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This document aims to provide an update on the government’s policy on safeguarding adults vulnerable to abuse and neglect. It includes the statement of principles for Local Authority Social Services and housing, health, the police and other agencies to use, for both developing and assessing the effectiveness of their local safeguarding arrangements.

• Statement
• Department of Health - publications

These factsheets have been produced to accompany the Care Bill which was introduced into Parliament on the 9th May 2013, and published on 10th May 2013.

• Department of Health - publications

NHS England and Moniotr have announced plans to overhaul payment by results, continuing concern over A&E performance and the rest of the days news.

NHS England and Moniotr have announced plans to overhaul payment by results, continuing concern over A&E performance and the rest of the days news.

A round up of the health stories from the weekend’s papers and the rest of today’s news

WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Leicester has appointed Richard Mitchell as chief operating officer.

The Care Quality Commission will be able to order Monitor to put trusts into special administration over quality failures, under new powers set out in the Care Bill.

The NHS Trust Development Authority has written to trusts assuring them they can be classed as “a going concern” by auditors, despite submitting deficit plans for this financial year, HSJ has learned.

This briefing examines what the NHS Mandate means for mental health services and the people who use them. It identifies areas for improvements in mental health services and argues that a stronger focus on mental health support can improve people's physical health. It also outlines key actions for NHS England and CCGs, including expanding IAPT services, addressing access and waiting times for mental health care and commissioning integrated support for people with co-existing physical and mental health conditions.

• Briefing
• Centre for Mental Health - news

The first reading of this bill took place in the House of Lords on 9th May 2013. This bill aims to reform the law relating to care and support for adults and the law relating to support for carers, to make provision about safeguarding adults from abuse or neglect, to make provision about care standards, to establish and make provision about Health Education England, to establish and make provision about the Health Research Authority, and for connected purposes.

• Bill
• UK Parliament - bills and legislation

This monthly update reports against objectives set out in the Department of Health Business Plan 2012-15 and is part of a commitment across government to promote transparency and accountability.

• Update
• Department of Health - news

A senior Department of Health official has warned about NHS funds which are being transferred to local authorities being diverted to other services.

Hundreds of hospital patients have suffered basic, preventable mistakes that should “never” happen in the NHS during the last four years including having surgical instruments left inside them and operations being carried out on the wrong body part, figures suggest.

NHS England is to begin an ambitious move to create an “Expedia.com” style system for electronic booking of NHS appointments, to replace the unpopular Choose and Book.

The Queen's speech in May 2013 included two bills relevant to carers amongst the Government's legislative plans for 2013-14 - a social care bill and a bill on reforming the state pension. This briefing summarises what this pieces of legislation could mean for carers.

• Briefing
• Carers UK - publications

The government has revealed details of its Care Bill today, it includes a new criminal sanction for NHS organisations who supply false information, and the rest of todays news

The government has revealed details of its Care Bill today, it includes a new criminal sanction for NHS organisations who supply false information, and the rest of todays news

The government is set to reveal details of its Care Bill today, which is also expected to include criminal sanctions for NHS organisations and changes the healthcare regulation system, and the rest of todays news

This publication supports local authority health and wellbeing boards to develop and update pharmaceutical needs assessments (PNAs). It gives information on the legislative background; outlines what the term ‘pharmaceutical services’ includes in relation to PNAs; outlines the minimum information that must be in PNAs; and outlines matters to consider when making assessments.

• Guidance
• Department of Health - news

The organisation representing English hospitals has said the government’s NHS reorganisation is in part to blame for the failure to maintain low accident and emergency waiting times.