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Monday April 15, 2013
Living With and Beyond Cancer: Taking Action to Improve Outcomes
This publication aims to support commissioners, commissioning support units and providers to take the necessary actions to improve cancer survivorship outcomes. It…
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Tuesday March 26, 2013
The Department of Health’s Policy on: Helping more people survive cancer
Issue Every year, over 250,000 people in England are diagnosed with cancer, and around 130,000 die as a result of the disease. Annual NHS costs for cancer services are £5 billion,…
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Tuesday March 26, 2013
The Department of Health’s Policy on: Reducing harmful drinking
Issue In England, the ‘lower-risk guidelines’ for alcohol state that men shouldn’t regularly drink more than 3 to 4 units per day and women shouldn’t regularly drink more than…
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Tuesday March 26, 2013
‘Making a Difference in Dementia’ nursing vision and strategy launched
A new nursing vision and strategy for dementia care has been launched by the Department of Health at the Healthcare Innovation Expo. It makes clear that every nurse can make a…
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Thursday February 7, 2013
New study highlights positive impact of digital technology in health and social care
The potential benefits to staff and patients of greater use of information and digital technology in the NHS and social care are shown in a new study, published today. The study, commissioned…
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Thursday February 7, 2013
Alzheimer’s Society publishes data on dementia diagnosis rates
The Alzheimer’s Society has released new data on the rates of dementia diagnosis in the UK. It shows wide variation between areas with, for example, 31.6% of people with…
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Friday December 14, 2012
Supporting Families Pathway Toolkit Event 22nd November 2012
Dear Colleagues, Many thanks for your attendance at the Supporting Families Pathway Toolkit Event in Stockport recently. Your input helped to make the day extremely successful…
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Friday December 14, 2012
Creating change: Innovation health and wealth one year on
The report, “Creating change: Innovation health and wealth one year on” provides an update on the implementation of the NHS Chief Executive’s report “Innovation health and wealth,…
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Friday December 14, 2012
Steps set out for greater patient involvement and more choice
The Government’s response to its consultation on proposals for greater patient involvement and more choice has been published today.For the first time, people who use mental health…
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Friday December 14, 2012
England to be ‘among best in Europe at tackling cancer’ pledges Jeremy Hunt
The second annual report on ‘Improving outcomes: a strategy for cancer‘, published today, shows cancer survival rates are improving.Get a flavour of the findings in this infographic.…
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