Health, Social Care and Homelessness (Archive)

DH:  £600,000 funding of 12 projects by PHE to help prevent HIV – (DH:  PHE publishes elimination of HIV & HIV testing reports 2017)

NHS England:  Encouraging people to embrace self-care for life – (NHS England:  Thousands of people set to access diabetes and obesity prevention services through the touch of a button)

NHS Digital:  Safeguarding Adults Annual Report published

LGA responds to mortality rate study of health & social care cuts

CQC:  Experts by Experience procurement: tell us what you think

ScotGov:  New contract for GPs – (ScotGov:  Obesity Indicators statistics published ~ ScotGov:  Health & Care Targets Review ~ ScotGov:  Reforming access to new medicines)

NHS Health Scotland:  A victory for Scotland’s health

WAG:  Increase in alcohol-related deaths in Wales – new report shows

New medicine for multiple sclerosis – (New medicine to prevent cytomegalovirus disease in stem cell transplant patients

ESRC:  Tackling antibiotic resistance: researchers slash survey costs with satellites

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

CO:  Government to set out proposals to reform care and support ~ LGA responds to Independent Age report on social care funding ~ LGA - Almost 60p in every £1 of council tax could be spent on social care by 2020

Homeless Link:  PIE - a practical framework to support people through trauma – (HL:  Homeless Couples: is it time for a new approach?)

NICE:  Use antibiotics effectively to reduce drug-resistance – (NICE:  Breast cancer patients to have routine access to 2 life extending drugs after new deal, say NICE in draft guidance ~ NICE:  Staying home to get better)

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