Health, Social Care and Homelessness (Archive)

DH:  Accelerated access scheme means patients will get new treatments faster – (DH:  40,000 healthcare professionals trained to help smokers quit)

NHS England:  National Report to Ministers on the Responsible Officer Regulations & Medical Revalidation – (NHS England:  What does becoming a multispecialty community provider mean for GPs? ~ NHS England launches first leadership training programme for hundreds of community pharmacists & technicians ~ NHS England Prevent Mental Health Guidance and new e-Learning package now available)

10DS:  A source of 'inspiration & determination for us all'– PM at Parkinson's reception

CQC completes initial review of mental health services for children & young people ~ NHS Confederation:  Mental Health Network welcomes CQC review for children & young people

CQC:  A second class ending - end of life care for people who are homeless

NHS Digital responds to report on WannaCry cyber incident – (NHS Digital:  New innovation in digital standards to improve child health information ~ NHS Digital launches new API Lab)

NHS Digital:  Number of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications up 11% ~ LGA responds to NHS Digital stats on deprivation of liberty safeguard assessments

EHRC:  Supreme Court judgment levels playing field for medical and other professionals

LGA responds to TPA report on public health spending

NHS Confederation:  Desperate plea for funds to tackle health & care crisis made by coalition

Government starts work on Law Commission health care & mental capacity recommendations

ScotGov:  Support for first-time mums

NHS Health Scotland:  Consumers buy more high fat, salt & sugar foods on promotion than healthier items

WAG:  Welsh experience on offer to help England with changes to their organ donation system – (WAG:  New organ donation campaign highlights a family’s role in the process ~ WAG:  Wales is taking the lead in empowering nurses and ensuring resources are there to care sensitively for patients)

EHRC:  Mental health the last workplace taboo: Stevenson Farmer review

EU News:  Further restrictions for multiple sclerosis medicine Zinbryta – (EU News:  How to assess progress on reduction of antimicrobial resistance & antimicrobial consumption ~ How to develop vaccines & medicines that prevent and treat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection)

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 Which? research on care home choice

DH:  New sleep-in shift pay compliance scheme launched to support social care sector and identify back pay for workers ~ LGA - Councils respond to sleep-in back pay announcement

Homeless Link:  Rough Sleeping in Winter – what is being done? – (HL:  Homelessness Code of Guidance - we want your views ~ HL:  New plans for funding supported housing)

NICE:  A life changing operation – (NICE:  People at a low risk of developing glaucoma can avoid unnecessary referral, says NICE ~ Inherited risk of high cholesterol should be identified and treated as early as possible, NICE says in updated guidance ~ NICE:  Help older people with learning disabilities plan for the future)

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