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Saturday 10- Mionday 12 November
The Times reports that under a plan being drawn up by the Home Secretary Theresa May, migrants from Europe could be barred from claiming benefits in Britain or using the NHS. Theresa May signalled that she was working on the proposals ahead of the end of restrictions limiting the number of migrants from Bulgaria and Romania allowed in Britain.
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Health Service Ombudsman report The Daily Telegraph reports figures from the health service ombudsman which show complaints about the NHS failing to acknowledge mistakes have risen by 50% from last year. The ombudsman’s annual report into the NHS’s handling of mistakes also shows that complaints over trusts providing poor explanations also increased. The ombudsman, Dame Julie Mellor, said that the NHS should get better at listening to and communicating with patients and their families. The RCN released a statement in response to the report calling for improved communication. Dr Peter Carter said: “The RCN believes that good communication is at the heart of good nursing. The RCN is playing its part to strengthen the communication between staff and patients by working with the Royal College of Physicians to improve ward rounds in acute hospitals, which can otherwise be a confusing experience and a lost opportunity for patients.”
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Dementia The Daily Telegraph reports new plans to increase awareness and improve research into dementia. The Prime Minister will announce the plans today, which will include memory tests for all pensioners every time they visit a doctor, and basic training for a million people to make them Dementia Friends who can identify and help those with the condition. There will also be a £9.6 million research project into the causes of the disease and a £1 million prize to any NHS organisation which successfully improves diagnosis. The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is quoted in the article calling for a society where people can “live well with dementia.” The Daily Express contains an editorial welcoming the plans, saying they are long overdue. The RCN issued a response to the plans from Dr Peter Carter, saying: "These volunteers will undoubtedly be a boost to those providing care. That being said, it must go hand in hand with proper investment, especially when those with the expertise to treat dementia, such as nurses, are being cut. This should not be an either-or scenario.”
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The Daily Telegraph reports that more than 1,000 working doctors and nurses and carers have written to the paper to defend the Liverpool Care Pathway, saying it is how they themselves would wish to die. The Guardian contains a comment piece on end-of-life care by Martin Brunet GP, defending the Liverpool Care Pathway. Dr Brunet says the LCP is not a ghoulish “death pathway”, but a compassionate, carefully written document which helps doctors, patients and their families make the right decisions near the end of life.
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NHS Constitution The Daily Mail and The Daily Mirror report that patients could sue the NHS if they are forced into mixed sex wards under a revamp of the NHS constitution. The patients’ charter will also see patients denied treatment if they are abusive towards staff. Dr Peter Carter was quoted as saying: “We agree with the sentiment in principle but it is another thing putting it into practice. We are not going to fling out a person if they have a very minor ailment and they are being abusive”.
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