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  • NHS Pay Review Body: review for 2012

    Pay uplifts for NHS staff on agenda for change (AfC) pay, terms and conditions are determined by the government in the light of the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Body (NHS PRB), which takes evidence from …

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  • New Hospital 2 Home discharge pack supports care of older people

    Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb, launched the 'Hospital 2 Home' resource pack designed to support older patients returning from hospital.

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

  • 25 October 2012, Jeremy Hunt, NCAS

    Thank you Sarah [Pickup, President of ADASS]. The importance of local authorities I think it’s appropriate that the very first speech I give…

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

  • £50 million investment to give people with dementia specially designed care homes and wards

    Dedicated funding to create care environments for people with dementia, which aid treatment by helping avoid confusion and keeping patients calm, was announced today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

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

  • Health Secretary announces funding for care homes and wards specially designed for people with dementia

    Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced dedicated funding to create care environments for people with dementia that help reduce anxiety and distress, and help people feel safe.

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

  • The week issue 270 19-25 October 2012

    The week issue 270 19-25 October 2012.

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  • Join the Department of Health at this year’s National Children and Adult Services Conference

    Find out more about the department of health’s work, the new ministerial team and meet those who are working directly on policy by joining the…

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

  • Changes to the GP contract for 2013-14

    A letter from Dame Barbara Hakin, National Managing Director of Commissioning Development, to chief executives of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities sets out proposed changes to the general medical services…

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  • Hillsborough: the report of the Hillsborough Independent panel

    Sir David Nicholson has written to NHS organisations to ask them, in the light of the report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel, to review, with their Boards, their arrangements for responding to major incidents.

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  • New checks for doctors in world first patient safety boost

    Doctors in the UK are to become the first in the world to have regular assessments to ensure that their training and expertise are up-to-date and that they are fit to carry out their roles, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt annou…

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

  • Medical revalidation of doctors to start in December

    Medical revalidation, the process by which all doctors who are licensed with the General Medical Council (GMC) will regularly demonstrate that…

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

  • NHS performance for quarter 1 published

    The NHS’s performance during the first quarter of this year shows the NHS saved £1.2 billion.

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

  • Secretary of State for Health hails record breaking waiting list stats

    Latest figures released today show that the number of people waiting longer than 26 and 52 weeks to start treatment is at its lowest level since records began.

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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

    Main Points This notice presents data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance…

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

  • Statistical press notice: NHS referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data – August 2012

    Data are published on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated during August 2012 and patients…

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

  • The week issue 269 12-18 October 2012

    The week issue 269 12-18 October 2012.

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  • NHS spends more on hospital food but significant variation remains

    Department of Health figures published today show the NHS is spending more on food than ever before.

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

  • End of Life Care Strategy: fourth annual report published

    The department has published the fourth annual report on progress in delivering the End of Life Care Strategy, which was published in 2008.

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

  • Latest topics referred to NICE: July 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

  • Mid Staffs: local engagement work begins

    An expert team led by Ernst & Young and supported by McKinsey has started work examining the options for providing healthcare services in the Mid Staffordshire area.

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