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

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

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

  • VTE Risk Assessment data collection – 2011-12 Quarter 3

    Quarterly statistics on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment in England, produced by the Department of Health have been published

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

  • Local Healthwatch and Local Involvement Networks

    Local Healthwatch and Local Involvement Networks.

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  • Over £100m to support groundbreaking clinical research

    Over £100m will be invested in NHS Clinical Research Facilities to develop new treatments to benefit thousands of patients

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

  • Nursing care bands set for 2012

    NHS contribution towards nursing care remain unchanged for 2012 to 2013.

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

  • Invitation to Tender: the piloting of supervised injectable Opioid Treatment

    The DH is looking to contract with Service Providers to develop a cost-effective model of delivering a high intensity treatment intervention…

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

  • NHS charges to increase from April 2012

    The NHS prescription charge will increase to £7.65 per item from 1 April 2012.

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

  • Over £100 million given to support groundbreaking clinical research

    Over £100m will be invested in NHS clinical research facilities to develop new treatments to benefit thousands of patients.

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

  • More help for people with rare diseases

    Earlier diagnosis of a rare condition and better coordinated care will help improve the quality of life for people with rare diseases

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

  • The Department of Health appoints three new director generals

    The Department of Health today announced three appointments to its senior team

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

  • £22 million for ground-breaking children’s mental health programme

    Up to £22m will be pumped into a pioneering programme to give children with mental health problems access to the best available services in …

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

  • UK Plan for rare diseases consultation launched

    Department of Health seeks views on its plans for rare diseases.

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

  • New site to take you inside government

    A new test version of a single website for government was made live today. ‘Inside government’ is the corporate platform that will be for specialists…

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

  • Transforming Public Health – Issue 6 February 2012

    In Issue 6 of the Transforming Public Health bulletin Anita Marsland discusses the publication of Building a People Transition Policy for Public…

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

  • Allied Health Professionals Bulletin – February 2012

    Allied Health Professionals Bulletin – February 2012.

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  • Deputy Prime Minister announces extra £22 million for ground-breaking children’s mental health programme

    Nick Clegg: "Too many young people suffer in silence with mental health problems."

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

  • Royal College of Nurses vote on pension reforms

    The Royal College of Nurses has voted against the Government’s NHS pension reforms.

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

  • Latest topics referred to NICE: January 2012

    Department of Health ministers agreed to refer the following topics to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in January, to begin the process of developing guidance for each topic.

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

  • Latest topics referred to NICE: July 2011

    Department of Health ministers agreed to refer the following topics to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

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

  • Latest topics referred to NICE: November 2011

    Department of Health ministers agreed to refer the following topics to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence** **(NICE) …

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