The state of health and care 2022
Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) -According to this report, a long-term decline in NHS access and quality, rapidly accelerated by the pandemic, has begun a trend of people opting for private health care and products. The report warns that this growing ‘opt out’ is a symptom of the NHS being under resourced, and struggling to recruit and retain the workforce it needs to deliver truly universal care. It argues that tackling long waiting times and poor outcomes is vital to ensuring the long-term survival of the NHS and arresting the trend toward s an unequal two-tier system that increases health inequalities.Re...
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - March 2, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS performance and productivity Public health and health inequalities Source Type: news
Cancer breakthrough: The common drug shown to ‘halve’ the risk of cancer - 'remarkable'
CANCER waiting times have reached unprecedented highs, fanning concerns survival rates could soon start receding. Few drugs, however, have managed to curb the spread of the disease to date. Now, a new study has suggested a commonly prescribed drug could be instrumental in the war on cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hazard-based duration approach for understanding pedestrian crossing risk exposure at signalised intersection crosswalks - A case study of Kolkata, India - Raoniar R, Maqbool S, Pathak A, Chugh M, Maurya AK.
Pedestrian signal violation is a significant concern among policymakers and traffic engineers as this leads to a pedestrian-vehicle crash. The waiting time for a pedestrian at intersections is crucial in street-crossing decision-making. Once pedestrians te... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
NHSE wants ‘urgent’ meetings over ambulance handovers risk
NHS England and the Care Quality Commission have asked systems with large numbers of ambulance handover delays to urgently hold a meeting to try to fix the problem by “balancing the risks” of long 999 waiting times. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 17, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
'Vital' to make trade-offs to reduce ambulance delays, NHSE tells trusts
NHS England and the Care Quality Commission have asked systems with large numbers of ambulance handover delays to urgently hold a meeting to try to fix the problem by “balancing the risks” of long 999 waiting times. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 17, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Increasing the deterrence of airport security checks by managing expectations through communication: a hypothetical scenario experiment - Bearth A, Hofer F, Stotz T, Ghelfi S.
Selective security screenings are discussed as a potential strategy to reduce costs and waiting times at airports, while keeping security high. However, the limited literature suggests that traditional security screenings, where all passengers are screened... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
More People Are Waiting for Hospital Care In England Than Ever Before
The pandemic has pushed waiting times to historic levels as procedures have been cancelled and delayed. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 13, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
FDA Committee Delays Review of Pfizer-BioNTech ’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Kids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) postponed a meeting to discuss the authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than five, again pushing back the timeline for vaccinating the youngest Americans.
The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee was scheduled to meet on Feb. 15 to discuss emergency use authorization of a two-dose regimen of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine formulated for children ages 6 months through 4 years. (Pfizer is testing a three-microgram dose for young kids, smaller than the doses offered to adults and older children.) But on Fe...
Source: TIME: Health - February 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in December 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - February 11, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
UNISON reacts to latest NHS waiting times figures
Commenting on the latest NHS data on waiting times published today (Thursday) UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Waiting times are hitting new record highs.
“That means pain, suffering and anxiety for millions.
“Solving the staff crisis has to be an urgent priority so patients can get the help they need.
“Persuading exhausted, demoralised health workers to stay in their jobs, and attracting newcomers to the NHS, is paramount.
“An inflation-busting wage boost is needed as soon as possible.”
Notes to editors:
UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 million members providing public services...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 10, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News Press release NHS Sara Gorton waiting lists Source Type: news
U.K. Covid-19: How Will Hospital Leaders Tackle England ’s Massive Backlog?
NHS chiefs have released a major plan to boost surgery and improve waiting times. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Coronavirus Source Type: news
No fresh ideas to deal with growing NHS staffing crisis, says UNISON
Commenting on the health secretary’s plan to deal with the NHS Covid backlog, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
“There’s nothing new to see here. Without fresh ideas to deal with the growing NHS staffing crisis or the broken care system, services won’t be there for those needing help.
“Demoralised, overworked, underpaid staff are quitting the NHS every day. There’s a complete absence of thinking from ministers on how to hold on to experienced employees and attract enthusiastic new recruits.
“The answer is simple. The government must come up with an inflation-busting pay r...
Source: UNISON Health care news - February 8, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News Press release Christina McAnea NHS Source Type: news
Covid in Scotland: 'Lack of planning' put NHS in crisis
The Scottish government is criticised for not doing more to prevent record waiting times and staff shortages. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - February 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS England waiting times for cancer referral and treatment at record high
An estimated half a million people with suspected cancer will not be seen by a specialist within the two-week maximum target set by the NHS this year, says a UK House of Commons library analysis. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
It ’ s time to halt NHS staff exodus with game-changing pay rise, say health unions
The mounting NHS staffing crisis and long waiting times will become permanent unless the government brings in a game-changing retention package, with an inflation-busting pay rise at its heart, say health unions today (Monday).
In evidence to the independent NHS pay review body (NHSPRB), the 14 unions – representing 1.2 million health staff in England – are calling on ministers to act urgently with a significant wage boost. They say this would help halt the growing exodus of exhausted staff from the NHS.
The unions warn that without a decent pay rise this year, the NHS will continue to lose staff at alarming rates,...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 24, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Fatima Ayad Tags: News Press release healthcare nhs pay Sara Gorton Source Type: news
