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• Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: May 2022

  01-07-2022 15:00 via gov.uk
  
  Information on how the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.
  
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• Guidance: Virginity testing and hymenoplasty multi-agency guidance

  01-07-2022 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for organisations and anyone who may come in to contact with women and girls affected by virginity testing and hymenoplasty.
  
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• Australia’s 10,000 deaths and the paradox of ‘Covid normal’

  01-07-2022 03:42 via theguardian.com
  
  The country has fared better than others – but those on the frontline are still wrestling with the agony of the coronavirus pandemicNot just a number: families of five Australian pandemic victims reflect on loss during CovidTen thousand Covid deaths and counting … the road to Australia’s grim milestoneGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingIn August 2020, staff at the Menarock Rosehill aged care facility in Melbourne told Kam Atkins that his 92-year-old mother ha
  
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• Guidance: Who can issue fit notes: guidance for healthcare professionals and their employers

  01-07-2022 01:15 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance to provide advice to doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and their employers about certifying fit notes
  
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• Impact assessment: The Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (England) Order 2022 – equality impact assessment

  30-06-2022 18:02 via gov.uk
  
  Sets out the equality analysis undertaken for the Gender Recognition (Disclosure of Information) (England) Order 2022.
  
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• Policy paper: DHSC: evaluation strategy

  30-06-2022 17:10 via gov.uk
  
  The evaluation strategy sets out the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) vision for high-quality evaluation of its policies, programmes and projects.
  
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• Policy paper: The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery: 2022 to 2025 implementation plan

  30-06-2022 11:47 via gov.uk
  
  The implementation plan sets out the steps we will take during 2022 to 2025 to achieve our vision for the future of clinical research delivery.
  
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• Press release: New treatments to tackle pandemic of drug-resistant infections

  30-06-2022 11:27 via gov.uk
  
  Health Secretary to promote UK’s leading role in bolstering global health security and tackling antimicrobial resistance at Indian Global Forum
  
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• News story: Patients to benefit following clinical research boost

  30-06-2022 11:11 via gov.uk
  
  Funding for clinical research to speed up research and increase cutting-edge treatments for patients
  
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• Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary speech to Policy Exchange

  29-06-2022 16:16 via gov.uk
  
  Sajid Javid delivered a speech on the Plan for Digital Health and Social Care at the Policy Exchange.
  
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• Policy paper: A plan for digital health and social care

  29-06-2022 11:26 via gov.uk
  
  The Department of Health and Social Care's new plan for digital health and social care.
  
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• Press release: Digital revolution to bust Covid backlogs and deliver more tailored care for patients

  29-06-2022 01:15 via gov.uk
  
  People across the country will benefit from faster, more personalised healthcare, following a digital revolution to make the health and social care system fit for the 21st century.
  
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• Press release: Sewage in water - a growing public health problem

  27-06-2022 16:57 via gov.uk
  
  A joint opinion piece from Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England, Jonson Cox, Ofwat chair and Emma Howard Boyd, Environment Agency chair
  
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• Policy paper: Draft Mental Health Bill 2022

  27-06-2022 16:45 via gov.uk
  
  The government is publishing a draft Mental Health Bill for pre-legislative scrutiny, to modernise the Mental Health Act for the 21st century.
  
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• Press release: Better mental health support for people in crisis

  27-06-2022 13:06 via gov.uk
  
  Patients to benefit from new mental health ambulances and improvements to crisis care backed by £150 million as draft Mental Health Bill moves to next stage.
  
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• ‘A finite resource’: as Australia recruits overseas health workers, their home nations bear the cost

  25-06-2022 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  For international health workers, Australia often offers better pay and conditions – but inequality is worsening amid a global shortfallGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingMoving to Australia from New Zealand was not a decision Ava* made lightly. “We moved to New Zealand for the big Kiwi dream,” she says. “The country was beautiful, the lifestyle we had was magnificent.”Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every m
  
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• Press release: Sport and music education championed with new investment

  25-06-2022 01:15 via gov.uk
  
  New sport and music opportunities announced to better support children’s development
  
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• Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary of State speech on suicide prevention

  24-06-2022 14:39 via gov.uk
  
  The Health and Social Care Secretary set out actions being taken to prevent suicides in a speech at suicide prevention charity Papyrus’s headquarters in London.
  
