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NHS Leadership Recognition Awards sponsorship invited

NHS Leadership Recognition Awards sponsorship invited

Wednesday, 01 February 2012

Sponsorship of the NHS Leadership Recognition Awards for the next two years is being sought....

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Personal health budgets and NHS Continuing Healthcare

Personal health budgets and NHS Continuing Healthcare

Wednesday, 01 February 2012

The Department has published a discussion paper which explores personal health budgets for people receiving NHS Continuing Healthcare. ...

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Chief Nursing Officer Bulletin: December 2011 – January 2012

Chief Nursing Officer Bulletin: December 2011 – January 2012

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

The regular bulletin from the Chief Nursing Officer....

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Equality impact assessments (analyses) published since April 2011

Equality impact assessments (analyses) published since April 2011

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

The Department takes a proportionate approach to meeting its Equality Duty. ...

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Equality information published in 2011

Equality information published in 2011

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

The Department of Health puts equality, diversity and rights at the heart of all its business. We have developed a systemic approach to considering eq...

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The national laboratory medicine catalogue open peer review – January 2012

The national laboratory medicine catalogue open peer review – January 2012

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

The National Laboratory Medicine Catalogue (NLMC) open peer review is available. ...

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Letters for staff affected by transition

Letters for staff affected by transition

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Today, senior leaders across the health and care system will be sending letters to all staff affected by transition....

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Don’t flush away your toilet worries

Don’t flush away your toilet worries

Monday, 30 January 2012

The government’s first ever national cancer campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer will be launched today ...

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Acute and Non Acute Delayed Transfers of Care

Acute and Non Acute Delayed Transfers of Care

Monday, 30 January 2012

Information on availability of crtical care beds, cancelled operations and delayed transfer of care data has been published for December 2011....

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Government launches its first ever national bowel cancer campaign

Government launches its first ever national bowel cancer campaign

Monday, 30 January 2012

The Government’s first ever national cancer campaign to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer is launched today....

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Cold weather plan: Level 3 alert issued

Cold weather plan: Level 3 alert issued

Monday, 30 January 2012

Further to the level alert 2 issued on 27 January, the levels across England have now risen to Level 3. The Met Office has confirmed that all…...

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Critical care bed capacity and cancelled operations

Critical care bed capacity and cancelled operations

Monday, 30 January 2012

Statistical information for cancelled operations and availability of hospital beds has been published for December 2011. ...

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Accessing NIHR Information Systems: IT guidance provided

Accessing NIHR Information Systems: IT guidance provided

Monday, 30 January 2012

IT guidance is being provided to help overcome issues experienced by a number of NHS researchers in accessing National Institute for Health …...

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Key facts about norovirus

Key facts about norovirus

Monday, 30 January 2012

Norovirus is a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea....

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Statistical press notice: Monthly critical care beds, cancelled urgent operations and delayed transfers of care data, England – December 2011

Statistical press notice: Monthly critical care beds, cancelled urgent operations and delayed transfers of care data, England – December 2011

Friday, 27 January 2012

Monthly data for critical care beds, cancellend urgent operations and delayed transfers of care for December 2011 published ...

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Second stage of board governance guidance for aspirant foundation trusts published

Second stage of board governance guidance for aspirant foundation trusts published

Friday, 27 January 2012

The second stage of the Board Governance Assurance Framework - the Development Modules - is available. The modules cover quality governance, organisat...

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Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

Friday, 27 January 2012

The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is a 70% chance of temperatures in the North West, North East,…...

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The NHS will support women with PiP breast implants

The NHS will support women with PiP breast implants

Friday, 27 January 2012

The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has written to health professionals, with some more detailed guidance. The latest advice from…...

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Speech: Thursday 26 January 2012: Andrew Lansley, NHS modernisation and the launch of the Children and Young People’s Outcomes Strategy

Speech: Thursday 26 January 2012: Andrew Lansley, NHS modernisation and the launch of the Children and Young People’s Outcomes Strategy

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Andrew Lansley speaks at the launch of the Children and Young People’s Outcomes Strategy....

Heart attack deaths halve

Heart attack deaths halve

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Oxford researchers have found that the number of fatal heart attacks in England has halved in the past 10 years...

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Improving health results for children

Improving health results for children

Thursday, 26 January 2012

A new focus on improving care for children and young people will be unveiled later this year, Andrew Lansley announced today...

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New guidance prevents doctors from being ‘gagged’

New guidance prevents doctors from being ‘gagged’

Thursday, 26 January 2012

GMC publishes guidance preventing doctors from signing ‘gagging’ clauses that would prevent them raising concerns about patient safety...

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Office for National Statistics publishes data on alcohol related deaths

Office for National Statistics publishes data on alcohol related deaths

Thursday, 26 January 2012

The Office for National Statistics has published data which shows a rise in the number of men dying from alcohol-related illnesses...

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Statistical Press notice: Access to GUM services

Statistical Press notice: Access to GUM services

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Monthly Access to GUM services data for November 2011 published today This data shows the …...

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Advice and bidding documentation published for the Flexible Sigmoidoscopy pilot

Advice and bidding documentation published for the Flexible Sigmoidoscopy pilot

Thursday, 26 January 2012

The document published advises the NHS about how the Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (FS) pilot programme will work including the outline criteria for the pilo...

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Independent experts to help improve health results for children

Independent experts to help improve health results for children

Thursday, 26 January 2012

An independent group of experts has been established to help develop a new strategy for improving care for children and young people....

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Improving the care environment for people with dementia

Improving the care environment for people with dementia

Thursday, 26 January 2012

How changes to the healthcare environment can benefit people with dementia. Watch Alistair Burns’ latest video blog. ...

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NHS Litigation Authority Industry Review published

NHS Litigation Authority Industry Review published

Thursday, 26 January 2012

The Department of Health has today published the report of the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) Industry Review and the Department's response....

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Reference costs guidance and NHS costing manual published

Reference costs guidance and NHS costing manual published

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Guidance for the collection of 2011-12 reference costs from NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts in July 2012 and a revised NHS Costing Manual publish...

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Genomic innovation will better target treatment in the NHS

Genomic innovation will better target treatment in the NHS

Wednesday, 25 January 2012

The Human Genomics Strategy Group publishes its report to government today on genomic technology...

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