Government unveils healthcare sector export champion
Healthcare UK, the new organisation set up to promote Britain’s world leading healthcare sector to international customers, will be launched in the Middle East at a major international trade show this...
View ArticleJon Rouse to take up key Department of Health appointment
Jon Rouse has been confirmed as Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships at the Department of Health, announced Permanent Secretary, Una O’Brien today. Jon Rouse is...
View Article16 January 2013, Jeremy Hunt, Policy Exchange, From notepad to iPad:...
In 1953, when the NHS was just five years old, two men named Smith took a flight from LA to New York. They started chatting. One Mr Smith was the head of American Airlines. He was having a nightmare...
View ArticleStatistical press notice: Mixed-sex accommodation breach data – December 2012
Main Points This notice presents data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance relating to English NHS-funded patients in hospital sleeping...
View ArticleStatistical press notice: Direct Access Audiology – Referral to treatment...
Main Points Data are published on Direct Access Audiology patients whose referral to treatment (RTT) pathways were completed during November 2012 (completed pathways) and on those patients who were...
View ArticleStatistical Press Notice – NHS Referral to Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times Data...
Data are published on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated during November 2012 and patients waiting to start treatment at the end of November 2012....
View ArticleStatistical Press notice: PIP breast implants
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest monthly PIP implant data (covering the period 6th January to 31st December 2012) This release covers two monthly data...
View ArticleStatistical Press notice: NHS inpatient and outpatient events
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest monthly hospital activity events (up to and including November 2012) The main findings compare the year to date (YTD) to...
View ArticleSugar and calories cut in soft drinks
Leading soft drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena will reduce the amount of sugar and calories in their products by up to 10 per cent as part of the Government’s drive to curb obesity levels, Public...
View ArticleShortlist for new dental pilot practices announced
Dental practices across the country are preparing for an exciting new challenge as the shortlist of those chosen to continue shaping a new dental contract is announced today. The Department of Health...
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