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Maternity Adviser to champion safer care for mothers and babies

Maternity Adviser to champion safer care for mothers and babies

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Michelle Welsh MP appointed as the government's first Maternity Adviser....

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Better patient care as NHS set to introduce single patient record

Better patient care as NHS set to introduce single patient record

Friday, 15 May 2026

Safer and faster care for patients as NHS set to introduce single patient record and cut bureaucracy....

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Government to transform mental health care with new strategy

Government to transform mental health care with new strategy

Friday, 15 May 2026

New mental health strategy will transform care in England and drive shift from crisis intervention to preventative care....

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Scope of maternity review confirmed

Scope of maternity review confirmed

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Sussex families to get answers as maternity review scope confirmed....

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Thousands of ME/CFS patients to benefit from first genomics study

Thousands of ME/CFS patients to benefit from first genomics study

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

People with chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME, to benefit from world-first genomics study....

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Government funds ambulances after arson attack

Government funds ambulances after arson attack

Thursday, 30 April 2026

The government has confirmed it will provide a grant for new electric ambulances to replace those destroyed in arson attack....

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Health Secretary gives address on NHS performance

Health Secretary gives address on NHS performance

Thursday, 30 April 2026

Secretary of State delivers a speech on NHS urgent and emergency care at Royal College of Emergency Medicine's (RCEM) annual conference in Birmingham....

Key target hit with 8,500 extra mental health workers in the NHS

Key target hit with 8,500 extra mental health workers in the NHS

Thursday, 30 April 2026

Thousands more therapists, psychiatrists and mental health nurses are working in the health service....

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Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes law

Tobacco and Vapes Bill becomes law

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

The next generation will be smoke-free as Tobacco and Vapes Bill is granted Royal Assent....

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Boost for thousands of aspiring health professionals from deprived areas

Boost for thousands of aspiring health professionals from deprived areas

Friday, 17 April 2026

New measures to tackle inequality of opportunity and breakdown barriers to healthcare careers...

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Firefighters to benefit from bespoke health support

Firefighters to benefit from bespoke health support

Thursday, 16 April 2026

Government to back firefighters with tailor-made, research-backed health support during and after service....

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Donna Ockenden appointed to chair Sussex maternity review

Donna Ockenden appointed to chair Sussex maternity review

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

The review will ensure bereaved families get the answers that they deserve....

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Government drives forward its 150 day clinical trial target

Government drives forward its 150 day clinical trial target

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

NHS patients get faster access to groundbreaking treatments as government drives forward its 150-day clinical trial target....

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Women's voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategy

Women's voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategy

Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Women across the country will be better heard and served under new plans set out in the renewed Women’s Health Strategy....

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NHS patients to get quicker tests and scans closer to home

NHS patients to get quicker tests and scans closer to home

Monday, 13 April 2026

Government invests £237 million to expand community diagnostic centres across England....

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Health Secretary statement on end of BMA resident doctor strikes

Health Secretary statement on end of BMA resident doctor strikes

Monday, 13 April 2026

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting thanks NHS staff for working around the clock during industrial action....

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Letter to BMA Resident Doctors Committee

Letter to BMA Resident Doctors Committee

Sunday, 12 April 2026

A letter from Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting to the BMA Resident Doctors Committee....

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NHS experts deployed to tackle corridor care

NHS experts deployed to tackle corridor care

Saturday, 11 April 2026

NHS deploys specialist teams and expands urgent care services to tackle corridor care, cut waits and ease A&E pressure, targeting worst-affected trust...

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Record number of new and replacement ambulances delivered

Record number of new and replacement ambulances delivered

Saturday, 04 April 2026

Boost for paramedics as over 1,100 new or replacement ambulances rolled out nationwide....

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Men to get better health support through innovative partnership

Men to get better health support through innovative partnership

Friday, 27 March 2026

Partnership with Movember and People’s Health Trust to trial new approaches to improve men’s health....

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Communities to benefit from health centres on their doorstep

Communities to benefit from health centres on their doorstep

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Government rolling out first 27 neighbourhood health centres, providing more care closer to home....

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BMA resident doctors committee rejects landmark deal

BMA resident doctors committee rejects landmark deal

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Historic new deal for resident doctors would have seen more frequent and fairer pay rises and more training places from this year....

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Health devolution in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire

Health devolution in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Communities in Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire will benefit from a greater focus on preventative healthcare....

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New consultation to help children to enjoy healthier diets

New consultation to help children to enjoy healthier diets

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

The government has opened a public consultation on applying the new nutrient profiling model to advertising and promotions restrictions....

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NHS reform and the future of the health service

NHS reform and the future of the health service

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting spoke in London on the steps being taken to reform the health service....

Health and Social Care Secretary welcomes large fall in NHS dissatisfaction

Health and Social Care Secretary welcomes large fall in NHS dissatisfaction

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Survey shows the biggest drop in dissatisfaction in the NHS since 1998 as Health and Social Care Secretary pledges to do more to tackle underperformin...

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Mann recommendations agreed in consultation on GMC overhaul

Mann recommendations agreed in consultation on GMC overhaul

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

The most significant overhaul of the regulation of medical professionals since 1983 will be set out in a consultation on the General Medical Council O...

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Government to replace ambulances following charity arson attack

Government to replace ambulances following charity arson attack

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Following an attack on Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green, the Department of Health and Social Care is taking action to support the charity and patie...

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Advice accepted on autumn 2026 COVID 19 vaccination programme

Advice accepted on autumn 2026 COVID 19 vaccination programme

Monday, 23 March 2026

The government has accepted advice from JCVI on eligibility for the autumn 2026 COVID-19 vaccination programme....

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Stronger visiting rights for people in health and care settings

Stronger visiting rights for people in health and care settings

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

The government will better protect and strengthen the visiting rights for people in health and care settings, following a review of Regulation 9A....

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