DH: Public health advice following the Grenfell Tower fire – (DH: Reducing delays for people moving from hospital to social care ~ DH: Parents urged to remind teenagers to get MenACWY vaccine ~ DH: Over 150,000 annual deaths from lung cancer, lung & heart disease)
NHS England: Chief Nurse backs Stomp it Out drugs campaign – (NHS England: NHS patients with rare bone disease to benefit from potentially life-transforming drug due to “first of a kind” agreement between NHS England & the manufacturer ~ NHS England: 8 out of 10 patients are positive about GPs – new survey)
CQC: The state of adult social care services 2014 to 2017 report published ~ Findings from CQC’s initial programme of comprehensive inspections in adult social ~ CQC: Most services meet the ‘Mum Test’ but there is still too much poor care ~ CQC and the National Federation of Women's Institutes working together to help carers ~ LGA responds to CQC report on adult social care ~ NO: Ombudsman supports CQC report ~ CQC to conduct 12 local system reviews of health & social care)
NHS Confederation: Government needs to announce ring-fenced funding for transformation
MHRA: Maloff Protect antimalarial tablets to be available to buy from pharmacies
NHS Digital: Annual statistical publication for FGM shows 5,391 newly recorded cases during 2016-17
ScotGov: New vaccination programme begins – (ScotGov: Scotland’s NHS leads by example)
NHS Health Scotland: Young People – what chance have they got? – (NHS Health Scotland: JRF’s Minimum Income Standard for the UK)
WAG: €1.5m EU investment helps Welsh company fight global infections – (WAG: Public Health Bill receives Royal Assent ~ WAG: Vaughan Gething welcomes success of 111 pilot ~ WAG: Majority of cancer patients in Wales say they receive high quality care – new survey shows ~ WAG: “Better understanding the diseases of today will help us develop the personalised treatments of tomorrow”)
WAG: “New Treatment Fund is delivering for the people of Wales” ~ NHS Confederation response to New Treatment Fund Progress Report from the Welsh Government
Welsh NHS Confederation: Leading health organisations join forces to increase transparency & tackle stigma of mental health in Wales – (NHS Confederation: Integrated services can help improve well-being)
ICO: Royal Free - Google DeepMind trial failed to comply with data protection law ~ National Data Guardian statement on ICO decision on Royal Free ~ ICO: 4 lessons NHS Trusts can learn from the Royal Free case
IEA: UK needs pre-funded healthcare system to tackle demographic time bomb
Innovate UK: Miniature pump for failing heart to be trialled with 50 patients
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
Homeless Link: How young people with experiences of homelessness inform our research
Social Mobility Commission: Government housing schemes have little impact on social mobility
NICE: NHS needs more advanced paramedics to ease A & E pressure – (NICE: Strensiq new deal paves way for NICE approval of life saving drug)
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