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International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

Thursday, 08 March 2012

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said: “International Women’s Day is a great reminder of how important women’s health is....

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Nurses, midwives and allied health professionals are offered research training

Nurses, midwives and allied health professionals are offered research training

Thursday, 08 March 2012

More research training will be offered to nurses, midwives and allied health professionals thanks to a new strategy that will be launched by Health Se...

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Shifting power to the local NHS – a new way for NHS IT

Shifting power to the local NHS – a new way for NHS IT

Thursday, 08 March 2012

A profound shift of decision-making to the local NHS means that clinicians lead change in information technology, ensuring its freedom to innovate, th...

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New plans for developing the role of the clinical academic researcher announced

New plans for developing the role of the clinical academic researcher announced

Thursday, 08 March 2012

A new strategy announced today develops the clinical academic workforce in nursing, midwifery and allied health professions (AHPs). It offers…...

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100 countries get involved with World Kidney Day

100 countries get involved with World Kidney Day

Thursday, 08 March 2012

World Kidney Day 8 March 2012...

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Government announces independent group to look at impact of NHS Constitution

Government announces independent group to look at impact of NHS Constitution

Thursday, 08 March 2012

Independent expert panel to contribute to report on the NHS Constitution. ...

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NHS Constitution updated

NHS Constitution updated

Thursday, 08 March 2012

An updated NHS Constitution has been published today. The new version of the Constitution, which applies to England, replaces the previous version…...

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NHS Injury Costs Recovery scheme tariff and charges increase announced

NHS Injury Costs Recovery scheme tariff and charges increase announced

Thursday, 08 March 2012

The tariff and ceiling on charges payable by compensators for the recovery of NHS charges under the NHS Injury Cost Recovery (ICR) scheme will…...

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Patient level information and costing systems best practice guidance published

Patient level information and costing systems best practice guidance published

Thursday, 08 March 2012

Guidance to support organisations using patient level information and costing systems (PLICS) to produce reference costs for 2011-12 has been publishe...

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Provision of cytomegalovirus tested blood components position statement published

Provision of cytomegalovirus tested blood components position statement published

Thursday, 08 March 2012

The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) has today published a position statement on the provision of cytomegalovirus...

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Shadowing for foundation year one doctors introduced

Shadowing for foundation year one doctors introduced

Thursday, 08 March 2012

Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Direct, announces a paid shadowing period for all new appointees to F1 at the end of July. ...

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Speech: 6 March 2012, Andrew Lansley, Smoking and Health

Speech: 6 March 2012, Andrew Lansley, Smoking and Health

Wednesday, 07 March 2012

Andrew Lansley speaks at the Royal College of Physicians. I’m very glad to be here today.  I’m grateful to the RCP for your work and this opportuni...

Speech: Wednesday 7 March, Paul Burstow, 2ND International Congress On Telehealth And Telecare

Speech: Wednesday 7 March, Paul Burstow, 2ND International Congress On Telehealth And Telecare

Wednesday, 07 March 2012

Paul Burstow speaks at the 2ND International Congress On Telehealth And Telecare....

Diagnostics waiting times & activity data, month ending 31 January 2012, and quarterly census for quarter ending 31 December 2011

Diagnostics waiting times & activity data, month ending 31 January 2012, and quarterly census for quarter ending 31 December 2011

Wednesday, 07 March 2012

Monthly data published today gives the waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests carried out in the NHS...

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Telehealth and Telecare could save NHS £1.2 billion

Telehealth and Telecare could save NHS £1.2 billion

Wednesday, 07 March 2012

Paul Burstow sets out how the use of telehealth in the NHS can help people to live more independent lives and stay in control of their care...

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Guidance on annual governance statements published

Guidance on annual governance statements published

Wednesday, 07 March 2012

The Department of Health has outlined the year end arrangements for the annual governance statement, including the key elements that must be covered w...

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Good practice in endoscopy services

Good practice in endoscopy services

Wednesday, 07 March 2012

NHS Improvement have undertaken a rapid review of 14 NHS endoscopy services to understand some of the issues and challenges they face in planning for ...

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High cost drugs

High cost drugs

Wednesday, 07 March 2012

There are a number of high cost drugs that are excluded from the Payment by Results (PbR) tariff. They are typically specialist, and their use…...

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Over £330 million to give more than two and a half million patients better care and services

Over £330 million to give more than two and a half million patients better care and services

Tuesday, 06 March 2012

Over £330 million of extra funding will be spent on providing state of the art equipment and facilities to improve services for patients...

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One month to go until the end of tobacco displays – are you ready?

One month to go until the end of tobacco displays – are you ready?

Tuesday, 06 March 2012

Ending open cigarette displays will help people trying to quit smoking and help to change attitudes and social norms around smoking...

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Public and other non executive appointments

Public and other non executive appointments

Tuesday, 06 March 2012

The Department of Health is responsible for making public appointments and other non-executive appointments to a range of public bodies and …...

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Extra funding to pay for new health equipment and buildings

Extra funding to pay for new health equipment and buildings

Tuesday, 06 March 2012

More than £330 million of extra funding will be spent on providing state of the art equipment and facilities to improve services for patients…...

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Revised guidance on Clostridium difficile issued

Revised guidance on Clostridium difficile issued

Tuesday, 06 March 2012

DH publishes guidance on testing, reporting and managing C. difficile infections. ...

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One month until the end of tobacco displays

One month until the end of tobacco displays

Tuesday, 06 March 2012

On 6 April, all large shops in England will need to hide tobacco products from view in a drive to cut the number of smokers and protect young…...

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Lives saved as more than 14 million patients are screened for blood clots

Lives saved as more than 14 million patients are screened for blood clots

Friday, 02 March 2012

Patients almost twice as likely to be screened in hospital for venous thromboembolism (VTE) than in 2010, helping save thousands of lives...

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Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

Friday, 02 March 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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Statistical press notice: NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – January Release

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

Friday, 02 March 2012

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

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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, 02 March 2012

Ambulance Systems Indicators and Ambulance Clinical Outcomes data were released today...

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VTE Risk Assessment data collection – 2011 12 Quarter 3

VTE Risk Assessment data collection – 2011 12 Quarter 3

Friday, 02 March 2012

Quarterly statistics on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment in England, produced by the Department of Health have been published...

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Over £100m to support groundbreaking clinical research

Over £100m to support groundbreaking clinical research

Thursday, 01 March 2012

Over £100m will be invested in NHS Clinical Research Facilities to develop new treatments to benefit thousands of patients...

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