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  • It marks the largest ever sustained growth in the NHS nursing workforce, with the expanded workforce delivering hundreds of thousands of extra appointments.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • More than 50 million additional general practice appointments made available after government fulfils its pledge months early.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • New suicide surveillance system launched to tackle emerging methods of suicide and clamp down on those seeking to sell dangerous products to vulnerable people.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • £64 million of funding will be available to local partners of health and disability support services.

  • The offer will invest in modernising the consultants’ pay structure - reducing the number of pay points and the time it takes to reach the top.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • New voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) will boost nation’s health, save NHS £14 billion and support research investment.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The trial will use innovative screening methods like an MRI scan and see hundreds of thousands of men across the country participating.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • New Back to Work Plan to help up to 1,100,000 people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or long-term unemployment to look for and stay in work.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Victoria Atkins addressed the NHS Providers conference on working collaboratively and in partnership to deliver the recovery plan and the long-term workforce plan.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The network will play a critical and active role in supporting the health and care research system to bring innovative new treatments and care to patients, carers and the public.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Every local authority across England to be allocated additional funding to help combat drug and alcohol misuse.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the UK government on vaccination and immunisation matters.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Professor Chris Whitty's annual report says we can improve older citizens' quality of life, and this should be a major aim of policy and medical practice.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Over 12,000 responses so far submitted on government proposals to create first ‘smokefree generation’, less than halfway through the consultation period.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • UK opening intervention at the 7th Intergovernmental Negotiating Body. Delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN, Simon Manley, on 6 November 2023.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Eligible non-NHS organisations including charities and social enterprises can apply for funding to deliver one-off payments to staff, worth at least £1,655.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Minister Will Quince's speech at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) science, technology and global health reception on deepening the UK's relationship with ASEAN member states.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The community diagnostic centre (CDC) programme is largest central cash investment in MRI and CT scanning capacity in the history of the NHS.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Steve Barclay addressed the IHPN Annual Summit and Dinner 2023, discussing how partnering with the independent sector can help diagnose and treat more patients.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • £21 million is being allocated to 64 NHS trusts across England to roll out AI tools to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government