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Background, requirements and implications of putting into practice a national friends and family test within the NHS.
The ‘Output based specification’ is a child health specific supplement to existing NHS information standards documents.
Explains the connection between the Adult Social Care Framework, the NHS Outcomes Framework and the Public Health Outcomes Framework.
Plans to pilot an electronic cancer decision support tool to help GPs detect cancer earlier have been sent out to trust chief executives.
The NHS Business Services Authority (Amendment) Directions 2012 confer a new function on the NHS Business Services Authority.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Department has published an update to annex A of NHS Performance Framework 2012/13.
The second module of the Public Health England (PHE) People Transition Policy has been published.
Directions for PCTs to authorise primary medical services contractors or any practice established by the PCT to use the EPS.
Guidance issued to NHS medical directors
Letter from Sir Bruce Keogh, regarding changes to the management of the national clinical audit and confidential enquiries contract.
Review of the clinical pathway used in the dental pilot programme makes a number of recommendations to improve the pathway approach.
Letter from the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer to the NHS regarding use of antiviral medicines for treatment of flu.
An update regarding the Front of Pack nutrition labelling consultation has been published.
Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) directions coming into force on 1 February 2013.
The background information on how and why the PbR maternity pathway system has been developed is published.
An update providing recommendations for food business operators about flexibility of wording for health claims circulated 3 January 2013.
Sets out the amount of money available to local authorities for public health and the conditions for using the money.
Guidance developed jointly with 11 organisations, including the Department of Health, representing the different parts of the supply chain.
Guidance on data reporting requirements for the NHS friends and family test.
Guidance for arm's length bodies on the Department for Health efficiency controls.
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