Praise and gratitude marks International Nurses Day – NHS England
A video by Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, has been released to mark International Nurses Day and International Day of the Midwife.

In the video, Jane looks at:

• The focus of the NHS Five Year Forward View on preventing ill health, promoting health and wellbeing, and working with patients and communities in delivering new models of care
• The Shape of Caring Review and the importance of investing in consistently high quality education and training for nurses, midwives and care assistants
• The principles of the recently relaunched Nursery and Midwifery Council Code.

Twitter follows a day in the life of hospital cancer nurse – Nursing Times
Patients and the public have had the chance to follow a day in the life of a nurse on Twitter as part of activity to mark International Nurses’ Day today.

PFI company could ban hospital staff from trust restaurant – Health Service Journal
Hospital staff could be banned from an NHS foundation trust restaurant under plans by one of the FT’s private finance initiative partner companies, HSJ has learned.

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New ministers join DH in reshuffle – Health Service Journal
David Cameron has appointed two new health ministers in his government reshuffle, following the reappointment of Jeremy Hunt as health secretary. Alistair Burt is the new minister of state at the Department of Health, while Ben Gummer has been appointed parliamentary under secretary of state.

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NHS England backtracks in Project Diamond funding battle- Health Service Journal
One of the country’s most prestigious teaching hospital trusts has said it will record a ‘small surplus’ for the financial year 2014-15 after winning its battle with NHS England over specialised funding.  In March, University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust reported a potential deficit of £16.5m because it had only been offered £5m of “Project Diamond” funding, compared to the £20m it received in 2013-14. The money is intended to compensate teaching hospitals for the loss of training funds and reflect the higher cost of the specialist work they do.

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Tax barriers and staff opposition deter trusts from becoming mutuals – Health Service Journal
Trusts in the Mutuals in Health pathfinder scheme have concluded that legislation, tax regimes and a lack of staff support present major barriers to their becoming staff owned organisations.

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Lancashire trust takes on prison health contract – Health Service Journal
A contract to deliver prison health services at two Liverpool prisons has been awarded to Lancashire Care Foundation Trust.

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Major teaching hospital’s deficit could double – Health Service Journal
One of England’s biggest and most prestigious teaching hospital trusts has predicted a large deficit for 2014-15, with indications it will almost double in this financial year.

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Hospital admissions for stroke in people aged 40-54 years
An analysis of hospital admission data by the Stroke Association has found that the number of people aged between 40 and 54 admitted to hospital following stroke has increased by 46% for men and 30% for women in the last 15 years.  It is thought that the rise is due to increasing sedentary and unhealthy lifestyles, and changes in hospital admission practice.

Nearly one in three people are regularly stressed
Results from a survey commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation and undertaken by YouGov show that there are significant numbers of people always or often feeling stressed (29%), anxious (24%) and depressed (17%). The survey was commissioned to highlight this week’s Mental Health Awareness Week The Mental Health Foundation is calling for a national prevention strategy to reduce the risk of people experiencing mental health problems and for mindfulness to be made available in all areas.