Department Of Health And Social Care
January 2026
Landmark junk food ad ban to protect kids' health
Families to have better access to childhood vaccinations
December 2025
500 new ambulances deployed to boost NHS winter response
New ambulances deployed to boost NHS winter response
Lives to be saved by boosting access to drug overdose medication
Government extends free NHS services for care leavers
Mental Health Bill receives Royal Assent, revolutionising care
Abuse victims to get specialist NHS support
Major boost for millions of NHS dental patients
Advice accepted on spring 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programme
Innovative medicines supported as rebate rate falls by a third
Government to prioritise UK medical graduates for training places
Digital revolution in care saves millions of admin hours
Review launched into mental health, ADHD and autism services
Chief Medical Officer's annual report 2025: infections
Almost every GP now offers online access for patients
New adviser to reform NHS response to violence against women and girls
Trailblazing scheme to reconnect thousands with HIV treatment
November 2025
Working together to raise the healthiest generation ever
Visionary leader appointed for Health Data Research Service
Minister Stephen Kinnock's speech at the Hospice UK conference
Soft drinks levy extended to protect children and improve health
Millions to benefit from new health and wellbeing quiz
Government unveils England's first ever Men's Health Strategy
Government fuels NHS innovation to unlock billions in growth
Top NHS trusts given new powers to improve care
Secretary of State's address to the NHS Providers Conference
Billions to be redirected back into patient care with NHS reform
Health boost for Britain's forces as new NHS programme launches
Patients to benefit from cutting-edge NHS care from their homes
Government acts to tackle rising childhood obesity epidemic
NHS recovery continues with above target productivity growth
October 2025
Faster care for thousands thanks to NHS use of independent sector
Government announces Women's Health Strategy to be renewed
Major NHS update brings menopause into routine health checks
Major NHS AI trial delivers unprecedented time and cost savings
Gemma Aldridge appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care
Improved safeguarding and protections for vulnerable people
Government to tackle antisemitism and other racism in the NHS
Young people given stark warning on deadly risks of taking drugs
£80 million support for children’s hospices over 3 years
Care Minister speech at RCGP annual conference 2025
Patients in poorer areas to get better access to GPs
Crackdown on rogue traders selling vapes to children
Matthew Hood appointed as senior adviser to Secretary of State
September 2025
Online GP appointment requests available everywhere from today
£500 million for first ever fair pay agreement for care workers
NHS to invest in pioneering tech to drive down waiting lists
Jessica Brady's legacy inspires new life-saving GP safety rule
National vaccination campaign to protect newborns this winter
Patients treated more quickly as NHS productivity rises over year
AI to be trialled at unprecedented scale across NHS screening
Joint executive team to be set up across DHSC and NHS England
First group of Gazan children arrive for specialist NHS treatment
Hundreds of thousands of children benefit from major dental health drive
RAAC removed from 7 more NHS hospitals
Support for adults facing staggering waits for gender services
14 NHS trusts the focus of national maternity investigation
Health Secretary speech to British Medical Association
Our shared commitment to creating a healthier, fairer Britain
Millions of people to benefit from healthcare on their doorstep
Landmark NHS league tables launched to drive up standards
100,000 more people get quicker care thanks to GP funding reform
Ban on selling high-caffeine energy drinks to boost kids’ health
August 2025
Government to combat flu outbreaks by removing red tape
Free chickenpox vaccination offered for first time to children
Government puts nurses at heart of DNA testing and research
New healthier food standards to give babies best start in life?
