Extra support for schools with pupils working below the national curriculum has been announced to help all children reach their potential.
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Thursday, 24 May 2018
Friday, 08 December 2017
The agreements will share knowledge and resources to improve healthcare in both countries.
Thursday, 07 December 2017
An independent non-statutory inquiry will examine the circumstances and practices surrounding the malpractice of breast surgeon Ian Paterson.
Tuesday, 05 December 2017
New specialists will speed up cancer diagnoses and improve access to treatment.
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Five new members join the board at the Department of Health.
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Changes to rules on blood donation will maintain the safety of the blood supply while allowing more people to donate.
Tuesday, 28 November 2017
Independent investigation to be offered to families who suffer stillbirth or life-changing injuries to their babies, along with other measures to cut stillbirths.
Friday, 03 November 2017
Patients to get breakthrough technologies and treatments up to 4 years earlier through new accelerated access scheme.
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Trainee GPs will receive £20,000 to work in parts of the country struggling to recruit.
Thursday, 12 October 2017
Department of Health will work with GP representatives on how a scheme could work.
Wednesday, 04 October 2017
The independent review will look at how the legislation is used and how practice can improve.
Wednesday, 04 October 2017
The consultation will propose changing the current law on organ donation consent whilst also allowing people to opt out if they want to.
Tuesday, 03 October 2017
The reforms include a 25% increase in training posts for nurses and improvements to working conditions.
Friday, 29 September 2017
Professor Jonathan Van-Tam has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England.
Thursday, 28 September 2017
The government announced reforms to payments supporting people who received infected blood during NHS treatment in the 1970s and 1980s.
Thursday, 14 September 2017
Proposals will give the Health Service Safety Investigations Body power to investigate serious patient safety incidents.
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Jeremy Hunt announces measures to improve sepsis identification, tracking and prevention.
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Jeremy Hunt announces measures to improve sepsis identification, tracking and prevention.
Tuesday, 12 September 2017
Jeremy Hunt addresses Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester on 12 September.
Friday, 08 September 2017
A further 19 hospitals in England will benefit from extra funding for emergency care over winter.
Wednesday, 09 August 2017
Government response to consultation confirms expansion of undergraduate medical education in England.
Monday, 31 July 2017
New measures will aim to transform mental health services by treating an extra one million patients by 2020 to 2021.
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
Government announces new role to streamline commercial costs in the health and pharmaceutical sector.
Sunday, 23 July 2017
How the rules around blood donation will change for some groups of people, following a clinical study with recommendations.
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
Funding will support Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) across England.
Friday, 14 July 2017
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) led the open competition for funding into research into worldwide disease and infection.
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
Plans to strengthen NHS and social care organisations against cyber attacks and protect patient data.
Friday, 07 July 2017
The fund pays the travel costs for British former child migrants to be reunited with their families.
Wednesday, 05 July 2017
Plans to reduce the number of people waiting in hospitals through closer partnership between local authorities and NHS organisations.
Friday, 16 June 2017
New alliance aims to bring the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector’s voice and expertise into national policy making.
Thursday, 15 June 2017
£20.74 million more awarded to hospitals in England.
Friday, 21 April 2017
Funds for next winter will ease pressure on accident and emergency (A&E) departments in England.
Friday, 21 April 2017
The Youth Sport Trust will provide Change4Life sports services for a further year.
Thursday, 13 April 2017
The improved platform aims to make it easier to see uptake of pharmaceutical products and medical innovations within the NHS.
Friday, 31 March 2017
Proposals to end gluten-free prescribing could save NHS more than £25 million a year.
Friday, 24 March 2017
The alcohol industry is updating the health information on its labels, to reflect the latest scientific evidence.
Monday, 20 March 2017
NHS whistleblowers will be better protected by new rules that prohibit discrimination against them if they seek re-employment in the NHS.
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
The NHS-funded nursing care standard rate is being reduced to £155.05 from 1 April 2017.
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Expanding medical education to train up to 1,500 extra doctors each year in England.
Monday, 06 February 2017
New regulations will help to recover the cost of healthcare given to patients not ordinarily resident in the UK.
Monday, 30 January 2017
Legal firms will face a new cap on the amount of costs they can recover in negligence cases.
Saturday, 07 January 2017
Children who have either been born without a limb or who have lost a limb are being given new running and swimming blades from the NHS.
Friday, 30 December 2016
The 2017 New Year Honours recognise the achievements of a wide range of people throughout the health and social care sector.
Thursday, 29 December 2016
Barcodes are being used to trace NHS patients and their treatments, manage medical supplies and monitor the effectiveness of equipment.
Saturday, 24 December 2016
Dedicated NHS staff across the country will treat the thousands of patients who can’t be at home this Christmas.
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