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Conference puts UK’s role in global healthcare in the spotlight

Conference puts UK’s role in global healthcare in the spotlight

Friday, 30 January 2015

High profile ‘Exporting Healthcare’ conference will outline opportunities for UK organisations to contribute to global health....

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Progress in development of a new Ebola vaccine

Progress in development of a new Ebola vaccine

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Results from a trial of a new Ebola vaccine confirm it can progress to larger scale testing....

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Integrated health and social care programme expanded

Integrated health and social care programme expanded

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Programme to promote innovative ways of joining up health and social care extended to 11 new areas....

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Health services to display inspection ratings

Health services to display inspection ratings

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Care Quality Commission inspection rating to be clearly displayed by all public and private healthcare organisations....

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Biosample centre opens to help researchers find new treatments

Biosample centre opens to help researchers find new treatments

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

The £24 million National Biosample Centre will allow researchers to find treatments for conditions such as dementia and diabetes....

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Innovative cancer research project secures £30 million investment

Innovative cancer research project secures £30 million investment

Thursday, 22 January 2015

Cancer therapies research funding will support clinical trials of new T-cell treatment....

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Government backs standardised packaging of tobacco

Government backs standardised packaging of tobacco

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco will have to be sold in standardised packs from May 2016. ...

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New Mental Health Act code of practice

New Mental Health Act code of practice

Friday, 16 January 2015

A revised code of practice for the Mental Health Act 1983 provides guidance for professionals....

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Health minister updates Parliament on UK’s preparedness for Ebola

Health minister updates Parliament on UK’s preparedness for Ebola

Wednesday, 07 January 2015

Jeremy Hunt pays tribute to nurse Pauline Cafferkey and NHS volunteers, outlines screening procedures and emphasises UK prepared for Ebola....

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New action to reduce sepsis

New action to reduce sepsis

Monday, 05 January 2015

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced further measures to tackle sepsis, involving the NHS, government and national health bodies. ...

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New Year’s Honours for health and social care

New Year’s Honours for health and social care

Wednesday, 31 December 2014

The 2015 New Year Honours recognise achievements of wide range of people throughout health and social care community....

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Eleven new centres to lead genomics project

Eleven new centres to lead genomics project

Monday, 22 December 2014

Eleven new centres across England have been chosen to deliver the 100,000 Genomes Project....

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Protecting children from secondhand smoke and nicotine addiction

Protecting children from secondhand smoke and nicotine addiction

Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Smokefree legislation to extend to private vehicles carrying children and consultation launched on stopping sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s....

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Vaccinate toddlers against flu advises Chief Medical Officer

Vaccinate toddlers against flu advises Chief Medical Officer

Friday, 28 November 2014

Parents should get their toddlers vaccinated against flu now to protect them from severe illness the Chief Medical Officer has advised....

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New laws for more open and safe NHS care come into force

New laws for more open and safe NHS care come into force

Thursday, 27 November 2014

Duty of Candour and Fit and Proper Person’s Test will help improve patient safety, transparency and leadership in the NHS. ...

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The moral and economic case for improving mental health care

The moral and economic case for improving mental health care

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Health minister Norman Lamb challenges the UK's biggest companies to sign up to Time to Change. ...

How GPs can help in ending violence against women

How GPs can help in ending violence against women

Tuesday, 25 November 2014

Department of Health, PHE and RCGP support the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. ...

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Hospital cleaning: revised specification published

Hospital cleaning: revised specification published

Monday, 24 November 2014

British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new version of the standard for planning and measuring hospital cleanliness (PAS 5748). ...

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Major investment in life sciences

Major investment in life sciences

Thursday, 20 November 2014

New investment into life sciences announced alongside a review into how we develop medicines and medical technology....

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Transparent and accountable healthcare: why the culture in the NHS still needs to change

Transparent and accountable healthcare: why the culture in the NHS still needs to change

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt talks about his Four Pillar Plan for the NHS and creating a transparent and accountable culture. ...

Formal launch of MyNHS

Formal launch of MyNHS

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

New website will provide data on NHS performance and allow patients to compare care....

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Opportunity to access the digital healthcare market in China

Opportunity to access the digital healthcare market in China

Monday, 17 November 2014

Innovative British organisations are invited to join the UK digital health demonstration centre in China from the 19th to 23rd January 2015....

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NHS well prepared for cold winter pressures

NHS well prepared for cold winter pressures

Friday, 14 November 2014

NHS plans for winter in place earlier than ever before....

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Innovation and efficiency

Innovation and efficiency

Thursday, 13 November 2014

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt's speech to the King's Fund....

National Data Guardian appointed to safeguard patients’ healthcare information

National Data Guardian appointed to safeguard patients’ healthcare information

Thursday, 13 November 2014

Dame Fiona Caldicott appointed as National Data Guardian. ...

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Major new report on digital technology

Major new report on digital technology

Thursday, 13 November 2014

Health and social care leaders set out plans to transform people's health and improve services using technology....

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The end of open tobacco displays: 5 months to go

The end of open tobacco displays: 5 months to go

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

Rules that prevent supermarkets from displaying tobacco will be extended to all businesses in April 2015....

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Autism statutory guidance consultation launched

Autism statutory guidance consultation launched

Friday, 07 November 2014

Successful Autism Innovation Fund bids also announced, along with money to make local areas more autism-friendly...

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Price of branded medicines: clarification of regulations

Price of branded medicines: clarification of regulations

Thursday, 06 November 2014

Clarification of the statutory scheme regulations for the price of branded medicines supplied to the NHS. ...

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Equality for mental health and joining up health and care

Equality for mental health and joining up health and care

Friday, 31 October 2014

Minister of State for Care and Support talks about the health and care system, joined up services and equality for mental health at NCAS....

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