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  • Angela Rippon to kick start Prime Minister’s dementia challenge champion groups

    People living with dementia, business leaders and charities have come together today to drive forward work on the Prime Minister's dementia challenge.

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

  • Design Council dementia challenge launch

    Five ground-breaking designs, including a dementia support dog, a room fragrance system to stimulate people's appetites and a wristband personal alarm, are being showcased to help people live well with dementia.

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

  • Drugs and alcohol recovery launches online bulletin

    Following the launch last month of 8 payment by results pilot sites for drugs and alcohol recovery treatment services, the Payment by Results…

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

  • Medical Directors’ Bulletin – April 2012

    The April edition of the Medical Directors’ Bulletin brings together a large amount of news that affect medical directors along with news that…

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

  • Death certification reforms update

    Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has written to the Death Certification National Steering Group members to advise that the full implementation…

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

  • New guidance to speed up access to the drugs patients need

    Lord Howe today announced new guidance on the Cancer Drugs Fund, which will help speed up access to the drugs patients need.

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

  • Nurses, midwives and pharmacists now able to provide faster and more effective pain relief

    Changes to Misuse of Drugs Regulations mean that appropriately qualified nurses and pharmacists will now be able to prescribe controlled drugs like morphine, diamorphine and prescription-strength co-codamol, the Government a…

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

  • Nurse and pharmacist independent prescribing changes announced

    Changes to Misuse of Drugs Regulations mean that appropriately qualified nurses and pharmacists will now be able to prescribe controlled drugs…

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

  • Guidance on influenza pandemic preparedness and response published

    Operational guidance on the implementation of the UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy 2011 is published.

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

  • Disability Sport Summit

    London

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

  • Early implementers sought to test long term conditions year of care funding model

    Early implementers are being invited to apply to test a potential new way of funding long term conditions care.

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

  • Language checks for doctors included in consultation on role of responsible officers

    Proposals to ensure the language competence of doctors have been put forward as part of a consultation launched today on regulations governing…

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

  • School for Public Health Research launched

    The new National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Public Health Research has launched. It has a budget of £20 million over five…

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

  • Tackling dementia: live discussion

    Put your questions to Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and other panelists in a live discussion on how we can improve…

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

  • A&E data sharing audit underway

    The Department of Health is conducting an audit on the collection and sharing of de-personalised data on violent assault.

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

  • Consultation on tobacco plain packaging launched

    A UK-wide consultation on whether tobacco should be sold in standardised, or plain packaging, has been launched today by Health Secretary Andrew…

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

  • Living Well With Dementia – Design Council to launch new projects on 26 April

    In March the Prime Minister, David Cameron, launched the PM’s challenge on dementia - a challenge to the whole of society as well as government.

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

  • Guidance on direct access to diagnostic tests for cancer published

    Guidance on direct referral by GPs to specific diagnostic tests for the assessment of particular symptoms where cancer may be suspected but the urgent GP referral (two week wait) process is not applicable, has been published.

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

  • Alistair Burns talking about the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia

    In this video blog Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about the Prime Minister’s dementia challenge.

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

  • Death certification reforms

    Letter about death certification reforms (DCR).

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