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First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
An agenda-setting monthly update of key messages from NHS Chief Executive Sir David Nicholson and the NHS leadership team
Information on availability of crtical care beds, cancelled operations and delayed transfer of care data has been published for December 2011.
Letters from Sir Neil McKay, CB, SRO for HR Transition, Chief Executive NHS Midlands and East. 30 January 2012 Download People Transition…
Monthly data for critical care beds, cancellend urgent operations and delayed transfers of care for December 2011 published
The Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, has written to health professionals, with some more detailed guidance. The latest advice from…
Andrew Lansley speaks at the launch of the Children and Young People’s Outcomes Strategy.
A new focus on improving care for children and young people will be unveiled later this year, Andrew Lansley announced today
GMC publishes guidance preventing doctors from signing ‘gagging’ clauses that would prevent them raising concerns about patient safety
Monthly Access to GUM services data for November 2011 published today This data shows the …
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…
An independent group of experts has been established to help develop a new strategy for improving care for children and young people.
How changes to the healthcare environment can benefit people with dementia. Watch Alistair Burns’ latest video blog.
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…
The Human Genomics Strategy Group publishes its report to government today on genomic technology
A new report on genomic technology highlights the UK’s achievements in genetics research to date and makes recommendations to government to …
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.
For the first time, public health will be measured against a framework which sets out 66 health measures
This edition is December 2011 and January 2012.
Published today, the new public health outcomes framework sets out desired outcomes for public health - and how outcomes will be measured.
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