Black Country news and blogs Wednesday 24 December 2014
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: Lifestyle changes ‘could protect 80,000 from dementia’ 
Birmingham South Central CCG 23 Dec 14
Source: The Telegraph Simple changes to diet and exercise, combined with efforts to stimulate the brain could save thousands from dementia, a landmark report will say.
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Top 12 unnecessary A&E visits of Christmas
Birmingham South Central CCG 18 Dec 14
Source:ITV Online, 16th December NHS services have released a list of their ‘Top 12 unnecessary AE visit of Christmas’ to try to reduce the number of people who go to the department when they don’t need to.
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Birmingham Joint Commissioning website
Birmingham South Central CCG 18 Dec 14
In many cases it takes more than one agency to provide all the services people with mental health or learning disabilities need to support them.
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Watch ‘12 A&E visits of Christmas’ – designed to deter unnecessary A&E visits
Birmingham South Central CCG 17 Dec 14
A new video from Midlands NHS organisations featuring the ‘Top 12 unnecessary AE visits of Christmas’ is helping to encourage people not to attend when they don’t need to.
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Better care urged for pregnant women with mental health problems – Study
Birmingham South Central CCG 12 Dec 14
Source: The Guardian, 9th December Urgent action is needed to improve care for mothers-to-be with pre-existing medical and mental health problems, experts said, as a new study showed that the death rate among such women has remained constant…
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West Midlands Ambulance Service wins award
Birmingham South Central CCG 9 Dec 14
Source: Staffordshire Newsletter – December 5th West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has won a coveted national Health Business Award.
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Gateway referral route
Birmingham South Central CCG 8 Dec 14
Following a briefing session from the new Gateway which is replacing the Single Access Point from Monday 1 st December 2014, this leaflet below is to inform you of the process starting at 7am on this date.
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AGM Event Report 2014
Birmingham South Central CCG 5 Dec 14
I’m pleased to announce that following our annual general meeting in September, an official event report has been designed and published, and is available for public and stakeholder scrutiny.
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‘Treat your depression using an online app’
Birmingham South Central CCG 27 Nov 14
Source: thisismoney.
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Supporting carers in Birmingham
Birmingham South Central CCG 20 Nov 14
Informal carers are an incredibly important part of the health and social care system; providing personal and consistent care and saving the UK an estimated £119b each year.
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Mediterranean diet is best way to tackle obesity, say doctors
Birmingham South Central CCG 20 Nov 14
Source:BBC Health A Mediterranean diet may be a better way of tackling obesity than calorie counting, leading doctors have said.
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First night B’ham South
Birmingham South Central CCG 20 Nov 14
Click here to download the flyer – Please share with others…
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Support to reduce isolation in winter months
Birmingham South Central CCG 14 Nov 14
People in south Birmingham can access extra support to reduce their feelings of isolation through Christmas and winter.
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Birmingham and Black Country agree combined authority in historic deal
Birmingham South Central CCG 13 Nov 14
Source: Birmingham Post, 6 November Authorities in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton will sign an agreement today alongside Birmingham City Council committing to creating a new body with powers over the region Read more about it here…
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New video highlights cultural burial issues
Birmingham South Central CCG 11 Nov 14
Birmingham South Central CCG has joined a multi-faith, city-wide initiative to support and raise awareness of cultural issues surrounding funerals and burials.
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iPhones and technology will ‘revolutionise’ NHS
Birmingham South Central CCG 6 Nov 14
Source:Telepgraph 2nd November Patients will be able to consult their doctors using video software and update their medical records on smartphone apps, the health minister has said.
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Join us, become an Engagement Activist volunteer!
Birmingham South Central CCG 4 Nov 14
We believe that ‘ better health outcomes for all, and improved patient access and experience ’ can only be achieved by genuine dialogue, collaboration and shared decision making between clinicians, patients, citizens, and partners.
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GP practices ranked on diabetes care in online league table
Birmingham South Central CCG 3 Nov 14
Source: GP Online Public Health England (PHE) has released an interactive map comparing how CCGs and practices provide care to diabetes patients, highlighting ‘large variation’ in treatment across the country.
