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Transparency data: 2024 VPAG operational review: 25 November 2024

Minutes of a meeting held between the government, NHS England and ABPI about the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG).

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Transparency data: VPAS aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2024

Information on how the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS) controlled spend on branded medicines in the NHS between 2019 and 2023.

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Guidance: Supplementary information for pharmaceutical wholesalers on the Windsor Framework

Information for pharmaceutical wholesalers explaining the main changes the Windsor Framework introduces to the packaging for all medicines licensed in the UK, effective from 1 January 2025.

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Guidance: Supplementary information for pharmacists and medicines procurers on the Windsor Framework

Information for pharmaceutical wholesalers explaining the main changes the Windsor Framework introduces to the packaging for all medicines licensed in the UK, effective from 1 January 2025.

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Consultation outcome: Changes to rules the Care Quality Commission (easy read)

This consultation is about 3 changes we want to make to rules that the Care Quality Commission will check (CQC for short).

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Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025

Non-executive appointments to the Department of Health and Social Care's public bodies and committees from October 2024 to March 2025.

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Guidance: DHSC group accounting manual 2024 to 2025

Mandatory annual reports and accounts guidelines for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) group bodies.

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Press release: Power to patient as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists

Patients will be offered a wider choice of providers and the process of booking treatments and appointments will be made as smooth as possible

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Guidance: NHS general ophthalmic service fees and optical voucher values from April 2024

Letter and directions setting out general ophthalmic services fees, payments, optical voucher values and hospital eye service charges from 1 April 2024.

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Press release: PM sets out plan to end waiting list backlogs through millions more appointments

Millions of patients will be able to access more appointments closer to home and get the treatment they need faster under a new plan to tackle hospital backlogs.

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Press release: Power to patients as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists

Patients will be offered a wider choice of providers and the process of booking treatments and appointments will be made as smooth as possible.

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Press release: PM sets out plan to end waiting list backlogs through millions more appointments

Millions of patients will be able to access more appointments closer to home and get the treatment they need faster under a new plan to tackle hospital backlogs.

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Press release: New reforms and independent commission to transform social care

Immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care, and Louise Casey appointed to head independent commission and build cross-party consensus.

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Transparency data: NHS injury costs recovery scheme: April 2024 to March 2025

Data on the funds collected by the Compensation Recovery Unit and funds paid to the NHS.

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Press release: New reforms and independent commission to transform social care

Immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care, and Louise Casey appointed to head independent commission and build cross-party consensus.

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Healthy Start

Healthy Start is an NHS scheme that helps women who are pregnant or have young children and are receiving benefits, buy foods such as milk or fruit.

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Guidance: Provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England, 2024

This publication contains a provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England as identified in a notification to the Chief Medical Officer in 2024.

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Guidance: Provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England, 2024

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This publication contains a provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England as identified in a notification to the Chief Medical Officer in 2024.

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Guidance: Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales, 2024

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This publication contains a provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales.

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Guidance: Independent clinics approved to carry out abortions in England

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Information about independent clinics and hospitals that are approved to carry out abortions.

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Press release: Record numbers complete NHS Couch to 5k app

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The free running app has been downloaded over 7 million times since it launched in 2016, with 9.3 million NHS Couch to 5k runs started this year.

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Press release: Record numbers complete NHS Couch to 5K app

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The free running app has been downloaded over 7 million times since it launched in 2016, with 9.3 million NHS Couch to 5K runs started this year.

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Transparency data: New Year Honours 2025: Ambulance Service list

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Recipients of The King's Ambulance Service Medal 2025.

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Guidance: Local stop smoking services and support: funding for 2025 to 2026

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Information about the additional funding of £70 million to local authorities in England for stop smoking services and support in 2025 to 2026.

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Press release: Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts 

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Smokers who choose to quit on the 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research.

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Press release: Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts 

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Smokers who choose to quit on 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research.

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Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route

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Sets out medicines that can be moved to Northern Ireland to meet patient need.

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Guidance: Medicine choices in opioid substitution treatment

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Recommendations for prescribing methadone and buprenorphine to people in treatment for opioid dependence in England.

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Guidance: NHS cost recovery overseas visitors

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Information for NHS bodies who need to make and recover hospital charges from overseas visitors.

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Corporate report: DHSC register of senior civil servants' secondary paid employment, 2023 to 2024

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Details of any paid or otherwise remunerated outside employment held by senior civil servants in the Department of Health and Social Care during the 2023 to 2024 financial year.

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Press release: GP reforms to cut red tape and bring back family doctor

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The measures are backed by the biggest boost to GP funding in years, an extra £889m on top of the existing budget for general practice

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Guidance: Medicines that you cannot export from the UK or hoard

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Sets out medicines that cannot be exported from the UK or hoarded because they are needed for UK patients.

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Press release: GP reforms to cut red tape and bring back family doctor

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The measures are backed by the biggest boost to GP funding in years, an extra £889 million on top of the existing budget for general practice.

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Corporate report: Business critical models for Department of Health and Social Care

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A list of the main analytical models used by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and its arm's length bodies.

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Guidance: Adult social care outcomes framework: handbook of definitions

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Sets out the technical detail of each adult social care outcomes framework (ASCOF) measure.

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Press release: Biggest investment into hospices in a generation

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£100 million boost for adult and children’s hospices and £26 million to support children and young people’s hospices.

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Consultation outcome: Changes to regulations relating to the Care Quality Commission

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The government seeks views on proposals to amend regulations relating to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

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Guidance: Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2024 to 2025

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Information about NHS England's objectives and funding arrangements as it commissions public health services.

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Transparency data: DHSC: gender pay gap report and data 2024

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Data on the difference in employees’ average earnings from April 2023 to March 2024.

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Transparency data: DHSC: non consolidated performance related pay for 2022 to 2023

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Non-consolidated performance-related pay for the Department of Health and Social Care and its agencies between 2022 and 2023.

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Guidance: Investigating suspected criminal activity in healthcare: MoU

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Memorandum of understanding for investigating healthcare incidents where suspected criminal activity may have contributed to death or serious life-changing harm.

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Corporate report: DHSC annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024

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How the Department of Health and Social Care has funded its activities and used its resources during the financial year 2023 to 2024.

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Guidance: Public health grants to local authorities: 2024 to 2025

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The public health allocations and monetary conditions for local authorities to improve health in local populations.

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Guidance: The 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth: payment percentage for 2025

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Sets out the payment due from members of the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth in 2025.

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Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2024

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Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.

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