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New fitness test for health and social care leaders

New fitness test for health and social care leaders

Thursday, 27 March 2014

The government is introducing new check across the health and care sector to make sure directors who are unfit for their roles are removed....

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Halving avoidable harm and saving up to 6,000 lives

Halving avoidable harm and saving up to 6,000 lives

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

New ambition to reduce avoidable harm, cut costs and save 6,000 lives....

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Meningococcal  B vaccination programme to be introduced

Meningococcal B vaccination programme to be introduced

Friday, 21 March 2014

Department of Health will work to introduce the meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine into the childhood vaccination programme....

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Women to benefit from £10 million for better maternity environments

Women to benefit from £10 million for better maternity environments

Thursday, 20 March 2014

£10 million is being awarded to trusts as part of the government’s drive to improve maternity care for women and babies....

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Cutting edge drugs to be fast tracked to patients

Cutting edge drugs to be fast tracked to patients

Friday, 14 March 2014

State-of-the-art medicines will be fast-tracked to patients thanks to the Early Access to Medicines Scheme....

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NHS charges from April 2014

NHS charges from April 2014

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

NHS prescription charge in England will increase by 20 pence from £7.85 to £8.05 for each quantity of a drug or appliance from 1 April 2014....

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Independent midwives: insurance options outlined

Independent midwives: insurance options outlined

Thursday, 06 March 2014

Department of Health decides that funding Independent Midwives UK members’ insurance will not give patients protection....

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NHS to tackle long waits for dementia assessments

NHS to tackle long waits for dementia assessments

Friday, 28 February 2014

190,000 new ‘Dementia Friends’ at M&S, Argos, Homebase, Lloyds Bank and Lloyds Pharmacy...

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Department of Health and RB settlement

Department of Health and RB settlement

Friday, 28 February 2014

The Department of Health and RB are pleased jointly to announce settlement of the claim brought against RB in connection with the supply of Gaviscon t...

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Mitochondrial donation consultation launched

Mitochondrial donation consultation launched

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Consultation published on draft regulations for new techniques to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial disease...

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Healthcare UK celebrates a successful year at Arab Health 2014

Healthcare UK celebrates a successful year at Arab Health 2014

Thursday, 20 February 2014

Healthcare UK celebrates one year of success, and maintains the focus at Arab Health 2014...

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Better care for mental health crisis

Better care for mental health crisis

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

A new agreement between police and the NHS seeks to improve mental health crisis care...

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Sir Stuart Rose to advise on NHS leadership

Sir Stuart Rose to advise on NHS leadership

Friday, 14 February 2014

‘Super-heads’ review on how best NHS CEOs could take-on failing hospitals...

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Government fires starting pistol to tackle physical activity

Government fires starting pistol to tackle physical activity

Thursday, 13 February 2014

‘Moving More, Living More’ – The physical activity Olympic and Paralympic legacy for the nation ...

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‘Francis Effect’ on NHS care one year on from Mid Staffs Inquiry

‘Francis Effect’ on NHS care one year on from Mid Staffs Inquiry

Thursday, 06 February 2014

‘Francis Effect’ on NHS care one year on from Mid Staffs Inquiry with 2,400 more nurses hired in the last year....

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UK and Kuwait agree closer cooperation on health

UK and Kuwait agree closer cooperation on health

Tuesday, 04 February 2014

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on health cooperation between the UK and Kuwait was signed in Dubai on 27 January 2014....

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Making mental health as important as physical health

Making mental health as important as physical health

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Join the discussion on how to bring mental health care in line with physical health...

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Treating patients as people

Treating patients as people

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Jeremy Hunt, speaking at Guy's and St Thomas' hospital, calls for the names of responsible doctors to be put above hospital beds....

Consultation to improve regulation of health and social care providers

Consultation to improve regulation of health and social care providers

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Proposed changes to Care Quality Commission registration requirements set out basic level of care that all health and care organisations must provide....

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Care needs: financial services industry to develop products to help people plan

Care needs: financial services industry to develop products to help people plan

Tuesday, 21 January 2014

Government and Association of British Insurers (ABI) have committed to working together to help people plan for their future care costs. ...

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Making mental health matter more

Making mental health matter more

Monday, 20 January 2014

Deputy Prime Minister sets out mental health action plan...

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Progress on suicide prevention

Progress on suicide prevention

Friday, 17 January 2014

England’s suicide prevention strategy report shows better recording and sharing of information are important in helping to prevent suicide....

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Extra funding for mental health nurses to be based at police stations and courts across the country

Extra funding for mental health nurses to be based at police stations and courts across the country

Monday, 06 January 2014

Care and Support Minister, Norman Lamb, announces £25 million of funding to join up police and courts with mental health services....

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Make a New Year’s resolution to help an older, lonely person near you

Make a New Year’s resolution to help an older, lonely person near you

Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Norman Lamb and the Royal Voluntary Service call for everyone to make a commitment to help an older, lonely person near them in 2014....

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Extended NHS charging for visitors and migrants

Extended NHS charging for visitors and migrants

Monday, 30 December 2013

Visitors and migrants who wish to use NHS services will have to pay....

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New public health research partnerships to get £47.5 million

New public health research partnerships to get £47.5 million

Friday, 20 December 2013

13 partnerships between universities and Public Health England will share funding worth £47.5 million for health protection research....

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Red Tape Challenge removes unnecessary health and care regulation

Red Tape Challenge removes unnecessary health and care regulation

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Over two-thirds of regulations on healthy living and social care have been scrapped or improved as part of plan to reduce ‘red tape’....

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Mental health: measuring progress against the strategy

Mental health: measuring progress against the strategy

Thursday, 12 December 2013

Mental health outcomes information, from a variety of sources, is now being published in one place. ...

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UK calls on world to tackle global crisis of dementia

UK calls on world to tackle global crisis of dementia

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

Today, for the first time, health leaders from the developed world have come together to map out how they will fight dementia....

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G8 dementia summit

G8 dementia summit

Wednesday, 11 December 2013

The summit on 11 December brings together G8 ministers and other delegates to discuss dementia....

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