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NHS whistleblowers will be better protected by new rules that prohibit discrimination against them if they seek re-employment in the NHS.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, talks about mental health service improvements and maintaining NHS performance standards.
Barcodes are being used to trace NHS patients and their treatments, manage medical supplies and monitor the effectiveness of equipment.
Plans to prevent hospital infections include more money for hospitals who reduce infection rates and publishing E. coli rates by local area.
Jeremy Hunt on the Care Quality Commission's report into the way NHS trusts review and investigate the deaths of patients in England.
The "Our Chance" campaign aims to maximise women's chances of having safer pregnancies.
New measures to make giving birth safer, including maternity safety funding and publishing maternity ratings, have been announced.
A review into the sports supplement industry ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic games shows the sport supplement industry is improving.
HSIB Expert Advisory Group makes recommendations for improving safety investigations across healthcare.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Dr Mike Durkin, NHS England's Director of Patient Safety, writes about the work to establish the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch.
Health Secretary addresses the Global Patient Safety Summit on improving safety standards in healthcare.
Health Secretary will announce plans to improve NHS safety and transparency at the first ministerial-level Global Patient Safety Summit.
Hospitals across England awarded a share of government funding to invest in new maternity safety equipment.
Carter Review says hospitals must standardise procedures, be more transparent and work more closely with neighbouring NHS trusts.
Dr Mike Durkin, Director of Patient Safety, NHS England, discusses the plans for the Independent Patient Safety Investigation Service.
6 November 2015: registration for the good pharmacovigilance practice symposium (GPvP) in London is now open.
Dr Dan Hartman, Director of Integrated Development for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, delivered the tenth Annual Lecture.
MHRA helps in the development of a UK manufacturing site for BTG plc for varicose veins treatment.
Public call for evidence launched relating to the use of hormonal pregnancy tests.
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