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VTE Risk Assessment Data Collection , July to September 2011

VTE Risk Assessment Data Collection , July to September 2011

Friday, 02 December 2011

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

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Forensic and Challenging Behaviour Sub Group Report published

Forensic and Challenging Behaviour Sub Group Report published

Friday, 02 December 2011

This report summarises the work undertaken by the Forensic and Challenging Behaviour Product Review Sub Group over the past 12 months. It builds upon ...

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Living Well With Dementia: a Design Council challenge

Living Well With Dementia: a Design Council challenge

Friday, 02 December 2011

In his latest video blog Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about the joint project between the Department of Health and th...

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NHS 111 Minimum Data Set

NHS 111 Minimum Data Set

Friday, 02 December 2011

The Department has published statistical information on calls made to the NHS 111 service up to and including October 2011 from the four sites…...

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PbR Quality and Outcomes Indicators Report

PbR Quality and Outcomes Indicators Report

Friday, 02 December 2011

Payment by results quality and outcomes indicators report published....

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VTE Risk Assessment Data Collection, July to September 2011

VTE Risk Assessment Data Collection, July to September 2011

Friday, 02 December 2011

The Department published Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment data for quarter two 2011-12 today....

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Consultation on HIV positive healthcare workers launched

Consultation on HIV positive healthcare workers launched

Thursday, 01 December 2011

A consultation into relaxing the restrictions placed on the work that can be undertaken by HIV positive healthcare workers was launched today...

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National Cancer Peer Review Programme report 2010 2011

National Cancer Peer Review Programme report 2010 2011

Thursday, 01 December 2011

Publication of a report on findings from the National Cancer Peer Review Programme for 2010 to 2011. ...

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Creation of the Health Research Authority

Creation of the Health Research Authority

Thursday, 01 December 2011

The Health Research Authority (HRA) launches today as a Special Health Authority....

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Consultation on HIV positive healthcare workers launched

Consultation on HIV positive healthcare workers launched

Thursday, 01 December 2011

A consultation into relaxing the restrictions placed on the work that can be undertaken by HIV positive healthcare workers was launched today....

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A reminder about the Multiple Sclerosis risk sharing scheme

A reminder about the Multiple Sclerosis risk sharing scheme

Thursday, 01 December 2011

NHS reminded about the MS risk sharing scheme....

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Physical activity data published

Physical activity data published

Thursday, 01 December 2011

Data on physical activity levels commissioned by the Department of Health has been published on the National Obesity Observatory website....

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Protecting and Promoting Patients Interests: the role of Sector Regulation

Protecting and Promoting Patients Interests: the role of Sector Regulation

Thursday, 01 December 2011

This briefing document sets out the context for sector regulation in the NHS, including its overarching aims and strategy for improvements. …...

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Department of Health publishes National Cancer Peer Review Programme report 2010 2011

Department of Health publishes National Cancer Peer Review Programme report 2010 2011

Thursday, 01 December 2011

Publication of a report on findings from the National Cancer Peer Review Programme for 2010 to 2011....

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GP and Practice Team Bulletin – November 2011

GP and Practice Team Bulletin – November 2011

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

The regular GP and Practice Team Bulletin....

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Speech: 29 November 2011, Andrew Lansley, Dementia Action Alliance

Speech: 29 November 2011, Andrew Lansley, Dementia Action Alliance

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Andrew Lansley speaks at the Dementia Action Alliance....

Newly available Health Data will support Medical Research and Patient Empowerment

Newly available Health Data will support Medical Research and Patient Empowerment

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

The release of important health data will stimulate medical research and enable patients to take informed decisions about their care...

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Caring For Our Future: Workshop 3

Caring For Our Future: Workshop 3

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

The third of the four workshops took place on Friday 25 November and brought together the seven discussion leaders and their reference group members. ...

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Dr Foster publishes annual hospital guide

Dr Foster publishes annual hospital guide

Monday, 28 November 2011

Dr Foster has published its annual hospital guide, with the main findings focusing on weekend staffing in Accident and Emergency...

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Industrial action on Wednesday 30 November

Industrial action on Wednesday 30 November

Monday, 28 November 2011

Emergency and critical care services will be operating normally and 999 calls will be responded to, during industrial action in the NHS on Wednesday 3...

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Pilots to inform decisions on the creation of new palliative care funding system

Pilots to inform decisions on the creation of new palliative care funding system

Monday, 28 November 2011

The Department has issued a call for expressions of interest from organisations wishing to apply to be Palliative Care Funding pilot sites....

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Statistical Press Notice: Critical Care, Cancelled Operations and Delayed Transfers of Care data, October 2011

Statistical Press Notice: Critical Care, Cancelled Operations and Delayed Transfers of Care data, October 2011

Friday, 25 November 2011

Monthly data on critical care, canceled operations and delayed transfers for October 2011 released...

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Statistical Press notice: NHS inpatient and outpatient events

Statistical Press notice: NHS inpatient and outpatient events

Friday, 25 November 2011

Data on NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting: elective admission events occurring during the quarter ending September 2011 were released today ...

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NHS inpatient and outpatient referrals and attendances

NHS inpatient and outpatient referrals and attendances

Friday, 25 November 2011

Latest national statistics on NHS inpatient elective admission events and outpatient referrals and attendances...

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Substance misuse services in adult prisons in England

Substance misuse services in adult prisons in England

Friday, 25 November 2011

As part of the Government’s October 2010 spending review, responsibility for the funding of non-clinical substance misuse services in contracted…...

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Waiting times for suspected and diagnosed cancer patients: quarter ending September 2011

Waiting times for suspected and diagnosed cancer patients: quarter ending September 2011

Friday, 25 November 2011

The latest quarterly national statistics on NHS cancer waiting times produced by the Department of Health were released on 25 November 2011 …...

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Chief Nursing Officer Bulletin – November 2011

Chief Nursing Officer Bulletin – November 2011

Friday, 25 November 2011

In this issue, CNO Christine Beasley talks about her delight at attending the recent Mary Seacole Leadership and Development Awards. Also, read…...

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Guidance on norovirus updated

Guidance on norovirus updated

Friday, 25 November 2011

The British Infection Association has updated guidance on norovirus. ...

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Using technology to help fight hospital infections

Using technology to help fight hospital infections

Friday, 25 November 2011

An evaluation report on a new laundry system using ozone disinfection is available to help reduce healthcare associated infections. Ozone disinfection...

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Speech: 24 November 2011, Paul Burstow, New Savoy Partnership Annual Conference

Speech: 24 November 2011, Paul Burstow, New Savoy Partnership Annual Conference

Thursday, 24 November 2011

Paul Burstow speaks at the New Savoy Partnership Annual Conference....

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