Age equality in health and social care – consultation opens. [media release 23 November. Consultation closes 15 February]
Aiming high for disabled children: improving data.
Applying the NHS performance framework to mental health trusts.
Birth and beyond: a review of the evidence about antenatal education.
Building a safe, confident future: the final report of the Social Work Task Force.
Cancer commissioning guidance – updated.
Cancer reform strategy: achieving local implementation - second annual report.
Developing psychosocial resilience: how to cope in a crisis.
DH International annual report 2008-09.
Equal access? A practical guide for the NHS: creating a Single Equality Scheme that includes improving access for people with learning disabilities.
Fracture prevention services: an economic evaluation.< GMC affiliates pilots: final report of the KPMG evaluation.
Government response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee Inquiry into Genomic Medicine.
Guidance on the consumption of alcohol by children and young people. A report by the Chief Medical Officer.
Healthy children, safer communities - a strategy to promote the health and well-being of children and young people in contact with the youth justice system.
Improving information for stakeholders: a report of a PCT and SHA working group to improve community information.
Informatics planning 2010/11.
Intervention radiology: improving quality and outcomes for patients. [report]
Key messages for ovarian cancer for health professionals.
LAC (DH) (2009)8 Autism strategy: improving services for people with autistic spectrum conditions.
Local routes: guidance for developing alcohol treatment pathways.
Local self-assessment audit for assessing implementation of HTM 01- 05: decontamination in primary care dental practices and related infection prevention and control issues.
Mental health clinical costing standards 2009/10.
MRSA objective for 2010-11.
New education bodies created to promote innovation in the NHS. [media release 21 December]
New horizons: a shared vision for mental health.
NHS 2010 - 2015: from good to great. Preventative, people-centred, productive.
The NHS constitution - The State of Readiness Group (SoRG) report.
The NHS operating framework for England for 2010/11.
An overview of the new arrangements under Part IX of the Drug Tariff for the provision of stoma and urology appliances, and related services, in primary care.
PALS in prison: a toolkit and good practice guidance for implementing Patient Advice and Liaison Services in a secure setting.
Patients to benefit from innovative new drugs. [media release 27 November]
Proposals to dispense more generic medicine. [media release - 5 January]
Quality framework for community services: directory of indicators, draft version. [Link not functioning 31/12/09]
Simplification plan: year four 2009.
Tackling health inequalities: 2006-08 policy and data update for the 2010 national target.
World class commissioning for the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities.
‘Your health, your way - a guide to long term conditions and self care’ for social care professionals.
Links to external web pages.
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