Ensuring fair and transparent pricing for NHS services: response to consultation
The Department of Health’s response to proposals for objecting to proposed pricing methodologies has been published today. The Department received 48 responses from various parties to the consultation...
View ArticleGlobal Burden of Disease study shows mixed picture for UK health
Life expectancy in the UK has improved over the last 20 years, but levels of ill health have not and the UK is now below average compared with 18 other countries on many important indicators. These...
View ArticleMixed picture from UK Global Burden of Disease analysis
Duncan Selbie says Lancet analysis of UK Global Burden of Disease data is of ‘seminal importance’. Tuesday saw the publication in the Lancet of a special analysis of the UK data from the Global Burden...
View ArticleRegulations on procurement, patient choice and competition laid
The government has laid regulations on procurement, patient choice and competition. The regulations are to help ensure that commissioners’ decisions on buying clinical services are transparent and...
View ArticleLocal Healthwatch Regulations Explained
The Local Government Association and the Department of Health have jointly published a document to help local Healthwatch audiences understand the legal requirements that have been set out in...
View ArticlePHE has much to learn from Scotland’s work on addressing inequalities
Duncan Selbie: our aim is to understand what people most want of us and provide it. On Monday the CMO, Professor Dame Sally Davies, published volume two of her annual report focusing on infectious...
View ArticlePeople Transition Policy for Public Health England: additional FAQs
Read the additional PHE People Transition Policy FAQs (March 2013) This series of frequently asked questions has been developed to support module 2 of the Public Health England People Transition...
View ArticleStatutory guidance published on Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Joint...
The Health and Social Care Act encourages greater integration between health and care services, so that patients and the public can receive seamless care. Health and wellbeing boards are vital to that...
View ArticleTransparency and openness will underpin PHE’s approach
Duncan Selbie says that World TB Day on Sunday is a great opportunity for raising awareness. I am glad to say that the Secretary of State has given the green light to begin work on implementing the...
View ArticleOngoing support for health and wellbeing boards post-April 2013
From 1 April 2013, responsibility for the ongoing development and support programme for health and wellbeing boards will be transferred from the Department of Health to the Local Government Association...
View ArticleEnsuring fair and transparent pricing for NHS services: response to consultation
The Department of Health’s response to proposals for objecting to proposed pricing methodologies has been published today. The Department received 48 responses from various parties to the consultation...
View ArticleGlobal Burden of Disease study shows mixed picture for UK health
Life expectancy in the UK has improved over the last 20 years, but levels of ill health have not and the UK is now below average compared with 18 other countries on many important indicators. These...
View ArticleMixed picture from UK Global Burden of Disease analysis
Duncan Selbie says Lancet analysis of UK Global Burden of Disease data is of ‘seminal importance’. Tuesday saw the publication in the Lancet of a special analysis of the UK data from the Global Burden...
View ArticleRegulations on procurement, patient choice and competition laid
The government has laid regulations on procurement, patient choice and competition. The regulations are to help ensure that commissioners’ decisions on buying clinical services are transparent and...
View ArticleLocal Healthwatch Regulations Explained
The Local Government Association and the Department of Health have jointly published a document to help local Healthwatch audiences understand the legal requirements that have been set out in...
View ArticlePHE has much to learn from Scotland’s work on addressing inequalities
Duncan Selbie: our aim is to understand what people most want of us and provide it. On Monday the CMO, Professor Dame Sally Davies, published volume two of her annual report focusing on infectious...
View ArticlePeople Transition Policy for Public Health England: additional FAQs
Read the additional PHE People Transition Policy FAQs (March 2013) This series of frequently asked questions has been developed to support module 2 of the Public Health England People Transition...
View ArticleStatutory guidance published on Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Joint...
The Health and Social Care Act encourages greater integration between health and care services, so that patients and the public can receive seamless care. Health and wellbeing boards are vital to that...
View ArticleTransparency and openness will underpin PHE’s approach
Duncan Selbie says that World TB Day on Sunday is a great opportunity for raising awareness. I am glad to say that the Secretary of State has given the green light to begin work on implementing the...
View ArticleOngoing support for health and wellbeing boards post-April 2013
From 1 April 2013, responsibility for the ongoing development and support programme for health and wellbeing boards will be transferred from the Department of Health to the Local Government Association...
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