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New diagnostic centre in Stockton on Tees to deliver hundreds of thousands of checks, scans and tests a year

New diagnostic centre in Stockton on Tees to deliver hundreds of thousands of checks, scans and tests a year

Monday, 16 January 2023

Thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees are set to benefit from quicker access to tests, checks and scans - with a new community diagnostic centre s...

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New breast cancer screening units to speed up diagnosis

New breast cancer screening units to speed up diagnosis

Thursday, 12 January 2023

Government pledges additional £10 million to speed up breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. ...

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Free PPE to health and social care sectors extended

Free PPE to health and social care sectors extended

Tuesday, 10 January 2023

Offer of free personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline health and care staff extended until 31 March 2024. ...

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Up to £250 million to speed up hospital discharge

Up to £250 million to speed up hospital discharge

Monday, 09 January 2023

The NHS will buy thousands of extra beds in care homes and other settings to help discharge more patients to free up hospital beds....

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New partnership to boost research into vaccines for cancer

New partnership to boost research into vaccines for cancer

Friday, 06 January 2023

New cancer trials to begin using personalised treatment to save lives....

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Record numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS to ease pressure over winter

Record numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS to ease pressure over winter

Thursday, 05 January 2023

Data shows there are almost 4,700 more doctors and over 10,500 more nurses working in the NHS compared to October 2021....

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Millions of runs completed using Couch to 5k app

Millions of runs completed using Couch to 5k app

Monday, 02 January 2023

More than 6 million runs were completed using the NHS Couch to 5K app between 1 January and 29 December 2022....

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NHS App hits over 30 million sign ups

NHS App hits over 30 million sign ups

Saturday, 31 December 2022

There have been more than 7 million new sign-ups to the NHS App in 2022 as total sign-ups top 30 million. ...

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Precautionary and temporary measures introduced to improve COVID surveillance from China

Precautionary and temporary measures introduced to improve COVID surveillance from China

Friday, 30 December 2022

England joins a growing list of countries across the world to announce temporary measures as COVID cases rise in China ahead of borders re-opening nex...

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Number of defibrillators to be increased with new funding

Number of defibrillators to be increased with new funding

Thursday, 29 December 2022

The number of life-saving defibrillators will be increased with new funding announced today by at least 1,000....

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Artificial intelligence revolutionising NHS stroke care

Artificial intelligence revolutionising NHS stroke care

Tuesday, 27 December 2022

Use of cutting-edge AI technology is associated with a tripling of the number of patients recovering and able to perform daily activities from 16% to ...

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Gift yourself a life saving vaccine this Christmas holiday

Gift yourself a life saving vaccine this Christmas holiday

Friday, 23 December 2022

A jab this Christmas will give all eligible the life-saving protection they need this winter. ...

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£3.6 million social prescribing funding for mental health support

£3.6 million social prescribing funding for mental health support

Friday, 23 December 2022

More than £3.6 million of government funding awarded to the National Academy of Social Prescribing to support wellbeing, including impacts of loneline...

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UK cements 10 year partnership with Moderna in major boost for vaccines and research

UK cements 10 year partnership with Moderna in major boost for vaccines and research

Thursday, 22 December 2022

Moderna to invest in mRNA research and development (R&D) in the UK, and build a state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing centre with the ability to prod...

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Update on alternative penicillin protocols for pharmacists

Update on alternative penicillin protocols for pharmacists

Saturday, 17 December 2022

Five new serious shortage protocols have been issued for penicillin....

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Mask and outbreak guidance updated in care settings

Mask and outbreak guidance updated in care settings

Thursday, 15 December 2022

Guidance on the use of face masks in all care settings and on outbreaks in care homes has been updated....

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Pharmacists able to supply alternative penicillin to treat strep A

Pharmacists able to supply alternative penicillin to treat strep A

Thursday, 15 December 2022

Serious shortage protocols (SSPs) issued for 3 penicillin medicines....

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Over £175 million for cutting edge genomics research

Over £175 million for cutting edge genomics research

Tuesday, 13 December 2022

Government announces funding to create the most advanced genomic healthcare system in the world, helping to save lives and improve health outcomes. ...

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Government delivers on pledge for £50 million motor neurone disease research funding

Government delivers on pledge for £50 million motor neurone disease research funding

Monday, 12 December 2022

Red tape will be cut to speed up research into motor neurone disease (MND) across the UK, enabling faster progress towards treatments. ...

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£1.97 million awarded to support women in the workplace

£1.97 million awarded to support women in the workplace

Friday, 09 December 2022

Sixteen organisations across England will receive share of £1.97 million from the government to support women experiencing reproductive health issues ...

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We can and should go further to reduce air pollution says Chief Medical Officer

We can and should go further to reduce air pollution says Chief Medical Officer

Thursday, 08 December 2022

The path to reducing outdoor air pollution is clear, and we now need to go down it....

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Government turbocharges efforts to tackle COVID 19 backlogs

Government turbocharges efforts to tackle COVID 19 backlogs

Wednesday, 07 December 2022

The government is setting up an Elective Recovery Taskforce to help the NHS deliver on waiting list targets, bringing together a range of healthcare e...

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Action to bolster NHS workforce and retain senior doctors

Action to bolster NHS workforce and retain senior doctors

Monday, 05 December 2022

Plans set out to amend NHS pension rules to retain more experienced NHS clinicians and remove barriers to staff returning from retirement....

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Patients to carry out health checks in comfort of own home to ease pressure on frontline services

Patients to carry out health checks in comfort of own home to ease pressure on frontline services

Monday, 05 December 2022

Cornwall is the first area in England to trial the NHS Digital Health Check as part of government plans to digitise existing face-to-face health check...

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Health and Social Care Secretary: Spectator Health Summit

Health and Social Care Secretary: Spectator Health Summit

Monday, 28 November 2022

Speech by Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay at the Spectator Health Summit in London....

New measures to improve access to dental care

New measures to improve access to dental care

Monday, 28 November 2022

A new package of measures to improve patient access to dental care has been introduced by the government. ...

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Government to use Vaccine Taskforce model to tackle health challenges

Government to use Vaccine Taskforce model to tackle health challenges

Monday, 28 November 2022

Patients will benefit from cutting-edge new treatments as the government introduces a Vaccine Taskforce style approach to tackling health challenges. ...

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New obesity treatments and technology to save the NHS billions

New obesity treatments and technology to save the NHS billions

Sunday, 27 November 2022

A £20 million research boost will help to develop new medicines and digital tools which have been shown to help people shed 20% of their weight....

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Eligible people urged to get vaccinated as flu season officially under way

Eligible people urged to get vaccinated as flu season officially under way

Thursday, 24 November 2022

Flu cases have risen to levels not seen before COVID-19 pandemic, with all eligible people now urged to come forward....

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Record numbers of NHS doctors and nurses

Record numbers of NHS doctors and nurses

Thursday, 24 November 2022

A record number of doctors and nurses are now working in the NHS in England. ...

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