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  • Bed Availability and Occupancy – Quarter ending 31st December 2012

    Bed Availability and Occupancy - Quarter ending 31st December 2012.

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

  • Statistical press notice: Mixed-sex accommodation breach data – January 2013

    This notice presents data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance relating to English NHS-funded patients in hospital sleeping accommodation during January 2013.

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

  • The King’s Fund’s Anna Dixon to join Department of Health

    Dr Anna Dixon, currently Director of Policy at The King's Fund, will join the Department of Health in early May to take up the position of Director of Quality and Strategy and Chief Analyst.

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

  • The week: issue 286 15 – 21 February 2013

    The week: issue 286 15 – 21 February 2013.

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  • Patients to get better care from healthcare assistants

    New review will look at how healthcare and care assistants will be better trained and supported.

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

  • Ensuring an open NHS culture

    Letter from the Secretary of State for Health to NHS trusts' reminding them of the importance of ensuring an open culture within the NHS.

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  • New national pledge to improve children’s health and reduce child deaths

    A new pledge about making improvements to the health of children and young people has been launched today.

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

  • Government pledge to reduce child mortality

    A new national pledge to reduce child deaths was announced by the Government today.

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

  • Cold weather alert: level 2 issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next 2 to 3 days there is a 60% chance of severe cold weather in the North West, South West, London and West Midlands regions being low enough on at least two consecutive days…

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

  • NHS information service for parents reaches 100,000 signups

    More than 100,000 people have already signed up to receive online advice about looking after their baby - and a quarter of these are fathers.

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

  • Liverpool Care Pathway independent review: public call for evidence launched

    Members of the public were today invited to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), both good and bad, as part of an independent review being chaired by Baroness Julia Neuberger.

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

  • Independent review invites public to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway

    Members of the public are invited to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway for Dying Patients (LCP), both good and bad, as part of the review being chaired by Senior Rabbi and Crossbench Peer, Baroness Julia …

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

  • Best Practice Tariffs and their impact

    The Audit Commission has published a report entitled 'Best practice tariffs and their impact', which sets out their assessment of how Best Practice Tariffs impact at a local level and how implementation can be impr…

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

  • Change4Life alcohol campaign urges us to check our drinking

    Change4Life’s latest alcohol campaign aims to raise awareness of the health risks associated with drinking too much and urges people to check…

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

  • Overview of responses to NHS Constitution consultation published

    The government has today published a report providing an overview of responses to the consultation on strengthening the NHS Constitution.

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

  • Introduction of Best Practice Tariffs: qualitative and quantitative evaluation

    An evaluation of the introduction of best practice tariffs (BPT) has been published. The evaluation was commissioned by the Department of Health…

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

  • Improvements announced in NHS prosthetic care for war veterans

    NHS services across the country are set to benefit from additional funding to improve prosthetic and rehabilitation services for ex-servicemen and women.

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

  • £11 million funding boost to improve NHS prosthetic care for war veterans

    £11 million funding boost to improve NHS prosthetic care for war veterans.

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

  • Bute in horsemeat: statement from Chief Medical Officer

    Regarding bute in horsemeat, Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies has made a statement. “Horsemeat containing phenylbutazone presents a very…

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

  • Cold weather alert: lowered to level 1

    Following a level 2 alert issued on 4 February 2013, temperatures have now risen across England and the Cold Weather Plan alert indicator has reverted to level 1.

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