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Managing healthcare easy as online banking with revamped NHS App

Managing healthcare easy as online banking with revamped NHS App

Wednesday, 02 July 2025

NHS App to become the complete digital front door to the NHS, where patients book appointments, manage medicines and view data....

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'Innovator passports’ set to accelerate cutting edge NHS care

'Innovator passports’ set to accelerate cutting edge NHS care

Tuesday, 01 July 2025

New 'innovator passports' will slash red tape so cutting-edge tech and treatments can be rolled out across the NHS quicker under the 10 Year Health Pl...

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PM launches new era for NHS with easier care in neighbourhoods

PM launches new era for NHS with easier care in neighbourhoods

Tuesday, 01 July 2025

The Prime Minister launches a new era for the NHS, bringing more easily accessible care closer to home. ...

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World first AI system to warn of NHS patient safety concerns

World first AI system to warn of NHS patient safety concerns

Sunday, 29 June 2025

Pioneering AI technology will be developed to scan NHS systems to flag safety issues in real time and trigger crucial inspections earlier....

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Healthy food revolution to tackle obesity epidemic

Healthy food revolution to tackle obesity epidemic

Saturday, 28 June 2025

New healthy food standard will see big businesses promoting healthier food and drink....

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Boost to mental health services from thousands of extra staff

Boost to mental health services from thousands of extra staff

Thursday, 26 June 2025

Latest data shows 6,700 more mental health workers have been recruited, bringing the government closer to its 8,500 target....

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Health and Social Care Secretary speech on health inequalities

Health and Social Care Secretary speech on health inequalities

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Wes Streeting spoke at Blackpool Football club on reducing health inequalities....

Landmark plan to rebuild NHS in working class communities

Landmark plan to rebuild NHS in working class communities

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

The 10 Year Health Plan will set out how the government plans to tackle inequalities in people’s health through fundamental reforms to our health syst...

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Home testing kits for lifesaving checks against cervical cancer

Home testing kits for lifesaving checks against cervical cancer

Monday, 23 June 2025

Government to offer home testing kits as part of the cervical screening programme under the upcoming 10 Year Health Plan....

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Health and Social Care Secretary speech at RCOG World Congress

Health and Social Care Secretary speech at RCOG World Congress

Sunday, 22 June 2025

Wes Streeting spoke at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) World Congress, announcing a national investigation into maternity...

National maternity investigation launched to drive improvements

National maternity investigation launched to drive improvements

Sunday, 22 June 2025

The rapid national investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services will provide truth to families suffering harm, and urgently improve care and...

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Care for those with learning disabilities or autistic people

Care for those with learning disabilities or autistic people

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

New guidance published today will provide a boost in the quality of care for people with a learning disability or autistic people....

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Unprecedented boost for clinical trials under 10 Year Health Plan

Unprecedented boost for clinical trials under 10 Year Health Plan

Monday, 16 June 2025

Millions will take part in clinical trials under the 10 Year Health Plan, which will speed up clinical research....

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Sickle cell patients to get better treatment after £9 million boost

Sickle cell patients to get better treatment after £9 million boost

Thursday, 12 June 2025

Patients living with rare blood disorders to benefit from increased access to treatment and availability of services, thanks to £9 million investment....

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Our vision for a new model of NHS care

Our vision for a new model of NHS care

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at NHS ConfedExpo 2025 in Manchester....

NHS red tape blitz delivers game changing new cancer treatment

NHS red tape blitz delivers game changing new cancer treatment

Monday, 09 June 2025

Patients to benefit from new era in cancer treatment, as the government slashes red tape to unleash life-saving innovation....

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Patients to receive reminders and test results via the NHS App

Patients to receive reminders and test results via the NHS App

Friday, 06 June 2025

Millions more patients will receive appointments, screening invitations and other important information via the NHS App, as part of £50 million upgrad...

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New ambulances and faster emergency care for patients next winter

New ambulances and faster emergency care for patients next winter

Thursday, 05 June 2025

Patients will receive better, faster and more appropriate emergency care as the government sets out reforms to shorten waiting times in A&E. ...

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New JCVI chair appointed

New JCVI chair appointed

Monday, 02 June 2025

Professor Wei Shen Lim KBE will become the new chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) from October 2025....

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Minister Smyth address to Medicine 2025 conference

Minister Smyth address to Medicine 2025 conference

Sunday, 01 June 2025

Minister Smyth addressed the annual conference of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)....

Nearly £1 billion for NHS frontline after agency spend crackdown

Nearly £1 billion for NHS frontline after agency spend crackdown

Sunday, 01 June 2025

Government crackdown on rip-off temporary staffing agencies delivers unprecedented savings, as NHS trusts are urged to eradicate agency spending altog...

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Patients and pupils to benefit from school and hospital repairs

Patients and pupils to benefit from school and hospital repairs

Thursday, 29 May 2025

Government investing £1.2 billion to fix crumbling hospitals and schools across England....

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Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines

Faster cancer treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines

Sunday, 25 May 2025

Thousands of cancer patients will see faster treatment thanks to new radiotherapy machines....

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NHS workers awarded real terms pay rises for second year in row

NHS workers awarded real terms pay rises for second year in row

Wednesday, 21 May 2025

NHS workers, including doctors and nurses, will receive real terms pay rises after the Health Secretary accepted the pay review bodies’ pay recommenda...

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UK adopts historic Pandemic Agreement

UK adopts historic Pandemic Agreement

Monday, 19 May 2025

Better protections for British public and NHS thanks to deal adopted at the World Health Assembly in Geneva....

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Survey launched to inform NHS dental contract reform

Survey launched to inform NHS dental contract reform

Thursday, 15 May 2025

Dentists in England encouraged to take part to inform government plans to improve NHS dentistry....

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NHS leaders face both ‘carrot and stick’ in new performance drive

NHS leaders face both ‘carrot and stick’ in new performance drive

Wednesday, 14 May 2025

NHS leaders will face new performance-based pay system with bonuses for improved patient care and penalties for failing trust executives....

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Tens of thousands more patients receiving crucial scans quicker

Tens of thousands more patients receiving crucial scans quicker

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

More people were seen faster for scans including endoscopies, ultrasounds and MRIs....

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Health and Social Care Secretary's speech on men's health

Health and Social Care Secretary's speech on men's health

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Wes Streeting spoke at the launch of the Centre for Policy Research for Men and Boys (CPRMB)....

More scanners across the country for better care of brittle bones

More scanners across the country for better care of brittle bones

Sunday, 11 May 2025

Government announces 29,000 extra bone scans will be delivered each year, helping with earlier diagnosis of illness such as osteoporosis. ...

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