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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock spoke at the Public Health England Annual Conference in Warwick.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New proposals to give senior NHS doctors, nurses and GPs access to more flexible pensions, allowing them to dedicate more time to patients.
Fran Leddra and Mark Harvey will be joining the Department of Health and Social Care on secondment as the Chief Social Worker for Adults from 1 October 2019.
Plans for new immigration route revealed to enable international students to work in the UK for two-years post-graduation, aimed at attracting and retaining the brightest and best talent.
Welsh language version of the Minister of State for Care's written ministerial statement on revised advice on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) risk reduction measures for the UK.
Thousands of NHS patients could receive faster diagnosis and better treatment for life-changing diseases like cancer, dementia and Parkinson’s.
Plans to expand the team of cost-recovery experts will help recover millions of pounds in costs for treating overseas visitors in the NHS.
The guidelines emphasise the importance of building strength and balance for adults, and include recommendations for pregnant women, new mothers and disabled people.
The government will work with the NHS to improve food quality in hospitals and provide consistently safe, nutritious and tasty food.
£3.3 million is being spent to expand 23 local projects to help prevent mental illness in children and young people.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders urgent action to improve vaccination uptake after more than 230 cases of measles were reported in the UK during first quarter of 2019
A review of the NHS Health Check service will explore new intelligent, predictive checks, taking age, risk factors and lifestyle into account.
The Department of Health and Social Care is setting up a service to deliver urgent medicines and medical products into the UK within 1 to 4 days as part of Brexit preparations.
Letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to health and social care staff updating them on Brexit preparations.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
A new National Artificial Intelligence Lab will use the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the health and lives of patients.
The Department of Health and Social Care will open a new public consultation proposing full flexibility over the amount senior clinicians put into their pension pots.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed a new £1.8 billion NHS cash injection to help improve patient care.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has published his annual assessment of NHS England for 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019.
The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced £20 million funding to prepare more young people for an entry-level job or apprenticeship in the NHS.
Diseases could be detected even before people experience symptoms, thanks to a pioneering new health-data programme as part of the Industrial Strategy.
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