NHS Pension Scheme calculators published
Updated 28 February 2012 The new calculators were published on 13 February – see new NHS Pension Scheme calculators. Updated 20 December 2011 As announced in Parliament on 20 December – there has been...
View ArticleOne month until the end of tobacco displays
On 6 April, all large shops in England will need to hide tobacco products from view in a drive to cut the number of smokers and protect young people, who are often the target of tobacco promotion....
View ArticlePilot scheme to allow patients to choose convenient GP practice
From the end of April, patients in parts of London, Manchester and Nottingham will be able to register with a GP practice in a convenient place for them, regardless of practice boundaries. The pilot...
View ArticlePatient choice scheme guidance for all PCTs published
The patient choice scheme document publishes guidance to all primary care trusts (PCTs) on the broader aspects of the policy on widening patient choice of GP practices. It sets out the new provisions...
View ArticleResponsibility Deal network chair blogs about physical inactivity: the silent...
Fred Turok, Chair of the Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal physical activity network, and Chair of the Fitness Industry Association, has today challenged all businesses to do more to...
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Importance of sport and exercise medicine outlined in new guide
A new guide on sport and exercise medicine (SEM) outlines how it delivers improved quality of care and productivity. SEM is the first new medical specialty for more than 25 years and its establishment...
View ArticleSocial enterprises to receive £19 million investment over next year announced
Today the Department of health announced investment of £19m over the next year for social enterprises, on top of the £100m already invested over the last five years. The money will be used to support...
View ArticleEmployers urged to offer flexible working to support mental health needs
Thousands of individuals with mental health needs could be offered more flexible working under a new initiative launched today by Health Minister Lord Howe. Speaking at the launch at The Work...
View ArticleResponsibility Deal partners publish first annual updates
The first annual updates from Public Health Responsibility Deal partners, who signed up at the launch of the Deal in March last year, have been published. These updates provide the first opportunity...
View ArticleNational framework to improve mental health and wellbeing published
The government has published the Mental health implementation framework, which sets out what organisations can do to make the 6 high-level objectives of the mental health strategy No Health without...
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