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Guidance on influenza pandemic preparedness and response published

Guidance on influenza pandemic preparedness and response published

Friday, 20 April 2012

Operational guidance on the implementation of the UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 2011 is published....

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Statistical press notice: Mixed Sex accommodation breach data, March 2012

Statistical press notice: Mixed Sex accommodation breach data, March 2012

Thursday, 19 April 2012

Main Points This notice presents data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance…...

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Statistical press notice: NHS referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data – February 2012

Statistical press notice: NHS referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data – February 2012

Thursday, 19 April 2012

Main Points - February 2012  Data are published on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated…...

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Early implementers sought to test long term conditions year of care funding model

Early implementers sought to test long term conditions year of care funding model

Thursday, 19 April 2012

Early implementers are being invited to apply to test a potential new way of funding long term conditions care. ...

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Consultation to ensure language checks for doctors

Consultation to ensure language checks for doctors

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Foreign doctors will have to prove they can speak English before they can practise inEnglandunder specific proposals that the Health Secretary…...

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Language checks for doctors included in consultation on role of responsible officers

Language checks for doctors included in consultation on role of responsible officers

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Proposals to ensure the language competence of doctors have been put forward as part of a consultation launched today on regulations governing…...

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School for Public Health Research launched

School for Public Health Research launched

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

The new National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Public Health Research has launched. It has a budget of £20 million over five…...

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Tackling dementia: live discussion

Tackling dementia: live discussion

Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Put your questions to Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and other panelists in a live discussion on how we can improve…...

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Prime Minister sets out challenges to new nursing forum

Prime Minister sets out challenges to new nursing forum

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

The Prime Minister today issued a call to action for frontline nurses across the country to search out best practice and share it across the NHS. ...

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Unite day of industrial action over NHS pensions

Unite day of industrial action over NHS pensions

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

The union Unite has voted to stage a day of industrial action on 10th May over planned changes to the NHS pension scheme....

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A&E data sharing audit underway

A&E data sharing audit underway

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

The Department of Health is conducting an audit on the collection and sharing of de-personalised data on violent assault....

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Voluntary Sector Partnership awards for 2012 13

Voluntary Sector Partnership awards for 2012 13

Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Care Services Minister Paul Burstow announced that 74 charities will get a share of more than £6.8 million to test and develop innovative approaches…...

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Consultation on tobacco plain packaging launched

Consultation on tobacco plain packaging launched

Monday, 16 April 2012

A UK-wide consultation on whether tobacco should be sold in standardised, or plain packaging, has been launched today by Health Secretary Andrew…...

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Living Well With Dementia – Design Council to launch new projects on 26 April

Living Well With Dementia – Design Council to launch new projects on 26 April

Monday, 16 April 2012

In March the Prime Minister, David Cameron, launched the PM’s challenge on dementia - a challenge to the whole of society as well as government....

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‘Striking the Balance’ Guidance on information sharing

‘Striking the Balance’ Guidance on information sharing

Monday, 16 April 2012

This guidance has been published jointly by the Department and the UK Council of Caldicott Guardians to assist those who need to share information…...

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Statistical press notice: NHS inpatient and outpatient events

Statistical press notice: NHS inpatient and outpatient events

Friday, 13 April 2012

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest monthly hospital activity events (up to and including February…...

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Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

Friday, 13 April 2012

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest weekly PIP implant data (covering the period 6th January to…...

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Chemotherapy regimens

Chemotherapy regimens

Friday, 13 April 2012

The chemotherapy regimens list is published in order to necessitate coding, reporting and costing of chemotherapy regimens in the NHS in England....

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Guidance on direct access to diagnostic tests for cancer published

Guidance on direct access to diagnostic tests for cancer published

Thursday, 12 April 2012

Guidance on direct referral by GPs to specific diagnostic tests for the assessment of particular symptoms where cancer may be suspected but the urgent...

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Evidence on market facing pay published

Evidence on market facing pay published

Thursday, 12 April 2012

The written and statistical evidence on market-facing pay has been published by the Department of Health....

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Alistair Burns talking about the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia

Alistair Burns talking about the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia

Wednesday, 11 April 2012

In this video blog Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about the Prime Minister’s dementia challenge. ...

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Simple guide to the maternity services pathway payment system published

Simple guide to the maternity services pathway payment system published

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

The published guide provides a summary of the proposed 2013/14 Payment by Results (PbR) pathway funding system for maternity services. ...

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The NHS Injury Costs Recovery scheme – amounts collected

The NHS Injury Costs Recovery scheme – amounts collected

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Figures have been issued for March 2012 showing the total amounts collected per month by the Compensation Recovery Unit and paid to the NHS …...

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Nominations wanted for outstanding NHS leaders

Nominations wanted for outstanding NHS leaders

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

The prestigious NHS Leadership Recognition Awards are now open for nominations. ...

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Government bans methoxetamine or ‘mexxy’

Government bans methoxetamine or ‘mexxy’

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

The government has used a temporary class drug order for the first time to ban the ‘legal high’ methoxetamine, also called ‘mexxy’ or MXE. From…...

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Case mix adjustment methodology published for Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Case mix adjustment methodology published for Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Tuesday, 10 April 2012

The case-mix adjustment for the national Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) programme has been published. ...

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430,000 babies to be screened for five extra rare conditions in newborn screening pilot

430,000 babies to be screened for five extra rare conditions in newborn screening pilot

Sunday, 08 April 2012

More than 400,000 babies will be screened for debilitating, rare inherited conditions as part of a ground-breaking pilot to see if more rare illnesses...

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Putting smoke out of sight and out of mind

Putting smoke out of sight and out of mind

Friday, 06 April 2012

End of tobacco displays in shops from today...

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Tobacco displays in shops to end from today

Tobacco displays in shops to end from today

Friday, 06 April 2012

New legislation comes into effect today to protect children from being the target of tobacco promotion and to help people quit smoking. All…...

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Centres selected to host cutting edge cancer services

Centres selected to host cutting edge cancer services

Thursday, 05 April 2012

Up to £250 million invested in bringing advanced radiotherapy treatment to UK. ...

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