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The final report of the VCSE Review has been launched.
The NHS Standard Contract must be used by NHS commissioners (Clinical Commissioning Groups and NHS England) when commissioning clinical healthcare services other than primary care. Until now a single (tailorable) version of the NHS Standard Contract has been published. But now, for the first time, an alternative, shorter, form may be used in certain circumstances
The General Practice Forward View sets out a plan to support the transformation of general practice over the next five years and improve services for patients.
NHS England has published indicative figures for how much each part of England could see its NHS budget grow by 2020 along with the funding available for transformation.
NHS England, with Carers UK, Carers Trust, Age UK, Public Health England and carers networks, has produced a Practical Guide to Healthy Caring.
PHE has published its strategic plan for the next four years: Better outcomes by 2020.
NHS England and Public Health England have published three new Commissioning for Value (CFV) packs to help CCGs identify the best opportunities for improving value for their populations.
Kevin Fenton, PHE’s National Director for Health and Wellbeing, reflects on NICE’s new guidance on community engagement in his latest blog for Public health matters, and shares some recent highlights from PHE’s work on community-centred approaches for health and wellbeing.
New guidance has been published for commissioners on how to involve patients and the public in the development of primary care services.
From July 2016, the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) will change its name to NHS Digital, building on the role it plays in directly supporting the NHS and social care services.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)'s National Co-production Week is the first event of its kind, celebrating the benefits of co-production, sharing good practice and highlighting the contribution of people who use services and carers in developing better public services.
Department of Health welcome any comments and views for the current consultation on a new strategy to support carers, or advice on how they might reach some of the stakeholders representing the diversity of carers.
Relatively little has been written about the impact of the EU on the voluntary sector so this paper aims to provide a guide to the debate on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union (EU) for voluntary organisations.
PHE’s HIV Innovation Fund is back and is now open to entries for 2016/17.
Government opens bidding to fund health based places of safety to stop those in mental health crisis being held in police cells.
NHS England’s Personal Health Budget Team and the Integrated Personal Commissioning Programme are currently welcoming applications from patients, carers and families to join their Peer Leadership Academy for 2016/17
Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust Broomfield Hospital on 14 to 17 June 2016
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