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July 2019

Helen Mary Jones, a Plaid Cymru AM has said that a professional body able to hold Welsh NHS managers to account and strike them off for poor performance should be set up. She has called for more scrutiny to prevent a repeat of the Cwm Taf maternity scandal. Health Minister Vaughan Gething told a debate such a new body could be complex. Professional regulatory bodies already exist for doctors and nurses, but Ms Jones wants a similar professional body for managers.

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July 2019

Concerns have been raised at Ysbyty Cefni Hospital in Llangefni, which treats people with dementia and some staff have been removed from their duties as part of an investigation into an Anglesey dementia unit. The North Wales Community Health Council had raised concerns about staffing levels at the unit after an inspection carried out last Christmas.

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July 2019

An article in The Guardian reports how doctors and health experts claim government plans to boost public health are too weak to deal with issues such as obesity, smoking and alcohol. The green paper on the prevention of ill-health in England was published recently but experts criticised the package of measures as inadequate, given the number of people dying avoidably from cancer, heart attacks and strokes linked to smoking and bad diet.

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July 2019

Around 100 professionals, people using services and partner organisations with an interest in the future of better, safer nursing and midwifery care joined the NMC recently as the regulator set out its proposed 2020 to 2025 strategic themes for consultation. This important milestone comes after the NMC’s ‘first phase’ of its future strategy development work. Now it is time for others to have their say regarding the strategic themes and what underpins them. The closing date for responses is 16th October 2019.

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July 2019

The latest statistics on smoking in pregnancy have been published by NHS Digital. They show that just under 11% of pregnant women were known to be smokers at the time of delivery in 2018-19. This is similar to the level recorded in 2017-18, but down from 15% in 2008/09. Commenting the figures, Clare Livingstone, Professional Policy Advisor at the Royal College of Midwives, said: “It is very concerning that the number of smokers in pregnancy is not falling.

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June 2019

The Care Quality Commission has carried out an extensive patient survey and published its findings on their website. They have reported that patient satisfaction for NHS hospitals has fallen for the first time in six years, plus increasing delays in receiving a bed, help from staff and relief from pain due to growing demand. On a positive note fundamental needs are being met in terms of food, hydration and rest.

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June 2019

The Guardian reports that care chiefs have warned that the government’s failure to get to grips with the escalating financial crisis in social care has put tens of thousands of older and disabled people at risk of being denied basic support such as help with washing and dressing.

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June 2019

The Nursing Times reports that a campaign to secure public funding for Jean Purdy, whose ground breaking work helped lead the birth of the world’s first test tube baby Louise Brown. Jean was left off three plaques at the Royal Oldham Hospital, which honours the innovators of IVF, and the council has been fighting for her to be recognised.

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June 2019

Britain’s doctors have urged ministers to scrap controversial rules that force migrants to pay upfront before they can receive NHS care for serious illnesses such as cancer. The British Medical Association has become the first body representing medical staff to call for the complete abolition of the charges, which have been heavily criticised by MPs and health charities.

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June 2019

The BBC reports that a team at the University of Dundee is testing thousands of drug combinations to find a way to stop sperm working. Researchers are using robots to help develop a male contraceptive pill. Men could begin testing the pill once a suitable compound is identified.

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June 2019

Owners of the Meifod and Vicarage Care Home in Rhos in Wrexham, Wales have announced its closure. The statement comes just one week on from the news another Wrexham-based care home had its residents removed after Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) and Wrexham Council terminated their contract with the provider.

Orchard Care Homes say the decision to close was an incredibly tough one to make and blamed financial instability as the main reason.

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June 2019

Recent press coverage in Chichester by The Observer about the appeal for food donations for the Four Streets Project has resulted in a number of businesses coming forward. Domino’s Pizza have offered to donate food to the project on a regular basis, along with Greggs who are to organise donations on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and Marks and Spencer are also in talks with the charity about the best way the company can provide support. The charity’s founder, Donna Ockenden said: “We are delighted. It was a real worry to us when Eat closed its doors so quickly.”

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