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  • NHS pledges action to eliminate ethnicity pay gap

    The NHS will work towards eliminating the ethnicity pay gap and ensuring top managers are as diverse as the staff they represent.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Primary care is crucial to preventing ill health

    Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock speaks at the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) Conference.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Advice on the anticonvulsant drugs Pregabalin and Gabapentin

    The chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs writes to Karen Bradley about Pregabalin and Gabapentin.

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  • Regional allocation of adult social care winter funding

    Local authorities in England will receive a share of a £240 million fund to help local areas ease winter pressures on the NHS.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • NHS to reuse more medical equipment

    Patients will be able to return equipment, including crutches and wheelchairs, for reuse or donation to charity where possible.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £2 million investment to help NHS achieve zero inpatient suicide ambition

    The funding for the Zero Suicide Alliance will help to improve suicide awareness and training in the NHS.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit

    Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock's speech at the Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit in London.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Matt Hancock writes to Chair of the BMA

    The Health and Social Care Secretary writes to Dr Chaand Nagpaul on upcoming contract negotiations.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government announces plans for earlier diagnosis for cancer patients

    The announcement forms part of how the government will achieve its ambition to see 55,000 more people in England surviving cancer every year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Matt Hancock announces ambition to map 5 million genomes

    The NHS Genomic Medicine Service is the first national genomic healthcare service in the world and will allow faster diagnosis and personalised care.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £240 million social care investment to ease NHS winter pressures

    The investment in adult social care this winter will help local authorities reduce pressures on the NHS by getting patients home quicker and freeing up hospital beds across England.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • NHS to partner with Commonwealth nations to stop superbugs

    Volunteer NHS clinical staff will work alongside local health workers in Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Construction of new Royal Liverpool Hospital to restart

    The government has announced its support to end the private finance deal and continue work on the brand new hospital with public sector funding.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Patient safety: no room for complacency

    Health secretary Matt Hancock addresses the Patient Safety Learning Conference at The King's Fund, London.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Consultation announced to improve learning disabilities staff training

    The government has announced a series of measures to address the inequality of life expectancy between people with learning disabilities and the wider population.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government export support to help NHS profit by sharing expertise

    New Healthcare UK Export Catalyst set to help NHS significantly step up its export operation.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • An NHS we love to work for

    Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock's speech to staff at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • National conversation with health and care staff begins

    Millions of staff will be able to give the government their views, as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care launches a new digital platform.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Hospitals to receive £145 million to prepare for winter demand

    The money will be spent on upgrading wards, redeveloping A&Es and extra beds at NHS trusts across England.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Matt Hancock: new technology is key to making NHS the world's best

    The NHS can become the most advanced health system in the world by embracing the best innovations in new technology and artificial intelligence, says Matt Hancock.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government