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  • Local HealthWatch pathfinders announced

    Seventy-five local HealthWatch pathfinders have been announced today. The pathfinders will pioneer plans ahead of the full establishment of local HealthWatch across the country in October 2012.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • This website: How has it changed?

    You'll see that the corporate Department of Health website has changed. It doesn't look that different, but you'll find that there are now different ways to get at our content.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Campaigns to promote earlier diagnosis of cancer

    Letter from Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, outlining plans for improving cancer survival rates through earlier diagnosis.

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  • Agreements between specialised services commissioning groups and providers

    Letter from Bob Ricketts CBE Director of Provider Policy, dated 3 August 2011.

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  • Innovative care could help over 15 million people with long-term conditions

    The NHS could help improve the care of over 15 million people living with long-term conditions and reduce the number of unnecessary trips to hospital if the most innovative work being pioneered in other parts of the NHS were…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Waiting times for talking therapies

    Response to article in The Times about some patients waiting for talking therapies.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Chronic health conditions guidelines: covering letter from Dame Carol Black

    Letter from Dame Carol Black, National Director for Health and Work about the Chronic Disease Guidelines for Line Managers and Employees.

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  • Procedure for the transfer of children and young people in custody to and from hospital

    The procedure for the transfer from custody of children and young people to and from hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England aims…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Driving up organ donations

    More than 10,000 people in the UK currently need an organ transplant. Of these, 1000 each year will die waiting as there are not enough organs available.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • General guidance and evaluation

    Simple guide to PbR.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Personal health budget pilot – third interim report

    A pilot programme involving around half the primary care trusts in England is currently underway, testing out personal health budgets in the NHS.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • How you can help

    There are opportunities to offer feedback and views to the Department’s Payment by Return team by following the links below.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NHS cervical screening programme

    Implementing HPV triage for women guidance document.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Maternity services and PbR 2008-2011

    Request for organisations to participate in the Maternity PbR pathway project.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public Health Responsibility Deal bulletin July 2011

    We have published the first Responsibility Deal bulletin.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Have you ever wondered how the Department of Health arrived at a price for a particular orthopaedic procedure?

    This letter highlights a programme of work aimed at encouraging greater involvement from orthopaedic surgeons into the annual reference costs collection process.

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  • Consultation on increases to NHS Pension Scheme contributions launched

    The Department of Health launched a consultation on 28 July 2011 on proposed changes to the level of contributions made by NHS Pension Scheme members towards their pension.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Drug and alcohol recovery pilots supporting material published

    As details of the approaches to be taken by the payment by results drug and alcohol recovery pilots are being developed, supporting material has today been published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • VOICES Redesign and testing to inform a national end of life care survey

    Toolkit has been developed as part of the pilot study to provide support to those organisations who have prioritised resources to undertake these local surveys.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Estates and Facilities Assurance: Universal NHS Premises Assurance Model

    This letter from David Flory, Deputy NHS Chief Executive, highlights the publication of ‘A Universal version of the NHS Premises Assurance Model'.

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