DH: More cancer specialists to be employed by the NHS – (DH: Screening committee recommends trial of testing babies for SCID ~ DH: Government launches independent inquiry following the conviction of surgeon Ian Paterson ~ DH: UK & China agree £70m of business in health sectors)
DH: Government proposals on children & young people's mental health ~ LGA responds to Government Green Paper on children's mental health ~ More needs to be done on children’s mental health, says Mental Health Network and NHS Confed
NHS England launches consultation to simplify & strengthen arrangements for research in the NHS – (NHS England: 1.4m people referred to NHS mental health therapy in the past year)
CQC to conduct further 8 local system reviews of health & social care – (CQC: Reducing restrictive interventions in inpatient mental healthcare services)
NHS Confederation echoes NHS England's warning on elective waiting time standards
NHS Digital: #DigitalReady workforce consultation – (NHS Digital: Delayed discharge funding opened to local authorities ~ NHS Digital: Registered Blind & Partially Sighted Report Published)
LGA responds to BMJ report on traffic pollution's effect on unborn children
Crown Commercial Service: SMEs encouraged to form new health & social care marketplace
techUK and NHS Digital Celebrate One Year of Working Together in Partnership
ScotGov: 800 more GPs for Scotland – (ScotGov: Young people take on mental health ~ ScotGov: Widening participation to nursing & midwifery)
WAG: Support for the opt-out system of organ donation in Wales is high, says new report – (WAG: Plans for 19 new health & care centres across Wales announced)
Consequences for patients of NHS underfunding laid bare – Patients Association calls for Ministers & Parliament to get a grip )
EU News: Regulatory guidance for pharmaceutical companies to prepare for UK’s withdrawal from EU
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 Age UK's Christmas loneliness campaign – (LGA responds to Shelter report on homeless children)
WAG: People in residential care to keep even more of their money
Homeless Link: Apply now for Transatlantic Practice Exchange 2018! – (Homeless Link: Introducing the new and improved StreetLink)
NICE: New deal will give people with kidney cancer another treatment option – (NICE Launches PRIMA to health-check economic models)
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