NHS Bolton Library Presents… Primary Care news, research & opinion for the week ending 2nd October 2011

Please find below a selection of the most relevant and interesting news stories of the past week. Including:

• Better commissioning is needed to deal with combined effects of physical and mental illnesses
• Cigarette vending machines banned in England
• Exclusive: government funding changes ‘will transfer £700m from poor to rich areas’
• Exposure to statins and risk of common cancers: a series of nested case-control studies
• Healthcare accreditation systems: further perspectives on performance measures
• Monitor threatens collective punishment for Greater Manchester over cancer
• Onus is on doctors to encourage patients to have the flu jab
• Size restrictions on commissioning groups are eroding GPs’ engagement

New non-emergency health phone number to launch

A non-emergency telephone number for NHS services is to launch across England, the Department of Health says

via BBC News – New non-emergency health phone number to launch.

Scots ban on supermarket alcohol deals comes into force

New laws have come into force banning “irresponsible” drinks promotions by retailers in Scotland.

via BBC News – Scots ban on supermarket alcohol deals comes into force.

Cigarette vending machines banned in England

The sale of tobacco from vending machines has been banned in England, with anyone caught selling cigarettes in machines facing a fine of £2,500

via BBC News – Cigarette vending machines banned in England.

Medicine no longer an “old boys club”

Source: Medicine no longer an “old boys club” | News | Health Service Journal.

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An increase in the number of doctors referred to the General Medical Council by their medical colleagues shows the profession is moving away from being “an old boys’ club”, new research has suggested

 

CQC says it faces ‘unsustainable’ expectations

Source: CQC says it faces ‘unsustainable’ expectations | News | Health Service Journal.

This article is solely the work of the HSJ. For a full copy of the article please contact the library.

Expectations about what the Care Quality Commission can achieve may be “unrealistic and unsustainable”, its own review has found

 

DH considers a country-wide push on reconfiguration

Source:DH considers a country-wide push on reconfiguration | News | Health Service Journal.

This article is solely the work of the HSJ. For a full copy of the article please contact the library.

Ministers and officials are considering a national drive to make the case for large-scale service reconfiguration, to deflect criticism from commissioners who decide to redesign services locally.

 

Monitor threatens collective punishment for Greater Manchester over cancer

Source:Monitor threatens collective punishment for Greater Manchester over cancer | News | Health Service Journal.

This article is solely the work of the HSJ. For a full copy of the article please contact the library.

Monitor has threatened to downgrade the governance ratings of nine foundation trusts in Greater Manchester if waiting times at the Christie Foundation Trust do not improve in the next six months

 

Local autism strategy groups should be set up, NICE recommends

Local teams of doctors, social workers, and teachers are needed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of autism, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) says in new guidance.

via Local autism strategy groups should be set up, NICE recommends — Hawkes 343 — bmj.com.

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Critical care is risking lives, say surgeons

Source: Critical care is risking lives, say surgeons | News | Health Service Journal.

This article is solely the work of the HSJ. For a full copy of the article please contact the library.

Thousands of patients who need emergency surgery are having their lives put at risk by poor NHS care and delays in accessing treatment, according to a damning report.