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Friday, 31 August 2012
The national electronic prescriptions service (EPS) directions evaluation panel have approved 33 primary care trusts to be added to the EPS …...
Friday, 31 August 2012
The latest Transforming Public Health Bulletin is now online and interactive. You can comment on stories, contribute to discussions across the…...
Thursday, 30 August 2012
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health....
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Extra funding this government has provided for cancer drugs has helped almost 18,500 people since October 2010....
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
The NHS will have to comply with NICE guidance on new drugs and treatments or explain to patients why there is a delay, under a new scheme announced t...
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
One in three people are embarrassed to talk to their doctor about poo even though having blood in poo is a key symptom of bowel cancer which can kill....
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
The Department of Health has today relaunched the Be Clear on Cancer bowel cancer campaign....
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
NHS hospital trusts have been using innovative, yet simple, ideas to reduce the number of missed appointments, contributing to an overall drop…...
Monday, 27 August 2012
NHS hospitals should make more use of innovative solutions to tackle the number of people who miss their appointments, Health Minister Simon Burns urg...
Friday, 24 August 2012
The main findings for July 2012 were: Critical Care Beds There were 3,719 adult critical care beds available with 3,017 occupied, giving…...
Thursday, 23 August 2012
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Bed Availability and Occupancy - Quarter ending 30th June 2012: …...
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
The details of how to apply for funding from the Capital Grant scheme for hospices are now available. ...
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
The Health Investment website, created in 2010 as part of the QIPP Right Care Programme, aims to help commissioners in improving their ability…...
Friday, 17 August 2012
More cancer patients are reporting that they are treated with respect, given treatment choices and are benefitting from better services according to t...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
The National Quality Board (NQB) has today published a report setting out how the new health system will work together to maintain and improve quality...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Main Points This notice presents data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance…...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Data are published on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated during June 2012 and patients waiting…...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
The August 2012 edition of the GP and Practice Team Bulletin is now online. In this issue, National Director of Commissioning Development Barbara…...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
A report setting out Government commitments to preventing homelessness is published today by the Ministerial Working Group on preventing and…...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
The National Audit Office (NAO) sent a memorandum to the Public Accounts Committee during July 2012 in which they say considerable progress …...
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Expert panel to look at the best way to protect patients having cosmetic interventions....
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
The Department of Health has published two consultations, which will help ensure that patients' interests will be protected throughout the health serv...
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
IPMR statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Diabetes Access to Midwifery Stroke/Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA…...
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Two consultations that will help ensure that patients’ interests will be protected throughout the health service are launched today by the Department…...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Fred Turok, Chair of the Public Health Responsibility Deal physical activity network, and Chair of the Fitness Industry Association reflects…...
Monday, 13 August 2012
In this month’s voicepiece, Jane Cummings reveals the five C’s she believes define good nursing, we discover how health visitors are being given…...
Friday, 10 August 2012
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:...
Friday, 10 August 2012
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:** Latest monthly hospital activity **events (up to and including …...
Thursday, 09 August 2012
New guidance provides a structured approach on common issues associated with maternal mental health and wellbeing, from pregnancy through the early mo...
Thursday, 09 August 2012
This bumper July/August 2012 edition of the Medical Directors’ Bulletin includes Professor Sir Bruce Keogh talks about the launch of the strategic…...