DH: Innovative HIV prevention projects awarded £600,000 – (DH: Listening to people with dementia and their carers ~ DH: Safer screening test for pregnant women)
NHS England: Data transparency supports the drive to transform mental health – (NHS England: Harnessing technology to support service innovation ~ NHS England: A network to support the new models of care with information governance ~ NHS England: Six maternity pilot sites to shape midwifery supervision and help improve maternity services ~ NHS England supporting new trials to help disabled people and those with long term conditions into work ~ NHS England announces first medtech devices & apps to join fast track payment scheme for innovation)
LGA: Councils respond to Health Select Committee Report on A&E Winter Pressures ~ The King’s Fund comments on the Health Select Committee’s Winter Pressures in A&E report
ScotGov: New health & social care standards – (ScotGov: Future of primary care ~ ScotGov: Extra support for GPs and practice staff ~ ScotGov: Zero tolerance to avoidable infections ~ ScotGov: Sir Alex Ferguson hails example set by lung cancer survivor
WAG: £50m investment for NHS Wales this winter – (WAG: £350m Specialist & Critical Care Centre given green light
NO: Complaints about avoidable deaths & delayed cancer diagnosis not being dealt with properly by the NHS
NHS Confederation: Mental health dashboard shows providers making progress despite huge financial pressures
NHS Confederation: The Government must be honest about NHS & social care funding ~ The King’s Fund comments on Health Committee Chair’s letter to the Chancellor
DIFD: UK team of health experts to tackle global disease outbreaks
DWP: Work & health plan to help disabled people into employment
Children’s Commissioner: Meeting the health needs of refugee children
ESRC: Babies' first gestures: a key sign of how they'll talk
BCS: CCIO and CIO Networks collaborate with BCS Health to drive digital health leadership
EC continues fight against Antimicrobial Resistance with announcement of second Action Plan
BHF - Study says screening could prevent 600 heart attacks in people under 40 – (BHF: Researchers investigate cause of stroke linked to dementia ~ BHF: The link between worrying about your health & heart disease)
CRUK and Cancer Research Technology partner with TYG Oncology to develop next generation cancer vaccine – (CRUK: Tumour cells in blood samples could predict prostate cancer spread)
IPPR: Londoners could live nearly two months longer with new air pollution plan
LGA Poll: Social care should receive greater funding ~ LGA response to PwC survey on health & social care system ~ The King’s Fund comments on the LGA’s new social care report ~ ESRC: Friends over 50 living together - a rising trend ~ NHS England: How blurring the lines between health & social care can benefit local communities ~ PC&PE: Adult social care underfunding is increasing the strain on A&E ~ DfE: Education Secretary announces extra investment in social care)
CQC: Information for people on their visiting rights in care homes
ScotGov: Funding for the fuel poor
WAG: Carl Sargeant sets out plans to deliver 20,000 affordable homes
Homeless Link introduces the key ingredients of Housing First
NICE: Head & neck cancer drug is not cost-effective
NICE: People in prison should receive the same level of care as those outside, says NICE
NICE: Life-extending breast cancer drug approved by NICE in draft guidance
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