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Health and social care topics

This section of the site contains subsections on a comprehensive range of topics in healthcare and social care. Categorised policy documents, non-clinical guidance, newsletters, links and other resources can be accessed here.

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National service frameworks (NSFs)
Social care
Conditions and diseases
Health improvement and promotion
Environmental health, pollution and radiation
Ethics, research and genetics
Healthcare standards and patient safety

National service frameworks (NSFs)

National standards for a defined service or care group.

Overview of health and social care NSFs

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Social care

Social care
Risk and Choice Framework
Care Services Efficiency Delivery
Dignity in care
Learning disabilities and autism
Vulnerable adults
Community equipment services
Sensory impairment

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Conditions and diseases

Blood safety, including bloodborne diseases and VTE/DVT
Cancer
Planning and funding CFS/ME service investment
CJD
Communicable diseases
Coronary heart disease
Diabetes
Diphtheria
Screening for Down's Syndrome
Flu
Healthcare associated infection
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
HIV
Long term conditions
Measles
Meningitis C
Mumps
Pertussis
Polio
Renal
Rubella
Specialised services definition
Stroke
Tuberculosis

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Health improvement and promotion

Assisted conception and embryology
Accidents
Alcohol misuse
Antibiotic resistance
Bereavement
Complementary and alternative medicine
Cosmetic surgery and non-surgical cosmetic treatments
Dentistry
5 A DAY
Folic acid
Food advertising and promotion to children
Food in Schools programme
Health inequalities
Healthy living
Immunisation
Immunisation Against Infectious Disease 1996 - "The Green Book"
Maternal and infant nutrition
Obesity
Eye care services
Prison health
Sexual health
Teenage pregnancy
Substance misuse
Tobacco

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Environmental health, pollution and radiation

Air pollution
Electromagnetic fields
IPPC
Mobile telecommunications and health
Noise pollution

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Ethics, research and genetics

Biotechnology
Consent
Genetics
Donation of a body for medical education, training or research
Organ retention
Research ethics (in the Research and Development section of the website)
Risk research
Stem cell
Tissue

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Healthcare standards and patient safety

Antimicrobial resistance
Clinical governance
Health care standards
Healthcare associated infection
Health clearance
Microbiology and infection control
Outbreak plans
Patient safety

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