News and communications

Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE appointed as the first ever Patient Safety Commissioner for England.

• Updated: 12 July 2022

A progress update from the independent inquiry into the issues raised by the David Fuller case.

• Updated: 19 May 2022

Women’s health minister, Maria Caulfield, and chief midwifery officer, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, co-chaired the second meeting of the maternity taskforce.

• Updated: 18 May 2022

Sajid Javid today met with some of the families involved in the review of maternity care at Nottingham University Hospitals to listen to and understand their concerns.

• Updated: 4 May 2022

Statement in the House of Commons on the final report of the Ockenden review of maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

• Updated: 30 March 2022

The government announces its intention to introduce a licensing regime for non-surgical cosmetic procedures such as Botox and fillers.

• Updated: 28 February 2022

The government is launching a consultation to tackle disproportionate legal fees for lower value clinical negligence claims.

• Updated: 31 January 2022

Minister for Patient Safety Maria Caulfield has announced £3 million for the second phase of a programme to improve maternity safety.

• Updated: 5 November 2021

The Minister for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health updates Parliament on the government’s response to the recommendations of the IMMDS Review.

• Updated: 11 January 2021

Patient Safety Minister Nadine Dorries gave a statement to the House of Commons about the Ockenden review of maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

• Updated: 10 December 2020

Minister for Equalities leads discussion to tackle Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) maternal mortality.

• Updated: 2 September 2020

Patients who have recently been discharged from hospital will get greater support from local pharmacy teams to manage their medicines.

• Updated: 23 February 2020

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) launches a week long social media campaign to raise awareness about the importance of reporting suspected side effects using the Yellow Card Scheme.

• Updated: 17 February 2020

Oral statement to Parliament on the report of the independent inquiry into the issues raised by Paterson.

• Updated: 4 February 2020

The government will work with the NHS to improve food quality in hospitals and provide consistently safe, nutritious and tasty food.

• Updated: 23 August 2019

A new independent investigation into the serious incidents at Liverpool Community Health NHS Trust between 2010 and 2014 will review fresh evidence of substandard care.

• Updated: 6 June 2019

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock spoke to healthcare professionals at the Royal Society of Medicine.

• Updated: 6 February 2019

The government has published a report of an independent review of the test for making sure senior NHS leaders are fit for their posts.

• Updated: 6 February 2019

Mothers and new babies will be offered better support as part of plans designed to make the NHS one of the best places in the world to give birth.

• Updated: 30 December 2018

The review will focus on patients who take multiple medicines, to ensure patients are receiving the most appropriate treatment for their needs.

• Updated: 8 December 2018