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Cancer survival rates ‘continue to improve’
Birmingham South Central CCG 3 Nov 14
Source: BBC Health Most people diagnosed with cancer in England in recent years are surviving for longer, according to the latest statistics.
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Alcohol calorie content: Labels needed, say doctors
Birmingham South Central CCG 3 Nov 14
Source: BBC Health – 31st October Alcohol should have a calorie content label in order to reduce obesity, according to public health doctors.
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Birmingham names new director of children’s services
Birmingham South Central CCG 30 Oct 14
Source: Community care – 29th October Birmingham City Council has appointed a new director of children’s services followingBernadette McNally’s decision to quit before she even started work for the inadequate-rated council.
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Reaction: NHS England five-year plan
Birmingham South Central CCG 27 Oct 14
Includes comments from Dr Gavin Ralston, Chair of Birmingham CrossCity CCG.
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NHS chief urges hospital staff to join gyms in anti-obesity fight
Birmingham South Central CCG 23 Oct 14
Source: The Guardian The National Health Service is to put its own 1.35 million staff at the head of a new fight against obesity by encouraging them to join weight-watching groups and take out gym memberships, its new head will announce this…
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Winter Health Tuesday October 21st 2014
Birmingham South Central CCG 17 Oct 14
Find out about staying healthy, warm and safe this winter, where to go if you need help and services available to you.
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Express and Star, October 15 : Alcohol costing £106m a year
Birmingham South Central CCG 16 Oct 14
Calls are mounting for the Government to revive its plans for minimum pricing per unit of alcohol in the wake of shock figures on the cost of drink-related conditions.
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Grow Your Tenner
Birmingham South Central CCG 16 Oct 14
Tuesday October 14th, will mark the begining of Grow Your Tenner, an annual project developed by Localgiving.
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NHS 111 calls to be screened for potential Ebola cases
Birmingham South Central CCG 16 Oct 14
Source: The Guardian Calls to the NHS’s non-emergency 111 phoneline are to be screened for possible Ebola sufferers, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.
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Ebola crisis: Four NHS hospitals on standby for mass UK outbreaks
Birmingham South Central CCG 13 Oct 14
Source: Daily Mirror In addition to London’s Royal Free Hospital, units in Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle will provide “surge capacity” in the event of a mass outbreak (read more…
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Announcing an evening meeting to find out about CQC and Area Team visits
Birmingham South Central CCG 10 Oct 14
Wednesday October 22 nd , 2014 (Aston Villa FC) 7pm onwards Find out more information about this event…
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KIDS launches free information to support everyone affected by the new Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) reforms.
Birmingham South Central CCG 7 Oct 14
KIDS have launched a new suite of resources to support families and carers of disabled children and young people to help them navigate the reforms to Special Educational Needs and Disability provision.
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Birmingham campaign urges people to seek early help to prevent child neglect
Birmingham South Central CCG 6 Oct 14
A Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) and NSPCC campaign to help prevent child neglect in Birmingham launches today (6 October 2014), as new figures reveal that half of people in the city wouldn’t speak to a professional for help…
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Breast Cancer Drug “Increases Survival By Five Years”
Birmingham South Central CCG 6 Oct 14
Source: The Telegraph A breast cancer drug which was rejected by the NHS rationing body could give women an extra five years, trials show.
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£15m plan to better care for the elderly
Birmingham South Central CCG 29 Sep 14
Source:Solihull Observer, 25th Sep Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group and Solihull Council have submitted the boroughs first Better Care Fund plan to improve local services for older people using a war chest of over £15m.
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Sixty jobs on the way as mental health unit approved for Wolverhampton
Birmingham South Central CCG 29 Sep 14
Plans to build a secure hospital unit for people suffering from mental health illnesses have been given the go-ahead from council bosses.
