DHCS: Funding to help improve the lives of those affected by alcohol – (DHSC: £1.3bn industry/government investment in UK economy and new partnership driving early disease detection ~ DHSC: Government review to improve the lives of autistic children ~ DHSC: NHS to save £1bn on its medicines bill in 2019 ~ DHSC: 100,000 whole genomes sequenced in the NHS )
DHSC: Government commits to reform the Mental Health Act ~ CQC response to the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act ~ LGA response to independent review on Mental Health Act )
NHS England: Very low calorie diets part of NHS action to tackle growing obesity & Type 2 diabetes epidemic – (NHS England: Partners of new mums with mental illness set to get targeted support on the NHS ~ NHS England: First NHS cancer patient to begin treatment with state of the art proton beam therapy in Manchester )
CQC to review the use of restraint, prolonged seclusion & segregation for people with mental health problems, a learning disability and/or autism
NHS Digital takes major step on road to universal electronic prescriptions – (NHS Digital: New UK Health Data Research Alliance to boost medical research and improve future health & care ~ NHS Digital: Health survey reveals association between parent & child obesity ~ NHS Digital: GP appointments data published )
DfE: Further intervention on student mental health
LGA: 180 operations a day to remove rotten teeth in children
BEIS: Industrial strategy delivers new vaccines manufacturing centre to lead the fight against deadly disease
WAG: Third anniversary of life changing organ donation policy
EU drugs agency publishes its first report on the medical use of cannabis
The King's Fund responds to ONS winter mortality statistics – (King's Fund: Volunteers reduce pressure on frontline NHS staff, report finds )
Unite: Reassurances sought on the future of Derbyshire psychotherapy service, as consultation paused
NICE: Adherence to guidelines could save 63 babies p.a. – (NICE: Antibiotics should be restricted for COPD )
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
MHCLG: Supporting women experiencing homelessness conference
techUK: Guest blog - The Homelessness Reduction Act & Future of Homelessness
Homeless Link: Homelessness through the lens of brain injury – (HL: Coupling up - The danger of being a woman on the streets ~ HL: Overstream Clean )
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