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Hospital food review announced by government

Hospital food review announced by government

Friday, 23 August 2019

The government will work with the NHS to improve food quality in hospitals and provide consistently safe, nutritious and tasty food....

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Millions in local investment to support children and young people's mental health

Millions in local investment to support children and young people's mental health

Tuesday, 20 August 2019

£3.3 million is being spent to expand 23 local projects to help prevent mental illness in children and young people....

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Personalised health checks to be considered in new review

Personalised health checks to be considered in new review

Friday, 16 August 2019

A review of the NHS Health Check service will explore new intelligent, predictive checks, taking age, risk factors and lifestyle into account....

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New service to deliver urgent medicines and medical products into UK

New service to deliver urgent medicines and medical products into UK

Wednesday, 14 August 2019

The Department of Health and Social Care is setting up a service to deliver urgent medicines and medical products into the UK within 1 to 4 days as pa...

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Health Secretary announces £250 million investment in artificial intelligence

Health Secretary announces £250 million investment in artificial intelligence

Thursday, 08 August 2019

A new National Artificial Intelligence Lab will use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the health and lives of patients....

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NHS pensions for senior clinicians: new changes announced to improve care

NHS pensions for senior clinicians: new changes announced to improve care

Wednesday, 07 August 2019

The Department of Health and Social Care will open a new public consultation proposing full flexibility over the amount senior clinicians put into the...

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NHS England annual assessment published

NHS England annual assessment published

Thursday, 25 July 2019

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has published his annual assessment of NHS England for 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019....

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£20 million funding to help 10,000 young people into NHS careers

£20 million funding to help 10,000 young people into NHS careers

Tuesday, 23 July 2019

The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced £20 million funding to prepare more young people for an entry-level job or apprenticeship in the NH...

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Changes to NHS pensions for senior clinicians: have your say

Changes to NHS pensions for senior clinicians: have your say

Monday, 22 July 2019

The government is consulting on proposals to make the NHS Pension Scheme more flexible and transparent for senior clinicians....

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Same day pharmacy consultations offered to patients

Same day pharmacy consultations offered to patients

Monday, 22 July 2019

Patients with minor health issues will be offered same-day appointments at their local pharmacy, under a new deal announced by the Health and Social C...

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Pay rise announced for thousands working in medicine

Pay rise announced for thousands working in medicine

Monday, 22 July 2019

The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced one of the biggest pay rises in a decade for thousands of NHS doctors and dentists....

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CMO: we must work together to make our world safer and healthier

CMO: we must work together to make our world safer and healthier

Sunday, 21 July 2019

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) 2019 annual report unites health leaders across the world, calling on governments to face modern health threats....

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Better Care Fund renewed for 2019 to 2020

Better Care Fund renewed for 2019 to 2020

Friday, 19 July 2019

Renewed commitment to health and care integration, with £6.4 billion in funding available through the Better Care Fund....

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£10 million awarded to 9 air ambulance charities

£10 million awarded to 9 air ambulance charities

Friday, 19 July 2019

Air ambulance charities will use their share of the funding to invest in new equipment and upgrade facilities....

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Social media, young people and mental health

Social media, young people and mental health

Tuesday, 16 July 2019

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care spoke at the Bright Blue and Barnado's conference 'Left to their own devices?'....

Government announces £135 million investment in health research

Government announces £135 million investment in health research

Thursday, 11 July 2019

The funding will help tackle the biggest challenges in health and social care over the next 5 years, including dementia, obesity and mental health....

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We need national debate on rare diseases to offer the best possible care

We need national debate on rare diseases to offer the best possible care

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Baroness Blackwood spoke at the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit rare disease summer tea party at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Hea...

Keeping Britain at the forefront of healthtech

Keeping Britain at the forefront of healthtech

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care spoke at the Future of Healthcare Investor Forum....

NHS health information available through Amazon's Alexa

NHS health information available through Amazon's Alexa

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

The NHS is collaborating with Amazon to provide reliable health information from the NHS website through voice-assisted technology....

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Development of new antibiotics encouraged with new pharmaceutical payment system

Development of new antibiotics encouraged with new pharmaceutical payment system

Tuesday, 09 July 2019

The NHS will test the world's first ‘subscription’ style payment model to incentivise pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs for resistant infe...

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How local and national government can work together to improve health and care

How local and national government can work together to improve health and care

Thursday, 04 July 2019

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, spoke at the Local Government Association Annual Conference in Bournemouth....

Britain has a bright future if we seize the potential of innovation

Britain has a bright future if we seize the potential of innovation

Wednesday, 03 July 2019

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock spoke at the Onward Human Capital launch in London....

Early cancer detection and survival to be prioritised by NHS

Early cancer detection and survival to be prioritised by NHS

Monday, 01 July 2019

Monitoring one-year survival will be central to measuring progress in transforming cancer care, the Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, an...

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Experts to help UK champion ageing society opportunities

Experts to help UK champion ageing society opportunities

Saturday, 29 June 2019

Council of advisers set up to help UK seize economic opportunities of ageing society, and Business Champion for the Ageing Society Grand Challenge ann...

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Medicines and medical products supply: government updates no deal Brexit plans

Medicines and medical products supply: government updates no deal Brexit plans

Wednesday, 26 June 2019

The government has announced plans to launch procurement exercises to secure freight capacity if the UK leaves the EU with no deal....

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Tackling childhood obesity: £1.5 million funding for local projects

Tackling childhood obesity: £1.5 million funding for local projects

Tuesday, 25 June 2019

Five local councils with forward-thinking ideas to address childhood obesity will receive funding....

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New chief medical officer appointed

New chief medical officer appointed

Friday, 14 June 2019

The Cabinet Secretary has announced Chris Whitty as the new Chief Medical Officer for England and the UK government’s Chief Medical Adviser....

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Leading the world in developing innovative technologies for patients

Leading the world in developing innovative technologies for patients

Thursday, 13 June 2019

Baroness Blackwood spoke at the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) UK Market Conference....

Adding folic acid to flour: public asked views

Adding folic acid to flour: public asked views

Thursday, 13 June 2019

Plans to add folic acid to flour in the UK could prevent up to 200 birth defects a year, Public Health Minister, Seema Kennedy, announced today....

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Embracing AI and technology to improve patient outcomes

Embracing AI and technology to improve patient outcomes

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Baroness Blackwood spoke at CogX, the festival of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technology....

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