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Chief Medical Officer on the Amesbury nerve agent incident

Chief Medical Officer on the Amesbury nerve agent incident

Thursday, 05 July 2018

Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, made this statement about the poisoning of 2 people in Amesbury, Wiltshire....

New NHS app will make it quicker and easier to access health services

New NHS app will make it quicker and easier to access health services

Thursday, 05 July 2018

The free app will be available to everyone in England in December 2018....

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New law introduced to protect vulnerable people in care

New law introduced to protect vulnerable people in care

Tuesday, 03 July 2018

The new law seeks to protect the rights of people who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions about their care and to reduce the burden on l...

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Paramedics to be given body cameras to protect them from abuse

Paramedics to be given body cameras to protect them from abuse

Monday, 02 July 2018

The measures are part of a new wellbeing pledge for NHS staff and aim to reduce cases of physical and verbal abuse against the most at risk NHS worker...

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£215 million research fund to tackle the next generation of health challenges

£215 million research fund to tackle the next generation of health challenges

Monday, 02 July 2018

The government has announced £215 million investment in NHS health research and an additional £3 million for a new research leader programme for nurse...

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New measures announced to halve childhood obesity by 2030

New measures announced to halve childhood obesity by 2030

Sunday, 24 June 2018

New measures to halve the number of obese children by 2030 have been announced by Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt....

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Prime Minister sets out 5 year NHS funding plan

Prime Minister sets out 5 year NHS funding plan

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

The NHS will receive increased funding of £20.5 billion per year by the end of 5 years....

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New chair appointed to improve patient access to innovation in the NHS

New chair appointed to improve patient access to innovation in the NHS

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Lord Ara Darzi has been appointed as chair of the Accelerated Access Collaborative, a joint government–industry group to speed up patient access to gr...

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New research into funding for adult social care published

New research into funding for adult social care published

Wednesday, 06 June 2018

The Review of Adult Social Care Relative Needs Formulae proposes a new formula to be used with the Local Government Finance Settlement....

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Cross government plan launched to support unpaid carers

Cross government plan launched to support unpaid carers

Tuesday, 05 June 2018

The 2-year plan will raise the profile of carers, improve employment opportunities and help to better identify young carers....

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£15 million boost for local mental health crisis services

£15 million boost for local mental health crisis services

Friday, 25 May 2018

People at risk of a mental health crisis will be able to access new support services under plans to give projects across the country a share of a £15 ...

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£30 million of funding to tackle antimicrobial resistance

£30 million of funding to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

The UK government has announced that it will be committing over £30 million of funding to the global fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR)....

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World’s first global ministerial mental health summit to be held in London

World’s first global ministerial mental health summit to be held in London

Monday, 21 May 2018

The global meeting will help countries work together to deal with stigma and confront other issues to do with mental ill health....

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Government announces £40 million for brain cancer research in honour of Tessa Jowell

Government announces £40 million for brain cancer research in honour of Tessa Jowell

Monday, 14 May 2018

The funding is double the original amount and will be used to encourage new research and clinical practice to improve outcomes for people with brain t...

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Chair appointed to lead independent review into GP partnership model

Chair appointed to lead independent review into GP partnership model

Friday, 11 May 2018

Dr Nigel Watson has been appointed chair of the independent review into the GP partnership model....

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New system launched to help measure and prevent medication errors

New system launched to help measure and prevent medication errors

Thursday, 10 May 2018

The system will link prescribing data in primary care to hospital admissions to help the NHS monitor and prevent errors....

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Jeremy Hunt orders urgent action on patient safety at independent hospitals

Jeremy Hunt orders urgent action on patient safety at independent hospitals

Tuesday, 08 May 2018

The Health and Social Care Secretary has written to independent healthcare providers following a damning report by the Care Quality Commission....

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Plans to strengthen NHS cyber security announced

Plans to strengthen NHS cyber security announced

Friday, 27 April 2018

A new multi-million pound Microsoft package will ensure NHS systems have the most up-to-date software with the latest security settings....

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Review announced into training NHS staff to use AI and robotics

Review announced into training NHS staff to use AI and robotics

Thursday, 26 April 2018

The plans are part of an independent review into the training needs of NHS staff to ensure they are equipped to give patients the latest treatments....

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New support to help children living with alcohol dependent parents

New support to help children living with alcohol dependent parents

Monday, 23 April 2018

The measures will give children living with alcoholic parents fast access to support and advice....

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UK to establish global nursing partnership with Jamaica

UK to establish global nursing partnership with Jamaica

Friday, 20 April 2018

The new partnership will see Jamaican nurses work in the NHS for 3 years to gain specialist skills and experience to take back to the Jamaican health ...

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UK and India extend health partnership to deal with global health risks

UK and India extend health partnership to deal with global health risks

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

The United Kingdom and India will share research, knowledge and technology in areas of anti-microbial resistance, low cost health products and high yi...

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New funding for sports prosthetics for children with disabilities

New funding for sports prosthetics for children with disabilities

Wednesday, 11 April 2018

The government has announced a further £1.5 million so that more children with disabilities can benefit from the latest sports prosthetics. ...

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Review into NHS overseas visitor charges: call for submissions

Review into NHS overseas visitor charges: call for submissions

Friday, 06 April 2018

The government is reviewing the impact of changes to regulations on recovering the cost of health treatments provided to overseas visitors....

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NHS gets funding green light for new buildings, wards and beds

NHS gets funding green light for new buildings, wards and beds

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Forty NHS hospitals and community services will get £760 million to modernise and transform their buildings and services in the year of the NHS’s 70th...

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Women to have dedicated midwives throughout pregnancy and birth

Women to have dedicated midwives throughout pregnancy and birth

Tuesday, 27 March 2018

Plans to train 3,000 more midwives over 4 years and further investment in maternity support staff....

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New GP contract agreed for 2018 to 2019

New GP contract agreed for 2018 to 2019

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

The new contract will see a £256 million investment in general practice....

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We need to do better on social care

We need to do better on social care

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Jeremy Hunt outlines the 7 key principles that will guide the government's thinking ahead of the social care green paper, to be published later in 201...

UK hosts first joint executive committee on healthcare with Saudi Arabia

UK hosts first joint executive committee on healthcare with Saudi Arabia

Friday, 09 March 2018

The meeting allowed minsters to discuss a future healthcare partnership between the UK and Saudi Arabia....

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Central booking system for NI women seeking an abortion in England

Central booking system for NI women seeking an abortion in England

Tuesday, 06 March 2018

Women from Northern Ireland can now call a single telephone number to make an appointment with the most appropriate provider....

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