DH&SC: Prescribed medicines that may cause dependence or withdrawal – (DH&SC: New figures show larger proportion of strokes in the middle aged)
NHS England sets out plans to be first in the world to eliminate Hepatitis C – (NHS England: New Cancer Drugs Fund benefiting thousands of patients & releasing £140m for the NHS ~ NHS England: Lawyers who target the NHS banned from advertising or setting up shop in hospitals)
NHS Digital: Uptake for routine breast screening falls
CQC: Most women report better experiences of maternity care
Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: UK & China sign MoU on Medicine & Device Regulation – (Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Brighton woman imprisoned for laundering £1.4m as part of family fake sex drug operation)
NAO: Investigation into clinical correspondence handling in the NHS
NHS Confederation: Supplies of medicines could be disrupted when UK leaves EU – (NHS Confederation - Brexit is set to make recruitment more difficult says the Mental Health Network)
ScotGov: Record nursing & midwifery students
NHS Health Scotland: Over 3,700 deaths due to alcohol
WAG: We are gambling with our health, says Chief Medical Officer – (WAG: Project gives Welsh speaking throat cancer sufferers a voice ~ WAG: Health Secretary confirms Perjeta (pertuzumab) will be available on NHS in Wales to treat advanced breast cancer)
EHRC: Legal support for those in immigration detention with mental ill health needs to be improved
Patients Association backs call for nursing workforce expansion ‘at scale and pace’
EU News: New enzyme replacement therapy to treat rare genetic disorder alpha-mannosidosis in children & adults – (EU News: First-in-class medicine to prevent bleeding in haemophilia A patients with inhibitors ~ How to better apply the paediatric legislation to boost development of medicines for children ~ Evaluation of advanced therapy medicines)
Link to latest news from the British Heart Foundation ~ Link to latest news from Cancer Research UK ~ Link to latest news from Diabetes UK ~ Link to latest news from Age UK
NO: Council wrongly decides elderly woman had spent her money to avoid paying care fees – (NO: Ombudsman offers practical guidance on contracts for social care providers)
LGA responds to BMJ report on homelessness
MHCLG: New government backed advisory panel commits to help eradicate rough sleeping
Homeless Link: Day centres & homelessness prevention
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