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Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will today accept recommendations from UK immunisation experts to extend the flu vaccination programme to all children.
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Today, the Department of Health published the combined results from the first three years of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) rolling…
How mental health will be treated the same as other health problems.
Patients could benefit from faster access to medicines such as pain relief and anti-inflammatories thanks to proposed new prescribing powers for advanced practitioner physiotherapists and podiatrists, Lord Howe announced tod…
A summary of the responses given to the public consultation on proposals to introduce independent prescribing by physiotherapists.
The Department wants to identify local authorities that would like to be involved in developing the use of direct payments in residential care.
Almost £8 million is being invested in driving down HIV infections and providing information to improve people’s sexual health, Public Health Minister Anne Milton announced today.
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest weekly PIP implant data** (covering the period 6th January…
The deadline for responding to the plain packaging consultation has been extended by one month, to 10 August 2012. The …
Paul Burstow talks at the King's Fund.
Main Points • This notice presents data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance…
Data are published on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated during May 2012 and patients waiting…
NICE are to take forward work to assess very high cost drugs for people who suffer with rare conditions.
Dame Philippa Russell has been re-appointed as Chair of the Standing Commission on Carers. This is her second term after serving 3 years and…
Thank you. It’s a pleasure to be speaking about the progress that has been made in developing IAPT for children and young people. There are…
The Department of Health is seeking your views on the draft Care and Support Bill.
The health and care champion group and the dementia friendly communities champion group, which are working as part of the PM's Dementia Challenge, would like to hear your views.
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest monthly hospital activity events (up to and including May …
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