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Transforming Public Health Bulletin: Issue 4, December 2011

Transforming Public Health Bulletin: Issue 4, December 2011

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

In issue 4 of the Transforming Public Health Bulletin Transition Managing Director Anita Marsland provides her update on the new public health…...

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Paul Burstow – next steps for social care reform

Paul Burstow – next steps for social care reform

Friday, 16 December 2011

In a video message, Paul Burstow, Minister of State for Care Services, talks about the Caring for our future engagement process. ...

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Reyrolle Circuit Breaker

Reyrolle Circuit Breaker

Friday, 16 December 2011

An incident occurred involving a Reyrolle 11kV SMV Hadrian circuit breaker rated at 630A. The concern is a flashover could occur while isolating…...

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Reyrolle ROK and ROKSS ring main units alert

Reyrolle ROK and ROKSS ring main units alert

Friday, 16 December 2011

An incident occurred to a Reyrolle ROKSS 11KV ring main unit of the type manufactured up to and including 1982.  Scottish Power issued a dangerous inc...

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Telehealth trial shows early success

Telehealth trial shows early success

Friday, 16 December 2011

Headline findings of Whole System Demonstrator programme published. ...

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Indicators on breastfeeding and smoking – Quarter ending September 2011

Indicators on breastfeeding and smoking – Quarter ending September 2011

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Quarterly breastfeeding data were released today by the Department of Health...

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Statistical press notice: NHS Referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data, October 2011

Statistical press notice: NHS Referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data, October 2011

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Data on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated during October 2011 published...

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Statistical press notice: Mixed sex accommodation breach data, November 2011

Statistical press notice: Mixed sex accommodation breach data, November 2011

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Monthly data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance for November 2011 published...

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Statistical Press Notice – General Practice Patient Survey July to September 2011 National Results

Statistical Press Notice – General Practice Patient Survey July to September 2011 National Results

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Today Ipsos-MORI have published the first wave of results for the GP Patient Survey covering July to September 2011 ...

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Statistical releases on breastfeeding and on smoking

Statistical releases on breastfeeding and on smoking

Thursday, 15 December 2011

The Department today published the latest quarterly statistics on: breastfeeding initiation and prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks - Quarter 2, …...

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Cold weather plan: revised level 2 alert issued

Cold weather plan: revised level 2 alert issued

Thursday, 15 December 2011

The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is an 80% chance of temperatures in the North West, North East…...

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Results of dentistry patient survey

Results of dentistry patient survey

Thursday, 15 December 2011

The latest survey of patients’ overall experience of NHS dentistry and their experience of accessing NHS dental services has been published....

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Launch of board governance guidance for aspirant foundation trusts

Launch of board governance guidance for aspirant foundation trusts

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Guidance to help aspirant foundation trusts (FT) develop strong and sustainable governance has been launched today. A key part of achieving…...

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Health Survey for England released

Health Survey for England released

Thursday, 15 December 2011

The 20th annual Health Survey for England has been published by the NHS Information Centre for health and social care. The Health Survey for…...

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Programme budgeting PCT benchmarking tool 2011

Programme budgeting PCT benchmarking tool 2011

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Latest version of the Programme Budgeting Primary Care Trust Benchmarking Tool. ...

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Speech: 13 December, 2011, Andrew Lansley, Britain Against Cancer

Speech: 13 December, 2011, Andrew Lansley, Britain Against Cancer

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Andrew Lansley speaks at the Britain Against Cancer Conference....

More NHS funding to drive improvement

More NHS funding to drive improvement

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today announced that the NHS will get a funding boost of over £2.5 billion in 2012/13...

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National Child Measurement Programme key findings published

National Child Measurement Programme key findings published

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

The latest results from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) were published by the NHS Information Centre today....

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Primary care trust allocations for 2012 13

Primary care trust allocations for 2012 13

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

The total investment in local NHS services for 2012-13 is £91.6 billion an increase of £2.5 billion or 2.8 per cent...

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£150 million for life saving cancer treatments

£150 million for life saving cancer treatments

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will today unveil plans to invest up to £150 million in procuring a new cutting-edge cancer service...

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Ambulance handovers

Ambulance handovers

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley responds to BBC claims that ambulances are facing delays when they take patients to hospital...

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King’s Fund on London health trusts

King’s Fund on London health trusts

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

The King’s Fund has published a report which says that health trusts in London are not implementing essential reforms to improve patient safety...

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Adults’ Personal  Social Services: specific revenue grants and capital grant allocations for 2012 13

Adults’ Personal Social Services: specific revenue grants and capital grant allocations for 2012 13

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

For 2012-13 the Deparment has ageed for over £1.4 billion to be made available for revenue funding through the Learning Disability and Health…...

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Update to best practice tariffs

Update to best practice tariffs

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Best practice tariffs (BPTs) help the NHS to improve quality by reducing unexplained variation and universalising best practice....

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Assessment of strategy for improving cancer outcomes published

Assessment of strategy for improving cancer outcomes published

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

The first annual report on the strategy for improving cancer outcomes highlights the progress on implementation of the strategy and on improving cance...

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Cold weather plan: level 2 alert issued

Cold weather plan: level 2 alert issued

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

The Met Office has forecast of temperatures in the North West, North East and Yorkshire & Humber regions, falling to low levels over the next…...

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Developing a transformed care and support system

Developing a transformed care and support system

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

David Behan - Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships gives a video blog update on the progress made during …...

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Plans to improve cancer intelligence published

Plans to improve cancer intelligence published

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Plans to tackle deficiencies in cancer intelligence are set out in a new framework published today ....

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Organ Donation: Working together to saves lives

Organ Donation: Working together to saves lives

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

The Working together to saves lives: The Organ Donation Taskforce Implementation Programme’s Final Report, 2011 was published today. This is…...

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Atlas maps out variation in NHS

Atlas maps out variation in NHS

Monday, 12 December 2011

The government today showed its commitment to improving health outcomes for patients by shining a light on variation in NHS healthcare services...

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