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• Press release: Men urged to talk about mental health to prevent suicide

  24-06-2022 13:00 via gov.uk
  
  Health and Social Care Secretary set out actions being taken to prevent suicides in a speech at suicide prevention charity Papyrus’s headquarters in London.
  
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• NHS unionss warn of industrial unrest over expected 3% pay rise

  23-06-2022 19:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Real-terms pay cut, staff shortages and Covid legacy could prompt staff exodus and ‘perfect storm’ situationMinisters are likely to face a fresh outbreak of industrial unrest if, as expected, the government accepts a well-below inflation pay rise for NHS workers, unions and professional groups have warned.Even if there are no strikes over a pay offer at around the expected 3% level, some said another cut in real-terms pay coupled with staff shortages and the legacy of Covid could sim
  
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• NHS officials warn of industrial unrest over expected 3% pay rise

  23-06-2022 19:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Real-terms pay cut, staff shortages and Covid legacy could prompt staff exodus and ‘perfect storm’ situationMinisters are likely to face a fresh outbreak of industrial unrest if, as expected, the government accepts a well-below inflation pay rise for NHS workers, unions and professional groups have warned.Even if there are no strikes over a pay offer at around the expected 3% level, some said another cut in real-terms pay coupled with staff shortages and the legacy of Covid could sim
  
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• Guidance: General ophthalmic service continuing education and training payment: 2022

  23-06-2022 17:20 via gov.uk
  
  How to claim the general ophthalmic service continuing and education payment for 2021, between 1 July 2022 and 31 October 2022.
  
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• Corporate report: DHSC equality information: 2021

  23-06-2022 15:00 via gov.uk
  
  A report setting out how the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has responded to its equality duties.
  
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• Policy paper: Health Education England mandate: 2022 to 2023

  22-06-2022 16:22 via gov.uk
  
  Sets out the government's strategic objectives for Health Education England to provide healthcare workforce planning, education and training.
  
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• Press release: Moderna to open vaccine research and manufacturing centre in UK

  22-06-2022 01:15 via gov.uk
  
  NHS patients to have access to next generation of mRNA vaccines and treatments
  
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• The Guardian view on strikes in Britain: it’s not a return to the 1970s | Editorial

  20-06-2022 19:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Without decent pay offers Britain risks remaining trapped in a low-wage, low-growth spiralBritain faces a rolling wave of strikes over pay and conditions in the coming months. The country’s railways will be effectively shut down for a week. Barristers will walk out from next Monday, stopping criminal trials in courts. Wage disputes have led to rubbish piling up in some parts of the country, while other regions have suffered late postal deliveries. Teachers and doctors are the latest profes
  
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• Press release: Gaps in student mental health services to be tackled

  20-06-2022 12:28 via gov.uk
  
  Government announces up to £3 million of investment to close the gaps between university and NHS services
  
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• Patricia Pank obituary

  19-06-2022 12:58 via theguardian.com
  
  My mother, Patricia Pank, who has died aged 83, personified generosity and compassion, qualities she brought to a 50-year career working for the NHS, and a lifetime of activism and helping others.She supported many causes, driven by her strong sense of social justice, much of it from her distinctive home in north London, which, as well as being the base for a thriving family, was a hub for activism and politics, arts and music, parties and friendship. Continue reading...
  
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• Guidance: DHSC group accounting manual 2022 to 2023

  17-06-2022 15:48 via gov.uk
  
  Mandatory annual reports and accounts guidelines for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) group bodies.
  
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• Press release: Dame Lesley Regan appointed Women's Health Ambassador

  17-06-2022 01:15 via gov.uk
  
  Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to drive system level changes to close the gender health gap
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information April 2022

  16-06-2022 17:56 via gov.uk
  
  Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.
  
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• Policy paper: Coronavirus: lessons learned to date report: government response

  16-06-2022 13:32 via gov.uk
  
  The government’s response to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee joint report 'Coronavirus: lessons learned to date'.
  