Update on Gaza medical evacuation scheme
Thousands more checks, tests and scans available out of hours
Government works with TikTok to help safety for treatments abroad
Baroness Amos to spearhead maternity and neonatal Investigation
Job boost for newly qualified nurses and midwives
New chief executive appointed at UKHSA
Crackdown on unsafe cosmetic procedures to protect the public
NHS begins roll-out of world-first gonorrhoea vaccine programme
New wave of mums to benefit from 24/7 breastfeeding support
July 2025
Millions more appointments as more than 2,000 extra GPs recruited
Boost in support for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome or ME
Health bosses won't be rewarded for failure under new regulations
£75 million boost for hospices to transform end-of-life care
Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost pandemic protection
Patients with long-term conditions to receive help from charities
Pharmacist time freed up to treat patients more
Patient safety boost as PA review recommendations accepted
Joe Wicks and government join forces to get children moving
Boost for GP practices to help people back to work
Government takes action to deliver neighbourhood health services
More NHS dentistry for those who need it most
NHS App overhaul will break down barriers to healthcare and reduce inequali…
Managing healthcare easy as online banking with revamped NHS App
'Innovator passports’ set to accelerate cutting-edge NHS care
PM launches new era for NHS with easier care in neighbourhoods
June 2025
World-first AI system to warn of NHS patient safety concerns
Healthy food revolution to tackle obesity epidemic
Boost to mental health services from thousands of extra staff
Health and Social Care Secretary speech on health inequalities
Landmark plan to rebuild NHS in working-class communities
Home testing kits for lifesaving checks against cervical cancer
Health and Social Care Secretary speech at RCOG World Congress
National maternity investigation launched to drive improvements
Care for those with learning disabilities or autistic people
Unprecedented boost for clinical trials under 10 Year Health Plan
Sickle cell patients to get better treatment after £9 million boost
Our vision for a new model of NHS care
NHS red tape blitz delivers game-changing new cancer treatment
Patients to receive reminders and test results via the NHS App
New ambulances and faster emergency care for patients next winter
Minister Smyth address to Medicine 2025 conference
Nearly £1 billion for NHS frontline after agency spend crackdown
May 2025
Patients and pupils to benefit from school and hospital repairs
Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines
NHS workers awarded real terms pay rises for second year in row
UK adopts historic Pandemic Agreement
Survey launched to inform NHS dental contract reform
NHS leaders face both ‘carrot and stick’ in new performance drive
Tens of thousands more patients receiving crucial scans quicker
Health and Social Care Secretary's speech on men's health
More scanners across the country for better care of brittle bones
New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth?
Fake nurse crackdown to boost public safety
DHSC appoints business leaders to manage strategic suppliers
VE Day boost for veterans’ healthcare
Delivering our Plan for Change for workers
GP surgery refurbs to enable over 8 million more appointments
Government’s tech reform to transform cancer diagnosis
April 2025
Cost of living boost for millions as prescription charges frozen
Major NHS App expansion cuts waiting times
Latest health data reveals thousands of patients now seen quicker
AI doctors’ assistant to speed up appointments a ‘gamechanger’
Government launches call for evidence on men’s health
Breakthrough in bowel cancer research will speed up diagnosis
Patients get care closer to home as GP scheme expanded
Dr Camilla Kingdon to chair review of children's hearing services
Zero tolerance for violence and harassment of NHS staff
Cutting-edge tech introduced in social care
One million NHS staff to benefit from new support measures
Over 1,500 extra GPs recruited to fix front door of the NHS
More than 100,000 baby loss certificates have now been issued
Prime Minister turbocharges medical research
Wait times slashed for 80,000 thanks to boost in cancer detection
Half a million appointments and operations saved by ending resident doctor …
March 2025
New services for patients under record pharmacy funding deal
Government-backed technologies support those living with dementia
More officers on streets to smoke out illicit tobacco and vapes
Sir John Oldham appointed to help shape neighbourhood health plans
Minister Kinnock speech at Pulse GP conference
Crack teams get patients off waiting lists at twice the speed
