The NHS Staff Council has agreed changes to the AfC pay framework used by almost one million NHS staff in England. These will come into effect from 1 April 2013.
Proposed changes to the GMS Contract are 'simply not feasible in practice', according to the BMA's General Practitioners' Committee.
Patients over five years of age, presenting with a severe acute asthma exacerbation, must receive oral or intravenous steroids within an hour of presentation, NICE guidance states.
Minsters have pledged to reduce child deaths following a report by the Young People's Health Outcomes Forum.
Telehealth does not improve generic health-related quality of life or psychological outcomes for patients with long-term conditions over 12 months, according to research published by bmj.com.
A government-commissioned independent review into the training and support of healthcare assistants (HCAs) is to be led by The Times journalist Camilla Cavendish.
The Health Select Committee is to launch an investigation into claims the government is moving to introduce 'back-door' privatisation of the NHS.
Eligible women will be offered IVF treatment if unable to conceive after two years of regular vaginal intercouse (or 12 cycles of artificial insemination), a year earlier than previously recommended.
NHS employees are growing in confidence about their organisations' quality of care.
Members of the public have been invited to share their experiences of the Liverpool Care Pathway, both good and bad aspects, as part of an independent review being chaired by Baroness Julia Neuberger.
The DH is hosting a dementia event at the Healthcare Innovation Expo at ExCeL London on 13 and 14 of March 2013.
The DH has unveiled a best practice tariff (BPT) for Parkinson's in a bid to encourage first-class care for by commissioners across England.
Children in Britain are more exposed to alcohol promotion than adults and need much stronger protection, according to BMJ.com.
The DH has launched a consultation to gather views on how personal health budgets should be rolled out across the country.
NICE and Public Health England (PHE) will collaborate to develop quality standards for public health.
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