Health Red Tape Challenge launched
People are being invited to give their ideas on how to remove excessive burdens and reduce bureaucracy across the health and social care sector in the latest round of the Government’s Red Tape...
View ArticleNew vaccine to help protect babies against rotavirus
A new vaccination programme, planned to begin in September 2013, will see children under four months vaccinated against the highly infectious rotavirus. Causing around 140,000 diarrhoea cases a year in...
View ArticleOutput based specification for child health information systems published
The Department of Health has published an Output Based Specification for Child Health Information System, found at...
View ArticleCMO’s annual report highlights increase in liver disease
Comprehensive action is needed to stop the rising tide of liver disease. That is one of the key findings to emerge from Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies’ first annual report published...
View ArticleMore NICE public health briefings and guidance
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published three more public health briefings for local government, developed with input from the independent Local Government Reference Group,...
View ArticleRenewed push for flu vaccination announced as part of winter planning
The Health Secretary recently announced a targeted campaign to increase uptake of flu vaccine amongst people in clinical risk groups as part of a package of measures to help keep people well this...
View ArticleThe Shape of Training Review: call for written evidence
A call for written evidence for a review on the future of postgraduate medical training is open until 8 February 2013. Chaired by Professor David Greenaway, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham University,...
View ArticleNew data linkage service
A new data linkage service is available from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) The service will be available to those with responsibility for commissioning, providing care,...
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