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Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay 

Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay 

Friday, 07 March 2025

Programme will reach up to 600,000 children in most deprived areas....

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NHS patients receive first home grown blood plasma treatments

NHS patients receive first home grown blood plasma treatments

Thursday, 06 March 2025

The first NHS patients in a generation have started to receive life-saving plasma from the blood of UK donors....

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Boost in funding for care homes providing nursing

Boost in funding for care homes providing nursing

Tuesday, 04 March 2025

The government is set to increase funding for care homes providing nursing care in the community....

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New chief executive appointed at MHRA

New chief executive appointed at MHRA

Monday, 03 March 2025

Lawrence Tallon is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)....

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Dr Penelope Dash confirmed as new chair of NHS England 

Dr Penelope Dash confirmed as new chair of NHS England 

Monday, 03 March 2025

Dr Penelope Dash has been appointed by the government as the next chair of NHS England....

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Government and Nuffield Health support NHS staff to get back to work

Government and Nuffield Health support NHS staff to get back to work

Saturday, 01 March 2025

Thousands of frontline NHS staff to benefit from a free rehabilitation programme with Nuffield Health to get them back to work....

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New deal for GPs will fix the front door of the NHS

New deal for GPs will fix the front door of the NHS

Friday, 28 February 2025

GP contract reforms will ‘fix the front door’ of the NHS and see the return of the family doctor, while helping to end the ‘8am scramble’ for appointm...

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Hospices receive multi million pound boost to improve facilities

Hospices receive multi million pound boost to improve facilities

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

The government has confirmed the release of £25 million for upgrades and refurbishments today for hospices across England....

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Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments

Dental patients to benefit from 700,000 extra urgent appointments

Friday, 21 February 2025

Government delivers on its manifesto commitment to roll out extra urgent appointments across the country. ...

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10 year study to shed light on youth vaping

10 year study to shed light on youth vaping

Wednesday, 19 February 2025

Landmark study to investigate long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and wellbeing, alongside wider influences on adolescent heal...

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World leading AI trial to tackle breast cancer launched

World leading AI trial to tackle breast cancer launched

Thursday, 13 February 2025

Nearly 700,000 women across the country will take part in a world-leading trial to test how AI tools can be used to catch breast cancer cases earlier....

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Government ramps up efforts to end HIV transmissions in England

Government ramps up efforts to end HIV transmissions in England

Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Over 20,000 self-testing and self-sampling kits will be made available to help end HIV transmissions by the end of the decade....

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Local public health services given £200 million boost

Local public health services given £200 million boost

Friday, 07 February 2025

Local communities to receive funding for family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services....

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Tom Kibasi appointed by government to shape 10 Year Health Plan

Tom Kibasi appointed by government to shape 10 Year Health Plan

Tuesday, 04 February 2025

Tom Kibasi has over 20 years of experience working in the healthcare sector and will provide expert advice to government on how to fix the broken NHS....

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Leading figures to help build NHS fit for the future

Leading figures to help build NHS fit for the future

Tuesday, 04 February 2025

Baroness Camilla Cavendish, Naomi Eisenstadt CB and Phil Jordan become non-executive directors on the board of the Department of Health and Social Car...

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The role of AI in the future of women's health

The role of AI in the future of women's health

Thursday, 30 January 2025

Minister of State for Women's Health, Baroness Merron, spoke at the Responsible AI: Women and Healthcare Conference 2025, in London. ...

Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 2025 to 2026 funding contract

Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over 2025 to 2026 funding contract

Tuesday, 28 January 2025

The consultation will set the future direction for the community pharmacy sector....

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Government to deliver all schemes in New Hospital Programme

Government to deliver all schemes in New Hospital Programme

Monday, 20 January 2025

The government has confirmed that all projects in the New Hospital Programme will be built....

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Green light for groundbreaking hearing aids

Green light for groundbreaking hearing aids

Thursday, 16 January 2025

Fresh guidance will give businesses the green light to sell certain pioneering hearing aids. ...

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UK invests £5.5 million to tackle mpox in sub Saharan Africa

UK invests £5.5 million to tackle mpox in sub Saharan Africa

Wednesday, 15 January 2025

£5.5 million to go towards vital research projects to tackle ongoing mpox outbreaks in DRC and neighbouring countries. ...

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Families to receive £126 million in early years support

Families to receive £126 million in early years support

Friday, 10 January 2025

Thousands of parents and children across England will be able to give their child the best start in life thanks to a £126 million government funding b...

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Deal between NHS and independent sector to cut NHS waiting lists

Deal between NHS and independent sector to cut NHS waiting lists

Monday, 06 January 2025

New agreement struck between NHS and independent sector to help tackle waiting lists and give patients greater choice....

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Power to patients as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists

Power to patients as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists

Monday, 06 January 2025

Patients will be offered a wider choice of providers and the process of booking treatments and appointments will be made as smooth as possible....

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New reforms and independent commission to transform social care

New reforms and independent commission to transform social care

Friday, 03 January 2025

Immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care, and Louise Casey appointed to head independent commission and build cross-party consens...

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Record numbers complete NHS Couch to 5K app

Record numbers complete NHS Couch to 5K app

Tuesday, 31 December 2024

The free running app has been downloaded over 7 million times since it launched in 2016, with 9.3 million NHS Couch to 5K runs started this year....

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Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts 

Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts 

Monday, 30 December 2024

Smokers who choose to quit on 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research....

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GP reforms to cut red tape and bring back family doctor

GP reforms to cut red tape and bring back family doctor

Friday, 20 December 2024

The measures are backed by the biggest boost to GP funding in years, an extra £889 million on top of the existing budget for general practice. ...

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Biggest investment into hospices in a generation

Biggest investment into hospices in a generation

Thursday, 19 December 2024

£100 million boost for adult and children’s hospices and £26 million to support children and young people’s hospices....

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Chief Medical Officer's annual report   health in cities

Chief Medical Officer's annual report health in cities

Thursday, 12 December 2024

2024 annual report from Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, focusing on health in cities....

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£100 million public private health research boost

£100 million public private health research boost

Thursday, 12 December 2024

20 new clinical research hubs to be set up across UK to accelerate research into the next generation of treatments....

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