Mothers-to-be need to be aware of the need for a “maternity exemption certificate” in order to get free prescriptions. The NHS is catching and fining those who don’t have the certificate but still claim free prescriptions. Guardian news item at https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/feb/04/nhs-fines-mothers-for-claiming-free-prescriptions-while-pregnant.
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Recovering NHS Emergency Care
Yesterday the NHS announced a plan for the recovery of urgent and emergency care services. It is full of aspirations and ambitions. Find the details in the introductory letter and the full plan documents.
Ealing Hospital to Offer More Support to Veterans
Ealing Hospital is aiming to work better for ex-armed service personnel both as staff and patients. More on Ealing Today.
Catch-up with Recent Items from NWL NHS
First of all, many apologies for the lack of updates over the last several weeks. I’ve been ill and most normal activity just wasn’t possible. Luckily (and thanks to our GPs) I’m now pretty much back to what passes for normal, but I’m still trying to catch up! I’ve had quite a few potentially useful …
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Winter Prediction
The NHS is warning that this could be a bad year for flu, and indeed Covid, at least based on what has been seen in the Southern Hemisphere. So the advice is that if you are eligible for flu and/or Covid jabs, then please get them – this protects you and indeed everyone. News item …
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Diabetes Transformation Programme
The following received from NW London NHS … The North West London Diabetes Transformation Programme have commissioned a Facebook and Instagram platform for people living with Diabetes/who have an interest in Diabetes which provides a peer support network. Just click on or cut and paste the links to join: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofknowdiabetes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/friends_of_know_diabetes/
The Changing GP Job
Dr Clare Gerada, a senior GP and former chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, looks at the way the GP’s job has changed over the last 30 years. No wonder the NHS is haemorrhaging GPs, because it is not a pretty tale. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/22/my-30-years-as-gp-profession-horribly-eroded-clare-gerada [LONG READ]
NHS Complexity & Covid
Interesting and useful background article in BMJ this week, from three well respected academics, on the complexity of the NHS and how it is affected by Covid. It’s worth a read, if only for the perspective. https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n3128
Local Hospital Performance
NHS Tracker: How is the NHS in your area coping? Find out how your local NHS hospitals are currently performing with this app from the BBC at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59592551. It doesn’t say, but one has to assume the information presented is taken from publicly available NHS performance data.