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One year on: the Government response to the review of choice in end of life care –\u00a0Department of Health<\/strong> Person-centred care in 2017: evidence from service users –\u00a0National Voices<\/strong> BMJ Quality & Safety, October 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n NICE guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n Group B streptococcal disease guideline<\/strong><\/p>\n The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has updated Group B Streptococcal Disease, Early-onset (Green-top Guideline No 36<\/a>).\u00a0 This guideline guidance for obstetricians, midwives and neonatologists on the prevention of early-onset (less than 7 days of age) neonatal group B streptococcal (EOGBS) disease.<\/p>\n Reviewing local health policies \u2013 Southport & Formby CCG<\/strong> Lancashire-wide review and harmonisation of clinical policies \u2013\u00a0Have your say: West Lancashire CCG<\/strong> HSJ Roundup<\/strong>\u00a0(contact the Library for further details<\/a>)<\/p>\n Our Fabulous NHS \u2013 Academy of Fabulous Stuff<\/strong>
\nThis report<\/a> sets out how the National End of Life Care Programme Board is delivering personalisation and choice in care for people at or near the end of life.<\/p>\n
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\nThis report <\/a>attempts to create a snapshot of the extent of person-centred care in the English health and care system, based on how people report their experience of treatment, care and support. This data was found through surveys of patients and service users. It concludes that NHS services do not give people adequate control of their own health and care, and there is no reporting of whether people\u2019s care is coordinated across health and social care.<\/p>\n
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\nWe are inviting\u00a0your views on over 100 policies for routine health treatments and procedures<\/a>\u00a0that we are reviewing and updating to reflect the latest medical evidence about what works and what does not.\u00a0We are joining together with six other CCGs around the region \u2013 Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, South Sefton, St Helens and Warrington \u2013 to carry out the 12 month phased review, which aims:<\/p>\n\n
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\nAs part of the\u00a0ongoing review of clinical policies for all the Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in Lancashire and South Cumbria<\/a>, we are now seeking feedback on the two latest policies to be reviewed or developed.<\/p>\n
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\nA company operating one of the first integrated NHS 111 and GP out of hours services is to hand back the contract to the NHS.<\/li>\n
\nPrivate provider Circle has reduced its losses year on year by more than \u00a33m, documents lodged with Companies House reveal.<\/li>\n
\nA trust forecasting a \u00a375m deficit this year has warned capital projects, including bolstering cybersecurity, could be delayed by a \u00a35.1m shortfall in its fire safety funding.<\/li>\n
\nThe Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has launched two new NHS safety investigations.<\/li>\n
\nA controversial \u00a355m contract for elective treatment has been given to a private provider, HSJ can reveal.<\/li>\n
\nScaled up general practice does not necessarily lead to better quality of care, the Care Quality Commission\u2019s chief inspector for GPs has said.<\/li>\n
\nCommissioners have given the green light to an overhaul of NHS services in an accountable care system that will see two acute hospitals split into emergency and elective centres.<\/li>\n
\nNHS spending on general practice rose by more than 3 per cent in real terms over 2016-17 compared to the previous year, new data shows.<\/li>\n
\nThe chief executive of a social enterprise that provides community services across west Yorkshire has resigned, four months after the company received a damning inspection report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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