World’s largest quango scrapped under reforms to put patients first
Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay
NHS patients receive first home-grown blood plasma treatments
Boost in funding for care homes providing nursing
New chief executive appointed at MHRA
Dr Penelope Dash confirmed as new chair of NHS England
Government and Nuffield Health support NHS staff to get back to work
February 2025
New deal for GPs will fix the front door of the NHS
Hospices receive multi-million pound boost to improve facilities
Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments
10-year study to shed light on youth vaping
World-leading AI trial to tackle breast cancer launched
Government ramps up efforts to end HIV transmissions in England
Local public health services given £200 million boost
Tom Kibasi appointed by government to shape 10 Year Health Plan
Leading figures to help build NHS fit for the future
January 2025
The role of AI in the future of women's health
Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 2025 to 2…
Government to deliver all schemes in New Hospital Programme
Green light for groundbreaking hearing aids
UK invests £5.5 million to tackle mpox in sub-Saharan Africa
Families to receive £126 million in early years support
Deal between NHS and independent sector to cut NHS waiting lists
Power to patients as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists
New reforms and independent commission to transform social care
December 2024
Record numbers complete NHS Couch to 5K app
Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts
GP reforms to cut red tape and bring back family doctor
Biggest investment into hospices in a generation
Chief Medical Officer's annual report - health in cities
£100 million public-private health research boost
Advice accepted on spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programme
Ban on puberty blockers to be made indefinite on experts’ advice
Health Secretary asks NHS to prioritise patient safety for winter
Biggest ever conversation about the NHS comes to London
Government to tackle NHS workforce crisis with refreshed plan
North West of England has its say on the future of the NHS
Junk food ad ban legislation progresses to curb childhood obesity
South East of England has its say on the future of the NHS
Biggest ever conversation about the NHS comes to East of England
November 2024
The government's vision for adult social care
Secretary of State commits to first ever men’s health strategy
Unpaid carers supported by £22.6 million investment in innovation
Health Secretary opens first Men's Health Summit
MPs to vote on landmark smoking ban to stop cycle of addiction
Lords to consider landmark reforms to mental health care
More than one million change.nhs.uk visits as NHS debate hits Somerset
New protections for whistleblowers under NHS manager proposals
One million visits to change.nhs.uk as roadshow hits Leicestershire
Government acts to eradicate modern slavery from NHS
New review of physician and anaesthesia associates launched
Middlesbrough kicks off national roadshow of NHS debates
Birth defects prevented by fortifying flour with folic acid
Our ambition to reform the NHS
Zero tolerance for failure under package of tough NHS reforms
Secretary of State pledges to contain NHS agency spend
Failing NHS managers' pay clampdown
Former Health Secretary to help government fix health and care
Extension to temporary ban on puberty blockers
Better care for mental health patients under major reforms
Smoking ban introduced to protect children and most vulnerable
UK to create world-first 'early warning system' for pandemics
October 2024
Government issues rallying cry to the nation to help fix NHS
Virtual reality and wearable technology pilot to cut drug deaths
Government pledges further action to strengthen patient safety
Landmark collaboration with largest pharmaceutical company
Certificates recognising heartbreak of losing a baby extended
New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth trialled
Trial to let women use breast diagnostic clinics through NHS App
Our ambition to rebuild general practice
September 2024
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's address to IPPR
Junior doctors accept government pay deal
DHSC Second Permanent Secretary appointed
Paul Corrigan appointed by the government to help shape health plans
August 2024
Over 130,000 people to benefit from life-saving health checks
UK secures £400 million investment to boost clinical trials
Puberty blockers temporary ban extended
Health and Social Care Secretary responds to CQC review
Government accepts advice on 2024 autumn COVID-19 vaccine programme
July 2024
Over 1,000 more GPs to be recruited this year
Health and Social Care Secretary visits hospital staff in Epping
Fresh offer paves way to end junior doctor strikes
