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Department of Health ministers agreed to refer the following topics to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in March, to begin the process of developing guidance for each topic.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The latest edition of the Social Care Bulletin is now available. David Behan, Director General of Social Care, discusses how the Prime Minister…
New national campaign highlights the hidden dangers of secondhand smoke.
A national advertising campaign launches today to emphasise the dangers of secondhand smoke in the home and in cars.
March 2012 of the newsletter for NHS leaders.
(Ambulance Systems Indicators for period February 2012 and Ambulance Clinical Outcomes for period November 2011) The following statistics were…
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Call statistics to the NHS 111 service up to and including February…
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:** Latest weekly PIP implant data** (covering the period 6th January…
Since 2005, community pharmacies have had to provide pharmaceutical services in a framework of clinical governance as provided for in the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005. These regulations …
In this video blog Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talk
Further to guidance issued in February by the Chief Medical Officer additional best practice technical guidance is being published today. …
Updated information about policy developments and implementation news for the National Cancer Programme.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has thanked NHS staff for their work over the last year and reassured them the Health and Social Care Act 'explicitly supports the core principles of the NHS'.
Increases to NHS optical voucher values published today will come into effect from 1 April 2012.
In a video blog, David Behan, Director General for Social Care and Care Partnerships talks about the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia.
NHS Chief Executive Sir David Nicholson has written to NHS staff about transition arrangements, following the passing of the Health and Social…
Letter from Secretary of State to NHS staff on Health and Social Care Act.
A pilot programme involving around half the primary care trusts in England is currently underway to test out personal health budgets in the NHS.
The government has announced £4 million of funding for businesses to develop cutting-edge ideas to address some of the biggest health problems of our time.
The updated guidance published outlines the requirements for completion and submission of 2011/12 governance statements for strategic health authorities (SHA), primary care trusts and NHS trusts.
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