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  • Second stage of board governance guidance for aspirant foundation trusts published

    The second stage of the Board Governance Assurance Framework - the Development Modules - is available. The modules cover quality governance, organisational strategy and values, and financial governance.

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

  • Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is a 70% chance of temperatures in the North West, North East,…

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

  • The NHS will support women with PiP breast implants

    The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has written to health professionals, with some more detailed guidance. The latest advice from…

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

  • Speech: Thursday 26 January 2012: Andrew Lansley, NHS modernisation and the launch of the Children and Young People’s Outcomes Strategy

    Andrew Lansley speaks at the launch of the Children and Young People’s Outcomes Strategy.

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

  • Heart attack deaths halve

    Oxford researchers have found that the number of fatal heart attacks in England has halved in the past 10 years

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

  • Improving health results for children

    A new focus on improving care for children and young people will be unveiled later this year, Andrew Lansley announced today

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

  • New guidance prevents doctors from being ‘gagged’

    GMC publishes guidance preventing doctors from signing ‘gagging’ clauses that would prevent them raising concerns about patient safety

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

  • Office for National Statistics publishes data on alcohol-related deaths

    The Office for National Statistics has published data which shows a rise in the number of men dying from alcohol-related illnesses

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

  • Statistical Press notice: Access to GUM services

    Monthly Access to GUM services data for November 2011 published today This data shows the …

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

  • Advice and bidding documentation published for the Flexible Sigmoidoscopy pilot

    The document published advises the NHS about how the Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (FS) pilot programme will work including the outline criteria for the pilot and first wave site selection. It sets out how the four-clustered Strate…

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

  • Independent experts to help improve health results for children

    An independent group of experts has been established to help develop a new strategy for improving care for children and young people.

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

  • Improving the care environment for people with dementia

    How changes to the healthcare environment can benefit people with dementia. Watch Alistair Burns’ latest video blog.

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

  • Reference costs guidance and NHS costing manual published

    Guidance for the collection of 2011-12 reference costs from NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts in July 2012 and a revised NHS Costing Manual published today sets out mandatory and minimum principles and practices that must…

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

  • Genomic innovation will better target treatment in the NHS

    The Human Genomics Strategy Group publishes its report to government today on genomic technology

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

  • Deadline nears for compliance with public sector Equality Duty

    The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) will be monitoring public bodies to see if they have met the deadline of 31 January 2012 to …

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

  • Report highlights benefits of genomic innovation

    A new report on genomic technology highlights the UK’s achievements in genetics research to date and makes recommendations to government to …

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

  • Choice of GP practice guidance published

    The guidance published provides primary care trusts (PCTs) with the support tool they need to prepare for the implementation of widening patient choice of GP practices.

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

  • Andrew Lansley announcing launch of public health outcomes framework

    Watch video clips of Andrew Lansley’s speech at the Royal Society for Public Health on Monday, where he announced the launch of the public health…

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

  • The future for your Public Health

    For the first time, public health will be measured against a framework which sets out 66 health measures

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

  • Helping people live healthier lives: the future for public health

    Today, speaking at the Royal Society for Public Health, Andrew Lansley set out some of the features of the new public health system.

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