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  • Health and Social Care Secretary NHS providers conference speech

    The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid gave the keynote address at the NHS Providers' Annual Conference and Exhibition 2021.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £250 million in NHS technology to modernise diagnostics

    The NHS will receive £248 million to modernise diagnostics and help tackle patient waiting lists.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Innovation and new technology to help reduce NHS waiting lists

    Surgical hubs, new technology and innovative ways of working will help tackle waiting lists and treat around 30% more elective care patients by 2023 to 2024.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £7.5 million to digitally schedule shifts and save NHS staff time

    Minster for Care Helen Whately announces £7.5 million to support digital shift scheduling across 38 NHS trusts, allowing staff to spend more time with patients.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Health and Social Care Secretary announces bureaucracy-busting drive

    The new drive seeks to empower frontline health and care staff by reducing unnecessary bureaucracy and locking in positive change seen during the pandemic.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Busting bureaucracy for people working on the frontline

    Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the NHS Confederation’s NHS Reset Conference about a new strategy to reduce bureaucracy.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Olympics chief brought in to boost PPE production

    Lord Deighton will lead the national effort to produce essential personal protective equipment for frontline health and social care staff.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • NHS prescription charges from 1 April 2020

    Charges for NHS prescriptions and wigs and fabric supports for 2020 to 2021.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Patients get same-day appointments with local pharmacists

    People with minor illnesses or who need medicine urgently have been referred to local pharmacies, relieving pressure on doctors.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Remit letters, links to evidence and timetable for DDRB’s 2020 pay round

    This contains the remit letters, evidence papers and timetable for DDRB’s 2020 pay round.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Remit letters, links to evidence and timetable for NHSPRB’s 2020 pay round

    This contains the remit letters, evidence papers and timetable for NHSPRB’s 2020 pay round.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £26 million to help hospitals introduce digital prescriptions

    25 trusts will receive a share of the funding to replace outdated paper systems, improving patient safety and reducing errors.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • 78 NHS trusts to receive new cancer screening machines

    The trusts will receive funding for new machines that will improve patient experience and lead to earlier diagnosis.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • National roll-out of electronic prescription service

    The service will help GPs and pharmacists prescribe and dispense medicines faster and more securely and make it easier for patients to pick up repeat prescriptions.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • £1 million to help NHS reclaim debts from overseas visitors

    Plans to expand the team of cost-recovery experts will help recover millions of pounds in costs for treating overseas visitors in the NHS.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • NHS England annual assessment published

    The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has published his annual assessment of NHS England for 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Better Care Fund renewed for 2019 to 2020

    Renewed commitment to health and care integration, with £6.4 billion in funding available through the Better Care Fund.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • NHS trusts gain more control over their property

    New guidance allows NHS trusts to apply to own buildings on their estate where it will help speed up improvements to frontline services.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Health and Social Care Secretary bans pagers from the NHS

    Matt Hancock has ordered the removal of pagers for non-emergency communications by the end of 2021.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Matt Hancock: email must replace paper in the NHS

    The NHS must stop relying on pen and paper and should use modern, secure forms of communication instead, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government