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From Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
From The Rt Hon Simon Burns
  • Hospitals and patients urged to take action on missed appointments

    NHS hospitals should make more use of innovative solutions to tackle the number of people who miss their appointments, Health Minister Simon Burns urged today.

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

  • Almost £3.5 billion spending increase on front line services

    The NHS has saved £1.5 billion since last year by cutting the number of managers, and reducing expenditure on wasteful IT projects.    Spending…

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

  • NHS 111 sees 1,000,000th call

    NHS 111 has received over 1 million calls, Health Minister Simon Burns announced today, as latest figures show that 92% of callers were very…

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

  • Buying smarter could save NHS £1.2bn

    New ways of buying supplies and medical equipment could save the NHS £1.2 billion to reinvest in patient care, Health Minister Simon Burns announced today.

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

  • Unite day of industrial action over NHS pensions

    The union Unite has voted to stage a day of industrial action on 10th May over planned changes to the NHS pension scheme.

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

  • Latest NHS workforce figures published

    The NHS Information Centre has published NHS workforce statistics for December 2011 and the Annual Census workforce stats for September 2010…

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

  • Lives saved as more than 14 million patients are screened for blood clots

    Patients almost twice as likely to be screened in hospital for venous thromboembolism (VTE) than in 2010, helping save thousands of lives

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

  • Heart attack deaths halve

    Oxford researchers have found that the number of fatal heart attacks in England has halved in the past 10 years

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

  • New Year ambitions to reduce healthcare associated infections

    New ambitions have been set for the NHS which build on the progress made on infections last year, Health Minister Simon Burns announced today

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

  • New designs help to combat bugs in hospitals

    Four new bedside furniture designs to reduce healthcare associated infections were made available today for the NHS

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

  • PAC report on buying equipment

    Department of Health responds to Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on buying equipment

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

  • LINk’s annual report published 2010-11

    Local Involvement Networks (LINk's) annual report shows they are continuing to grow and that their activities can have a real impact on local services

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

  • Summary Care Record to benefit millions of patients with long term conditions, say patient groups

    A year on from a Ministerial review that confirmed the importance of Summary Care Records patient groups are advocating its use

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

  • Government strategy for surplus land published

    The Department of Health has published its strategy to accelerate the release of public sector land to help local communities and the NHS

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

  • Reform report on hospitals

    Department of Health responds to a report from the think tank Reform.

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

  • More help for our heroes

    New free support service launched for veterans, serving personnel and their families.

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