The target of reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease by 40 per cent in people under 75 has been met five years early, according to a progress report on the coronary heart disease national service framework.
The report also outlines achievements of a capital programme to provide facilities for treating patients with heart disease.
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NHS England is considering a stricter approach to clinical commissioning group mergers, which would drive a reduction from 191 to around 40.
An HSJ roundtable, sponsored by GS1 UK, looked at the advantages and roadblocks to implementing scanning technologies in the NHS and ways to fast-track their adoption
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