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• Standardised packaging of tobacco products

  We seek feedback on whether there might be public health benefits from the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging in addition to policies currently in place, including legislation ending the permanent display of tobacco products by retailers. We also wish to understand what other effects th...

  This consultation is open until 10 July 2012

• Front of Pack Nutrition Labelling

  The Governments across the UK are committed to the provision of nutritional information to help consumers make better informed food choices - and so to help them improve their health, guard against risks such as obesity and conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and diab...

  This consultation is open until 6 August 2012

• Public Health Workforce Strategy

  The consultation document signals the importance of building on the best but also the need to change and develop the workforce that contribute to public health. It highlights national relationships that will support the training, leadership, development and tracking of the public health special...

  This consultation is open until 29 June 2012

• Rare Diseases Consultation

  On 11th November 2008, the European Commission published a Communication and Proposal for a European Council Recommendation on Rare Diseases. The Recommendation, which aims to introduce measures at European level to combat rare diseases, was accepted in 2009. This consultation document and resp...

  This consultation is open until 25 May 2012

• Healthy Lives, Healthy People Consultation

  This is a new era for public health, with a higher priority and dedicated resources. This White Paper outlines our commitment to protecting the population from serious health threats; helping people live longer, healthier and more fulfilling lives; and improving the health of the poorest, fast...

  This consultation was closed on 31 March 2011

• Consultation on preventing suicide in England

  Suicide is a major issue for society. The number of people who take their own lives in England has been reducing in recent years. But 4,400 people took their own life in 2009 – that is one death by suicide every two hours. There is no single approach to suicide prevention. It needs a br...

  This consultation was closed on 11 October 2011

• Consultation on proposed changes to regulations for Care Quality Commission registration

  This consultation seeks views on a number of proposed changes to the legislation that underpins the regulation of health and adult social care providers by the Care Quality Commission. The consultation document and impact assessment can be found on the Department of Health website . ...

  This consultation was closed on 7 October 2011

• Proposals to introduce independent prescribing by podiatrists

  This consultation concerns proposals for podiatrists to become independent prescribers of medicines. It also proposes that podiatrist independent prescribers are allowed to mix licensed medicines prior to administration and direct others to mix, and to be able to prescribe independently from a ...

  This consultation was closed on 30 December 2011

• Proposals to introduce independent prescribing by physiotherapists

  This consultation concerns proposals for physiotherapists to become independent prescribers of medicines. It also proposes that physiotherapist independent prescribers are allowed to mix licensed medicines prior to administration and direct others to mix, and to be able to prescribe independentl...

  This consultation was closed on 30 December 2011

• Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Transparency in Outcomes

  1.Society, government and individuals share the collective responsibility to improve and protect the health of the population. In our White Paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People, we set our overarching ambition for public health for the future. A core element of this will be the establishment of P...

  This consultation was closed on 31 March 2011

• UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy

  Pandemic influenza is one of the most severe natural challenges likely to affect the UK, but sensible and proportionate preparation and collective action by the Government; essential services; businesses; the media; other public, private and voluntary organisations; and communities; can help to ...

  This consultation was closed on 17 June 2011

• Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce

  The vision set out in the white paper Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS can only be achieved if healthcare providers employ staff with the skill mix appropriate to deliver a high quality service to patients in every circumstance. That blend of skills will change repeatedly to satisfy the...

  This consultation was closed on 31 March 2011

• Healthy Lives, Healthy People: Consultation on the funding and commissioning routes for public health

  The White Paper Healthy Lives, Healthy People , described a new era for public health, with a higher priority and dedicated resources. There will be ring-fenced public health funding from within the overall NHS budget. Local authorities will have a new role in improving the health and wellbei...

  This consultation was closed on 31 March 2011

• A Review of the Procurement of Seasonal Flu Vaccine

  Assessment of the existing system of local procurement of seasonal flu vaccine suggests that it may not provide the most effective or efficient approach. It may be possible to achieve savings through a more centralised purchasing scheme, so that resources can be reinvested elsewhere. The c...

  This consultation was closed on 17 August 2011

• Next steps for Healthy Start: Adding frozen fruit and vegetables and minimising voucher misuse

  Healthy Start vouchers were introduced across the UK in November 2006 to replace Welfare Food Scheme milk and infant tokens. They are available to pregnant women and families with children under 4 years old receiving one of a range of benefits or tax credits, and to all pregnant women under 18 y...

  This consultation was closed on 1 January 2011

• Liberating the NHS: Greater choice and control

  1. The White Paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, sets out the Government’s vision of an NHS that puts patients and the public first - where patients, service users, carers and families have far more influence and choice in the system, and the NHS is more responsive to their needs...

  This consultation was closed on 15 January 2011

• Liberating the NHS: An Information Revolution

  1. Our vision is of an information revolution in which people have the information they need to stay healthy, to take decisions about and exercise more control of their care, and to make the right choices for themselves and their families. This includes an accurate record of their care, availab...

  This consultation was closed on 15 January 2011