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More cancer patients are reporting that they are treated with respect, given treatment choices and are benefitting from better services according to the results of a national survey, announced today by Health Secretary Andre…
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The Department of Health has published two consultations, which will help ensure that patients' interests will be protected throughout the health service.
The London 2012 anti-doping facilities will be developed after the Olympic and Paralympic Games into a world-class resource that could help revolutionise healthcare.
The new Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has today been confirmed as Mark Addison.
Anna Bradley has been appointed as Chair of Healthwatch England. She is also being appointed as a member of the board of the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
David Heymann has today been appointed as the Acting Chair of Public Health England.
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will today accept recommendations from UK immunisation experts to extend the flu vaccination programme to all children.
Following consultation, the Unsustainable Provider Regime is to be used and a Trust Special Administrator appointed to South London Healthcare NHS Trust, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley confirmed today
The most radical reform of the social care system in 64 years is announced today.
The government has announced the biggest reform of the care and support system since 1948.
Sally Cheshire, Julie Stone and Dr Allison Jeynes-Ellis have today been confirmed as Non-Executive Directors of the Health Research Authority (HRA).
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today set out his new care objectives for the improvement of health and healthcare, with the publication of his draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board.
Early indications are that around 1 in 10 patients in England have had their treatment, operation or outpatient appointment cancelled and rescheduled and that around three quarters of GP surgeries in England are operating a …
Lord Adebowale, Margaret Casely-Hayford, Dame Moira Gibb and Naguib Kheraj have today been confirmed as four new Non-Executive Directors of the NHS Commissioning Board.
Recommendations on how to distribute funding for local authorities to spend on public health were published today by an independent group of experts - the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation (ACRA).
Heather Lawrence is today confirmed as Non-Executive Director at the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts (Monitor).
Lord Bernard Ribeiro is today confirmed as Chair of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.
Professor Jonathan Montgomery has today been confirmed as Chair of the Health Research Authority (HRA). Professor Montgomery is currently Professor…
Professor Jonathan Montgomery will head up the Health Research Authority, the new organisation that will protect and promote the interests of…
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