DH: Public Health England highlights the late flu season – (DH: New improved prostate pack for GPs)
NHS England: 200,000 people given the skills to contact the doctor online reducing NHS costs – (NHS England: Sustainability & Transformation leaders confirmed ~ NHS England publishes Business Plan 2016/17 ~ Helping doctors respond to the needs of transgender people ~ NHS England takes robust action on conflicts of interest ~ New CCG improvement & assessment framework launched ~ NHS England: Patient safety alert – prioritisation of general practice home visits)
CQC: Improving our customer experience
Monitor: Millions of patients across England given greater say in their local community healthcare
NHS Confederation response to the rise in CQC fees
DECC: UK, US and EU sign landmark deal to turn nuclear material into cancer-fighting treatment
WAG: More NHS eye care to be provided in local communities – (WAG: More frontline staff working in the Welsh NHS than ever before ~ WAG to invest £10.3m in 94 new ambulances ~ WAG: Reduction in emergency admissions & hospital stays for diabetes patients ~ WAG: Collaborative project to help missing children in Gwent praised ~ WAG: New teams to support people with mental health needs in Welsh hospitals ~ WAG: Talks underway to drive forward plans for unique Wellness & Life Science Village in Llanelli ~ WAG: Health Minister thanks Healthy Prestatyn Iach team)
CAB: Companies failing people applying for health & disability benefits
Ofsted: Tri-borough demonstrates outstanding leadership and social work
PC&PE: Government inaction is failing disabled people
PC&PE: Gaps in welfare safety net still pose risk Committee says
PC&PE: Assessments system still failing claimants & taxpayers
LGA: Funding needed to avoid National Living Wage pushing social care services closer to breaking point – (LGA: ribbon Health Councils respond to ukactive calls to tackle 'sedentary lifestyle' of children ~ LGA: More low-alcohol cider, beer, wine & spirits needed to tackle health problems and meet surge in non-drinkers)
JRF: Growing up in poverty detrimental to children’s friendships & family life
Adam Smith Inst.: Comment - NHS was designed to care for patients, not to act as welfare scheme for staff
IEA: UK is third worst country in the EU for nanny state interference
CLG: Thousands more people taking up their Right to Buy – (CLG: New government plans for 1 new home in 5 to be a starter home)
LGA: Housing survey: councils warn of rise in homelessness and waiting lists
NICE publishes report on approaches to assessing innovative regenerative medicines – (NICE tackles complex health issues for people with multi-morbidity)
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