This weekly digest contains details of the latest health-related news/articles in the general media, new publications of interest and press releases from the Department of Health.  The digest has 6 key sections,

•  Public Health England
•  Practice Based Commissioning
•  Legislation
•  Latest Health-related News Links
•  Newspapers
•  ‘Other Sources’ which are less frequently updated

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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/public-health-england

http://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics

Norovirus and rotavirus: summary of surveillance 2018 to 2019

E coli bacteraemia: monthly data by NHS acute trust

Direct Access Audiology waiting times for February 2019

Crown copyright 2019

Commissioning

Legislation

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/whatsnew.htm

The Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Crown copyright 2019

Latest Health Related News Links

BBC Health News Online

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/default.stm

Pig brains partially revived four hours after death

A rasher of bacon a day ‘ups cancer risk’

Breech baby scan ‘would save lives’

Technology to keep dementia patients out of hospital

Is it really worth injecting vitamins?

Sacked and silenced for being pregnant

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Newspapers

Please note that hyperlinks to some newspaper articles may be withdrawn or amended during the day or following week.  This is outside the Library’s control.

More than two hours of daily screen time linked to ‘behavioural and attention problems’ among children

Sleep myths, such as feeling fine on five hours’ sleep, can pose ‘risk to health’

World Health Day: Top 10 wellbeing trends of 2019 so far, from CBD to indoor rowing classes

CBD: What is it and how is it being used in the UK?

© Independent.co.uk 2019

The Guardian

http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/

Children’s healthcare: new advice aims to avoid breakdown of parents’ trust

A&E turned away man who then killed himself and wife, inquest told

Mental health of pupils is ‘at crisis point’, teachers warn

‘Wellness water’ is very popular – but is it better than what comes out of the tap?

Can going to therapy become as straightforward as going to the gym?

Pharmacy regulator sets safety rules for online drugs purchases

Statins lack desired effect for half of patients, study finds

Measles cases up 300% worldwide in 2019, says WHO

Causes of cancer may leave ‘fingerprints’ in DNA, scientists say

© Guardian Newspapers Limited 2019

Other Sources

National Institute For Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

https://www.nice.org.uk/

Department of Health and Social Care seeks new Chair to lead NICE Board

Copyright © 2019 NICE.  All rights reserved.

Care Quality Commission (formerly Healthcare Commission)

https://www.cqc.org.uk/

King’s Fund

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/

What does the NHS England review of waiting times mean for accident and emergency departments?

Hitting the sweet spot? multi-morbidity, the NHS long-term plan and population health

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