DH: Update on PrEP Impact trial in England – (DH: New maternity strategy to reduce the number of stillbirths ~ DH: New rules on blood donation come into force ~ DH: Measles outbreaks confirmed in Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham)
NHS England: Health experts say “super-spreader” children should get flu vaccination to protect grandparents at Christmas – (NHS England: Significant improvement in NHS stroke care, new study finds ~ NHS England: NHS England outlines future of congenital heart disease services ~ NHS England: Prescription curbs to free up hundreds of millions of pounds for frontline care ~ NHS England: Applications now open for NHS Digital Academy)
CQC: Working with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) – (CQC: Most children & young people report good experiences of hospital care ~ CQC: Sharing best practice from clinical leaders in urgent & emergency care ~ CQC: Serious concerns uncovered in residential detox clinics: regulator demands improvements ~ LGA responds to CQC report on residential detox clinics)
NHS Digital: New cyber security service to boost NHS protection – (NHS Digital: Dynamic Purchasing System to give simple & convenient access to HSCN services ~ NHS Digital: Annual outpatients activity report published ~ NHS Digital: Mental health statistics annual report includes information on children for first time)
Innovate UK: Tackling disease with healthcare innovations: apply for funding
Home Office: Review into harassment & intimidation near abortion clinics
ScotGov: Vitamin D for babies & pregnant women – (ScotGov: Alcohol & drug treatment strategy ~ ScotGov: Freedom to speak up for NHS Scotland staff)
WAG: Harmful drinkers will see biggest impact from minimum unit price for alcohol – new research shows
PC&PE: Patients badly failed by 'staggering' mishandling of sensitive data
NLGN: Research project: Reaching out: Influencing the wider determinants of health
IPPR: Hunt will not be able to fund NHS & lift pay cap for NHS workers through productivity alone
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
LGA responds to Ageing Better report on home adaptions – (LGA responds to Which? care home market investigation ~ Which? article ~ CMA: Urgent action needed across the UK care home market ~ NO: Ombudsman responds to CMA care home report)
Unite: Medway hospital operations face cancellation, if theatre staff vote to strike over recruitment crisis
Commissioning: Bristol seminar: Transformational change for people with complex needs: Whole systems for whole people
CLG: Government to lead national effort to end rough sleeping ~ ScotGov: Tackling rough sleeping this winter
Homeless Link: Outcomes Star: 10 years on – (Homeless Link: Budget round-up 2017)
NICE: Remove earwax if a build-up is causing hearing loss problems, NICE tells primary care – (NICE: Merck invited to submit a CDF proposal for Merkel cell cancer drug ~ NICE: People with eating disorders benefit from specialist CBT and self-help programmes ~ NICE: New ways to diagnose & manage asthma can improve care)
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