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12 July 2018 — Speech
Matt Hancock writes in the Health Service Journal about his admiration for the NHS and its staff
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care sets out his ambitions for the future of the NHS and talks about the potential of technology to improve healthcare.
5 July 2018 — News story
New NHS app will make it quicker and easier to access health services
The free app will be available to everyone in England in December 2018.
24 June 2018 — News story
New measures announced to halve childhood obesity by 2030
New measures to halve the number of obese children by 2030 have been announced by Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
13 July 2018 — Corporate report
DHSC annual report and accounts: 2017 to 2018
The Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) annual report and accounts shows how the department has funded its activities and used its resources in 2017 to 2018.
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JCVI statement: extending the HPV vaccination programme – conclusions
- Independent report
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Government response to report on genomics and genome editing in the NHS
- Policy paper
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Pharmaceutical buying groups in the NHS
- Guidance
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Changes to DHSC Group Accounting Manual 2018 to 2019
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Abortion statistics for England and Wales: 2017
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Gender ratios at birth in Great Britain, 2011 to 2015
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