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DHSC:  England’s poorest areas are fast food hotspots – (DHSC:  £215m research fund to tackle the next generation of health challenges ~ DHSC:  Paramedics to be given body cameras to protect them from abuse ~ DHSC:  New law introduced to protect vulnerable people in care ~ DHSC:  Major health benefits from strengthening & balance activity ~ DHSC:  PHE statement on incident in Amesbury ~ DHSC:  PHE statement on incident in Amesbury ~ DHSC:  Multi-£m investment in new ambulances for the NHS ~ DHSC:  Local government, NHS 10-year plan and a prevention opportunity ~ DHSC buys land to support development of life sciences facility in east London ~ DHSC:  Strengthened guidance to protect children at risk )

DHSC:  New NHS app will make it quicker & easier to access health services ~ techUK:  NHS App could revolutionise how we access services

NHS England:  NHS action cuts 10m spoons of sugar from hospital drink sales – (NHS England:  NHS launches multi-£m TV advertising campaign to recruit thousands of nurses in landmark 70th year ~ NHS England:  Help shape modern primary care says NHS England as part of NHS Long Term Plan )

10DS:  PM speech at NHS 70 reception: 4 July 2018 ~ NHS England:  Simon Stevens’ NHS 70 address to Westminster Abbey ~ NHS England:  NHS 70 year success down to “brilliance” of staff says Simon Stevens ~ NHS England:  Young volunteers, long-serving domestic assistant and ‘virtual surgeon’ among winners of NHS birthday awards ~ OSSW:  Welsh Secretary honours NHS’ Welsh roots on its 70th anniversary ~ CQC:  Driving improvement – individuals who have made a difference )

NAO:  The health & social care interface ~ CQC:  New approaches to funding, commissioning & regulation needed to meet people’s health & care needs ~ NHS Confederation: CQC report proves era of organisations ‘doing their own thing’ must end now ~ LGA responds to NAO report on health & social care integration ~ Patients Association:  CQC report shows why patients require transformation of health & social care )

NHS Digital leading the protection of patient data with new patient de-identification solution – (NHS Digital and TPP statement about type 2 objections error ~ NHS Digital:  Around 1.6m fewer adult smokers in England in six years ~ NHS Digital:  NHS70 - Seven facts for 7 decades ~ NHS Digital:  NHS Digital annual report & accounts published ~ NHS Digital:  NHS Apps Library reaches 70 apps in honour of the NHS birthday )

MHRA:  Blood pressure & heart medication recalled from Pharmacies

ScotGov:  Audit of CAMHS rejected referrals – (NHS Health Scotland:  Welcoming the diet & healthy weight delivery plan ~ NHS Health Scotland:  Drug Related Deaths are a tragedy, and are preventable )

WAG:  Wales to allow termination of pregnancy medication to be taken at home – (WAG:  Pay rise offer for NHS Wales’ staff on 70th anniversary )

NHS Confed:  Impact of Brexit on the Welsh health & social care system – (84% willing to pay more tax for better NHS, says independent poll for NHS Confederation )

First two CAR-T cell medicines recommended for approval in the EU – (Hydroxyethyl starch solutions: CMDh introduces new measures to protect patients ~ EMA reviewing medicines containing valsartan from Zhejiang Huahai following detection of an impurity )

NCFE qualification helps Derwentside College put mental health first

IEA:  NHS not fit for purpose anymore & must be reformed

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 :  Nine in ten councils say national taxation key to solving adult social care funding crisis – (LGA:  Action needs to combat 'historic low' social housing numbers ~ LGA responds to reforms to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards )