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Letters from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the NHS to clinical commissioning groups and local authorities.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the Royal College of Physicians about the future of healthcare.
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NHS Test and Trace will launch the new campaign alongside a new business plan to expand testing capacity and prepare the nation for winter.
The Health Secretary welcomes the launch of the new NHS People Plan as he launches a new bureaucracy-busting drive so staff can spend less time on paperwork and more time with patients.
The self-isolation period has been extended to 10 days for those in the community who have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms or a positive test result.
Over 9,000 additional places approved at UK universities for courses to deliver vital services and support the economy.
The local authority social services letter (LASSL) confirms specific revenue funding and grant allocations for adult social care services.
New package of measures and 'Better Health' campaign announced to help people lose weight.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock responds to pausing of lockdown easements in Blackburn with Darwen, and Luton.
Providers will work to vaccinate more than 30 million people during this flu season – millions more than received it last year.
Face coverings must be worn in additional enclosed public spaces from 24 July in England, as the government takes further steps to help curb the spread of the virus.
The number of doctors in the NHS has also risen by 7,890, figures to the end of April 2020 show.
Seventh week of NHS Test and Trace figures show people are being reached by the service more quickly and more people are providing details of their close contacts.
Care home residents are set to be reunited with friends and family as visits begin again following the publication of new guidance on 22 July.
NHS dentists and doctors in England will receive a 2.8% pay rise, backdated to April 2020.
GP trainee numbers in England have risen for the third year running, with recruitment up a record 15% compared to the same point last year.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke about measures to increase testing and support the NHS this winter, and the latest vaccine developments.
The UK has secured early access to 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccine candidates.
All additional lockdown restrictions will end in areas outside of Leicester City and the Borough of Oadby and Wigston on 18 July, the Health and Social Care Secretary has confirmed.
A new framework setting out how to manage COVID-19 outbreaks through the use of national and local expertise has been published by the government.
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