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Eyes and Ears Campaign – Financial Abuse to Vulnerable Adults Suspect It? Report It
Birmingham South Central CCG 29 Sep 14
Birmingham Safeguarding Adults Board is launching its latest ‘Eyes and Ears’ campaign, to encourage anyone who may be concerned about the financial abuse of an adult of risk to get in touch with the Adults and Communities Access Point (ACAP…
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2nd multi-agency safeguarding adults Practitioner’s Workshop – 22nd September 2014
Birmingham South Central CCG 26 Sep 14
Following on from the second multi-agency safeguarding adults Practitioner’s Workshop on 22nd September 2014 there will be an opportunity for people to access the case study which related to Forced Marriage concerns and ‘chat’ to the Workshop…
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Care support update and ME information for Long-Term Conditions Group
Birmingham South Central CCG 25 Sep 14
A support group for people with long-term conditions recently offered Birmingham residents information about a new law to improve life for carers, and support for people living with ME.
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Thank you
Birmingham South Central CCG 22 Sep 14
Thank you for a great AGM! On behalf of everybody at Birmingham South Central CCG I’d like to extend my warmest thanks and appreciation to everybody who attended and contributed to our inaugural AGM.
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Thank you for a great AGM!
Birmingham South Central CCG 19 Sep 14
On behalf of everybody at Birmingham South Central CCG I’d like to extend my warmest thanks and appreciation to everybody who attended and contributed to our inaugural AGM.
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Healthwatch Birmingham – Augest 2014 Newsletter
Birmingham South Central CCG 10 Sep 14
Click here to see the Augest addition of the Healthwatch Birmingham newsletter…
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Chief medical officer – Make mental health bigger priority
Birmingham South Central CCG 10 Sep 14
Source: BBC News “Mental health needs to be more of a priority, with targets for waiting times and more protection for funding, says England’s chief medical officer.
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Radio 2 Jeremy Vine show – Simon Stevens
Birmingham South Central CCG 9 Sep 14
NHS England’s Chief Executive Simon Stevens will appear on tomorrow lunchtime’s edition of BBC Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine show.
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“You are what you eat” – new rules to make hospitals serve better food to patients
Birmingham South Central CCG 2 Sep 14
Source: Channel 5 News Hospitals in England will be ordered to comply with strict new guidelines to improve diets.
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BMA wants ban on indoor e-cigarette smoking
Birmingham South Central CCG 1 Sep 14
Source: Pulse Today The BMA wants e-cigarette smoking to be banned indoors to avoid undermining existing public non-smoking policies and until side effects are sufficiently mapped.
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Carers and patients welcome to receive CCG’s long-term conditions support
Birmingham South Central CCG 28 Aug 14
South Birmingham residents who live or care for someone with a long-term condition can access a group offering support to help enhance their quality of life.
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Hospitals in England ordered to provide free parking for some patients
Birmingham South Central CCG 27 Aug 14
Source: Guardian Online ‘Hospitals have been ordered to provide free parking for some patients and visitors under new NHS guidelines announced by the government.
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Cancer survival ‘improving in England’
Birmingham South Central CCG 27 Aug 14
Source: Pulse Cancer survival in England for breast, lung, prostate, colorectal and ovarian cancer is improving, according to latest statistics.
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BBC Radio WM breakfast show, 22 Aug
Birmingham South Central CCG 22 Aug 14
Dr Gavin Ralston, Chair of Birmingham Cross City CCG was a studio guest this morning talking about the choices that healthcare choices patients can make over the Bank Holiday – and avoid AE.
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NHS 111 phone line should be ‘enhanced’ to ease A&E burden
Birmingham South Central CCG 21 Aug 14
The NHS urgent care phone line should give patients access to a wide range of healthcare professionals and appointment booking services to ease pressure on emergency departments, a report claims (more online…
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Dr Diane Reeves appears on BBC Radio WM
Birmingham South Central CCG 20 Aug 14
Listen to Chief Accountable Officer, Dr Diane Reeves’ recent appearance on BBC Radio WM talking about the procurement of a new under 25s mental Healthcare service for Birmingham.