Health Secretary announces funding for care homes and wards specially...
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced dedicated funding to create care environments for people with dementia that help reduce anxiety and distress, and help people feel safe. Up to £50 million...
View ArticleProtecting health and reducing harm from severe cold this winter
The Department of Health has today published the Cold Weather Plan for England 2012 (CWP). It is part of a wider suite of measures that the Department of Health, NHS, Health Protection Agency and the...
View ArticleFund to create and modernise homes for independent living
The Department of Health today opened a £300 million fund to provide new and modernised homes designed to meet the needs of older people and people with disabilities. Local authorities will be able to...
View ArticleSurvey published on public perceptions of the NHS
The Department of Health (DH) has published a survey on the public perceptions of the NHS. The public perceptions of the NHS and social care is an annual DH commissioned survey that provides a useful...
View ArticleNew Hospital 2 Home discharge pack to support care of older people
Today, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb, launched the Hospital 2 Home resource pack designed to support older patients returning from hospital. The Hospital 2 Home resource is designed to make it...
View ArticleCold Weather Plan for England 2012 published
The Cold Weather Plan aims to prepare for the effects of winter weather on people’s health. It provides advice for individuals, communities and agencies on how to prepare for and respond to severe cold...
View ArticleStrategy for implementation of a national less invasive autopsy imaging...
There are religious, cultural and humanitarian benefits offered by less invasive autopsies and a report from NHS implementation sub group of the Department of Health post mortem, forensic and disaster...
View ArticleNew social work bursary details set out
Changes to the social work bursary are announced today to provide clarity to prospective students and higher education institutions. Based on responses to a consultation earlier this year, the new...
View ArticleMinisterial statement on Winterbourne View
Norman Lamb, Minister of State for Care services, has today made a statement in response to the sentencing of those convicted of abuse at Winterbourne View. “The abuse of patients at Winterbourne View...
View ArticleStatement on medicines and pharmacy regulation from the UK Chief...
UK Chief Pharmaceutical Officers have published a statement today on exploratory work with professional and regulatory bodies in pharmacy on the balance of medicines legislation and statutory...
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