DH: Screening newborns for muscle wasting condition not recommended – (DH: Expert advisory board to support the Global AMR Innovation Fund ~ DH: Cold weather health warning ~ DH: New nursing degree apprenticeship ~ DH: NHS Providers annual conference keynote speech ~ DH: More doctors & nurses to become leaders of the future ~ DH: Zika virus: data update)
NHS England sets out steps to improve mental health care for pregnant women & new mums and help those attending A&E in crisis – (Learning disability work experience week at NHS England ~ NHS England: Professor Jane Cummings, the Chief Nursing Officer for England, sets the record straight on the future of nursing)
CQC’s new approach to dental regulation shows positive findings – (CQC responds to latest statistics on detentions under the Mental Health Act)
NHS Confederation responds to RCP report on being a junior doctor – (NHS Confed: HFMA’s Financial Temperature Check highlights unprecedented demand for emergency care)
ScotGov: Major overhaul of outpatient appointments – (ScotGov: Transforming the lives of disabled people)
WAG: More people surviving strokes in Wales, new report shows – (WAG: New wide range of improved support and care for adults & children with autism ~ WAG: UK first, Welsh organ donation system celebrates first anniversary)
HSE: Hospital fined after safety failings led to dementia patient’s death
ESRC: Mental health problems for children of depressed parents not inevitable
EU News: Workshop: measuring the impact of pharmacovigilance activities – (EU News: Development challenges for medicines for central nervous system disorders ~ Simpler website navigation for regulatory information on human medicines)
Cancer Research UK: £226m UK investment in cancer research announced
Unite: Family nurses urge Manchester council to reconsider cutbacks to specialist service for young families
Age UK: Lack of extra money for social care is a disaster for older people
ScotGov: Discretionary Housing Payments - over 86,000 awards support housing costs during April to September 2016
Homeless Link: Transatlantic Practice Exchange 2017 – are your staff ready for the challenge? – (HL: How you help people sleeping rough off the streets: how StreetLink works ~ HL: Homelessness Reduction Bill)
NICE recommends 4p a day breast cancer drug – (New NICE guidance on dual diagnosis is 'desperately needed' ~ NICE says people with osteoporosis should be assessed for their fracture risk ~ NICE: Drive smoothly to reduce harmful effects of air pollution ~ NICE publishes updated advice on treating low back pain ~ NICE: Millions should be offered routine HIV testing, NICE and Public Health England say on World Aids Day ~ NICE recommends first-of-its kind asthma treatment mepolizumab)
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