Digital strategy: Leading the culture change in health and care published
The department has published its digital strategy, setting out its ambition to become a Digital First department of state, with digital tools and techniques embedded throughout its work. The strategy...
View ArticleNHS revalidation support team website survey
The NHS Revalidation Support Team (RST), a Department of Health funded body which supports the implementation of revalidation, are currently developing their website to better meet the needs of its...
View ArticlePiP one year on: thousands of women have turned to NHS for help
One year on since serious problems with PiP breast implants emerged, almost 8,000 women, who had their implants put in privately, have turned to the NHS for help. The latest figures published last week...
View ArticleNew child abuse alert system for hospitals announced
Hospitals will have a new system to help doctors and nurses spot children suffering from abuse and neglect, Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter announced today. Work on the system will begin in early 2013...
View ArticleAction plan for improving the use of medicines and reducing waste published
A report commissioned by the Department of Health looks at the ways in which the NHS is working to improve the use of medicines and tackle avoidable medicines wastage. The action plan outlines how best...
View ArticleSummary of cosmetic interventions call for evidence responses published
The responses to the cosmetic surgery review call for evidence have been published today. The call for evidence was issued to enable the public, cosmetic interventions industry and patient groups to...
View Article‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.’ campaign to help reduce flu infections
A campaign is launching today to encourage the public to adopt good respiratory and hand hygiene practices – to ‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.’ – to help stem flu infections. We are being encouraged to...
View ArticleUpdate on the financial closedown of PCTs published
This letter from Janet Perry, NHS Chief Financial Controller, provides an update for NHS Commissioning Board Local Area Team Directors regarding the financial closedown of PCTs. She outlines the...
View ArticleCompetition launched to support mental health sufferers and end of life care
Businesses are being encouraged to come up with new products or services that will help improve the experience of people with mental health illnesses and people the end of their life, by £5 million...
View ArticleNew vision for district nursing published
A new vision and service model for district nursing has been published today. This vision builds on ‘Compassion in Practice’, the national vision for nurses midwives and care staff. It was developed by...
View ArticleDigital strategy: Leading the culture change in health and care published
The department has published its digital strategy, setting out its ambition to become a Digital First department of state, with digital tools and techniques embedded throughout its work. The strategy...
View ArticleNHS revalidation support team website survey
The NHS Revalidation Support Team (RST), a Department of Health funded body which supports the implementation of revalidation, are currently developing their website to better meet the needs of its...
View ArticlePiP one year on: thousands of women have turned to NHS for help
One year on since serious problems with PiP breast implants emerged, almost 8,000 women, who had their implants put in privately, have turned to the NHS for help. The latest figures published last week...
View ArticleNew child abuse alert system for hospitals announced
Hospitals will have a new system to help doctors and nurses spot children suffering from abuse and neglect, Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter announced today. Work on the system will begin in early 2013...
View ArticleAction plan for improving the use of medicines and reducing waste published
A report commissioned by the Department of Health looks at the ways in which the NHS is working to improve the use of medicines and tackle avoidable medicines wastage. The action plan outlines how best...
View ArticleSummary of cosmetic interventions call for evidence responses published
The responses to the cosmetic surgery review call for evidence have been published today. The call for evidence was issued to enable the public, cosmetic interventions industry and patient groups to...
View Article‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.’ campaign to help reduce flu infections
A campaign is launching today to encourage the public to adopt good respiratory and hand hygiene practices – to ‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.’ – to help stem flu infections. We are being encouraged to...
View ArticleUpdate on the financial closedown of PCTs published
This letter from Janet Perry, NHS Chief Financial Controller, provides an update for NHS Commissioning Board Local Area Team Directors regarding the financial closedown of PCTs. She outlines the...
View ArticleCompetition launched to support mental health sufferers and end of life care
Businesses are being encouraged to come up with new products or services that will help improve the experience of people with mental health illnesses and people the end of their life, by £5 million...
View ArticleNew vision for district nursing published
A new vision and service model for district nursing has been published today. This vision builds on ‘Compassion in Practice’, the national vision for nurses midwives and care staff. It was developed by...
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