Government acts after report highlights failings at regulator
Health and Social Care Secretary visits Berkshire hospital
National RSV vaccination programme announced
Independent investigation ordered into state of NHS
Secretary of State makes economic growth a priority
New health secretary joined by NHS CEO on London GP surgery visit
The NHS is broken: Health and Social Care Secretary statement
May 2024
New restrictions on puberty blockers
New dentists required to deliver NHS care under government plans
£85 million pledged to tackle antibiotic emergency
Patients to benefit from largest expansion of choice in a decade
People with HIV can now donate eggs or sperm to start a family
Government explores mediation with junior doctors committee
Expansion of life-saving opioid overdose treatment
Government to make medicines dispensing more efficient
Birth trauma APPG: Health and Social Care Secretary speech
350 extra medical school places allocated in NHS training boost
New 5-year plan to combat antimicrobial resistance
April 2024
NHS Constitution plans to strengthen privacy, dignity and safety
Minister Whately speech on social care
Government review to create a more open healthcare system
MPs to vote on landmark bill to create smokefree generation
Causes of death to be scrutinised in revamp of death certificates
Diagnostic checks rolled out to 160 sites under CDC programme
Government confirms scope of Essex mental health inquiry
NHS prescription charges from 1 May 2024
End of NHS consultant strike action as government offer accepted
UK donates £2 million lifesaving healthcare package to Ukraine
March 2024
New powers for dental and pharmacy staff to free up appointments
Plans to expand water fluoridation in north east
One-off payments of up to £3,000 for over 27,000 health workers
Start for Life campaign: if they could tell you
Smokefree generation one step closer as bill introduced
4D tech to prevent falls to be rolled out in social care settings
£20 million boost for adult social care and unpaid carers
Community diagnostic centres deliver more than 7 million checks
Urgent call to smokers to make a quit attempt for No Smoking Day
New action to tackle ethnic and other biases in medical devices
Get your blood pressure checked
£35 million investment to boost maternity safety
Increased 2024 funding for nursing in care homes
The 2024 Budget and NHS productivity
Unions will recommend new offer to NHS consultants
£10 million to support suicide prevention
Extra funding for early support hubs
New payments for dentists to make more appointments available
February 2024
Baby loss certificate launched?to recognise parents’ grief
Funding for game-changing tech which could destroy cancers and predict dise…
Government plans to boost dental workforce by cutting red tape
Minister Caulfield statement on COVID-19 spring vaccine programme
Children and Young People Cancer Taskforce launched to save lives
January 2024
Update on review into mental health inpatient services
Government orders NHS trust review following Nottingham killings
Disposable vapes banned to protect children's health
500,000 women benefit from cheaper hormone replacement therapy
Health Secretary announces new women's health priorities for 2024
Women's Health Strategy: 2024 priorities
Government seeks views on new pay scale for NHS nurses
Government sets out plans to develop the domestic care workforce
Digital pathology to improve cancer screening and save lives
New research into expansion of life-saving HIV testing programme
6 million vital checks carried out at local diagnostic centres
December 2023
Smokers encouraged to quit this new year for their health
Minister visits Frank Bruno Foundation mental health initiative
Give the greatest gift and donate blood this Christmas
Government and BMA agree offer for NHS SAS doctors
Greater scrutiny of causes of death to help protect the public
Patient safety boost as medical associates to be regulated
Patients and pharmacies to benefit from changes to supervision
Government to protect care home, hospital and hospice visiting
Plans progressed to create a smokefree generation
Health and Social Care Secretary sets out priorities for system
November 2023
National system launched to rapidly identify trends in suicides
50 million more GP appointments delivered by the NHS
Over 50,000 extra nurses in NHS - hitting government target early
Government offer to NHS consultants to pave way to end strikes
Landmark deal to boost nation’s health and save NHS £14 billion
Biggest prostate cancer screening trial in decades to start in UK
Working collaboratively to deliver NHS priorities
New NIHR Research Delivery Network created
£267 million to boost local drug and alcohol treatment
We must adapt for an ageing population says Chief Medical Officer
