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Oral statement to Parliament:  Tobacco & Vapes Bill Second Reading.   As delivered by Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP, Minister for Health. 

The government is seeking views on expanding community water fluoridation schemes in the north east with new arrangements or by varying existing arrangements.

Sets out the guidance to support local authorities in administering the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund in 2024 to 2025.

This document sets out a framework for how police and health services should improve the response to people with mental health needs.

As delivered by Rt Hon Victoria Atkins MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

A new call for evidence launched today aims to capture and consider views about how the duty of candour is honoured, monitored and enforced.

Response to the Joint Committee’s recommendations for the draft Mental Health Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 and deliver a modern mental health service.

Call for evidence seeking views on the statutory duty of candour for health and social care providers in England.

MPs to vote on legislation to create first smoke-free generation, protecting young people turning 15 this year or younger from harms of smoking

MPs to vote on legislation to create first smokefree generation, protecting young people turning 15 this year or younger from harms of smoking.

Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Guardian on smoking addiction and MPs historic opportunity to vote on the tobacco and vapes bill.

The Chief Nursing Officers and Senior Midwives of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have spoken out in support of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

Update on the potential impact of the introduction of medical examiners and death certification reform in England and Wales.

Sets out the guidance to support local authorities in administering the Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund in 2024 to 2025.

A mechanism for the department to meet some of the costs of charity-funded research in the NHS.

To strengthen safeguards, medical examiners will look at the cause of death in all cases that have not been referred to the coroner.

Reforms to occupational health services will be shaped through a £1.5m innovation fund, as the government continues its drive to tackle in work sickness and boost economic activity using new technology and artificial intelligence.

Reforms to occupational health services will be shaped through a £1.5m innovation fund, as the government continues its drive to tackle in work sickness and boost economic activity using new technology and artificial intelligence.

Sets the national conditions, metrics and funding arrangements for the Better Care Fund in financial years 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025.

Guidance for organisations and anyone who may come in to contact with women and girls affected by virginity testing and hymenoplasty.

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

Community Diagnostic Centre sites have already delivered over 7 million tests, checks and scans to patients across England.

Community diagnostic centre (CDC) sites have already delivered over 7 million tests, checks and scans to patients across England.

Department publishes terms of reference for statutory inquiry following deaths of NHS mental health inpatients in Essex

The Lampard Inquiry (formerly known as the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry) will examine deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex between 2000 and 2023.

Department of Health and Social Care publishes terms of reference for statutory inquiry following deaths of NHS mental health inpatients in Essex.

The government’s plan to support a thriving UK medtech sector and make sure the health and care system can reliably access safe, effective and innovative medical technologies to deliver the best outcomes for patients.

Outlines the aim, scope and definitions of the medical technology innovation classification framework.