Social care
The Department of Health works to define policy and guidance for delivering a social care system that provides care equally for all, while enabling people to retain their independence, control and dignity.
PM meets with dementia friendly communities champion group
Prime Minister David Cameron has met with the dementia friendly communities champion group in London. The group is one of three champion groups set up as part of the dementia … Read more → – PM meets with dementia friendly communities champion group
Change to the requirements for a second opinion appointed doctor’s opinion for a consenting patient on supervised community treatment
The rules about when the treatment of patients on supervised community treatment (SCT) has to be approved by a second opinion appointed doctor (SOAD) change on 1 June 2012. Section … Read more → – Change to the requirements for a second opinion appointed doctor’s opinion for a consenting patient on supervised community treatment
Information strategy to give people more control over their care
The Department has today published its information strategy – The power of information – which sets a ten-year framework for transforming information for the NHS, public health and social care. … Read more → – Information strategy to give people more control over their care
Substance misuse services in prisons, immigration and removal centres
The Department, together with the Ministry of Justice and the Youth Justice Board, has issued a dear colleague letter that sets out policy for provison of services related to substance … Read more → – Substance misuse services in prisons, immigration and removal centres
Consultation launched on social work bursary
A consultation has been launched to review the social work bursary scheme in order to ensure it continues to attract sufficient high quality candidates to come forward to study and … Read more → – Consultation launched on social work bursary
Department teams up with doc2doc forum to gather views on long term conditions
The Department of Health is working with doc2doc, the BMJ Group’s online community for health professionals, to gain input into its long term conditions strategy. This is a cross-government strategy … Read more → – Department teams up with doc2doc forum to gather views on long term conditions
Corporate plan 2012-13
The Department of Health’s Corporate plan sets out our priorities for the year ahead. The Department’s enduring purpose is to achieve better health, better care, better value: working to help … Read more → – Corporate plan 2012-13
