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  • Risk Stratification and next steps with DH Risk Prediction tools: Patients at Risk of Re-hospitalisation and the Combined Predictive Model

    Letter from Stephen Johnson, Deputy Director, Head of Long Term Conditions.

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  • Rolling out the NHS 111 service

    Letter to Strategic Health Authorities to request confirmation of plans for full roll-out of the NHS 111 service in each region by April 2013.

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  • A stronger voice for patients

    Patients will today have a stronger voice under plans set out by Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley.

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

  • Campaigns to promote earlier diagnosis of cancer

    Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS medical director, today wrote to all trust chief executives setting out plans for campaigns to help promote the earlier diagnosis of cancer.

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

  • 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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