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Government announces £135 million investment in health research

The funding will help tackle the biggest challenges in health and social care over the next 5 years, including dementia, obesity and mental health.

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NHS health information available through Amazon's Alexa

The NHS is collaborating with Amazon to provide reliable health information from the NHS website through voice-assisted technology.

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Medicines and medical products supply: government updates no-deal Brexit plans

The government has announced plans to launch procurement exercises to secure freight capacity if the UK leaves the EU with no deal.

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Tackling childhood obesity: £1.5 million funding for local projects

Five local councils with forward-thinking ideas to address childhood obesity will receive funding.

Latest from the Department of Health and Social Care

  1. Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss
    • Open consultation
  2. Creating the right framework to realise the benefits of health data
    • Guidance
  3. School sport and activity action plan
    • Policy paper

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DHSC is a ministerial department, supported by 28 agencies and public bodies.

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  1. Apply for a European Health Insurance Card
  2. Get a prescription prepayment certificate
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Guidance and regulation

  1. SEND code of practice: 0 to 25 years
    • Statutory guidance
  2. National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care
    • Guidance
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News and communications

  1. Lowest paid set to receive sick pay for the first time
    • Press release
  2. Children to have greater opportunity to access 60 minutes of physical activity every day
    • Press release
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Research and statistics

  1. Health in the workplace: patterns of sickness absence, employer support and employment retention
    • Official statistics
  2. Abortion statistics for England and Wales: 2018
    • National statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss
    • Open consultation
  2. School sport and activity action plan
    • Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Meningococcal Working Group report: summary of responses to recommendations
    • Corporate report
  2. DHSC annual report and accounts: 2018 to 2019
    • Corporate report
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Contact DHSC

General enquiries

Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

Contact Form: General enquiries

Telephone

0207 210 4850

Fax

0115 902 3202

Textphone

0207 222 2262

Open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm

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Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries Unit
Department of Health and Social Care
39 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom

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High profile groups within DHSC

  1. Broadmoor Hospital investigation
  2. Healthcare UK
  3. Office for Life Sciences

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