DHSC: Health technology expert panel meets for the first time – (DHSC: Government promises more funding to fight superbugs ~ DHSC: Overwhelming public support for sugar & calorie reduction ~ DHSC: PHE and NHSE launch national drive to trace hepatitis C patients )
NHS England: Over 65s urged to take advantage of record flu vaccination programme
CQC reports on radiation incidents
10DS: Record NHS funding to give patients a better alternative to hospital
NHS Digital: More than half of patients who finished psychological therapy recovered in 2017-18 – (NHS Digital: New standard to improve information sharing between community pharmacies and GP practices )
Analysis shows children’s mental health services are showing signs of improvement, but a seismic shift in ambition still needed to meet demand ~ LGA responds to Children’s Commissioner research on children’s mental health ~ NHS Digital: One in eight of 5 - 19 year olds had a mental disorder in 2017 new survey finds )
King's Fund: Staffing shortfall of almost 250,000 by 2030 is major risk to NHS long-term plan, experts warn
HM Treasury: Sugar tax revenue helps tackle childhood obesity
ScotGov: Alcohol ads in spotlight
NHS Health Scotland: Making the food we eat outside the home healthier
WAG: Organ donation consent rates in Wales highest in the UK – (WAG: Alcohol awareness week: “As a society, we’re drinking too much alcohol” ~ WAG: “New streamlined process will improve quality & outcomes for cancer patients in Wales” ~ WAG: £9.4m to help people with health problems stay in work )
NICE recommends cutting-edge therapy for young people with blood cancer – (NICE: Innovative skin cancer drug available on Cancer Drugs Fund ~ NICE: New life-extending lung cancer treatment approved by NICE ~ NICE: Improving support for children and young people affected by abuse )
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
CMA: Consumer law advice sets out obligations for care homes ~ NO: Ombudsman welcomes CMA report on care homes
NO: Elderly man with Alzheimer’s disease died when agency failed to provide night care
WAG: New projects to prevent youth homelessness announced by FM
Homeless Link: Your views matter: inquiry into the welfare safety net – (HL: People at the heart of the Booth Centre )
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