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  • Veterans Prosthetics Services

    Interim system for funding military veterans’ prosthetics

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  • Adoption delays: scorecards show extent across England

    Details of official figures which show long waiting times for children moving from care into adoption.

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

  • Draft Bill to modernise adult care and support in England included in Queen’s Speech

    The Queen’s Speech included a draft bill to modernise adult care and support in England.

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

  • Statistical press notice: Mental health community teams activity data, 2011-12 Q4

    The following statistics were published today by the Department of Health: Quarterly Mental Health Community Teams Activity data for 2011-12…

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

  • Chief Scientific Officer’s Bulletin: May 2012

    The May 2012 edition of the Chief Scientific Officer’s Bulletin is now available.

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  • Charging under a Shared Lives arrangement

    Shared Lives schemes (formerly known as adult placement schemes) offer people aged 18 and older the opportunity to live an ordinary domestic…

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

  • Charging for non-residential care

    Non-residential care is care, other than in a care home, usually in peoples’, own homes.

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

  • Charging under a Shared Lives arrangement

    Shared Lives schemes (formerly known as adult placement schemes) offer people aged 18 and older the opportunity to live an ordinary domestic…

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

  • 300 former child migrants reunited with their families

    Almost 300 former child migrants have been reunited with their families in the UK thanks to the £6million Family Restoration Fund.

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

  • Sir Keith Pearson confirmed as Chair of Health Education England

    Sir Keith Pearson has today been confirmed as Chair of Health Education England (HEE).

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

  • PM’s challenge on dementia – driving improvements in health and care

    In this video blog Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about the five areas thought to be particularly important…

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

  • Transforming Public Health Bulletin: issue 8, May 2012

    The latest issue of the Transforming Public Health Bulletin is now online. In this edition, Anita Marsland welcomes Duncan Selbie as the new…

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

  • Guidance on new national CQUIN goals

    The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework enables commissioners to reward excellence by linking a proportion of…

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

  • Transforming health and social care for people with dementia

    Health and care leaders have come together to drive improvements in dementia services and deliver on key ambitions set out in the Prime Minister…

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

  • Angela Rippon to kick start Prime Minister’s dementia challenge champion groups

    People living with dementia, business leaders and charities have come together today to drive forward work on the Prime Minister's dementia challenge.

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

  • Design Council dementia challenge launch

    Five ground-breaking designs, including a dementia support dog, a room fragrance system to stimulate people's appetites and a wristband personal alarm, are being showcased to help people live well with dementia.

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

  • Have your say on the future of nursing and care

    The independent Nursing and Care Quality Forum would like to hear your views on the quality of nursing and care.

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

  • Update on adults’ and children’s palliative care and funding for children’s hospices

    The Government is supporting children’s hospices with an annual revenue grant of £10m.

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

  • Mental health stakeholders meet to discuss long term conditions strategy

    Department of Health has met with a small group of mental health stakeholders to discuss the long term conditions strategy being drafted.

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

  • Dispensing fees for GPs: update for primary care trusts

    Fees paid under parts 2 and 3 of Annex G of the GMS Statement of Financial Entitlement (SFE): adjustments to compensate PCTs in 2012-13.

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