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Thursday, 31 May 2012
The May edition of the GP and Practice Team Bulletin is now online. In this issue, Barbara Hakin returns to provide an update on the emerging…...
Thursday, 31 May 2012
A reminder of the principles and guidance agreed by the NHS Executive Group in October 2011 for managing the transition from the NHS Direct …...
Thursday, 31 May 2012
A letter written to NHS Chief Executives advises that the next call for honours nominations will take place in July. It asks that the NHS put…...
Thursday, 31 May 2012
This special edition of the AHP Bulletin takes a look at the changing world of informatics and how it affects allied health professionals. Learn…...
Thursday, 31 May 2012
The regular bulletin from the Medical Directors....
Thursday, 31 May 2012
These directions give the NHS Trust Development Authority the power from 1 June 2012 to set themselves up, recruit staff, design processes and…...
Thursday, 31 May 2012
The report, a review of the supply of molybdenum-99, the impact of recent shortages and the implications for nuclear medicine services in the…...
Thursday, 31 May 2012
This letter from Dr Vivien Lund was circulated to interested parties on 25 May....
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
The British Medical Association has voted to stage a day of industrial action on 21 June over planned changes to the NHS pension scheme....
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
The Department of Health has published the third edition of the Long Term Conditions Compendium of Information....
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
A toolkit to support commissioning of community (ie direct access) pathology services has been produced by the Department of Health working …...
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
A pay framework is published alongside a job evaluation handbook and question and answers for very senior managers (VSMs) in arm's length bodies (spec...
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
This letter provides a summary of a meeting held in Brussels on 21 May to develop EU legislation on nutrition and health claims....
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Hospices are to benefit from up to £60 million of funding to help improve the quality of care for people nearing the end of their lives, Care Services...
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
The following National Statistics were released today by the Department of Health:...
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Care Services Minister Paul Burstow has announced that hospices are to benefit from up to £60 million of funding to help improve the quality…...
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Vending machines made it easy for under-18s to buy cigarettes because they were self-service and often unsupervised. In 2010, 8% of 11 to 15…...
Monday, 28 May 2012
New ways of buying supplies and medical equipment could save the NHS £1.2 billion to reinvest in patient care, Health Minister Simon Burns announced t...
Monday, 28 May 2012
Fiona Caldicott, Chairman of the independent Information Governance Review, has selected the members of the panel who will conduct the review....
Monday, 28 May 2012
Homeless Link and St Mungo’s have published a report, commissioned by the Department of Health, on how homeless people are treated by hospitals…...
Monday, 28 May 2012
Guidance aimed at improving procurement across the healthcare system has been published by the Department of Health. ‘NHS procurement: raising…...
Monday, 28 May 2012
A call for evidence on how procurement in the NHS can be transformed is issued today. Views and contributions are being sought from the NHS,…...
Monday, 28 May 2012
A new guide on sport and exercise medicine (SEM) outlines how it delivers improved quality of care and productivity. SEM is the first new medical…...
Friday, 25 May 2012
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting: elective admission events occurring…...
Friday, 25 May 2012
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest weekly PIP implant data (covering the period 6th January to…...
Friday, 25 May 2012
The main findings for April 2012 were: Critical Care Beds • There were 3,729 adult critical care beds available with 3,137 occupied, giving…...
Friday, 25 May 2012
Following recent media coverage, the Chief Medical Officer and the Director of Nursing have asked all health care professionals to familiarise…...
Friday, 25 May 2012
An NHS ‘friends and family’ test to improve patient care and identify the best performing hospitals in England has been announced by Prime Minister…...
Friday, 25 May 2012
The Department of Health has published guidance to support the NHS in implementing the NHS Safety Thermometer. ...
Friday, 25 May 2012
The Directions to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) have been amended to reflect the transfer of the operational delivery of the National…...