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Government rolling out first 27 neighbourhood health centres, providing more care closer to home.
The government will better protect and strengthen the visiting rights for people in health and care settings, following a review of Regulation 9A.
Boost for patients as the government bolsters the dental workforce by thousands.
Around 80,000 people will be better supported in the community following a 5.4% increase in funding for nursing care.
Patients across the country will have better access to NHS dentistry, boosting earlier intervention, prevention and continuity of care.
150,000 disabled adults to keep £400 more cash each year to help with cost of living, and £700 million to support tens of thousands of home adaptations.
Social work students to receive targeted financial support, under plans set out in a consultation launched by the government today (6 February 2026).
The government has accepted advice on eligibility from the JCVI for the RSV vaccination programme.
New changes will enable patients to access urgent care easier.
Four in 5 care providers now use digital social care records, helping almost 90% of people who draw on care.
The Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock spoke at the Hospice UK conference, launching the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Modern Service Framework.
Government to launch a consultation in 2026 on Liberty Protection Safeguards to improve safeguarding for vulnerable people.
Letter from Stephen Kinnock, Minister of State for Care, setting out the priorities for adult social care this winter.
Settlement provides £26 million annually offering crucial financial certainty for services supporting seriously ill children and families.
Stephen Kinnock spoke at the Royal College of General Practitioners annual conference in Newport, Wales.
People with mental health issues to benefit from groundbreaking research, backed by £50 million in government funding
Review of GP funding formula expected to deliver fairer distribution of funding and address health inequalities.
The government has published a call for evidence to seek expert views on introducing new rules for retailers selling tobacco, vapes and nicotine products.
Hundreds of thousands of 3 to 5-year-olds in deprived areas of England have received over 2 million toothbrushes and toothpastes in major dental health drive.
The government will remove red tape, allowing doctors and pharmacists to prescribe flu medicines year-round to reduce winter pressures and protect the NHS.
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