DH: Health matters promotes midlife approaches to reduce dementia risk – (New PHE data on salt consumption levels ~ DH: Junior doctor contract negotiations)
MoD: Developing mental health services for veterans in England
NHS England announces new action to cut stillbirths – (Consultation on Specialised Services clinical commissioning policies & service specifications ~ Success in NHS push to reduce avoidable antibiotic prescribing ~ NHS England: Thousands to benefit as first wave of NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme national rollout is announced
NHS England: Update on commissioning & provision of Pre Exposure Prophylaxsis (PREP) for HIV prevention ~ LGA: Councils respond to NHS England announcement not to fund new HIV treatment ~ ScotGov: HPV vaccination programme)
CQC: GP complaint handling – An opportunity to improve
Monitor: People experiencing mental illness to get improved care in Essex – (Monitor: Essex teaching hospital to improve its finances with Monitor’s support)
Crown Commercial Service Health temporary staff frameworks approved by Monitor
MHRA contributing to the global fight against Zika ~ BIS: UK trebles funding to tackle Zika virus
NHS Confederation: New report lays out central role for independent sector in NHS Sustainability & Transformation plans)
DfE: Tax-Free Childcare: 10 things parents should know
ScotGov: Commitment to tackling low pay in NHS Scotland – (ScotGov: £14m to help thousands heat homes ~ ScotGov: Hospital food ~ ScotGov: Getting it right for children in care ~ ScotGov: Transforming out-of-hours services ~ ScotGov: Funding for carers’ groups ~ ScotGov: Smoking ban ~ ScotGov: HPV vaccination programme)
WAG: Pancreatic cancer drug Abraxane continues to be available in Wales – (1% pay rise for all Welsh NHS staff ~ New national system to allow ‘real time’ monitoring of infection outbreaks in Welsh hospitals ~ WAG: Treatment closer to home thanks to extra £1.2m every year ~ One week to go until major changes to Wales’ social services ~ Minister visits £5m improvements to Tywyn Hospital ~ WAG: Minister launches the Centre for Excellence in Rural Healthcare ~ WAG: “The Welsh NHS is helping people live healthier lives”)
Welsh NHS Confederation comments on falling of Public Health Bill – (Welsh NHS Confed comments on A&E waiting times)
LGA responds to Licensing Act report by Institute of Alcohol Studies – (LGA: Councils respond to new homelessness figures)
EHRC: 3 in 4 working mothers say they’ve experienced pregnancy & maternity discrimination ~ TUC calls for urgent action as new report reveals that 77% of working mums have experienced pregnancy discrimination – (EHRC: New report reveals hundreds still dying in detention)
BIG: Homeshare opens new doors to independent living for older & younger people
CMA’s private healthcare provisional decision on remedies
ESRC: Parental conflict damages children's mental health and life chances
Food Standards Agency publishes the first assessment of food crime in the UK
NICE recommends abiraterone for prostate cancer – (Exercise not acupuncture for people with low back pain says NICE in draft guidance ~ NICE: Older employees should be supported in the workplace
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