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From Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
  • Jeremy Hunt: message to NHS staff about making the NHS safer

    Secretary of State for Health launches ‘Sign up for Safety’ which aims to halve avoidable harm and save up to 6,000 lives in next 3 years.

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

  • Sign Up To Safety- The path to saving 6,000 lives

    Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP United Kingdom Secretary of State for Health Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle

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

  • Chief Medical Officer publishes annual report on state of the public’s health

    Concerns about normalisation of overweight, possible links between deafness, blindness and dementia and pedestrian and cycle safety.

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

  • New fitness test for health and social care leaders

    The government is introducing new check across the health and care sector to make sure directors who are unfit for their roles are removed.

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

  • NHS foundation trusts: letter on the Better Care Fund

    Letter on the Better Care Fund.

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

  • Healthcare reservists in the armed forces

    Plans to expand the number of NHS staff who train as reservists for the armed forces have been explored in a major reservist summit.

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

  • Halving avoidable harm and saving up to 6,000 lives

    New ambition to reduce avoidable harm, cut costs and save 6,000 lives.

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

  • Generic medicine reimbursement prices: April 2014

    Agreement between Department of Health and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee to adjust generic medicine reimbursement prices.

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  • MenB vaccine should join childhood vaccination programme

    Deputy Chief Medical Officer John Watson welcomes JCVI’s recommendation for a new meningococcal B (MenB) immunisation programme.

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

  • Meningococcal B vaccination programme to be introduced

    Department of Health will work to introduce the meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine into the childhood vaccination programme.

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

  • Women to benefit from £10 million for better maternity environments

    £10 million is being awarded to trusts as part of the government’s drive to improve maternity care for women and babies.

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

  • NHS foundation trusts: letter on complaints litigation

    Letter from the Department of Health on complaints litigation.

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  • Cutting-edge drugs to be fast-tracked to patients

    State-of-the-art medicines will be fast-tracked to patients thanks to the Early Access to Medicines Scheme.

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

  • Landmark Children and Families Act 2014 gains royal assent

    New changes to the law to give greater protection to vulnerable children.

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

  • NHS charges from April 2014

    NHS prescription charge in England will increase by 20 pence from £7.85 to £8.05 for each quantity of a drug or appliance from 1 April 2014.

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

  • Hospital food standards: Sustain campaign

    Adoption of food standards in NHS hospitals.

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

  • Jeremy Hunt: message to NHS staff on supporting compassionate care

    The Secretary of State for Health on the important changes to support staff so they can raise concerns about patient care and safety.

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

  • Independent midwives: insurance options outlined

    Department of Health decides that funding Independent Midwives UK members’ insurance will not give patients protection.

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

  • New nursing apprenticeships for those who have proven they can care

    For the first time ever, apprentices will be able to train directly towards becoming a nurse, the government announced today (4 March 2014).

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

  • NHS to tackle long waits for dementia assessments

    190,000 new ‘Dementia Friends’ at M&S, Argos, Homebase, Lloyds Bank and Lloyds Pharmacy

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