Businesses can apply for a share of £450,000 in SBRI contracts to develop mobile health services to transform the lives of diabetics.
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Monday, 19 October 2015
Friday, 07 August 2015
Views wanted on partnership working and investment in the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
Monday, 15 June 2015
The Department of Health is looking for nominations for the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 2016.
Thursday, 28 May 2015
An overview of this Academy for Justice Commissioning evening seminar, including a copy of the seminar presentation
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that Jeremy Hunt will continue as Secretary of State for Health.
Friday, 27 March 2015
The Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 that aims to improve safety and quality of care has received Royal Assent.
Thursday, 26 March 2015
The NHS contribution towards the costs of a place in a care home with nursing is being increased by 1% for 2015 to 2016.
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
All new healthcare assistants and social care support workers will be expected to get a Care Certificate within 12 weeks of employment.
Monday, 23 March 2015
Last chance to take part in consultation on the cap on care costs and appeals, which is open until Monday 30 March.
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Major pharmaceutical companies, Alzheimer’s Research UK and government all commit in principle to investing in the fund.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
In this seminar speakers described the joint initiative between the National Offender Management Service and NHS England and how the programme is providing a jointly commissioned pathway of services from community to community.
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
The NHS has chosen 29 ‘vanguard’ geographies to take the national lead on transforming care for patients in towns, cities and counties across England.
Monday, 09 February 2015
Online questionnaires for children’s homes, fostering services, adoption agencies and residential family centres are open until 4 May 2015.
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Programme to promote innovative ways of joining up health and social care extended to 11 new areas.
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Care Quality Commission inspection rating to be clearly displayed by all public and private healthcare organisations.
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Care Quality Commission inspection rating to be clearly displayed by all public and private healthcare organisations.
Thursday, 15 January 2015
A revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act 1983 provides guidance for professionals.
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
The 2015 New Year Honours recognise achievements of wide range of people throughout health and social care community.
Thursday, 27 November 2014
Duty of Candour and Fit and Proper Person’s Test will help improve patient safety, transparency and leadership in the NHS.
Monday, 24 November 2014
The Deputy Prime Minister announces that he will establish and chair a new Mental Health Taskforce.
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
New website will provide data on NHS performance and allow patients to compare care.
Friday, 07 November 2014
Successful Autism Innovation Fund bids also announced, along with money to make local areas more autism-friendly
Monday, 03 November 2014
During November and December 2014 Ofsted's web presence will be migrating to GOV.UK.
Thursday, 30 October 2014
Better Care Fund will help join up local health and care services to improve care and reduce A&E admissions.
Thursday, 23 October 2014
The Care Act regulations and guidance for local authorities have been strengthened as a result of consultation.
Thursday, 11 September 2014
The Family Restoration Fund, which helps to reunite former child migrants with their families, will be extended until 2017.
Tuesday, 09 September 2014
Local authorities’ public health funding allocations for 2015 to 2016 and a new public health incentive scheme announced.
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Ofsted publishes Childminder agency handbook, and the application forms that people need if they wish to apply to become an agency.
Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Grants for voluntary sector health and social care projects to improve people’s health and wellbeing.
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Special measures regime to be introduced for care homes, as a similar scheme for hospitals show improvements
Monday, 07 July 2014
The Department of Health is seeking views on proposed changes to the Code of Practice: Mental Health Act (1983).
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Proposed changes to Care Quality Commission registration requirements set out basic level of care that all health and care organisations must provide.
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Improving the public's mental health and wellbeing is one of the most important goals for our modern public health system.
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
Duncan Selbie welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on the prevention of dementia and helping people to live well with the condition.
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
The judges awarded a share of the £150,000 prize to 3 schemes from across the country.
Thursday, 21 November 2013
Following the government’s response to the Mid Staffs Francis inquiry, Mary Agnew gives her personal insight from the implementation team.
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker for Children and Families, and Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults, started in September.
Friday, 20 September 2013
Improving care for vulnerable older people - engagement exercise closes on 27 September 2013.
Thursday, 15 August 2013
A panel of national and international experts has been appointed to consider bids from local areas applying to become integrated care pioneers.
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