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  • How Savile investigation will be carried out

    How the DH and West London Mental Health Trust will undertake the investigation into the involvement of Jimmy Savile in Broadmoor Hospital.

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

  • Savile investigation terms of reference

    Investigation into the role Jimmy Savile played at Broadmoor Hospital: terms of reference.

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

  • NHS will have to admit to patient safety failures

    New contractual duty for commissioning contracts will drive more open NHS culture.

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

  • 28 November 2012, Jeremy Hunt, Kings Fund – Quality of Care

    Our health and social care system faces many challenges and we rightly have lively political debates about all aspects of health policy. But…

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

  • Recommendations for strengthening the NHS Constitution

    Letter to the Secretary of State for Health from the NHS Future Forum Working Group on the NHS Constitution.

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  • Additional safeguards put in place to protect patients

    A consultation on new measures that will protect the services that patients need was launched today.

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

  • More transparency to drive up NHS safety

    Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has published new data showing the number of NHS "never events" reported over the last two years and highlighted fresh action to improve care.

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

  • New checks for doctors in world first patient safety boost

    Doctors in the UK are to become the first in the world to have regular assessments to ensure that their training and expertise are up-to-date and that they are fit to carry out their roles, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt annou…

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

  • Deadline approaches for NHS continuing healthcare

    Make sure to notify your local Primary Care Trust now if you think you should have been assessed and haven’t.

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

  • Join our webchat on licensing and procurement

    A series of webchats give you the chance to ask questions and share views on licensing, procurement regulations and continuity of services during the public consultation on aspects of sector regulation.

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

  • Join in the conversation on how to strengthen the NHS Constitution

    The NHS Future Forum, which is advising the Government on how the NHS Constitution might be strengthened, is keen to hear your views.

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

  • Major review into cosmetic procedures launched

    Expert panel to look at the best way to protect patients having cosmetic interventions.

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

  • New care objectives for improving our health and healthcare

    Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today set out his new care objectives for the improvement of health and healthcare, with the publication of his draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board.

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

  • Common medicines dictionary approved for NHS

    A common medicines dictionary, approved today, will reduce the chance of medical errors by ensuring all staff who work in the NHS and healthcare use the same common language when referring to medicines.

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

  • Department of Health publishes interim report to drive up standards and prevent abuse

    Care Services Minister Paul Burstow today announced a series of national actions aimed at tackling the worst aspects of the care of people with learning disabilities or autism and challenging behaviour, which can lead to ine…

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

  • Lives will be saved as junior doctors shadow new role

    Junior doctors will spend a minimum of four working days shadowing the job that they will be taking up from this summer, it was announced by NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh today

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

  • Winterbourne View interim report – questions and answers

    Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

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

  • Final expert report on PIP breast implants published

    The NHS Medical Director’s expert group, which has been looking at PiP breast implants has today published its final report.

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

  • ‘Friends and family’ test aims to improve patient care and identify best performing hospitals

    An NHS ‘friends and family’ test to improve patient care and identify the best performing hospitals in England has been announced by Prime Minister…

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

  • Review into PiP implant scandal published

    Lord Howe - “serious lessons must be learned.” A review into the PiP breast implant scandal has found that, although the regulator acted appropriately…

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