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  • One month to go until the end of tobacco displays – are you ready?

    Ending open cigarette displays will help people trying to quit smoking and help to change attitudes and social norms around smoking

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

  • Public and other non-executive appointments

    The Department of Health is responsible for making public appointments and other non-executive appointments to a range of public bodies and …

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

  • Extra funding to pay for new health equipment and buildings

    More than £330 million of extra funding will be spent on providing state of the art equipment and facilities to improve services for patients…

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

  • Revised guidance on Clostridium difficile issued

    DH publishes guidance on testing, reporting and managing C. difficile infections.

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

  • One month until the end of tobacco displays

    On 6 April, all large shops in England will need to hide tobacco products from view in a drive to cut the number of smokers and protect young…

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

  • Shadowing for Foundation Year 1 (F1) Doctors

    Letter about shadowing for Foundation Year 1 (F1) Doctors.

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  • Coalition government to reward local authorities for improving children's lives

    Local authorities will be paid according to the prevalence of breastfeeding and the take up of free nursery care, under a new scheme being trialled by the Coalition Government.

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

  • Multi-million pound drug smuggler gets 30 years

    A man has been jailed for 30 years for smuggling millions of pounds worth of drugs into the UK, following an investigation by the UK Border Agency.

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

  • Lives saved as more than 14 million patients are screened for blood clots

    Patients almost twice as likely to be screened in hospital for venous thromboembolism (VTE) than in 2010, helping save thousands of lives

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

  • Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest weekly PIP implant data (covering the period 6th January to…

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

  • Statistical press notice: NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – January Release

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Call statistics to the NHS 111 service up to and including January…

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

  • VTE Risk Assessment data collection – 2011-12 Quarter 3

    Quarterly statistics on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Risk Assessment in England, produced by the Department of Health have been published

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

  • Local Healthwatch and Local Involvement Networks

    Local Healthwatch and Local Involvement Networks.

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  • Over £100m to support groundbreaking clinical research

    Over £100m will be invested in NHS Clinical Research Facilities to develop new treatments to benefit thousands of patients

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

  • Nursing care bands set for 2012

    NHS contribution towards nursing care remain unchanged for 2012 to 2013.

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

  • Invitation to Tender: the piloting of supervised injectable Opioid Treatment

    The DH is looking to contract with Service Providers to develop a cost-effective model of delivering a high intensity treatment intervention…

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

  • NHS charges to increase from April 2012

    The NHS prescription charge will increase to £7.65 per item from 1 April 2012.

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

  • Over £100 million given to support groundbreaking clinical research

    Over £100m will be invested in NHS clinical research facilities to develop new treatments to benefit thousands of patients.

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

  • More help for people with rare diseases

    Earlier diagnosis of a rare condition and better coordinated care will help improve the quality of life for people with rare diseases

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

  • The Department of Health appoints three new director generals

    The Department of Health today announced three appointments to its senior team

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