Newly appointed NI health minister to meet unions
Bid to end strike over health staff pay parity Related items fromOnMedica Paediatrician shortfall jeopardising child health services Policy and planning for NHS workforce - ‘not fit for purpose’ Nearly £100m spent on temp staffing for midwifery NHS rolls out staff retention scheme to general practice Public believe many more nurses needed for safe care (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 12, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Huge 35% gender pay gap in general practice
Fifth-largest pay gap of any profession in UK – women GPs earn £40,000 a year less than men, on average Related items fromOnMedica GPs set to be balloted on willingness to take industrial action GP recruitment time-bomb ‘ready to explode’ Staff survey results ‘alarming’, say health leaders Pension tax system particularly unsatisfactory for NHS staff Fatigue still too common among junior doctors (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 10, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
RCPCH demands urgent action on air quality
Air pollution single greatest environmental threat to public health in the UK, especially for children and deprived communities Related items fromOnMedica Pollution kills 1.7 million children, says WHO Should we have compulsory measles vaccination at school entry? Multidrug-resistant TB spreads less easily than ‘normal’ TB Fewer lung symptoms in children as air pollution levels drop Texting can improve flu jab uptake (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 9, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Challenge myth that personality disorder is untreatable
Psychiatrists say myth means people with personality disorders are denied specialist care, which can be fatal Related items fromOnMedica Experts urge radical action on mental health crises Midwives demand ‘equivalence’ in prison perinatal care Should we recognise obesity as a disease? ‘No improvement’ in community mental health care Mental health patients report poorer hospital experiences (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 9, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
SAS and LE doctors face unfairness, rudeness and humiliation
One in six respondents had faced threatening or insulting comments or behaviour, some of it based on race Related items fromOnMedica Hunt ‘never planned to insist on changes to existing contracts’ Primary Care Home has positive impact on care and services NHS Scotland pressures ‘need urgent action now’ Juniors ’ contract concerns about far more than pay Identity crisis (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 9, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
A & E departments had worst month on record in December
NHS has neither resources, staff, nor capacity to cope with rocketing demand as patients wait in cramped corridors Related items fromOnMedica Winter A&E waiting time cases quadruple over seven years Taking back control Part 2 GPs warn government: fund service properly or it will collapse Tory manifesto ‘incredibly disappointing’ on health say doctors Spending review ‘another missed opportunity’ to turn round NHS (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 9, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Middle age healthy habits may stave off old age disease
Healthy habits can add 10 extra years of disease-free life Related items fromOnMedica Less than half of patients accept NHS Health Check Fat children have high cardiovascular risks as teens Doubt over health benefits of non-sugar sweeteners UK research reveals racial inequalities in diabetes care Five modifiable risk factors found to help reach healthy old age (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 8, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Better care needed for children who self-harm to prevent suicide
Suicide rate of patients who self-harm more than 30 times higher Related items fromOnMedica Impact of spending on mental health is unclear Gender disparity over who is admitted for self-harm Screen time - a moral panic for the 21st century? Child mental health linked to families who struggle Hundreds of schools set to test mental health support techniques (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 8, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Mental health workforce at breaking point
More than half of staff too busy to give best care Related items fromOnMedica Can medicine be cured? Action needed to secure hospitals ’ future Huge hospital waits add to GPs ’ workload, warns top GP Multidisciplinary primary care teams expand in Northern Ireland GPs welcome 'biggest reform to services in 15 years' (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 8, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Plan to repair and boost general practice launched
RCGP makes direct appeal to health secretary Related items fromOnMedica The changing role of community trusts in large geographies GPs demand home visits are dropped from contract Huge hospital waits add to GPs ’ workload, warns top GP Multidisciplinary primary care teams expand in Northern Ireland GP leader calls for staff boost over better access (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 8, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Rising number of general practices in breach of contract
56% rise in breaches in a year, investigation shows Related items fromOnMedica Little evidence over poor quality of GP locums Leadership CQC's State of Care report finds standards improving but warns of pressures CQC is rated well but 'requires improvement', says review General Practitioners recognised as ‘specialists’ (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 8, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Childhood deprivation may be linked to smaller brain size
8.6% smaller brain in those who experienced severe deprivation Related items fromOnMedica UK lagging behind peers on child health We are ‘sitting on a young people’s health time bomb’ Put children ’s health, not private profits, at heart of policy Scotland reveals target of halving child obesity by 2030 Child nutrition shows little improvement as wealth grows (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 7, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
UK approach needed on rising drugs death cases
Scotland appeals to Westminster on UK-wide action Related items fromOnMedica Motorists to face roadside drugs test Tougher drug laws may not stop violence Learning and growing together Possible link between marijuana and poor blood sugar control Online access to meds without prescription on rise, warn pharmacists (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 7, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
GPs invited to enter national shared learning award
Award recognises guidance put into good practice Related items fromOnMedica CQC's State of Care report finds standards improving but warns of pressures GPs need more time to treat complex needs MDU objects to duty of candour for GPs PCNs can help promote safety culture and share initiatives GPs are letting down heart failure patients (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 7, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Fresh strike action by nurses begins
RCN members resume strike action in Northern Ireland Related items fromOnMedica Can medicine be cured? Home Office woes New Year NHS resolutions Taking back control Part 2 RCGP sets out priorities for general practice for new prime minister (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - January 7, 2020 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
