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  • Statistical press notice: Ambulance Quality Indicators – monthly update for England

    (Ambulance Systems Indicators for period October 2012 and Ambulance Clinical Outcomes for period July 2012) The following statistics were released…

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

  • Statistical Press notice: NHS Inpatient and outpatient events

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:** NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting: elective admission events…

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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 – October Release

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:  **NHS 111 Minimum Data Set - October Release ** Call statistics…

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

  • Thousands set to take control with Personal Health Budgets cash for care

    Thousands of people around the country could soon have the freedom to design their own NHS care as Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb announced the roll out of Personal Health Budgets today.

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

  • Audio: Sally Davies and Dr Tom Fowler discuss volume one of the CMO’s first annual report

    This first of 2 volumes of the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Professor Dame Sally Davies’s 2011 annual report provides a comprehensive picture…

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

  • Expressions of interest for funding to improve care environments for people with dementia

    Expressions of interest are now being accepted from care providers for funding to improve the surroundings of people living with dementia.

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

  • Latest topics referred to NICE: October 2012

    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

  • Personal health budgets to be rolled out

    The roll out of personal health budgets has been announced today by Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb. A personal health budget is an amount…

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

  • ‘Speaking Up’ Charter encourages staff to raise concerns

    The NHS Employers’ launch of its ‘Speaking Up’ Charter marks a shift towards tackling the barriers that prevent staff from reporting concerns…

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

  • Chair of Public Health England’s Advisory Board announced

    Professor David Heymann has today been confirmed as Chair of Public Health England’s Advisory Board.

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

  • Indicators on breastfeeding

    Data on breastfeeding, quarter ending September 2012.

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

  • Preferred candidate for post of Care Quality Commission chair announced

    David Prior has emerged as the Government’s preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the CQC.

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

  • The month: issue 60, November 2012

    The month: issue 60, November 2012.

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  • The week issue 275 23-29 November 2012

    The week issue 275 23-29 November 2012.

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  • 28 November 2012, Jeremy Hunt, Kings Fund – Quality of Care

    Our health and social care system faces many challenges and we rightly have lively political debates about all aspects of health policy. But…

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

  • Hunt orders review into OFSTED style ratings for NHS and social care

    Study to help end the ‘crisis in standards of care’ that exists in parts of health and social care

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

  • New research reveals true regional picture of end of life care

    Wide variations in the quality of end of life care across the country were revealed in statistics published today by the Office of National Statistics.

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

  • CMO Annual Report 2011 volume one data available

    Data used in the CMO Annual Report 2011 available to download.

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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 60% chance of temperatures in the North East England, North…

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

  • Medical Directors’ Bulletin: November 2012

    The Medical Director's regular bulletin containing features, new publications, resources, news, consultations and events.

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