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From today, people across England will be able to sign up for sessions to become a Dementia Friend.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Learn what it's like to live with dementia. Join the Prime Minister and become a Dementia Friend.
Statement from Chief Medical Office Dame Sally Davies.
In light of the ongoing issue of horsemeat in the UK food chain, the Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies, said: _“We are working closely…
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:** Latest monthly hospital activity events (up to and including December…
The department has produced some voluntary statements to apply to vitamin D supplements for at risk groups.
Healthcare professionals are being reminded of the importance of finger prick glucose testing for people living with type 1 diabetes.
Food network chair Dr Susan Jebb is challenging businesses to consider the impact that the healthier eating agenda is having and to make a new…
A Change4Life campaign launches today to raise awareness of the health risks associated with drinking regularly over the guidelines. Four weeks…
Some people could be underestimating their alcohol intake by as much as 40 per cent, according to new figures the Department of Health published today.
ACMD’s advice to the Home Secretary on foil.
Home Secretary’s letter to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs requesting advice on foil (2012).
The Department of Health, working in partnership with the Public Health Observatories in England, is today releasing additional baseline data and more recent data for a number of indicators in the Public Health Outcomes Fram…
Expert and lay members are being sought for The Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC).
The Met Office has forecast that in at least the next 2 to 3 days there is a 60% chance of cold temperatures/icy conditions/snow in the East…
Parents are being invited to send in their questions about whooping cough ahead of a webchat scheduled for Tuesday 5 February.
Sir John Armitt says the green spaces on the Olympic Park will be an enduring legacy of the work of John Hopkins, who died in January.
A new campaign to remind young people to talk to FRANK for factual and trustworthy drugs advice was launched by the Home Office today.
New campaign reminding young people to talk to FRANK for factual and trustworthy drugs advice was launched by the Home Office today.
Further changes are needed to establish the future shape and scope of fertility and human tissue regulation across the UK, Public Health Minister Anna Soubry announced today in response to a consultation on the future of the…
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