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Duncan Selbie confirmed as Chief Executive Designate of Public Health England

Duncan Selbie confirmed as Chief Executive Designate of Public Health England

Thursday, 05 April 2012

Duncan Selbie has today been confirmed as the Chief Executive Designate of Public Health England....

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Consultation response to proposed changes to CQC registration published

Consultation response to proposed changes to CQC registration published

Thursday, 05 April 2012

The response to the consultation on proposed changes to regulations for Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration is now available. ...

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Developing the Public health system

Developing the Public health system

Thursday, 05 April 2012

Following the Health and Social Care Act receiving Royal Assent and passing into law, Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davis has …...

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Materials to support improved access and reduced waiting times in elective care

Materials to support improved access and reduced waiting times in elective care

Thursday, 05 April 2012

You can access the Referral to Treatment consultant-led waiting times rules, methodology papers, Frequently Asked Questions, and practical tools…...

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Locations of the Family Nurse Partnership Programme (FNP) in England.

Locations of the Family Nurse Partnership Programme (FNP) in England.

Thursday, 05 April 2012

The attached map shows locations of FNP sites in England. The Family Nurse Partnership is a licensed, preventative programme for vulnerable…...

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Improving patient choice

Improving patient choice

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

Patients in parts of London, Manchester and Salford and Nottingham will shortly be able to register with a GP practice of their choice for the first t...

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Statistical press notice: NHS Diagnostics waiting times and activity data, February 2012

Statistical press notice: NHS Diagnostics waiting times and activity data, February 2012

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

Main Points - February 2012 Data are published on waiting times and activity for 15 key diagnostic tests for the month of February 2012.  The…...

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Building recovery in local communities

Building recovery in local communities

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

The Department of Health, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have today sent a joint letter to local authority chief executives, chief…...

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First health visitor implementation progress report published

First health visitor implementation progress report published

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

The first quarterly progress report setting out progress on key areas of the Health Visitor Implementation programme has been published today. ...

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Pilot scheme to allow patients to choose convenient GP practice

Pilot scheme to allow patients to choose convenient GP practice

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

From the end of April, patients in parts of London, Manchester and Nottingham will be able to register with a GP practice in a convenient place…...

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Guidance to facilitate and clarify the year end accounting process

Guidance to facilitate and clarify the year end accounting process

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

This guidance has been prepared to clarify specific areas where the possibility of different interpretation has been identified. ...

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Health Secretary explains new Health and Social Care Act

Health Secretary explains new Health and Social Care Act

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has set out what the Health and Social Care Act will mean for four key health and care organisations and their…...

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New publications for the change of HPV vaccine in September 2012

New publications for the change of HPV vaccine in September 2012

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

The Department has published guidance and supporting documents that give information on the change to the HPV vaccination....

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Report raises issues about Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Report raises issues about Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

The Care Quality Commission has published a report showing that the NHS needs better awareness of when and how to apply the Mental Capacity …...

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Quality Accounts audit guidance published

Quality Accounts audit guidance published

Wednesday, 04 April 2012

The Quality Accounts audit guidance sets out what trusts will need to do to support the audit of their 2011/12 Quality Accounts. ...

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Age equality in health and social care

Age equality in health and social care

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

Government delays decision on age discrimination in service provision. ...

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Dental contracts uplift outlined

Dental contracts uplift outlined

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

The Department of Health has made a determination for a 0.5% increase in expenses incurred under dental contracts for 2012/13. ...

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Arrangements for planning and responding to incidents and emergencies

Arrangements for planning and responding to incidents and emergencies

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

A document published today describes changes being made in health emergency preparedness resilience and response to reflect the new health system that...

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NHS Performance Framework – implementation guidance available

NHS Performance Framework – implementation guidance available

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

Implementation guidance for the NHS Performance Framework is available. It sets out the Department’s approach to identifying underperforming…...

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New major trauma centres to save up to 600 lives every year

New major trauma centres to save up to 600 lives every year

Monday, 02 April 2012

A network of 22 new centres specialising in treating patients who suffer from major trauma will open across England, Health Secretary Andrew…...

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Gransnet hosts Alistair Burns for a webchat on dementia

Gransnet hosts Alistair Burns for a webchat on dementia

Monday, 02 April 2012

Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia is joining Gransnet for a live webchat....

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Major trauma centres to open across England

Major trauma centres to open across England

Monday, 02 April 2012

A network of 22 new centres specialising in treating patients who suffer from major trauma will open across England, Health Secretary Andrew…...

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Latest topics referred to NICE: March 2012

Latest topics referred to NICE: March 2012

Monday, 02 April 2012

Department of Health ministers agreed to refer the following topics to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in March, to b...

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Social Care Bulletin: Issue 20

Social Care Bulletin: Issue 20

Monday, 02 April 2012

The latest edition of the Social Care Bulletin is now available. David Behan, Director General of Social Care, discusses how the Prime Minister…...

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Children call for smokefree homes

Children call for smokefree homes

Saturday, 31 March 2012

New national campaign highlights the hidden dangers of secondhand smoke....

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Campaign warns of dangers of secondhand smoke

Campaign warns of dangers of secondhand smoke

Saturday, 31 March 2012

A national advertising campaign launches today to emphasise the dangers of secondhand smoke in the home and in cars....

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Statistical press notice: Ambulance Quality Indicators – monthly update for England

Statistical press notice: Ambulance Quality Indicators – monthly update for England

Friday, 30 March 2012

(Ambulance Systems Indicators for period February 2012 and Ambulance Clinical Outcomes for period November 2011) The following statistics were…...

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Statistical press notice: NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – February Release

Statistical press notice: NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – February Release

Friday, 30 March 2012

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Call statistics to the NHS 111 service up to and including February…...

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Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

Friday, 30 March 2012

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

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Clinical governance – Approved Particulars for community pharmacies published

Clinical governance – Approved Particulars for community pharmacies published

Friday, 30 March 2012

Since 2005, community pharmacies have had to provide pharmaceutical services in a framework of clinical governance as provided for in the National Hea...

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