Coastal areas need more doctors, says England\u2019s chief medical officer – The BMJ \u00a0<\/strong> Improving communication between health care professionals and patients in the NHS in England – NHS England<\/strong> Covid-19: preparing for the future – looking ahead to winter 2021\/22 and beyond – The Academy of Medical Sciences\u00a0<\/strong> Reform for people: a joint vision for integrating care – National Voices<\/strong> Norovirus outbreaks increasing in England – PHE\u00a0<\/strong>
\nMedical staff shortages in coastal areas must be tackled to help narrow stark health inequalities, England\u2019s chief medical officer has recommended in his annual report for 2021<\/a> focusing on health in coastal communities<\/p>\n
\nThis systematic review<\/a> was undertaken by SQW. It aims to identify interventions that have previously demonstrated a positive difference to patient experience and clinical outcomes, while also reducing financial demands on the health system. The options identified needed to be interventions that policy makers, commissioners and service managers across the NHS could replicate accurately, with a reasonable return on their investment and at a manageable level of implementation risk.<\/p>\n
\nThis report<\/a> warns that a mix of Covid-19, influenza, and the respiratory virus Respiratory Syncytial Virus, could push the NHS to breaking point this winter unless action is taken. The report urges policy makers and the NHS to prepare by expanding Covid-19 testing, increasing the speed and uptake of the Covid-19 vaccination, and strenthgened financial and staffing support.<\/p>\n
\nNational Voices, Age UK, the Richmond Group of Charities, and The King\u2019s Fund have joined together, with input from a range of health sector partners, to produce a shared vision<\/a> of what new reforms through the NHS Bill could achieve. This joint vision aims to lay out a shared ambition of what integrated care and improved ways of working could mean for people and communities and in doing so motivate the workforce during a transition period.<\/p>\n
\nThe advice<\/a> comes after\u00a0routine surveillance\u00a0shows that the number of outbreaks caused by the vomiting bug has increased in recent weeks (5-week period from end May to July), particularly in early year educational settings, and that cases are returning to pre-pandemic levels across all age groups and settings in England.<\/p>\n
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