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Millions of people with rare diseases to benefit from faster diagnosis and better access to treatment

Millions of people with rare diseases to benefit from faster diagnosis and better access to treatment

Monday, 28 February 2022

England’s first Rare Diseases Action Plan published to mark Rare Disease Day 2022....

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Health Secretary sets out ambitious tech agenda

Health Secretary sets out ambitious tech agenda

Thursday, 24 February 2022

The Health and Social Care Secretary set out his priorities for health care by harnessing the power of technology at the Health Service Journal Digita...

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Speech by Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid at the HSJ Digital Transformation Summit

Speech by Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid at the HSJ Digital Transformation Summit

Thursday, 24 February 2022

Health Secretary Sajid Javid's speech at the Health Service Journal's Digital Transformation Summit....

England to return to pre pandemic system for early abortions

England to return to pre pandemic system for early abortions

Thursday, 24 February 2022

The approval allowing women to take both pills for early medical abortion at home will return to pre-pandemic arrangements at midnight on 29 August....

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Health Secretary sees how the South West is battling the backlog

Health Secretary sees how the South West is battling the backlog

Thursday, 17 February 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid visits the South West region to see how it's tackling the COVID backlog as part of his ‘Road to Recovery’...

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Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid opens new A&E

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid opens new A&E

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary visits North West and West Midlands health and care services to thank staff....

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UK Government awards £10 million for vaccines research to combat potential epidemics in developing countries

UK Government awards £10 million for vaccines research to combat potential epidemics in developing countries

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

22 research projects have been selected by the government’s UK Vaccine Network and will help tackle viruses such as Ebola, Lassa Fever and Zika...

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New guidelines to support disabled children to be more active

New guidelines to support disabled children to be more active

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

UK's Chief Medical Officers publish first ever guidelines on physical activity for disabled children and young people....

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Health and Social Care Secretary sees how North East and Yorkshire is improving lives across the country on visit to region

Health and Social Care Secretary sees how North East and Yorkshire is improving lives across the country on visit to region

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Visit is part of week-long tour to see first-hand how regions are leading the way in COVID-19 recovery ...

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Health and Social Care Secretary visits health and social care staff in the East of England

Health and Social Care Secretary visits health and social care staff in the East of England

Monday, 14 February 2022

The Health and Social Care Secretary visited the East of England on day one of his Road to Recovery tour. ...

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Health and Social Care Secretary takes reform agenda on the road

Health and Social Care Secretary takes reform agenda on the road

Monday, 14 February 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid will tour the country this week to engage on his ambitious reform and recovery agenda. ...

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New national cervical screening campaign launches – as nearly 1 in 3 don’t take up screening offer

New national cervical screening campaign launches – as nearly 1 in 3 don’t take up screening offer

Monday, 14 February 2022

A new national campaign is calling on those eligible not to ignore their invite, as data reveals nearly 1 in 3 don’t take up the offer of cervical scr...

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Leading dating apps urge users to Get Boosted Now to help find more matches for Valentine's Day

Leading dating apps urge users to Get Boosted Now to help find more matches for Valentine's Day

Friday, 11 February 2022

Vaccinated users on dating apps receive 30% more matches according to new data from the companies. ...

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Patients to receive better care as NHS and social care systems link up

Patients to receive better care as NHS and social care systems link up

Wednesday, 09 February 2022

Patients will receive better, more joined-up care under new plans announced today to improve the links between health and social care....

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Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid   World Cancer Day speech

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid World Cancer Day speech

Wednesday, 09 February 2022

Health Secretary Sajid Javid's speech at the Francis Crick Institute on World Cancer Day....

UK to pilot world leading approach to improve ethical adoption of AI in healthcare

UK to pilot world leading approach to improve ethical adoption of AI in healthcare

Tuesday, 08 February 2022

The NHS in England will begin a world leading pilot into Algorithmic Impact Assessments (AIAs) in healthcare to eradicate biases in algorithms. ...

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Platform to improve transparency on wait times and provide additional patient support

Platform to improve transparency on wait times and provide additional patient support

Monday, 07 February 2022

Government sets out plans for 'My Planned Care' an online platform to provide information and support to patients waiting for elective surgeries....

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Government launches landmark reviews to tackle health disparities

Government launches landmark reviews to tackle health disparities

Friday, 04 February 2022

The government announces leads for independent reviews into ethnic inequalities for medical devices and tobacco control....

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Nation unite to tackle menopause taskforce

Nation unite to tackle menopause taskforce

Friday, 04 February 2022

Ministers and senior clinicians from across all 4 nations will come together today for the inaugural meeting of the UK Menopause Taskforce....

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Health and Social Care Secretary to launch new 10 year ‘national war on cancer’

Health and Social Care Secretary to launch new 10 year ‘national war on cancer’

Friday, 04 February 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid will launch a call for evidence to underpin an ambitious 10-Year Cancer Plan for England....

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Consultation on removing vaccination as a condition of deployment for health and social care staff

Consultation on removing vaccination as a condition of deployment for health and social care staff

Monday, 31 January 2022

Consultation to remove vaccination as a condition of deployment as Omicron replaces Delta as dominant COVID-19 variant. ...

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New cap on legal costs to save NHS £500 million

New cap on legal costs to save NHS £500 million

Monday, 31 January 2022

The government is launching a consultation to tackle disproportionate legal fees for lower value clinical negligence claims....

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Second ground breaking antiviral to be deployed to country's most vulnerable

Second ground breaking antiviral to be deployed to country's most vulnerable

Friday, 28 January 2022

Thousands of those most at-risk to COVID-19 will soon be able to access the UK’s second ground-breaking antiviral...

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Government eases social care restrictions after booster success

Government eases social care restrictions after booster success

Thursday, 27 January 2022

Restrictions in place to prevent the spread of Omicron in adult social care will be eased following the success of the booster roll-out....

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England returns to Plan A as regulations on face coverings and COVID Passes change today

England returns to Plan A as regulations on face coverings and COVID Passes change today

Thursday, 27 January 2022

From today (27 January) and because of the success of the booster roll-out, all measures under Plan B have been lifted. ...

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Over 5,000 people enrolled in UK wide study for antivirals

Over 5,000 people enrolled in UK wide study for antivirals

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Over 5,000 people have now enrolled in a world-class study for COVID-19 antivirals, meaning thousands of people have accessed the medicines...

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New reforms to make consultant awards fairer and more accessible

New reforms to make consultant awards fairer and more accessible

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

The government is reforming the National Clinical Excellence Awards for high performing NHS senior doctors to be more inclusive and accessible....

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Public urged to sign up to world first COVID 19 antiviral study

Public urged to sign up to world first COVID 19 antiviral study

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

The public are being urged to sign up to a world-leading study for antivirals if they test positive for COVID-19....

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Richard Meddings CBE confirmed as new Chair of NHS England

Richard Meddings CBE confirmed as new Chair of NHS England

Saturday, 22 January 2022

Richard Meddings CBE has today been confirmed as the new Chair of NHS England....

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Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID 19): 19 January 2022

Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID 19): 19 January 2022

Thursday, 20 January 2022

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid gave a statement at the Downing Street press conference....

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