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NHS health checks

Health Secretary Alan Johnson has announced that everyone aged between 40 and 74 years old in England will be invited for a free health check

GSK appeals against NICE’s Tyverb decision

GlaxoSmithKline has confirmed that it will appeal against NICE's decision earlier this month to deny NHS funding for Tyverb, a treatment for an aggressive form of advanced breast cancer

NICE recommends Sutent

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has recommended Pfizer's Sutent as a possible first line drug treatment for people with advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma

DH sets out reforms on regulation of HCPs

Measurements to improve the regulation and governance of healthcare professionals have been published in two reports from the Department of Health

Process for NICE guidance re-evaluation

Justice Holman today set out a clear process for the re-evaluation of NICE's osteoporosis guidance following the ruling in February that the organisation had acted unlawfully by not releasing its...

NICE to oversee GP quality indicators

NICE will oversee the annual reviewing of Quality and Outcomes Framework indicators for GPs from April 1.

NICE reappoints chair, Professor Rawlins

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has reappointed Professor Sir Michael Rawlins as chairman for a further two years

Organ allocation system to be reviewed

The rules governing organ transplants for NHS patients and non-UK EU residents are to be reviewed

NICE guidance promotes benefits of NSPs

In a bid to reduce the transmission of blood-borne viruses among injecting drug users, NICE has published guidance on the optimal provision of needle and syringe programmes

Mental health funding

Health Secretary Alan Johnson and Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell, announced that the UK government is to invest £13m to support people with depression or anxiety

New body gives nurses more freedom

Gordon Brown has appointed a new body to enable nurses and midwives to gain more control over the way they commission, manage and run their own services

Guidance on joint working

The ABPI has published new guidelines on joint working between the pharma industry and the NHS, providing greater clarity of what is allowed under the Code of Practice

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