Skip to main content

News and communications

Skip to results

9,641 results

Skip to results
9,641 results sorted by Updated (newest)
About Health and social care
  • More help to follow a healthy diet – front of pack food labelling consultation launched

    Keeping track of what you eat and choosing healthier foods could be made easier thanks to a UK-wide consultation launched today by Health Secretary…

    • Updated:

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

  • Review into PiP implant scandal published

    Lord Howe - “serious lessons must be learned.” A review into the PiP breast implant scandal has found that, although the regulator acted appropriately…

    • Updated:

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

  • Food labelling consultation launched

    Choosing healthier foods could be made easier thanks to a UK-wide consultation on front-of-pack labelling launched today. UK health ministers…

    • Updated:

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

  • Review into PiP implants published

    A review into PiP breast implants has found that, although the regulator acted appropriately and followed scientific and clinical advice, there is room for improvement  and serious lessons must be learned.

    • Updated:

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

  • Responses to consultations

    Responses submitted by EAGA to public consultations conducted by a range of government and professional bodies between 2005 and 2011 can be …

    • Updated:

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

  • Substance misuse services in prisons, immigration and removal centres

    The Department, together with the Ministry of Justice and the Youth Justice Board, has issued a dear colleague letter that sets out policy for…

    • Updated:

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

  • NHS cancelled elective operations, quarter ending 31 March 2012

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: The key points from the latest release are: During the quarter…

    • Updated:

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

  • New plans could help two million people with hidden lung-disease and save 7,800 lives a year

    The two million people with a potentially fatal lung-disease who have not been diagnosed could now be identified and treated if the NHS follows…

    • Updated:

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

  • Action plan for respiratory disease treatment published

    A new action plan for treatment of respiratory problems is set out in guidance published today for the NHS.

    • Updated:

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

  • Nurses urged to reach out to their communities in celebration of International Nurses’ Day

    Nurses across the UK are being encouraged to engage their local communities on International Nurses’ Day and throughout May.

    • Updated:

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

  • Veterans Prosthetics Services

    Interim system for funding military veterans’ prosthetics

    • Updated:
  • Adoption delays: scorecards show extent across England

    Details of official figures which show long waiting times for children moving from care into adoption.

    • Updated:

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

  • Statement on decision to veto the disclosure of the Transition Risk Register

    The Secretary of State has today made a statement to Parliament explaining his decision to veto the disclosure of the Transition Risk Register…

    • Updated:

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

  • Funding for substance misuse services in England for 2012-13

    Funding for substance misuse services in England for 2012-13.

    • Updated:
  • Statistical press notice: NHS diagnostics waiting times and activity data, March 2012

    Main Points - March 2012 Data are published on waiting times and activity for 15 key diagnostic tests for the month of March 2012.  The key…

    • Updated:

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

  • Draft Bill to modernise adult care and support in England included in Queen’s Speech

    The Queen’s Speech included a draft bill to modernise adult care and support in England.

    • Updated:

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

  • Over £70 million wasted on fraud under current dental contract

    Under the current dental contract system an estimated £70 million was wasted on dental fraud in a year, the Government announced today. Figures…

    • Updated:

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

  • Transition Risk Register will not be published

    The Department of Health’s Transition Risk Register from November 2010, which was a statement of potential risks of NHS changes, will not be…

    • Updated:

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

  • Coughing could be a sign of lung cancer

    A new campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of lung cancer is launched.

    • Updated:

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

  • Details of potentially surplus land for housing in the NHS published

    Details of potentially surplus land for housing, currently owned by NHS organisations, which is no longer required nor likely to be needed for health service purposes in the future have been published. The information was pr…

    • Updated:

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