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NHS providers to bid for funding to improve birthing environments

NHS providers can bid for £25 million of capital funding in 2012-13 for the NHS to improve the birthing environment in the maternity units that need it most, so both mothers and fathers, and the staff...

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Launch of the Disclosure and Barring Service

From 1 December 2012 the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will carry out the functions previously undertaken by the Criminal Records Bureau and the Independent Safeguarding Authority.  The primary...

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Department seeks specialist members of the Committee on the Medical Effects...

The Department is seeking  to appoint specialist members of the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) The position COMEAP is an advisory committee of independent experts that...

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Contractual ‘duty of candour’ to drive a more open NHS culture

New rules to toughen transparency in NHS organisations and increase patient confidence have been announced by Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter following a public consultation. The government will create...

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Top nurses announce new strategy to build culture of compassionate care...

A new 3 year vision and strategy, aimed at building a culture of compassionate care for nursing, midwifery and care staff, has been launched today at the Chief Nursing Officer’s conference in...

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Friends and Family Test: Mandate update

The Friends and Family Test has been included in the government’s mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board. Making sure that people have a positive experience of care is a key requirement in the Mandate,...

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‘Christmas to remember’ campaign aims to raise awareness of dementia

The ‘Christmas to remember’ campaign was launched by actress Carey Mulligan and the Prime Minister at Downing Street this morning. It is a joint digital campaign from Number 10, Department of Health...

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Contract awarded for management of the national clinical audit and...

The Department announced that the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) was the organisation awarded the new contract for the management of the national clinical audit and confidential...

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High cost devices

There are a number of high cost devices that are excluded from the Payment by Results (PbR) tariff. Excluded high cost devices are typically specialist, and their use concentrated in a relatively small...

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High cost drugs

There are a number of high cost drugs that are excluded from the Payment by Results (PbR) tariff. They are typically specialist, and their use is concentrated in a relatively small number of centres...

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NHS providers to bid for funding to improve birthing environments

NHS providers can bid for £25 million of capital funding in 2012-13 for the NHS to improve the birthing environment in the maternity units that need it most, so both mothers and fathers, and the staff...

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Launch of the Disclosure and Barring Service

From 1 December 2012 the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will carry out the functions previously undertaken by the Criminal Records Bureau and the Independent Safeguarding Authority.  The primary...

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Department seeks specialist members of the Committee on the Medical Effects...

The Department is seeking  to appoint specialist members of the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) The position COMEAP is an advisory committee of independent experts that...

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Contractual ‘duty of candour’ to drive a more open NHS culture

New rules to toughen transparency in NHS organisations and increase patient confidence have been announced by Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter following a public consultation. The government will create...

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Top nurses announce new strategy to build culture of compassionate care...

A new 3 year vision and strategy, aimed at building a culture of compassionate care for nursing, midwifery and care staff, has been launched today at the Chief Nursing Officer’s conference in...

View Article


Friends and Family Test: Mandate update

The Friends and Family Test has been included in the government’s mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board. Making sure that people have a positive experience of care is a key requirement in the Mandate,...

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‘Christmas to remember’ campaign aims to raise awareness of dementia

The ‘Christmas to remember’ campaign was launched by actress Carey Mulligan and the Prime Minister at Downing Street this morning. It is a joint digital campaign from Number 10, Department of Health...

View Article


Contract awarded for management of the national clinical audit and...

The Department announced that the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) was the organisation awarded the new contract for the management of the national clinical audit and confidential...

View Article

High cost devices

There are a number of high cost devices that are excluded from the Payment by Results (PbR) tariff. Excluded high cost devices are typically specialist, and their use concentrated in a relatively small...

View Article

High cost drugs

There are a number of high cost drugs that are excluded from the Payment by Results (PbR) tariff. They are typically specialist, and their use is concentrated in a relatively small number of centres...

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