Government strategies and policies aimed at providing a broad range of health care services and facilities.
Take a look at the new healthcare associated infection pages.
Anne Milton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health and Stephen O’Brien MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development launched the UK’s Global Health Outcomes Framework today at the Second Annual Partners’ Forum.
Health is Global is subject to an independent annual review to monitor its implementation and effectiveness. The first annual review has recently been published. The Government is currently considering the findings and will be responding in due course.
The NHS White Paper, Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS, sets out the Government's long-term vision for the future of the NHS. The vision builds on the core values and principles of the NHS.
Regulations allowing piloting of direct payments for health care came into force in June 2010. A document has now been published that will assist primary care trusts in meeting the regulatory requirements.
This document provides best practice guidance relevant to the provision of all publically provided stop smoking interventions and sets out fundamental quality principles for the commissioning and delivery of services which can be used to inform the development of local commissioning and provision arrangements. It also includes full details of the data requirements for local stop smoking services
Some sections of the DH website have been removed and are being updated to reflect the change in Government. New information is being added as it becomes available and any information published before 11 May 2010 can be accessed through The National Archives website. While information is being updated, statutory regulations and guidance remains in force.
This project was commissioned by the four UK Chief Nursing Officers to look at the future direction of midwifery. A project-dedicated website has just been launched to update all stakeholders and users on the development of the project.
The NHS Evidence service provides easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments of the use of resources.