DH: New data reveals suicide prevalence in England by occupation – (DH: Government to extend protections for NHS whistleblowers ~ DH: Check you’re selling medicines online lawfully ~ DH: System launched to help tackle harms from new psychoactive substances)
NHS England: NHS to notify heart surgery patients of small risk of infection caused by heater cooler units – (NHS England: Awards spotlight NHS improvement projects driven by patient feedback)
CQC: What's happened since our review of how NHS trusts investigate & learn from deaths? – (CQC: Independent ambulance providers – emerging concerns ~ CQC: New equality objectives to target inequality in health & social care)
NHS Confederation: EPI report shows the urgent need to help children's mental health services – (NHS Confederation: More trusts in financial special measures highlights risk of care plans derailing)
NHS Improvement: Three trusts to enter financial special measures and receive additional support
ScotGov: Increasing access to IVF – (ScotGov: Pay settlement for NHS staff)
WAG: Independent recommendations will have positive impact on the IPFR process says Vaughan Gething – (WAG: Scheme to help patients with the cost of travel for medical appointments extended)
LGA - ‘Idyllic' countryside masking poor rural health
Unite: Speech & language therapists get ‘collective snub’ from NHS shake-up bosses
South West neonatal units lead the way in achieving Unicef Baby Friendly standards
Cancer Research UK - Radiotherapy risks are much higher for smokers – (CRUK: Global smoking rates have fallen since introduction of international tobacco control strategy)
DfE: Innovative projects to get £36m funding boost
LGA responds to APPG for Children's report into children's social care – (LGA: Councils need "full flexibility" over new £2bn social care funding)
ScotGov: Fair pay at heart of childcare expansion ~ ScotGov: Future of childcare provision
WAG: Carl Sargeant outlines progress of Childcare Offer for Wales
LGA responds to BBC Panorama home care investigation
Age UK: Over half of lonely older people have never talked about it
NO: Ombudsman finds systemic problems with Barnet’s homelessness services during investigation
CLG: Statutory homelessness & homelessness prevention & relief, England: October to December 2016 ~ Homeless Link: Latest homelessness statistics are stark reminder that change is crucial ~ CLG: More than 100 housing estates receive regeneration cash boost)
NICE recommends longer-lasting battery technology for implantable heart rhythm devices – (NICE: Checks needed every year for people with a mental health problem in the criminal justice system ~ NICE: Postmenopausal women with a family history of breast cancer should be offered anastrozole, says NICE in updated guidance ~ NICE strengthens engagement with LSE Health ~ NICE plays key role in European project to help give better care to patients with blood cancers)
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