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| health for asylum-seekers and refugees portal |
| HARPWEB consists of three websites, each developed in collaboration with health professionals working with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. They are designed to enable you to easily access the wealth of information, practical tools, and articles that have been written by health care professionals, NGOs, academics and research bodies with expert knowledge of working with asylum seekers and refugees, both in the UK and other countries.
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| House of Lords Information Office |
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The House of Lords Information Office acts as a central service for answering queries from Members, staff, the press and the public. It provides impartial and factual information on the role and work of the House of Lords including:
membership
current and future business
progress of legislation
select committees
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| University Hospital Of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust |
| This Trust operates Wythenshawe Hospital and Withington Hospital which provide a range of general health services to the people of South Manchester and specialist services for people from further afield. It is a large teaching Trust with strong education and research links with the University of Manchester.
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| Investing in Volunteers |
| The Investing in Volunteers Standard was designed and has been proven to improve the experience of volunteers and all those who work with volunteers.
Enabling people to volunteer in a positive and supportive environment with proper management systems in place will also help with people recruitment, retention and productivity.
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| NHS South West |
| NHS South West is one of the ten new Strategic Health Authorities in England.
Formed on 1 July 2006, the new organisation replaces the three old Strategic Health Authorities (Avon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire; Dorset and Somerset; and the South West Peninsula).
NHS South West oversees the largest region in England – stretching from Land’s End to Tewkesbury, with a total population of over five million.
NHS South West provides strong leadership to drive forward major change to the NHS.
These changes bring strong benefits to patients.
NHS South West works with over 50 NHS organisations in the region to improve services for NHS patients, ensuring more patients are cared for at home, in new modern GP facilities and in new generation community facilities.
NHS South West also ensures that new Primary Care Trusts are fit for purpose and supports Acute (hospital) Trusts to gain foundation status.
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| Nursing and Midwifery Council |
| The Nursing and Midwifery Council is an organisation set up by Parliament to protect the public by ensuring that nurses and midwives provide high standards of care to their patients and clients.
To achieve its aims, the NMC:
maintains a register of qualified nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses
sets standards for conduct, performance and ethics
provides advice for nurses and midwives
considers allegations of misconduct, lack of competence or unfitness to practise due to ill health
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| Commission for Patient and Public Involvement Management System (KMS) |
| Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in health - Knowledge Management System (KMS), an exciting new tool for capturing and sharing information about health services, issues and decisions.
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| hospice information |
| hospice information is a joint venture between St. Christopher's Hospice and Help the Hospices. It brings together the experience and established reputation for high quality of the Hospice Information Service at St. Christopher's and the national remit and innovative information developments of Help the Hospices. Together, we want to provide a world-class information service for health professionals and members of the public, on UK and international hospice and palliative care.
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| Step into the NHS |
| Step into the NHS shows students there are over 350 different careers in the NHS and a wide variety of entry routes; from careers that need no formal qualifications to those needing post-graduate study. |
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| NHS Professionals |
| NHS Professionals Special Health Authority works in partnership with NHS Trusts to provide high quality flexible staff to Acute, Primary Care and Mental Health organisations across England. |
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| Skills for Health |
| Skills for Health is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the UK health sector. Our purpose is to help the whole sector develop solutions that deliver a skilled and flexible UK workforce in order to improve health and healthcare.
Skills for Health’s specific aims are to:
Develop and manage national workforce competences
Profile the UK workforce
Improve workforce skills .
Influence education and training supply
Work with our partners
The 25 Sector Skills Councils which make up the Skills for Business Network are licensed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills in consultation with Ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Their key goals are to:
Address skills gaps and shortages
Improve productivity and performance
Increase opportunities to boost skills .
Improve learning supply
Sector Skills Councils are supported and monitored by the Sector Skills Development Agency. |
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| Race for Health |
| The Race for Health programme enables PCTs to make the Health Service in their areas significantly fairer for black and minority ethnic communities. The programme supports a network of 15 PCTs around the country, working in partnership with local black and minority ethnic communities to improve health, modernise services, increase choice and create greater diversity within the NHS workforce.
A modern, dynamic NHS will reflect the experiences and aspirations of all its users. Closing the health gap for black and minority ethnic communities will be a real measure of success.
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| Criminal Records Bureau - CRB |
| Welcome to the CRB website - providing you with information about the CRB and its services.
The CRB’s aim is to help organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable to work with children or other vulnerable members of society. |
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| Delivering Race Equality |
| The Delivering Race Equality programme brings together various initiatives designed to bring about race equality for Black and Minority Ethnic communities who use mental health services. We support the implementation of race equality plan in the Mental Health service and also help users, carers and other health organisations fulfil their obligation under the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000. This programme is based on three building blocks
more appropriate and responsive services
community engagement
better information.
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| National Institute for Mental Health in England |
| NIMHE is responsible for supporting the implementation of positive change in mental health and mental health services |
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