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Open consultation: Proposed update to the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service medicines

This consultation seeks views on proposals to update the statutory scheme to control the cost of branded health service medicines.

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Guidance: International recruitment toolkit for adult social care providers

Guidance for adult social care providers to ethically and sustainably recruit care workers and senior care workers from overseas.

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Press release: 4D tech to prevent falls to be rolled out in social care settings

4D mapping technology that detects falls using sensors and alerts carers is piloted in care homes.

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Guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad

Guidance for prospective international applicants for health and social care jobs in the UK.

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Press release: 4D tech to prevent falls to be rolled out in social care settings

4D mapping technology that detects falls using sensors and alerts carers is piloted in care homes.

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Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route

Sets out medicines that can be moved to Northern Ireland to meet patient need.

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Guidance: Accelerating Reform Fund 2023 to 2024: grant determination

Grant determination for the Accelerating Reform Fund 2023 to 2024.

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Press release: £20 million boost for adult social care and unpaid carers

£20 million invested in innovative projects supporting people in adult social care and unpaid carers across the country

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Press release: £20 million boost for adult social care and unpaid carers

£20 million invested in innovative projects supporting people in adult social care and unpaid carers across the country.

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Press release: Community Diagnostic Centres deliver more than 7 million checks

Patients benefit from tests and scans at 155 centres now open in England, with AI scanners on the way to further bolster diagnostic offer

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Press release: Community diagnostic centres deliver more than 7 million checks

Patients benefit from tests and scans at 155 centres now open in England, with AI scanners on the way to further bolster diagnostic offer.

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Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, December 2023

Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.

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Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, December 2023

Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.

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Press release: Urgent call to smokes to make a quit attempt for No Smoking Day

Smokers in England are being urged to make a quit attempt this No Smoking Day to improve their health and wealth.

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Press release: Urgent call to smokers to make a quit attempt for No Smoking Day

Smokers in England are being urged to make a quit attempt this No Smoking Day to improve their health and wealth.

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Policy paper: Government response to the report of the equity in medical devices: independent review

Government’s response to the independent review into racial, ethnic and other factors leading to unfair biases in the design and use of medical devices.

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Independent report: Equity in medical devices: independent review final report

Findings and recommendations of the independent review into racial, ethnic and other factors leading to unfair biases in the design and use of medical devices.

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Independent report: Equity in medical devices: independent review final report

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Findings and recommendations of the independent review into racial, ethnic and other factors leading to unfair biases in the design and use of medical devices.

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Call for evidence outcome: Equity in medical devices: independent review call for evidence

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We are seeking your views on the design, development, evaluation and use of medical devices.

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Press release: New action to tackle ethnic and other biases in medical devices

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Government outlines action to make UK a world leader in tackling ethnic and other biases in medical devices.

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Press release: Get Your Blood Pressure Checked

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Millions at risk from 'silent killer' as NHS campaign warns there are often 'no clues' when it comes to high blood pressure. 

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Press release: £35 million investment to boost maternity safety

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The investment will be provided over the next three years to ensure maternity services listen to and act on women’s experiences

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Press release: £35 million investment to boost maternity safety

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The investment will be provided over the next 3 years to ensure maternity services listen to and act on women’s experiences.

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Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route

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Sets out medicines that can be moved to Northern Ireland to meet patient need.

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Guidance: Infection prevention and control in adult social care: acute respiratory infection

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Infection prevention and control measures to reduce the spread of viral acute respiratory infections (ARIs), including COVID-19, in adult social care settings.

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Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: February 2024

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Information on how the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.

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Speech: The 2024 Budget and NHS productivity

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The Health and Social Care Secretary, Victoria Atkins, spoke at the Nuffield Trust Summit about the Budget and NHS productivity.

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Press release: Increased 2024 funding for nursing in care homes

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NHS-funded nursing care rates provided to care homes for the nursing needs of their residents are rising in April.

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Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: March 2024

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Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy, infection control measures and COVID-19 vaccinations in adult social care settings.

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Guidance: Adult social care in England statistics: background quality and methodology

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How the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) puts together the data in its monthly reports.

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Press release: Increased 2024 funding for nursing in care homes

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NHS-funded nursing care rates provided to care homes for the nursing needs of their residents are rising in April.

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Form: Child death reviews: forms for reporting child deaths

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Forms to help child death overview panels (CDOPs) assess the causes of a child’s death as part of the child death review process.

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Guidance: Proportionate assessment approaches in adult social care

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Recommendations from the Chief Social Worker for Adults, principal social workers and principal occupational therapists on flexibility and innovation in approaches to adult social care assessments.

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Open consultation: Role of incentive schemes in general practice

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Government is seeking views on the role of incentives in general practice.

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Guidance: Pressure ulcers: how to safeguard adults

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How to respond to individuals at risk of developing pressure ulcers, prevent harm where they occur and raise a safeguarding concern.

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Press release: Unions will recommend new offer to NHS consultants

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The British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) will put the offer forward for a vote in the coming weeks

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Press release: Unions will recommend new offer to NHS consultants

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The British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) will put the offer forward for a vote in the coming weeks.

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Policy paper: Changes to member contributions in the NHS Pension Scheme, 2024

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Report on changes to member contribution rates and the earning thresholds at which rates become payable.

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Transparency data: NHS injury costs recovery scheme: April 2023 to March 2024

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Data on the funds collected by the Compensation Recovery Unit and funds paid to the NHS.

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Policy paper: Free personal protective equipment (PPE) scheme

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The provision of free PPE for all health, social care and public sector workers for COVID-19 infection control, between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2024.

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Press release: £10 million to support suicide prevention

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Those struggling with their mental health will be better supported thanks to a £10 million funding boost for charities working to prevent suicides.

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Guidance: Suicide Prevention Grant Fund 2023 to 2025

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The fund is now closed for applications. Applicants have been contacted directly regarding the outcome of their application, and details of the funding awarded are published below.

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Press release: £10 million to support suicide prevention

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Those struggling with their mental health will be better supported thanks to a £10 million funding boost for charities working to prevent suicides.

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Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information September 2023

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Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.

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Policy paper: The antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages report: government response

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The government’s response to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report into the antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages.

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