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Final design of consistent nutritional labelling system given green light

Final design of consistent nutritional labelling system given green light

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

People will now find it easier to make healthier choices about the food they eat with the new consistent front of pack nutritional label....

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Department of Health seeks members for Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens

Department of Health seeks members for Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens

Monday, 17 June 2013

The Department of Health wants to appoint 5 new members for the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP)....

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Local variation in avoidable death rates revealed

Local variation in avoidable death rates revealed

Tuesday, 11 June 2013

The “shocking” local variation in early death rates has been exposed today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt....

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New dental pilot practices announced

New dental pilot practices announced

Friday, 07 June 2013

An extra 20 dental practices have joined a dental pilot programme to test the new dental contract, Health Minister Lord Howe announced today...

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Partners issue joint statement 2 years after Winterbourne View

Partners issue joint statement 2 years after Winterbourne View

Wednesday, 05 June 2013

The Department of Health, NHS England, Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Care Quality Commission and th...

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Health Minister Anna Soubry on female GPs

Health Minister Anna Soubry on female GPs

Wednesday, 05 June 2013

To clarify discussion on female GPs in a recent parliamentary debate, Health Minister Anna Soubry said: ...

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New appointments made at the Care Quality Commission

New appointments made at the Care Quality Commission

Tuesday, 04 June 2013

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed five senior figures with a wide variety of professional experience to become new Non-Executive Directo...

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New Chairman for NHS Blood and Transplant

New Chairman for NHS Blood and Transplant

Friday, 31 May 2013

John Pattullo has been named as the new chairman of NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today....

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Current vacancies at the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

Current vacancies at the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

Thursday, 30 May 2013

The Department of Health is seeking to appoint a Chair and 7 members to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation....

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Four million pounds of funding to improve diagnosis of diseases

Four million pounds of funding to improve diagnosis of diseases

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

The Department of Health has today announced four million pounds to improve the way diseases are diagnosed, benefiting patient care....

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New era of education and training for NHS staff

New era of education and training for NHS staff

Monday, 27 May 2013

Measures to improve the training, values and education of all NHS staff....

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Expansion of groundbreaking scheme to support NHS staff

Expansion of groundbreaking scheme to support NHS staff

Friday, 24 May 2013

Schwartz Center Rounds allows NHS staff to get together once a month to reflect on the stresses and dilemmas that they have faced....

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Care and support minister encourages all hospitals to become dementia friendly

Care and support minister encourages all hospitals to become dementia friendly

Friday, 24 May 2013

Working with Dementia Action Alliance, the Department of Health is supporting a call for NHS trusts to make all hospitals dementia-friendly....

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Primary Care and the modern family doctor

Primary Care and the modern family doctor

Thursday, 23 May 2013

We need to return to the idea of the family doctor, in a modern context, if we are to improve care and ease the pressure on A&E departments....

Norman Lamb highlights role of health and wellbeing boards in reforming care following Winterbourne View

Norman Lamb highlights role of health and wellbeing boards in reforming care following Winterbourne View

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

The Care and Support Minister has written to the chairs of health and wellbeing boards. ...

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NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia opens for entries

NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia opens for entries

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Prize will recognise innovative ways of integrating care for people with dementia....

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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt comments on retirement of Sir David Nicholson

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt comments on retirement of Sir David Nicholson

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

NHS England has announced Sir David Nicholson’s retirement after 35 years of service in the NHS....

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Health visitor numbers

Health visitor numbers

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Data out today shows that there are over 1,000 more health visitors working in the NHS now compared to 2010....

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Civil servants swap Whitehall corridors for the NHS front line

Civil servants swap Whitehall corridors for the NHS front line

Monday, 20 May 2013

Civil servants will be swapping the corridors of Whitehall for the NHS front line in the future Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today...

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UK calls for international action on antimicrobial resistance

UK calls for international action on antimicrobial resistance

Monday, 20 May 2013

Health leaders from around the world will be warned by the UK about the catastrophic threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). ...

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Kingsley Manning confirmed as the new Chair of the Health and Social Care Information Centre

Kingsley Manning confirmed as the new Chair of the Health and Social Care Information Centre

Monday, 20 May 2013

Kingsley Manning has been confirmed as the new Chair of the Health and Social Care Information Centre....

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Norman Lamb appoints new champion for adult social work

Norman Lamb appoints new champion for adult social work

Friday, 17 May 2013

Lyn Romeo appointed as Chief Social Worker for Adults....

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£260 million invested in patient safety plans

£260 million invested in patient safety plans

Friday, 17 May 2013

Jeremy Hunt announces technology fund for hospitals to help improve patient safety. ...

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Recent non executive appointments to Department of Health public bodies and committees

Recent non executive appointments to Department of Health public bodies and committees

Friday, 17 May 2013

Some recent appointments and re-appointments have been made to the Department’s public bodies and committees. ...

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New Non Executive Directors of the NHS Trust Development Authority

New Non Executive Directors of the NHS Trust Development Authority

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Two new members have joined the NHS Trust Development Authority as Non Executive Directors of the board....

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Report marks progress in first year of Dementia Challenge

Report marks progress in first year of Dementia Challenge

Wednesday, 15 May 2013

The Dementia Challenge champion groups have produced a report on their progress since the challenge was launched in March 2012....

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UK to use G8 to target global effort on dementia

UK to use G8 to target global effort on dementia

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

The UK will use its Presidency of the G8 to identify and agree a new international approach on dementia research....

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Dementia diagnosis to be overhauled

Dementia diagnosis to be overhauled

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

One year on from the Prime Minister’s Challenge....

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Recent non executive appointments to Department of Health public bodies and committees

Recent non executive appointments to Department of Health public bodies and committees

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

A number of appointments and re-appointments have been made to the Department’s public bodies and committees....

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National partners make commitment to join up health and social care

National partners make commitment to join up health and social care

Tuesday, 14 May 2013

Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has launched plans to join up health and social care. ...

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