Don't Let Them Con You (1st February 2008)
This leaflet gives guidance for people who might be vulnerable to scams, such as bogus investment opportunities and lottery award letters.
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The Good Indicators Guide: Understanding how to use and choose indicators (29th January 2008)
This guide is intended to be a short, practical resource for anyone in any health system who is responsible for using indicators to monitor and improve performance, systems or outcomes.
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Guidance on Fluoridation of Drinking Water (5th February 2008)
The letter encourages SHAs and PCTs to consider fluoridation to reduce inequalities in oral health. It covers the legislative framework, the requirement for PCTs to assess the oral health needs of their population and good practices on the conduct of consultations on new fluoridation schemes (or changes in existing schemes).
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Mothers' participation in paid work: The role of mini-jobs (4th February 2008)
This report considers the rate of participation in paid work by mothers. The extent to which mothers are employed is a key element in a number of policy areas, including increasing the overall working-age labour force participation rate from 75 per cent to 80 per cent and reducing the proportion of children living in households below the poverty line.
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Patient Choice – King's Fund Briefing (29th January 2008)
Patient choice has been a major theme of the Labour government’s public sector modernisation programme. This briefing looks at the development of reforms to give patients a choice of provider for their planned hospital care.
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Guidance for new nurse managers in hospices and specialist palliative care units (30th January 2008)
This publication is for nurses who are embarking on a management role in a hospice and palliative care unit environment. It includes detailed information on governance arrangements, policies and procedures, minimum data sets, and useful sections on handling challenging situations and internet resources. It is an ideal tool for nurses to ensure the relevant procedures are put in place for an effective, safe and patient-friendly environment.
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Immunisation: draft scope consultation (30th January 2008)
NICE was asked by the Department of Health to develop guidance on mechanisms to reduce inequalities in the uptake of immunisation amongst individuals under the age of 19 years (including targeted vaccines). The consultation will take place between Wednesday 30 January and Wednesday 27 February 2008.
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: consultation (31st January 2008)
A clinical practice guideline on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: pharmacological and psychological interventions in children, young people and adults is being developed for use in the NHS in England and Wales. Registered stakeholders for this guideline are invited to comment on the provisional recommendations via this website. Closing date for comments is 27th March 2008.
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Psoriasis – adlimumab: appraisal consultation (1st February 2008)
The Department of Health has asked the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE or the Institute) to conduct a single technology appraisal (STA) of adalimumab for the treatment of adults with psoriasis and provide guidance on its use to the NHS in England and Wales. The Appraisal Committee has had its first meeting to consider both the evidence submitted by the manufacturer and the views put forward by non-manufacturer consultees and commentators, and by the clinical specialist and patient expert representatives nominated for this appraisal by non-manufacturer consultees and commentators. The Committee has developed preliminary recommendations on the use of adalimumab for the treatment of adults with psoriasis. Closing date is 21st February 2008.
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Click here for other Documents Ischaemic heart disease – coronary artery stents (review): Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) (1st February 2008)
After considering the feedback from consultation, the Appraisal Committee has prepared a Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) on Ischaemic heart disease - coronary artery stents (review) and submitted it to the Institute. The FAD has been sent to the formal consultees for this appraisal who have 15 working days to consider whether they wish to appeal against it. Subject to any appeal by consultees, the FAD may be used as the basis for the Institute's guidance on the use of the appraised technology in the NHS in England and Wales.
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Top tips for health in Local Authorities (Published December 2007 new to website 31st January 2008)
Local authorities are rediscovering their roots as champions of health and well-being. Whether it be in schools, social care, the environment, transport or leisure services, local authorities and primary care trusts are increasingly working together to meet the health needs of their communities. Top tips for health in local authorities helps public sector partners focus on the actions they can take, drawing together evidence, national policy and practical examples of what works in a simple, easily digestible format. It is a welcome stimulus which everyone should use to improve the health of the North West.
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Debunking six myths of the Data Protection Act (31st January 2008)
Recent security scandals have raised the profile of the Data Protection Act (DAP) But 10 years after it was passed, many organisations still misunderstand it. This brief article looks at some of the common myths surrounding it.
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Better Buys – Improving housing association procurement practice (1st February 2008)
This report focuses on the role of housing association procurement practice in helping to build a more efficient and effective sector. It aims to support associations and other social landlords to improve their approach to procurement, concentrating on non-development activity.
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English House Condition Survey 2006: Headline Report (30th January 2008)
This short report presents headline findings from the 2006 survey and provides an update of progress towards providing better living conditions in England.
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Policy: briefing – Mortgages and repossessions (January 2008)
This Shelter briefing considers what lies behind the increase in repossessions since 2004, and questions whether adequate systems are in place to deal with new types of risk to which homeowners are exposed. Are lenders, regulators, and the state delivering the level of protection needed? This briefing analyses the key issues and sets out recommendations for a way forward.
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Learning from Investigations (4th February 2008)
The Healthcare Commission urged boards of all NHS trusts in England to heed the lessons from serious failings in healthcare services. It highlighted the importance of good leadership, effective management and systematic use of information. The Learning from Investigations report reviewed all investigations undertaken by the Commission under its statutory powers from August 2004 to April 2007.
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Best practice guidance for joint working between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry (1st February 2008)
In February 2007, the Ministerial Industry Strategy Group published its Long-Term Leadership Strategy for medicines. To encourage joint working between the NHS and pharmaceutical industry it recommended that the Department would publish guidance to support this. The purpose of this guidance is to: Encourage NHS organisations and staff to consider joint working as a realistic option for the delivery of high-quality healthcare; and Inform and advise NHS staff of their main responsibilities when entering into consider joint working arrangements with the pharmaceutical industry.
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Best practice guidance for joint working between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry (1st February 2008)
In February 2007, the Ministerial Industry Strategy Group published its Long-Term Leadership Strategy for medicines. To encourage joint working between the NHS and pharmaceutical industry it recommended that the Department would publish guidance to support this. The purpose of this guidance is to: Encourage NHS organisations and staff to consider joint working as a realistic option for the delivery of high-quality healthcare; and Inform and advise NHS staff of their main responsibilities when entering into consider joint working arrangements with the pharmaceutical industry.
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"Women Not for Sale" A report on advertising women in small ads in local newspapers (29th January 2008)
This report assesses the scale and nature of the problem of women, and services supplied by women, being advertised in local newspapers. It focuses on women who have been trafficked from other countries.
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Cannabis supply and young people (31st January 2008)
The supply of drugs to young people is an emotive subject with discussion rarely referring to actual evidence, which is in any case scarce. What evidence exists shows that many young people gain access to drugs through older brothers and sisters, through friends and friends of friends, so-called ‘social supply’ networks. This study interviewed 182 young people aged 11–19, all of whom had used cannabis and/or been involved in cannabis transactions in recent months. This group is unlikely to be representative of young people in general, so the report presents a snapshot view.
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Click here for Findings - previously published 20th December and in Volume 4 Issue 1 of this Bulletin
Devolving Policy, Diverging Values? (25th January 2008)Devolving Policy, Diverging Values? focuses on the values of the NHS in each of the four nations, and those health care systems within Europe. The report contains contributions from leading health policy analysts. It aims to contribute to the debate about how we define the values of our national health service in the face of both devolution in the UK and the development of the wider European Union.
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Devolution and Health (28th January 2008)Devolution in the UK offers a rare opportunity to observe the evolution of four health systems, each starting from a common base. Devolution and Health focuses on how the health systems in the UK’s three devolved administrations have evolved, and how their approaches have differed from those in England, since 2003.
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