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• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Applies to: England (see policy for Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)

What the government’s doing about NHS efficiency.

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• Help for NHS to recover costs of care from visitors and migrants

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 20 April 2018

• Long-term sustainability of the NHS and adult social care: government response

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 20 February 2018

• Naylor review: government response

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 30 January 2018

• Community pharmacy reforms

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 21 December 2017

• NHS Injury Cost Recovery scheme

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 31 October 2017

• Genomics plc: analytics driving a revolution in healthcare

  • Display type: Case study
  • From: Innovate UK
  • Updated: 4 October 2017

• Molecular Warehouse: monitoring transplant patients by mobile

  • Display type: Case study
  • From: Innovate UK
  • Updated: 22 September 2017

• Biosignatures: new cancer screening technology set for approval

  • Display type: Case study
  • From: Innovate UK
  • Updated: 13 September 2017

• NHS funds held on trust

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 25 August 2017

• Mobile app and wristband technology transforms epilepsy care

  • Display type: Case study
  • From: Innovate UK
  • Updated: 15 August 2017

• Government responds on cyber security and data

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 12 July 2017

• New innovation scorecard platform launched

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 13 April 2017

• NHS property and estates: Naylor review

  • Display type: Independent report
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 31 March 2017

• Consultation launched on prescribing of gluten-free foods

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 31 March 2017

• NHS Pension Scheme: proposed changes to Scheme regulations

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 24 March 2017

• NHS Pension Scheme: introducing a scheme administration levy

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 24 March 2017

• New Courier Services framework launched

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Crown Commercial Service
  • Updated: 8 March 2017

• Recovering the cost of NHS treatments given to overseas visitors

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 6 February 2017

• Overseas visitors and migrants: extending charges for NHS services

  • Display type: Consultation outcome
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 6 February 2017

• Plans for fixed cap on legal costs for medical negligence cases

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 30 January 2017

• Mental health and NHS performance

  • Display type: Statement to Parliament
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 9 January 2017

• Barcode technology helping to improve patient safety

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 29 December 2016

• New plans to modernise community pharmacies

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 20 October 2016

• Health care and adult social care in England 2015 to 2016

  • Display type: Corporate report
  • From: Care Quality Commission
  • Updated: 13 October 2016

• Plan to reduce health and care red tape burden

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 28 September 2016

• NHS procurement standards

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 22 July 2016

• Plans for changing healthcare education funding

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 21 July 2016

• Social Partnership Forum: partnership agreement

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 8 July 2016

• Procurement of external auditors for NHS trusts and CCGs

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 7 July 2016

• Data collection for health and social care: burden reduction plan

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 29 April 2016

• Healthcare student funding consultation launched

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 7 April 2016

• NHS Outcomes Framework 2016 to 2017

  • Display type: Policy paper
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 1 April 2016

• Mutuals in Health: Pathfinder Programme

  • Display type: Guidance
  • From: Cabinet Office and 1 others
  • Updated: 23 March 2016

• Ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and external meetings: 2015

  • Display type: Transparency data
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 17 March 2016

• NHS IT: Local Service Provider contracts letters

  • Display type: Correspondence
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 10 March 2016

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

• New GP contract agreed for 2016 to 2017

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 19 February 2016

• Review of information technology in NHS

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
  • Updated: 8 February 2016

• Review shows how NHS hospitals can save money and improve care

  • Display type: News story
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 5 February 2016

• NHS foundation trusts: documents and guidance

  • Display type: Collection
  • From: Closed organisation: Monitor
  • Updated: 1 February 2016

• DH departmental spending over £25,000: 2015

  • Display type: Transparency data
  • From: Department of Health and Social Care
  • Updated: 29 January 2016