Government drive to phase out smoking and tackle youth vaping attracts larg…
Funding for non NHS-organisations for one-off payments
South-east Asia and UK partnership goes from strength to strength
Government to deliver 160 community diagnostic centres a year early
October 2023
Partnering with the independent sector to help cut waiting lists
Government updates regulations to help deliver COVID-19 and flu jabs
AI to speed up lung cancer diagnosis deployed in NHS hospitals
Earlier mental health support announced for thousands nationwide
IVF law change to benefit couples with fertility issues
Innovation projects in adult social care receive £42.6 million boost
Charities voice support for government's smokefree plans
National pelvic health service to support women
Government agrees scope of inquiry into Lucy Letby's crimes
Government seeks views on improving alcohol treatment services
Government to invest £30 million in innovative technology for NHS
Government sets out next steps to create ‘smokefree generation’
Made With Care 2023 campaign to expand social care workforce
Over £3 million to transform technology in adult social care
Government commits to updating NHS constitution to ensure privacy and digni…
Expansion of medical school places to be accelerated to next year
September 2023
Action taken to help promote no and low-alcohol drinks
Minister Whately speech at NHS Confederation conference
Government and NHS to help tackle killer heart condition
95% of ex-smokers see positive changes soon after quitting
Government considers minimum service levels in hospitals during strikes
Government to introduce legal costs cap to support victims
£200 million to boost NHS resilience and care this winter
Government to meet health experts to prepare NHS for winter
Major national strategy to reduce number of tragic suicides
Government delivers extra £50 million home adaptation funding
Landmark survey seeks women’s views on reproductive health
NHS doctors to receive pay rise this month
Consultation launched into unregulated cosmetic procedures
£15 million funding to strengthen health workforce in Kenya, Nigeria and Gh…
Healthcare studies more affordable as financial support increased
August 2023
Legal powers given to Lucy Letby inquiry
Flu and COVID autumn vaccine programmes brought forward
£5 million fund to tackle fatal drug deaths across the UK
Government suicide prevention fund for charity sector to be boosted
Government orders independent inquiry following Lucy Letby verdict
Health Minister visits New Hospital Programme schemes in North West
All GP surgeries in England to have digital phone lines by March 2024
£210 million to tackle deadly antimicrobial resistance
£250 million to boost NHS capacity with 900 new beds
New inserts in cigarette packs to help smokers quit
UK health secretary steps in to offer long-term waiting list support in Wal…
Minister visits New Hospital Programme schemes in East of England
Government announces new plan to help those impacted by ME/CFS
Health and Social Care Secretary statement on autumn booster programme
Government boosts use of independent sector capacity to cut NHS waits
July 2023
£600 million social care winter workforce and capacity boost
Boost for women and girls as Women’s Health Strategy turns one
Government acts to boost the quality of care for mothers and babies
The challenge today: NHS 75 and post pandemic
Proposed amendments to Health Protection Notification Regulations
NHS Recovery Summit held to help cut waiting lists
Face-to-face health checks more than double in one year
All secondary school pupils eligible for free flu vaccine
June 2023
New digital health check to tackle deadly cardiovascular disease
Government acts to improve patient safety in mental health care
Bids invited for £1 million defibrillator fund
Government seeks views on learning disability and autism training
New lung cancer screening roll out to detect cancer sooner
£21 million to roll out artificial intelligence across the NHS
Government to legally make visiting a part of care
New Hospital Programme boosts efficiency as new leaders graduate
Free sight tests for special schools
Health and Social Care Secretary's speech at NHS Confed Expo
Free prescription age frozen at 60
Government takes action to strengthen local care systems
Government and unions collaborate to implement NHS pay deal
Supporting innovation and adoption of technology across the NHS
Patients to benefit from new ambulance hubs and discharge lounges
4 million checks, tests and scans carried out by CDCs
England on track to end new HIV transmissions by 2030
Cross-government action announced to champion carers
Successful NHS programme to recruit care volunteers
Over one million NHS staff to receive pay rises from today
Helping kids and families living with alcohol-dependent parents
