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NHS trusts to receive share of £600 million to help eradicate the maintenance backlog in NHS hospitals.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The 2021 national Clinical Excellence Awards competition is now open. It will close to applications at 5pm on Thursday 18 March 2021.
As of Monday 7 December high-performing consultant doctors and dentists, and academic GPs can apply for the annual national awards.
ACCEA announces details of the timetable for applying for new awards and renewals.
NHS workforce data for August shows the number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 14,813 compared to last year, and the number of doctors rose to a record 121,726.
The new drive seeks to empower frontline health and care staff by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy and locking in positive change seen during the pandemic.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the NHS Confederation’s NHS Reset Conference about a new strategy to reduce bureaucracy.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock spoke about how we can use the lessons learnt during the pandemic to build a better health service for everyone.
The new state-of-the-art hospital comes as part of the government’s £3.7 billion commitment to build 40 new hospitals by 2030.
Millions of NHS patients and staff will benefit from tastier, healthier and better-quality meals following an independent review of hospital food.
Over 30 million people to be vaccinated this year to protect them from flu and support the NHS.
The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,718 compared with last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 7,810, figures to the end of July show.
The latest Queen’s Birthday Honours and Queen’s Ambulance Service Medals recognise the incredible work of health and social care staff and volunteers.
Guidance has been issued to GPs in England setting out how they can order more flu vaccines to ensure 30 million people can receive the jab this flu season.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care thanked the NHS for its hard work and set out the government's commitment to supporting the NHS for the future.
Overseas NHS and care workers can claim their reimbursement from the surcharge from today, fulfilling a pledge made by the Prime Minister in May.
The number of nurses in the NHS in England has increased by 14,199 compared with last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 9,283 .
A&Es in 25 hospitals will receive a share of £150 million in funding to upgrade, reduce overcrowding and improve infection control ahead of winter.
Minister for Equalities leads discussion to tackle Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) maternal mortality.
Patients will benefit from major improvements in technology to speed up the diagnosis of deadly diseases like cancer thanks to further investment in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across the NHS.
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