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From Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
From The Rt Hon Earl Howe GBE
  • NHS charges from April 2015

    Charges for NHS prescriptions, dental charges, elastic stockings and tights, wigs and fabric supports and optical voucher values.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NHS medicines pricing deal with pharmaceutical industry

    Government and pharmaceutical industry agree final details of new 5-year pricing deal on NHS branded medicines.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public Health Responsibility Deal pledge for builders’ health

    Lord Howe talks about the new Public Health Responsibility Deal (PHRD) pledge to improve construction workers’ health and well being.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Changes proposed to pharmacy regulation

    The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) is working towards becoming the principal regulator responsible for pharmacy inspections.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Expert body given responsibility to look at the benefits medicines bring to wider society

    The Department of Health today announced further steps in its commitment to making sure patients get the medicines they need whilst ensuring what the NHS pays for medicines is fair and better value for taxpayers.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Healthcare Innovation Expo 2013 starts tomorrow

    The Healthcare Innovation Expo will take place in London on 13 and 14 March, exhibiting the latest developments in healthcare.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Press Release: Government unveils healthcare sector export champion

    Healthcare UK, the new organisation set up to promote Britain’s world leading healthcare sector to international customers, will be launched…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Competition launched to support mental health sufferers and end of life care

    Businesses are being encouraged to come up with new products or services that will help improve the experience of people with mental health illnesses and people the end of their life, by £5 million funding for two competitio…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • PiP one year on: thousands of women have turned to NHS for help

    Almost 8,000 women, who had their PiP breast implants put in privately, have turned to the NHS for help.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More control given to councils to scrutinise changes to local healthcare

    New measures coming in to force in April 2013 will mean that any changes to the local healthcare services will be more locally led and transparent to patients.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Additional safeguards put in place to protect patients

    A consultation on new measures that will protect the services that patients need was launched today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Over 90 per cent of patients satisfied with NHS 111

    A study into the initial NHS 111 pilot sites has found that 92 per cent of callers are satisfied or very satisfied with the service, Health Minister, Lord Howe, announced today

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Spit and polish for the new dental contract

    Spitting may be considered an unpleasant habit - but in terms of healthy teeth it can make a world of difference to your smile. Dentists across…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NICE to help drive standards in social care

    From April 2013, the role of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) will expand to include social care. The Department…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The future of specialised services outlined in report

    A report published today has set out recommendations on which health services treating rare and uncommon conditions should be nationally commissioned from April 2013.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New fund will boost digital innovation

    Up to £99,000 will be available for NHS organisations that come up with new digital services that improve patient care and help share information more easily across the NHS, the Department of Health announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Physiotherapists and podiatrists set to gain prescribing powers

    Patients could benefit from faster access to medicines such as pain relief and anti-inflammatories thanks to proposed new prescribing powers for advanced practitioner physiotherapists and podiatrists, Lord Howe announced tod…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NICE to assess high cost low volume drugs

    NICE are to take forward work to assess very high cost drugs for people who suffer with rare conditions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lord Howe launches consultation on health scrutiny

    New proposals to update local authority health and overview scrutiny were set out today by Health Minister Lord Howe.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Employers urged to offer flexible working to support mental health needs

    Thousands of individuals with mental health needs could be offered more flexible working under a new initiative launched today by Health Minister Lord Howe.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government