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  • Public health transition planning support for primary care trusts and local authorities

    Public health transition planning support for primary care trusts and local authorities.

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  • Health and Social Care Bill: application of competition law to NHS foundation trusts

    Letter from Bob Ricketts, Director of Provider Policy to Deborah Jones, Office of Fair Trading - 21 December 2011.

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  • Cold weather plan: Level 2 alert issued

    The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next two to three days there is an 80% chance of temperatures in the North West, North East…

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

  • Accelerating release of surplus public sector land

    NHS Chief Executives are being reminded of how the initiative to accelerate the release of public sector land for development can assist in …

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

  • Accelerating the Release of Public Sector Land for Development

    Letter from David Flory, Deputy NHS Chief Executive.

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  • Diagnostics waiting times & activity data, month ending 30 November 2011

    Monthly data published today gives the waiting times for 15 key diagnostic tests carried out in the NHS

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

  • Reviews to ensure safety of people seeking cosmetic treatments

    Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, today announced a series of steps to respond to recent concerns regarding PiP implants

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

  • Making best use of aggregated procurement organisations

    Making better use of NHS Supply Chain, Government Procurement Service, and Collaborative Procurement Organisations.

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

  • Food supplements: guidance update

    Changes to guidance documents on food supplements and the lists of minerals permitted to be added to foods.

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

  • IT systems and coding (including GS1)

    Standard coding and technology can make a big impact on transforming procurement in the NHS. Technology won’t change behaviours and attitudes…

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

  • Procuring for carbon reduction (P4CR)

    A programme that aims to provide guidance, tools, and support materials, to enable procurement practitioners across the health and social care…

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

  • Annual statement of fire safety issued

    The annual statement of fire safety recently issued covers the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011.

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

  • Compromise Agreements and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998

    The attached letter from Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE, NHS Chief Executive, is about adequate support being provided to whistleblowers in the NHS and requirements of 'Health Services Circular 1999/198: The Public Disclosu…

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  • Annual statement of fire safety management 2011

    The annual statement of fire safety management 2011, covering the period 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011, is now due for completion. and…

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  • Government accepts latest report from the NHS Future Forum

    The government has accepted the latest recommendations from the independent NHS Future Forum, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today

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

  • Government accepts new recommendations from NHS Future Forum

    The Government has accepted the latest recommendations from the NHS Future Forum, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.

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

  • NHS Standard Contract 2012/13 (bilateral) published

    The NHS Standard Contract 2012/13 (bilateral) published today is for use by commissioners when commissioning NHS funded acute, ambulance, community and mental health and learning disability services from all types of provide…

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

  • New approach to education and training published

    The policy framework for a new approach to workforce planning and the education and training of the health workforce is published today.

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

  • Government response to NHS Future Forum’s second report

    Letter from Andrew Lansley CBE to Professor Steve Field, Chair of the NHS Future Forum.

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  • £30m for sports medicine centre of excellence

    The country’s first ever National Sports and Exercise Medicine Centre of Excellence will be developed after £30 million funding was announced

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