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Better Care Fund and improving care

Better Care Fund and improving care

Thursday, 30 October 2014

Secretary of State for Health talks about preparing the NHS and social care system for the challenges of an ageing population at NCAS. ...

Better care plans to help elderly and reduce hospital visits

Better care plans to help elderly and reduce hospital visits

Thursday, 30 October 2014

Better Care Fund will help join up local health and care services to improve care and reduce A&E admissions. ...

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Final Care Act guidance published

Final Care Act guidance published

Thursday, 23 October 2014

The Care Act regulations and guidance for local authorities have been strengthened as a result of consultation. ...

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Extra accident and emergency doctors recruited

Extra accident and emergency doctors recruited

Tuesday, 21 October 2014

260 more A&E doctors than last year have been recruited following an NHS recruitment drive. ...

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Good care costs less

Good care costs less

Thursday, 16 October 2014

Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, talks about how improving the safety and quality of care will reduce avoidable costs for the NHS....

National Ebola exercise concludes

National Ebola exercise concludes

Saturday, 11 October 2014

National exercise to test preparedness for Ebola in the UK as part of contingency planning concludes....

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Exercise to test preparedness for a case of Ebola in the UK

Exercise to test preparedness for a case of Ebola in the UK

Friday, 10 October 2014

National exercise takes place to test preparedness for Ebola in the UK as part of contingency planning. ...

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Providing better help and support for mental health services

Providing better help and support for mental health services

Friday, 10 October 2014

The Secretary of State for Health talks about the government's plan for improving mental health....

Personalised GP care for everyone

Personalised GP care for everyone

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

For the first time in a decade, every patient in England will get a named, accountable GP, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced....

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Healthcare UK leads delegates on digital health mission to China

Healthcare UK leads delegates on digital health mission to China

Monday, 22 September 2014

Healthcare innovators improve their opportunities to develop business in China by attending 2 major events backed by Healthcare UK....

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A&Es and police will share information to help tackle violence

A&Es and police will share information to help tackle violence

Friday, 19 September 2014

Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV) will ensure A&E departments share data about attendees injured by violent crime with the police....

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New MyNHS transparency site goes live

New MyNHS transparency site goes live

Thursday, 18 September 2014

MyNHS will bring together data from across the health and care system to improve transparency. ...

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First UK 'Promising Innovative Medicine' designation awarded

First UK 'Promising Innovative Medicine' designation awarded

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

An innovative cell therapy for cancer has become the first designated ‘promising’ as part of a scheme to get medicines to patients quicker....

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Less smoking, more joking: Stoptober campaign launched

Less smoking, more joking: Stoptober campaign launched

Friday, 12 September 2014

Stoptober: the 28 day stop smoking challenge was launched this week with the support of top British comedians....

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Child migrant Family Restoration Fund extended

Child migrant Family Restoration Fund extended

Thursday, 11 September 2014

The Family Restoration Fund, which helps to reunite former child migrants with their families, will be extended until 2017. ...

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NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia: winners announced

NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia: winners announced

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

The judges awarded a share of the £150,000 prize to 3 schemes from across the country. ...

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Public health funding allocations for 2015 to 2016 announced

Public health funding allocations for 2015 to 2016 announced

Tuesday, 09 September 2014

Local authorities’ public health funding allocations for 2015 to 2016 and a new public health incentive scheme announced....

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CMO's annual report: employment is good for mental health

CMO's annual report: employment is good for mental health

Monday, 08 September 2014

Chief Medical Officer's report: the rising number of working days lost to mental illness creates personal suffering and costs the economy....

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New rules to serve up better food for NHS patients and staff

New rules to serve up better food for NHS patients and staff

Friday, 29 August 2014

The NHS will have mandatory food standards and hospitals will be ranked on food quality as part of a wide-ranging drive to raise standards of hospital...

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Thousands more patients to benefit from additional £160 million for cancer drugs

Thousands more patients to benefit from additional £160 million for cancer drugs

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

Thousands more cancer patients in England will be offered vital treatments in a £160m boost to the Cancer Drugs Fund, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt ann...

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Ebola: Department of Health statement

Ebola: Department of Health statement

Saturday, 23 August 2014

We can confirm that a British national residing in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola virus infection....

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British organisations contribute to global mHealth development

British organisations contribute to global mHealth development

Wednesday, 13 August 2014

British and Commonwealth innovators come together to discuss the evolution of digital technologies to improve healthcare around the world....

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Healthcare UK reports significant progress in its first 18 months

Healthcare UK reports significant progress in its first 18 months

Thursday, 07 August 2014

Healthcare UK has exceeded its 2013 to 2014 targets for contracts signed and organisations supported....

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Campylobacter: government response

Campylobacter: government response

Wednesday, 06 August 2014

Government advice on minimising the public's risk of food poisoning through campylobacter, a bacteria that naturally occurs in chicken....

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NHS waiting times: job not done

NHS waiting times: job not done

Monday, 04 August 2014

Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, talks about waiting times, increased pressure on the NHS and the danger of focusing on targets....

New FGM measures launched to ‘care, protect, prevent’

New FGM measures launched to ‘care, protect, prevent’

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

An FGM (female genital mutilation) prevention programme has been launched by the Department of Health and NHS England at the Girl Summit....

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Health and social care volunteering grants awarded

Health and social care volunteering grants awarded

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Grants for voluntary sector health and social care projects to improve people’s health and wellbeing. ...

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Mitochondrial donation plans progress following consultation

Mitochondrial donation plans progress following consultation

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

Plans to legalise use of new techniques to prevent mothers passing on serious mitochondrial diseases to their children are to progress....

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Atlas shows variations in NHS purchasing

Atlas shows variations in NHS purchasing

Tuesday, 22 July 2014

NHS Procurement Atlas of Variation shows differences in the amount hospitals pay for everyday items including catheters, gloves and needles....

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More flexibility for NHS doctors under European Working Time Directive

More flexibility for NHS doctors under European Working Time Directive

Monday, 21 July 2014

The Government’s response to the review of the impact and implementation of the European Working Time Directive on the NHS....

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