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Oral statement to Parliament: Tobacco & Vapes Bill Second Reading. As delivered by Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister for Health.
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Guardian on smoking addiction and MPs' historic opportunity to vote on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
MPs to vote on legislation to create first smokefree generation, protecting young people turning 15 this year or younger from harms of smoking.
As delivered by Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
The Chief Nursing Officers and Senior Midwives of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have spoken out in support of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
A new call for evidence launched today aims to capture and consider views about how the duty of candour is honoured, monitored and enforced.
To strengthen safeguards, medical examiners will look at the cause of death in all cases that have not been referred to the coroner.
Reforms to occupational health services will be shaped through a £1.5m innovation fund, through Innovate UK's Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), as the government continues its drive to tackle in work sickness a…
Community diagnostic centre (CDC) sites have already delivered over 7 million tests, checks and scans to patients across England.
Department of Health and Social Care publishes terms of reference for statutory inquiry following deaths of NHS mental health inpatients in Essex.
Charges for NHS prescriptions, wigs and fabric supports will increase on 1 May 2024.
Ventilators, oxygen concentrators, pumps and monitors among kit donated to Ukraine.
Consultant unions have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the government's offer, with BMA and HCSA voting yes by around 83%.
The move will streamline processes within dental and pharmacy settings and improve patient experiences.
Those in frontline roles such as community nurses and physiotherapists will benefit, with organisations receiving funding for the payments in the coming months.
Consultation launched on proposals to expand scheme to 1.6 million more people to help tackle tooth decay.
A new government campaign will be launched to support parents as research highlights some are unaware their baby's mental health impacts their early development.
Current and former UK chief medical officers (CMOs) and current deputy CMOs write for The Times on the introduction of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will deliver on the Prime Minister's commitment to create a smokefree generation, saving thousands of lives and billions for the NHS.
Scott Mitchell appointed People’s Champion of the national mission to beat dementia, founded in his wife Dame Barbara Windsor’s memory.
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