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UK and China start global fund to tackle drug resistant infections

UK and China start global fund to tackle drug resistant infections

Friday, 23 October 2015

New fund to drive global response to antimicrobial resistance announced by Prime Minister during Chinese President Xi Jinping's State Visit....

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Improving children and young people’s mental health care

Improving children and young people’s mental health care

Thursday, 22 October 2015

Alistair Burt talks about plans to improve children and young people’s mental health including a national anti-stigma campaign for teenagers....

Lord Carter: reducing variation in care could save NHS £5 billion

Lord Carter: reducing variation in care could save NHS £5 billion

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Hospitals can save around £5 billion by reducing variation in care and improving the way they care for patients, Lord Carter said today. ...

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New support to export UK healthcare management expertise

New support to export UK healthcare management expertise

Monday, 19 October 2015

Healthcare UK welcomes a network to enhance and promote the capability of UK providers to win international healthcare management contracts....

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Providing high quality mental and social care services

Providing high quality mental and social care services

Friday, 16 October 2015

Care Minister Alistair Burt sets out priorities on providing high quality mental health care and support for social care....

Restrictions on nurse recruitment from overseas changed

Restrictions on nurse recruitment from overseas changed

Thursday, 15 October 2015

Government announces temporary changes to restrictions on nurse recruitment from outside European Economic Area to ensure safe staffing levels across ...

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Winter campaign starts with largest flu vaccination programme

Winter campaign starts with largest flu vaccination programme

Thursday, 15 October 2015

Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England launch a major campaign to help people stay well over the winter months. ...

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GREAT Week puts UK centre stage for the future of healthcare

GREAT Week puts UK centre stage for the future of healthcare

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Milan Expo 2015 provides the backdrop to showcase pioneering UK solutions to today’s healthcare challenges....

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Clampdown on NHS staffing agency costs

Clampdown on NHS staffing agency costs

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

A cap on charges for agency staff will reduce NHS spend by £1 billion over 3 years, and agency staff will be no better off than NHS colleagues. ...

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Overseas opportunities for UK healthcare providers highlighted

Overseas opportunities for UK healthcare providers highlighted

Monday, 12 October 2015

NHS organisations joined Healthcare UK to explore the £13 billion of overseas healthcare business leads at Health and Care Innovation Expo....

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Showcasing the best of NHS innovation to overseas health leaders

Showcasing the best of NHS innovation to overseas health leaders

Wednesday, 07 October 2015

International delegations visit Manchester to see outstanding British healthcare innovation and make connections with leading institutions. ...

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NHS Improvement announces new chief executive

NHS Improvement announces new chief executive

Monday, 05 October 2015

Jim Mackey, Chief Executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed as the Chief Executive of NHS Improvement....

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From 2020, people with suspected cancer will be diagnosed faster

From 2020, people with suspected cancer will be diagnosed faster

Sunday, 13 September 2015

The government has pledged that from 2020, people with suspected cancer will be diagnosed within 28 days of being referred by a GP. ...

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Government to review NHS funding of nursing in care homes

Government to review NHS funding of nursing in care homes

Thursday, 10 September 2015

The Department of Health is to review the rate paid by the NHS to private care providers (nursing homes) for nursing services....

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Challenging the NHS to innovate

Challenging the NHS to innovate

Thursday, 03 September 2015

George Freeman, Minister for Life Sciences, explains how the NHS will make the most of research and innovation....

Using technology to improve delivery of health and care services

Using technology to improve delivery of health and care services

Thursday, 03 September 2015

Life sciences minister George Freeman on how integrated data and technology can improve the delivery of effective health and care services....

Use of police cells for those in mental health crisis halved

Use of police cells for those in mental health crisis halved

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Crisis care programme reduces use of police cells as a 'place of safety' by more than 50% for people experiencing a mental health crisis. ...

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Cure for dementia moves forward as thousands volunteer for research

Cure for dementia moves forward as thousands volunteer for research

Friday, 14 August 2015

Government ambition to find cure for dementia by 2025 boosted by large rise in people volunteering to take part in research studies....

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Smoking in vehicles

Smoking in vehicles

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Update on new law on smoking in cars and other vehicles with someone under 18....

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NHS England Chair appointed

NHS England Chair appointed

Friday, 31 July 2015

Professor Sir Malcolm Grant has been re-appointed as Chair of NHS England from 31 October 2015 for 3 years. ...

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NHS Constitution and Handbook updated

NHS Constitution and Handbook updated

Monday, 27 July 2015

NHS Constitution now reflects a series of fundamental standards, below which care must never fall....

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Jeremy Hunt announces new measures to improve safety across NHS

Jeremy Hunt announces new measures to improve safety across NHS

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Freedom to Speak Up, Morecambe Bay Investigation and the clinical incidents investigations review recommendations accepted....

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Health Secretary sets out ambition for a 21st century NHS

Health Secretary sets out ambition for a 21st century NHS

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Jeremy Hunt sets out the government’s vision for a patient-led, transparent and safer NHS....

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Making healthcare more human centred and not system centred

Making healthcare more human centred and not system centred

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt sets out the direction of reform for the future NHS....

New joint Chair of Monitor and Chair Designate of the NHS TDA appointed

New joint Chair of Monitor and Chair Designate of the NHS TDA appointed

Thursday, 16 July 2015

Ed Smith appointed as new joint Chair of Monitor and Chair-Designate of the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA). ...

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The Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress

The Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress

Thursday, 02 July 2015

Minister of State for Community and Social Care, Alistair Burt, talks about his priorities for mental health....

New social contract between the public, health and care services

New social contract between the public, health and care services

Wednesday, 01 July 2015

Health Secretary says to deliver the highest standards of health and care, people who use those services need to play their part....

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Personal responsibility

Personal responsibility

Wednesday, 01 July 2015

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's speech to the Local Government Association annual conference....

Scheme to improve patient safety is on track to save 6,000 lives

Scheme to improve patient safety is on track to save 6,000 lives

Wednesday, 24 June 2015

A year after the launch of Sign up to Safety, 260 NHS organisations have set out ambitious plans to save lives by reducing avoidable harm. ...

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New programmes to protect against meningitis and septicaemia

New programmes to protect against meningitis and septicaemia

Saturday, 20 June 2015

MenB and MenACWY vaccination programmes launched this summer will protect babies and young people against the meningococcal bacterium. ...

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