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• Press release: New funding for local authorities to prepare for charging reform

  15-06-2022 18:13 via gov.uk
  
  New funding will be given to local authorities and government trailblazers to prepare for the charging reform
  
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• Guidance: Adult social care charging reform: implementation support funding grant determination 2022 to 2023

  15-06-2022 16:07 via gov.uk
  
  Information for local authorities in England about the grant, which will support local authorities in funding adult social care charging reform implementation in 2022 to 2023.
  
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• Guidance: Adult social care charging reform: early assessment and trailblazer support funding grant determination 2022 to 2023

  15-06-2022 16:07 via gov.uk
  
  Information for the 5 trailblazer authorities in England about the grant to support earlier delivery of adult social care charging reform.
  
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• Consultation outcome: Operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs

  15-06-2022 16:06 via gov.uk
  
  The government is seeking views on the statutory guidance which sets out how a cap on care costs would operate in practice.
  
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• News story: Vaccine Taskforce to merge with UKHSA and OLS

  15-06-2022 15:30 via gov.uk
  
  Following its success during the COVID-19 pandemic, the functions of the Vaccine Taskforce will be embedded as a permanent part of government structures.
  
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• News story: Vaccine Taskforce to merge with UK Health Security Agency and OLS

  15-06-2022 15:30 via gov.uk
  
  Following its success during the Covid pandemic, the functions of the Vaccine Taskforce will be embedded as a permanent part of Government structures
  
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• Speech: Health and Social Care Secretary NHS ConfedExpo speech

  15-06-2022 14:10 via gov.uk
  
  The Health and Social Care Secretary gave a speech at NHS ConfedExpo on Wednesday 15 June 2022.
  
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• Press release: Health and Social Care Secretary sets out vision for year ahead

  15-06-2022 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Sajid Javid will address the NHS Confederation and look ahead to Digital Health and Care Plan, Health Disparities White Paper, and the NHS workforce strategy.
  
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• Speech: Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data

  13-06-2022 18:29 via gov.uk
  
  The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at London Tech Week’s HealthTech Summit to launch the new data in health strategy, Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data
  
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• Guidance: Highest-risk patients eligible for COVID-19 treatments: guide for patients

  13-06-2022 18:06 via gov.uk
  
  A document for patients explaining how the highest risk patient groups eligible for new coronavirus treatments will be identified.
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: business appointment rules advice, October to December 2021

  13-06-2022 16:21 via gov.uk
  
  Summaries of advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.
  
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• Policy paper: Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data

  13-06-2022 13:30 via gov.uk
  
  This final version of the strategy sets out ambitious plans to harness the potential of data in health and care in England, while maintaining the highest standards of privacy and ethics.
  
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• Press release: New Data Strategy to drive innovation and improve efficiency

  13-06-2022 01:15 via gov.uk
  
  The Department of Health and Social Care has published a new health in data strategy Data Saves Lives: Reshaping Health and Social Care with Data
  
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• Press release: New Government research identifies clear links between loneliness and mental health distress

  12-06-2022 17:11 via gov.uk
  
  New research finds a direct two-way link between the impacts of loneliness and greater mental health distress
  
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• More healthcare professionals given powers to certify fit notes

  10-06-2022 14:47 via gov.uk
  
  New legislation to allow a wider range of healthcare professionals to certify fit notes has been introduced by the UK government to ease pressure on GPs. This legislation change applies across England, Scotland and Wales.  
  
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• Nurses in England face £1,600 real-terms hit if NHS pay rises 3%

  10-06-2022 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  As ministers prepare to announce raft of public sector pay offers, TUC says nurses will be among biggest losersNurses are facing a £1,600 real-terms wage cut under plans being considered by the government for this year’s pay rise, with ministers expected to offer an increase of just 3% for NHS staff in England despite the soaring cost of living.Union leaders have warned that pushing through a below-inflation settlement would leave staff who served on the pandemic frontline facing &ld
  
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• Guidance: Prescription charges waiver: HEAL-COVID and STIMULATE-ICP

  09-06-2022 16:28 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for healthcare professionals on providing free prescriptions for participants in the HEAL-COVID or STIMULATE-ICP clinical trials.
  
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• Statement to Parliament: Health and Social Care Secretary speech on leadership review

  09-06-2022 15:47 via gov.uk
  
  Sajid Javid delivered a speech in the House of Commons on the independent review into leadership across health and social care in England.
  
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