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  • Coughing could be a sign of lung cancer

    A new campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of lung cancer is launched.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Details of potentially surplus land for housing in the NHS published

    Details of potentially surplus land for housing, currently owned by NHS organisations, which is no longer required nor likely to be needed for health service purposes in the future have been published. The information was pr…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Sir Alasdair Breckenridge appointed Chair of Emerging Science and Bioethics Advisory Committee

    Sir Alasdair Breckenridge has been confirmed as Chair of the newly established Emerging Science and Bioethics Advisory Committee (ESBAC). He…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Risk Register will not be published

    The Department of Health's Transition Risk Register from November 2010, which was a statement of potential risks of NHS changes, will not be published, following Cabinet agreement and a final decision made by the Secret…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PM statement on drug driving legislation

    Prime Minister: "We want to do for drug driving what drink driving laws have done for driving under the influence of alcohol."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statistical press notice: Mental health community teams activity data, 2011-12 Q4

    The following statistics were published today by the Department of Health: Quarterly Mental Health Community Teams Activity data for 2011-12…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statistical press notice: NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – March Release

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Call statistics to the NHS 111 service up to and including March …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Attributing the costs of health & social care Research & Development (AcoRD)

    The Department and the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) announce the publication of new guidelines for attributing the costs…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transfer of employees from NHS Commissioning Board Authority to NHS Commissioning Board

    The Department of Health is seeking views on the proposed abolition of the NHS Commissioning Board Authority and the transfer of employees to…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Save lives: Clean your hands

    New cases of MRSA bloodstream infection have dropped by 41 % and C. difficile by 30% across the NHS in England since 2009/10. The decrease …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chief Scientific Officer’s Bulletin: May 2012

    The May 2012 edition of the Chief Scientific Officer’s Bulletin is now available.

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  • Charging under a Shared Lives arrangement

    Shared Lives schemes (formerly known as adult placement schemes) offer people aged 18 and older the opportunity to live an ordinary domestic…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Guidance for winter flu vaccination programme published

    The Chief Medical Officer, Director of Nursing and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer are emphasising the need to increase flu vaccination rates.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Amended eye prescription and voucher validity

    The previously published voucher was valid for six months. Legislation amended the voucher validity to two years and the document has been updated…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Very senior managers pay awards guidance published

    Very senior managers (VSM) covered by the VSM pay framework are eligible to be considered for a performance related pay award.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Charging for non-residential care

    Non-residential care is care, other than in a care home, usually in peoples’, own homes.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Charging under a Shared Lives arrangement

    Shared Lives schemes (formerly known as adult placement schemes) offer people aged 18 and older the opportunity to live an ordinary domestic…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Local authorities’ responsibilities for charging

    Each local authority has powers, under Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948, to arrange social care services for people living in its …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Performance related pay awards for staff covered by the Pay Framework for Very Senior Managers

    Performance related pay awards for staff covered by the Pay Framework for Very Senior Managers (VSMs).

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  • Proposed abolition of the NHS Commissioning Board Authority and the transfer of employees to the NHS Commissioning Board

    Letter from Richard Douglas, Director-General Policy, Strategy & Finance at the Department of Health.

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