ‘funding decisions’ that need to be taken [...]
Prosthetic retina in development
Scottish scientists are working on a device to restore sight in people with a form of age related blindness.
Sandwich labels misleading consumers
Tesco, Aldi, Caffe Nero and Greggs criticised by Which? for failing to print ‘traffic-light labelling’ on the front of packs Inconsistent and confusing labels on best-selling sandwiches on the high street are making it difficult for shoppers to make meaningful comparisons and choose the healthiest options, a consumer group has warned. Retailers such as Tesco, [...]
Rise in ambulance delays at A&E
Ambulances are spending 50% more time outside hospitals in Kent, Sussex and Surrey, the BBC has learned.
What does the abandonment of two commissioning support services mean for the NHS reforms?
Richard Vize explores the development of the commissioning support services and the wider implications for the health sector. Are cracks beginning to show? Just weeks after the health reforms passed into law, serious cracks have emerged in the new system that could derail both the quality and financial stability of NHS services. The NHS Commissioning [...]
