Improving hospital food event
This event will address the crucial link between clinical and catering staff in the dignity and respect of patients specifically in relation to nutrition and hydration. Following the Secretary of State...
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Healthcare UK launches in Dubai
Health Minister Lord Howe is today launching Healthcare UK at the Arab Health Congress in Dubai. A joint initiative between the Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board and UK Trade &...
View ArticleNew manual published for Expert Patients Programme tutors
A new version of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Course (CDSMC) Tutor Manual has been published. It replaces the current manual, which will be withdrawn in October 2013. This affects organisations...
View ArticleResponses from cancer survivors survey on quality of life after diagnosis and...
A report summarising text responses from cancer survivors on how they feel about their quality of life following diagnosis and treatment has been published. The report is aimed at commissioners,...
View ArticleChanges to Quality Accounts reporting arrangements for 2012/13
Amendments have been made to the National Health Service (Quality Accounts) Regulations 2010. These amendments come into effect from February 2013 and change the reporting requirements for Quality...
View ArticleReport into fire safety duties in the NHS
Deputy NHS Chief Executive David Flory has written to colleagues highlighting the main findings from a report by the Fire and Rescue Service (FRS), into fire safety in the NHS. The report follows a...
View ArticleGovernance statement guidance for the NHS set out
The Department of Health has today set out the requirements for completion and submission of 2012/13 governance statements for SHAs, PCTs and NHS trusts. The governance statement records the...
View ArticleSouth London Healthcare NHS Trust: Decision by Secretary of State
In accordance with his statutory duty, the Secretary of State for Health has today published a notice of his decision in relation to South London Healthcare NHS Trust to secure sustainable provision of...
View ArticleVideo: Choice of Any Qualified Provider
This film informs clinicians, commissioners and patients about choice of Any Qualified Provider (AQP). The film shows how patients in the town of Saltash in Cornwall are beginning to benefit from...
View ArticlePaperless NHS: Jeremy Hunt leads discussion
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt led a panel discussion earlier this week on achieving his ambition for a paperless NHS by 2018. He pledged that one region in England would have a fully portable electronic...
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