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NHS charges from April 2013 announced

NHS charges from April 2013 announced

Friday, 01 March 2013

The NHS prescription charge in England will increase by 20p from £7.65 to £7.85 for each quantity of a drug or appliance from 1 April 2013....

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Final deadline approaches for NHS Continuing Healthcare claims

Final deadline approaches for NHS Continuing Healthcare claims

Friday, 01 March 2013

People who believe they should have an assessment of eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding are being reminded again that they should apply...

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Jeremy Monroe confirmed as Non Executive Director of NHS Blood and Transplant

Jeremy Monroe confirmed as Non Executive Director of NHS Blood and Transplant

Friday, 01 March 2013

Jeremy Monroe has been confirmed as a Non Executive Director of NHS Blood and Transplant....

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Statement on procurement, patient choice and competition regulations

Statement on procurement, patient choice and competition regulations

Friday, 01 March 2013

Lord Howe has sent a letter to all peers on the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013....

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Work on extending Personal Health Budgets begins

Work on extending Personal Health Budgets begins

Friday, 01 March 2013

More people than ever before could benefit from personal health budgets under plans outlined today by Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb....

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Department of Health seeks chair for NHS Blood and Transplant

Department of Health seeks chair for NHS Blood and Transplant

Friday, 01 March 2013

The Secretary of State for Health is seeking to appoint a chair to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT)....

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Chief Nursing Officer Bulletin February 2013

Chief Nursing Officer Bulletin February 2013

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Regular bulletin from the Chief Nursing Officer....

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Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care – reappointment of member and chair of audit committee

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care – reappointment of member and chair of audit committee

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Andrew Hind has been re-appointed as member and chair of the audit committee of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care for tw...

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Results of the 2012 NHS staff survey published

Results of the 2012 NHS staff survey published

Thursday, 28 February 2013

The results of the 2012 NHS staff survey have been published today. A total of 202,000 NHS staff were invited to participate by postal questionnaire. ...

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Statistical press notice: the 2012 NHS Staff Survey in England

Statistical press notice: the 2012 NHS Staff Survey in England

Thursday, 28 February 2013

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

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Cold weather alert: lowered to level 1

Cold weather alert: lowered to level 1

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Following a Level 2 alert issued on 18 February 2013, temperatures have now risen across England and the Cold Weather Plan alert indicator has reverte...

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New powers to check doctors’ language skills

New powers to check doctors’ language skills

Monday, 25 February 2013

Health Minister, Dr Dan Poulter has today announced new checks to make sure all doctors who work for the NHS can speak English well enough to treat pa...

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New pharmaceutical services regulations published

New pharmaceutical services regulations published

Friday, 22 February 2013

The NHS (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/349) have been laid before Parliament. They come into force on 1 ...

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Anna Soubry on improving respiratory disease care and outcomes

Anna Soubry on improving respiratory disease care and outcomes

Friday, 22 February 2013

Health Minister Anna Soubry discusses the importance of improving care and outcomes for people with respiratory disease as the introduction to the Bet...

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Statistical press notice: Monthly critical care beds, cancelled urgent operations and delayed transfers of care data, England – January 2013

Statistical press notice: Monthly critical care beds, cancelled urgent operations and delayed transfers of care data, England – January 2013

Friday, 22 February 2013

Statistical press notice: Monthly critical care beds, cancelled urgent operations and delayed transfers of care data....

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Statistical press notice: NHS Inpatient and outpatient events

Statistical press notice: NHS Inpatient and outpatient events

Friday, 22 February 2013

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

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Department of Health seeks non executive directors for the Care Quality Commission

Department of Health seeks non executive directors for the Care Quality Commission

Friday, 22 February 2013

The Secretary of State for Health is seeking to appoint up to 5 non-executive directors to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). ...

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Young People in the Workplace pledge: a call for organisations

Young People in the Workplace pledge: a call for organisations

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Pledge aims to better support young people lead healthier lives when they start their working career....

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Bed Availability and Occupancy – Quarter ending 31st December 2012

Bed Availability and Occupancy – Quarter ending 31st December 2012

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Bed Availability and Occupancy - Quarter ending 31st December 2012....

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Statistical press notice: Mixed sex accommodation breach data – January 2013

Statistical press notice: Mixed sex accommodation breach data – January 2013

Thursday, 21 February 2013

This notice presents data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance relating to English N...

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The King’s Fund’s Anna Dixon to join Department of Health

The King’s Fund’s Anna Dixon to join Department of Health

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Dr Anna Dixon, currently Director of Policy at The King's Fund, will join the Department of Health in early May to take up the position of Director of...

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Patients to get better care from healthcare assistants

Patients to get better care from healthcare assistants

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

New review will look at how healthcare and care assistants will be better trained and supported....

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New national pledge to improve children’s health and reduce child deaths

New national pledge to improve children’s health and reduce child deaths

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

A new pledge about making improvements to the health of children and young people has been launched today. ...

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Government pledge to reduce child mortality

Government pledge to reduce child mortality

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

A new national pledge to reduce child deaths was announced by the Government today....

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Cold weather alert: level 2 issued

Cold weather alert: level 2 issued

Monday, 18 February 2013

The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next 2 to 3 days there is a 60% chance of severe cold weather in the North West, South West, London a...

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NHS information service for parents reaches 100,000 signups

NHS information service for parents reaches 100,000 signups

Monday, 18 February 2013

More than 100,000 people have already signed up to receive online advice about looking after their baby - and a quarter of these are fathers....

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Liverpool Care Pathway independent review: public call for evidence launched

Liverpool Care Pathway independent review: public call for evidence launched

Saturday, 16 February 2013

Members of the public were today invited to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), both good and bad, as part of an independent ...

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Independent review invites public to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway

Independent review invites public to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway

Saturday, 16 February 2013

Members of the public are invited to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway for Dying Patients (LCP), both good and bad, as part of the...

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Best Practice Tariffs and their impact

Best Practice Tariffs and their impact

Friday, 15 February 2013

The Audit Commission has published a report entitled 'Best practice tariffs and their impact', which sets out their assessment of how Best Practice Ta...

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Change4Life alcohol campaign urges us to check our drinking

Change4Life alcohol campaign urges us to check our drinking

Friday, 15 February 2013

Change4Life’s latest alcohol campaign aims to raise awareness of the health risks associated with drinking too much and urges people to check…...

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