May 2023
Record numbers of doctors and nurses to help cut waiting lists
Five major hospitals to be rebuilt as part of over £20 billion new hospital…
More choice to help cut hospital waiting times
£39 million for AMR research as UK launches Global Health Framework
Supply update: hormone replacement therapy medication Utrogestan®
Government meets target one year early to recruit primary care staff
Guidance to support digital transformation of social care
Government invites views on tackling major conditions in England
Health secretary attends Japan summit with health tech at top of the agenda
Six new CDCs to deliver more than 500,000 lifesaving checks a year
New Every Mind Matters campaign encourages public to get physical
New plan to make it easier for patients to see their GP
People urged to get COVID-19 jab before offer ends
Negotiations begin for a new medicine pricing scheme
April 2023
Record number of doctors and nurses in the NHS helping to cut waiting lists
Health and Social Care Secretary speech to the ABPI
NHS set to save £7 billion thanks to world-leading medicine pricing scheme
Cancer survival rates improve by almost 10%
Minister Neil O'Brien speech on achieving a smokefree 2030: cutting smoking…
Smokers urged to swap cigarettes for vapes in world first scheme
Crackdown on illegal sale of vapes
Health and Social Care Secretary statement on vaccination of at-risk childr…
Record doctors and nurses working in the NHS helping to cut waiting lists
Over 37,700 women access cheaper hormone replacement therapy scheme
Government sets out next steps to support social care
Findings of independent review of ICSs published
March 2023
New scheme for cheaper hormone replacement therapy launches
Increased funding for care homes providing nursing
Sir Hugh Taylor appointed as chief adviser for VPAS negotiations
Government sets out strategy to protect NHS from cyber attacks
Temporary border measures to enhance COVID surveillance from China removed
Hundreds of thousands of women experiencing menopause symptoms to get cheap…
Government and health unions agree pay deal paving way for an end to strike…
£25 million for women's health hub expansion
Health and Social Care Secretary statement on spring booster programme and …
£5 million innovation fund to reduce drug use
Government to consider radical new approach to prevent life-threatening car…
Thousands of patients to benefit from quicker diagnosis and more accurate t…
February 2023
England Rare Diseases Action Plan to tackle health inequalities
Campaign to help parents with introducing babies to solid food
Joint government and RCN statement
Leeds Health and Social Care Hub launches to improve outcomes across the re…
Improved system of organ use to save lives
Plans to bolster patient safety and boost support for frontline staff by st…
Millions of people get boosted against COVID-19
Government backs new scheme to improve people's health in Wolverhampton
£421 million to boost drug and alcohol treatment across England
One-stop shops for testing deliver over 3 million potentially lifesaving ch…
£53 million cash boost to improve housing support for drug and alcohol reco…
Health and Social Care Secretary meets MND researchers to accelerate search…
New strategy to boost NHS access to innovative medical technology
January 2023
NHS to expand services to keep vulnerable out of hospital
Mental health services boosted by £150 million government funding
UK landmark genomic partnership with Thailand to unite against health threa…
New diagnostic centre in Stockton-on-Tees to deliver hundreds of thousands …
New breast cancer screening units to speed up diagnosis
Free PPE to health and social care sectors extended
Up to £250 million to speed up hospital discharge
New partnership to boost research into vaccines for cancer
Record numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS to ease pressure ov…
Millions of runs completed using Couch to 5k app
December 2022
NHS App hits over 30 million sign-ups
Precautionary and temporary measures introduced to improve COVID surveillan…
Number of defibrillators to be increased with new funding
Artificial intelligence revolutionising NHS stroke care
Gift yourself a life-saving vaccine this Christmas holiday
£3.6 million social prescribing funding for mental health support
UK cements 10-year-partnership with Moderna in major boost for vaccines and…
Update on alternative penicillin protocols for pharmacists
Mask and outbreak guidance updated in care settings
Pharmacists able to supply alternative penicillin to treat strep A
Over £175 million for cutting-edge genomics research
Government delivers on pledge for £50 million motor neurone disease researc…
£1.97 million awarded to support women in the workplace
We can and should go further to reduce air pollution says Chief Medical Off…
