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  • Government bans methoxetamine or ‘mexxy’

    The government has used a temporary class drug order for the first time to ban the ‘legal high’ methoxetamine, also called ‘mexxy’ or MXE. From…

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

  • Putting smoke out of sight and out of mind

    End of tobacco displays in shops from today

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

  • Tobacco displays in shops to end from today

    New legislation comes into effect today to protect children from being the target of tobacco promotion and to help people quit smoking. All…

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

  • Centres selected to host cutting-edge cancer services

    Up to £250 million invested in bringing advanced radiotherapy treatment to UK.

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

  • Developing the Public health system

    Following the Health and Social Care Act receiving Royal Assent and passing into law, Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davis has …

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

  • Chief Scientific Officer’s Bulletin: April 2012

    Chief Scientific Officer’s Bulletin: April 2012

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  • Building recovery in local communities

    The Department of Health, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have today sent a joint letter to local authority chief executives, chief…

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

  • First health visitor implementation progress report published

    The first quarterly progress report setting out progress on key areas of the Health Visitor Implementation programme has been published today.

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

  • New publications for the change of HPV vaccine in September 2012

    The Department has published guidance and supporting documents that give information on the change to the HPV vaccination.

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

  • Department of Health and Monitor - Joint Supplementary Accounting Guidance

    Download Dear colleague letter: Department of Health and Monitor - Joint Supplementary Accounting Guidance.

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  • Andrew Flintoff and Denise Lewis back the 'Sport is GREAT' campaign

    Olympic gold medallist and Ashes hero to promote Britain’s passion for sport to the world.

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

  • Culture Secretary's Olympic tour comes to host football venue Old Trafford

    Businesses urged to make most of 2012: Jeremy Hunt updates on new Youth Sport Strategy and £10 million funding from Sainsbury's for the School Games.

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

  • Culture Secretary's Olympic tour comes to Yorkshire

    Businesses Urged to Make the Most of 2012.

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

  • Gransnet hosts Alistair Burns for a webchat on dementia

    Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia is joining Gransnet for a live webchat.

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

  • Latest topics referred to NICE: March 2012

    Department of Health ministers agreed to refer the following topics to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in March, to begin the process of developing guidance for each topic.

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

  • Children call for smokefree homes

    New national campaign highlights the hidden dangers of secondhand smoke.

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

  • Campaign warns of dangers of secondhand smoke

    A national advertising campaign launches today to emphasise the dangers of secondhand smoke in the home and in cars.

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

  • Circular 008/2012: Control of methoxetamine under a Temporary Class Drug Order

    A change to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: control of methoxetamine under a Temporary Class Drug Order.

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  • Clinical governance – Approved Particulars for community pharmacies published

    Since 2005, community pharmacies have had to provide pharmaceutical services in a framework of clinical governance as provided for in the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005. These regulations …

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

  • NHS innovation for dementia

    In this video blog Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talk

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