New Hospital Programme fails to recruit chief
The government’s New Hospital Programme has failed to appoint a new chief after conducting a recruitment process for a permanent senior responsible officer, HSJ has learned. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 10, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nearly $360M SA hospital opens after delayed start
At one point, state officials were hopeful the 454,000-square-foot structure would open by late 2022. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: W. Scott Bailey Source Type: news
Delegates support calls on wellbeing and health and safety
Delegates to UNISON’s health conference debated a series of motions under the collective heading of health, safety and wellbeing, on Monday and Tuesday afternoons.
“Let’s commit to fostering a workplace where every woman feels valued,” said Susan Parkinson (pictured above).
Moving a motion on women’s mental health at work for the national women’s committee, she explained that women experience higher levels of mental health problems than men.
Karen Buckley from Greater Manchester stated that 76% of the NHS staff are women. Alongside the fact that the majority of carers – paid and unpaid – are also women, and...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 10, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News 2024 National Health Conference health and safey long covid mental health sexual harassment trans rights Source Type: news
Girl, 13, cured of rare condition in 'world first'
Doctors at the Royal Stoke Hospital helped a 13-year-old girl with her rare liver condition. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New drug prevents flu-related inflammation and lung damage
Infection with the influenza virus leads to lung injury through inflammation over-activation that causes collateral damage to cells required for breathing. Such damage can be life-threatening, but scientists have a new preventative treatment. A team from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, University of Houston, Tufts University School of Medicine and Fox Chase Cancer Center created a drug that can prevent flu-induced lung injury. In a mouse model, the drug achieves a novel balance between shutting down runaway inflammation and allowing the immune system to stop the virus. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - April 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Local care budgets could be blocked under tougher NHSE scrutiny
NHS England regional teams are being encouraged to block NHS better care fund spending unless commissioners provide more evidence it will help with hospital discharge and bed capacity. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 10, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Kenyan hospital lays off 100 striking doctors as nationwide strike nears a month
A public hospital in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has laid off 100 doctors who are taking part in a nationwide strike for almost one month.#kenya #nairobi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kenyan hospital lays off 100 striking doctors as nationwide strike nears a month
A public hospital in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has laid off 100 doctors who are taking part in a nationwide strike for almost one month (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
10 people in Kingston, Ont., sent to hospital with eye injuries. 2 patients blame a foam party
Ten people in the southeastern Ontario city were treated for chemical eye exposure Monday and needed to have their eyes flushed after what two patients describe as a foam party gone wrong. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news
AdventHealth plans expansion at Celebration hospital
The growth would make it among the largest hospitals in the region. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ryan Lynch Source Type: news
New president to lead opening of $650M hospital in Wheat Ridge
The hospital's new campus is expected to open later this summer. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Analisa Romano Source Type: news
How MedStar aims to keep discharged patients from returning to hospital
A new partnership with a Denver firm could prevent readmissions, easing the burden on hospital staff. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news
Illinois' Botox health scare: Two patients are hospitalized after dodgy injections led to facial PARALYSIS - as state tells doctors to be on lookout for women with droopy faces
Two people in Illinois were hospitalized with botulism after receiving potentially counterfeit Botox by an unauthorized nurse. Health officials are warning hospitals about the potential for more cases. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
America ’ s Growing Birthweight Crisis
Americans are increasingly at risk of having lower incomes, poorer health, and a worse shot at opportunity even before they are born. More babies are now born with low birthweights than in the last 30 years. This has caused growing inequalities that can persist if not properly addressed. In certain parts of the country, that risk may be ten-times greater.
Underweight newborns are at an increased risk of long term health challenges, lower IQ scores, and developmental delays. New data shows that the frequency of this problem is rising with more than 300,000 newborns now experiencing low birthweight. This public hea...
Source: TIME: Health - April 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeremy Ney Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
Health conference: Divided we fall
The debate on Agenda for Change pay merged into terms and conditions as business continued into the afternoon at health conference in Brighton.
Paying to work
First up were a group of motions that explored the various ways in which health workers are losing out financially in the course of their work. This included paying for their own uniforms, DBS checks, paying for hospital parking – with one delegate even saying her employer asked for staff to pay for their key-fobs.
Elsewhere motions discussed out-of-date mileage and subsistence rates with the mover of the mileage motion, Trudy Martin of the SGE, noting that: “HMR...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 9, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Simon Jackson Tags: Article News 2024 National Health Conference agenda for change Source Type: news
