Health, Social Care and Homelessness (Archive)

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)

Derby City Council Showcase