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  • Olympic rower opens new rehabilitation unit

    British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell has opened the new Regional Rehabilitation Unit (RRU) at MOD St Athan, South Wales.

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

  • Army and civilian scientist team test ways to protect troops

    They then had to wait until Tuesday for a safe weather window to send a diver down to the device and attach explosives.

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

  • Diagnostic tool for emerging clinical commissioning groups

    A new developmental, self-assessment tool to enable emerging clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to understand and reflect upon their values, culture, behaviours and wider organisational health has now been made available.

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

  • Freedom of information

    Making a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

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

  • Rolling out the NHS 111 service

    …NHS Deputy Chief Executive, David Flory, and National Director for Improvement and Efficiency, Jim Easton's letter to strategic health authorities.…

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

  • Investigating adult cancers near overhead powerlines

    …It has been funded by the Department of Health's Radiation Protection Research programme.…

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

  • Masters in health policy – invitation to tender

    The Health and Social Care Bill for 2011 creates the context within which the Department of Health will function going forward.

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

  • Learning disabilities: 2011/12

    Farewell letter from Anne Williams CBE, retired National Director for Learning Disabilities with the Department of Health.

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  • Rolling out the NHS 111 service

    Letter to Strategic Health Authorities to request confirmation of plans for full roll-out of the NHS 111 service in each region by April 2013.

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  • Largest ever cocaine haul seized by officers

    A record haul of cocaine seized by the UK Border Agency has led to the arrest of six members of an international drugs ring.

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

  • A stronger voice for patients

    Patients will today have a stronger voice under plans set out by Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley.

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

  • Local HealthWatch pathfinders announced

    Seventy-five local HealthWatch pathfinders have been announced today. The pathfinders will pioneer plans ahead of the full establishment of local HealthWatch across the country in October 2012.

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

  • This website: How has it changed?

    …You'll see that the corporate Department of Health website has changed. It doesn't look that different, but you'll find that there are now different ways to get at our content.…

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

  • Bob Neill sees Olympic preparations in Weymouth

    Olympic Legacy minister Bob Neill has visited Weymouth and Portland to see the improvements the area is benefitting from thanks to the 2012 …

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

  • Innovative care could help over 15 million people with long-term conditions

    The NHS could help improve the care of over 15 million people living with long-term conditions and reduce the number of unnecessary trips to hospital if the most innovative work being pioneered in other parts of the NHS were…

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

  • Waiting times for talking therapies

    Response to article in The Times about some patients waiting for talking therapies.

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

  • Chronic health conditions guidelines: covering letter from Dame Carol Black

    Letter from Dame Carol Black, National Director for Health and Work about the Chronic Disease Guidelines for Line Managers and Employees.

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  • Appointments to the Environment Agency

    Dr Clive Elphick has been appointed to the Board of the Environment Agency by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.

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

  • Procedure for the transfer of children and young people in custody to and from hospital

    The procedure for the transfer from custody of children and young people to and from hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England aims…

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

  • Driving up organ donations

    More than 10,000 people in the UK currently need an organ transplant. Of these, 1000 each year will die waiting as there are not enough organs available.

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