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London takes its place among healthcare innovation elite cities of the world

London takes its place among healthcare innovation elite cities of the world

Thursday, 14 March 2013

Jeremy Hunt launches London Centre of Innovation Excellence and new app library to help people live well. ...

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New guidance produced to support medical revalidation

New guidance produced to support medical revalidation

Thursday, 14 March 2013

The General Medical Council and other regulators launch joint revalidation handbook....

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England to host international initiative for mental health leadership in 2014

England to host international initiative for mental health leadership in 2014

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Norman Lamb, Minister of State for Care Services has accepted an invitation for England to host the 2014 exchange....

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Government drive to help cut salt consumption by a quarter

Government drive to help cut salt consumption by a quarter

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Majority of people do not consider salt when buying food ...

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Innovation in the NHS and social care

Innovation in the NHS and social care

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Innovation through technology can help turn the pyramid upside-down, so the NHS is led by the people it was set up to serve – its patients....

ACCEA update: results of 2012 round delayed

ACCEA update: results of 2012 round delayed

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Delay in announcement of the results of applications for new ACCEA awards and renewals in the 2012 round....

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Ambulance Quality Indicators – monthly update for England

Ambulance Quality Indicators – monthly update for England

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Ambulance Systems Indicators for period January 2013 and Ambulance Clinical Outcomes for period October 2012...

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Antimicrobial resistance poses ‘catastrophic threat’, says Chief Medical Officer

Antimicrobial resistance poses ‘catastrophic threat’, says Chief Medical Officer

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

The Chief Medical Officer's annual report provides a comprehensive overview of the threat of antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases. ...

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Indicators on breastfeeding

Indicators on breastfeeding

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

The following statistics were released on 7 March 2013 by the Department of Health: ...

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Healthcare Innovation Expo 2013 starts tomorrow

Healthcare Innovation Expo 2013 starts tomorrow

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

The Healthcare Innovation Expo will take place in London on 13 and 14 March, exhibiting the latest developments in healthcare. ...

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Chief Medical Officer highlights dangers of antimicrobial resistance

Chief Medical Officer highlights dangers of antimicrobial resistance

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

In this video Professor Dame Sally Davies talks about the dangers of antimicrobial resistance and infectious diseases....

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Met Office issues level 2 cold weather alert

Met Office issues level 2 cold weather alert

Monday, 11 March 2013

The Met Office has forecast an 80% chance of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow in the next 2 to 3 days. ...

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NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – January Release

NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – January Release

Friday, 08 March 2013

Call statistics to the NHS 111 service up to and including January 2013....

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Department seeks chair of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission

Department seeks chair of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission

Friday, 08 March 2013

The Secretary of State for Health is seeking to appoint a chair to the British Pharmacopoeia Commission (BPC)....

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NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – January Release

NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – January Release

Friday, 08 March 2013

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: ...

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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, 08 March 2013

(Ambulance Systems Indicators for period January 2013 and Ambulance Clinical Outcomes for period October 2012) The following statistics were…...

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Information and communications technology product surgery held

Information and communications technology product surgery held

Thursday, 07 March 2013

On 25 February the Department of Health held its first information and communications technology (ICT) themed product surgery for small and medium-siz...

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Child protection: information sharing project

Child protection: information sharing project

Thursday, 07 March 2013

The Child Protection Information Sharing (CP-IS) project helps the NHS give a higher level of protection to children who present in unscheduled health...

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QIPP national workstreams updated

QIPP national workstreams updated

Thursday, 07 March 2013

The Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) national workstreams will cease in their current Department of Health (DH) format by 31 Ma...

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Statistical press notice: NHS Diagnostics waiting times and activity data January 2013 and quarterly Diagnostic Census December 2012
NHS Injury Costs Recovery scheme: annual uplift to the tariff for April 2013

NHS Injury Costs Recovery scheme: annual uplift to the tariff for April 2013

Tuesday, 05 March 2013

The tariff and ceiling on charges payable by compensators for the recovery of NHS charges under the NHS Injury Cost Recovery scheme will be increasing...

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Liverpool Care Pathway independent review: first meeting of the review panel

Liverpool Care Pathway independent review: first meeting of the review panel

Tuesday, 05 March 2013

The panel appointed to review the use and experience of the Liverpool Care Pathway for Dying Patients (LCP), chaired by Baroness Julia Neuberger met f...

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Guidance on patient led assessments

Guidance on patient led assessments

Tuesday, 05 March 2013

Guidance and assessment forms for the new patient-led assessments of the care environment (PLACE) have been published by the NHS Commissioning Board....

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Personal health budgets update – Spring 2013

Personal health budgets update – Spring 2013

Tuesday, 05 March 2013

The Spring 2013 edition of 'Update', the personal health budgets information sheet, has been published - including the new direct payments public cons...

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Hunt calls for action to save more lives

Hunt calls for action to save more lives

Tuesday, 05 March 2013

Health Secretary sets out strategy to tackle mortality and cardiovascular diseases. ...

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Secretary of State announces call to action on reducing avoidable deaths

Secretary of State announces call to action on reducing avoidable deaths

Tuesday, 05 March 2013

Improvements in the fight against 5 major diseases, including cardiovascular disease, could save 30,000 lives by 2020, says Jeremy Hunt. ...

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Department of Health to build ‘Dementia Village’ at Healthcare Innovation Expo

Department of Health to build ‘Dementia Village’ at Healthcare Innovation Expo

Monday, 04 March 2013

The Department of Health (DH) is hosting a major dementia event at the Healthcare Innovation Expo at ExCeL London on 13 and 14 of March 2013....

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Hard hitting TV adverts show anyone can be a stroke saver by acting FAST

Hard hitting TV adverts show anyone can be a stroke saver by acting FAST

Monday, 04 March 2013

A hard-hitting campaign which aims to save lives by showing people how to spot the signs and symptoms of stroke returns to TV screens today (March 4)....

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Act FAST shows anyone can be a stroke saver

Act FAST shows anyone can be a stroke saver

Monday, 04 March 2013

The Act FAST campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the signs of stroke, will air its TV advert today....

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Successful applicants announced for stage 1 of the department’s dementia environment funding

Successful applicants announced for stage 1 of the department’s dementia environment funding

Friday, 01 March 2013

The Department of Health has announced the successful applicants for stage 1 of the £50 million funding of capital projects to improve care environmen...

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