Government turbocharges efforts to tackle COVID-19 backlogs
Action to bolster NHS workforce and retain senior doctors
Patients to carry out health checks in comfort of own home to ease pressure…
November 2022
Health and Social Care Secretary: Spectator Health Summit
New measures to improve access to dental care
Government to use Vaccine Taskforce model to tackle health challenges
New obesity treatments and technology to save the NHS billions
Eligible people urged to get vaccinated as flu season officially under way
Record numbers of NHS doctors and nurses
GP practice data available for first time
Consultation launched to protect patients from silent pandemic of antimicro…
Independent review of integrated care systems
Details of £500 million discharge fund
Health and Social Care Secretary: NHS Providers Conference
Health and Social Care Secretary sets out key priorities ahead of winter
Made with Care campaign highlights opportunities for careers in care
October 2022
Record numbers of staff working in the NHS
Major reforms to NHS tech agenda accelerated
Over £800 million to boost innovation, growth and improve patient safety
£50 million to tackle health inequalities through research
Significant milestone reached as extra 2 million scans, tests and checks de…
Every Mind Matters campaign urges people to be kind to their mind
September 2022
Stoptober launches to give smokers the confidence to quit
Health and Social Care Secretary sets out plan for patients with new fundin…
Health and Social Care Secretary to set out new plan for patients and call …
7 new community diagnostic centres to offer more patients life-saving check…
August 2022
COVID-19 alert level reduced to 2
UK and Guernsey strike landmark reciprocal healthcare deal
HRT Taskforce presents recommendations to support future supply
Consultation launched on NHS pension changes to boost winter workforce
Over 50 new surgical hubs set to open across England to help bust the COVID…
Regular asymptomatic testing paused in additional settings
At home early medical abortions made permanent in England and Wales
Views being sought to tackle inequality in medical devices
Social care staff to benefit from improved career options and training
Secretary of State visits Warwickshire health and care services
July 2022
Oxfordshire joins as sixth trailblazer for charging reform
Parents urged to help their kids get active over the summer holidays with t…
Maternity Disparities Taskforce discusses faith and human rights recommenda…
First Women's Health Strategy for England to tackle gender health gap
Better Care Fund framework 2022 to 2023 published
Government seeks views to improve lives of people with Down's syndrome
New taskforce to level-up maternity care and tackle disparities
Health and Social Care Secretary accepts JCVI advice on autumn booster prog…
Better care for people with a learning disability and people with autism
First ever Patient Safety Commissioner appointed
Statement from Steve Barclay, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
June 2022
New treatments to tackle pandemic of drug-resistant infections
Patients to benefit following clinical research boost
Health and Social Care Secretary speech to Policy Exchange
Digital revolution to bust COVID backlogs and deliver more tailored care fo…
Sewage in water: a growing public health problem
Better mental health support for people in crisis
Health and Social Care Secretary of State speech on suicide prevention
Men urged to talk about mental health to prevent suicide
Moderna to open vaccine research and manufacturing centre in UK
Dame Lesley Regan appointed Women's Health Ambassador
New funding for local authorities to prepare for charging reform
Vaccine Taskforce to merge with UKHSA and OLS
Health and Social Care Secretary NHS ConfedExpo speech
Health and Social Care Secretary sets out vision for year ahead
Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data
New data strategy to drive innovation and improve efficiency
Independent review published to help meet 2030 smokefree target
Biggest shake-up in health and social care leadership in a generation to im…
Patients to have earlier access to cutting-edge treatments on NHS
May 2022
New Director of Science, Research and Evidence will help lead NIHR
New clinical trials deal struck to better protect world from future pandemi…
UK Health and Social Care Secretary address at World Health Assembly
Secretary of State Sajid Javid speech at the Onward Social Fabric Summit
Further action taken to improve supply of HRT
G7 health ministers unite to protect world from another pandemic
Government on track to deliver 26,000 more primary care staff
The Fuller inquiry: update to the Secretary of State, 19 May 2022
Maternity Disparities Taskforce explores women's health before and during p…