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June 2012

29/06/2012

Recovery resources

This online resource has been designed to support commissioners and services in meeting the drug strategy outcomes. It features evidence and guidance; case studies of local initiatives; and links to other useful material.

 

Posted at 02:41 PM |

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Toward best practice in interventional radiology

This document sets out case studies using service delivery models that provide benefits for patients and staff.  The clinical teams have shared their learning so that their experiences may be a stimulus to others to improve local interventional radiology services.

 

Posted at 02:33 PM |

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Structural Reform Plan monthly implementation update

The publication of these monthly reports promotes transparency and accountability across Government and allows people to check that departments are meeting their commitments. This report details the progress of structural reform in the Department of Health during June 2012.

 

Posted at 02:31 PM |

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Practice standards for young people with substance misuse problems

These standards propose that services invest in the psychosocial development and well-being of young people with substance misuse problems to give them the best chance of a normal life. They have been developed in partnership with substance misuse organisations, paediatricians, psychologists and nurses.

 

Posted at 02:27 PM |

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Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

The Department of Health have published details of FOI releases to requests.

 

Posted at 02:18 PM |

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Responsibility Deal partners - annual updates

These updates provide the first opportunity for partners to set out the progress they have made in delivering their pledges.

 

Posted at 02:18 PM |

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Advanced outcomes: a discussion paper on how best to measure and capture outcomes for people with advanced cancer

This discussion paper aims to stimulate thinking on how best to measure outcomes for people with advanced cancer within the NHS. It uses an assessment of the NHS Outcomes Framework indicators and feedback from the RCF’s Patients’ Army to work out what matters to patients with advanced cancer and whether outcomes for this group of patients are represented within the health reforms.

 

Posted at 02:11 PM |

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Rare but common: a discussion paper on how to improve the evidence base on off-label treatments

This discussion paper analyses data from NHS London and NHS North West, which found that around 10% of Cancer Drugs Fund approvals were for off-label treatments. This represents an improvement of between 39% and 51% since RCF's last analysis in 2009. It makes recommendations for how recent policy developments could be capitalised on to position England as a leader in research into off-label prescribing, through ensuring enrolment in clinical trials and effective data collection on those patients who access drugs through the Cancer Drugs Fund.

 

Posted at 01:44 PM |

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Cancer commissioning: making the reforms work for patients

This review of cancer commissioning examines the role that cancer networks play in the new health care landscape. It highlights concerns that there will be a negative impact on the provision of cancer care from the NHS reforms and that recent progress made over the past decade may be jeopardised. It also identifies important strengths and weaknesses in the new commissioning arrangements and offers recommendations for future consideration.

 

Posted at 12:11 PM |

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Healthcare across the UK: a comparison of the NHS in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

This report examines key trends and variations in the delivery of healthcare across the four nations of the UK. It finds that, despite the shared history and similarities between the four nations, there are considerable variations in areas such as health outcomes, spending, staffing and quality.

 

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