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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock spoke at the Royal Society to mark the opening of 8 new FGM support clinics across the country.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New proposals to give senior NHS doctors, nurses and GPs access to more flexible pensions, allowing them to dedicate more time to patients.
Fran Leddra and Mark Harvey will be joining the Department of Health and Social Care on secondment as the Chief Social Worker for Adults from 1 October 2019.
The new strategy addresses current and future threats to health, including antibiotic resistance and health inequalities.
A new ground-breaking project in the fight against life-threatening illnesses has launched today, 11 September 2019.
The British Embassy and British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca are sponsor eleven Egyptians to visit the AstraZeneca research & development labs in the UK.
PHE has published the first-ever evidence review of dependence and withdrawal problems associated with 5 commonly prescribed classes of medicines in England.
Welsh language version of the Minister of State for Care's written ministerial statement on revised advice on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) risk reduction measures for the UK.
Thousands of NHS patients could receive faster diagnosis and better treatment for life-changing diseases like cancer, dementia and Parkinson’s.
Plans to expand the team of cost-recovery experts will help recover millions of pounds in costs for treating overseas visitors in the NHS.
The guidelines emphasise the importance of building strength and balance for adults, and include recommendations for pregnant women, new mothers and disabled people.
Annual HIV data shows a continued decline with new diagnoses at their lowest level since 2000.
The Chancellor, Sajid Javid, will announce a new multi-million pound package of support to train and retain the nurses the NHS needs as part of the Spending Round on Wednesday.
Halton Borough Council developed a draft whole systems action plan as part of phase 4 of the whole systems approach to obesity.
Lewisham Council agreed an action plan and evaluation as part of phases 5 and 6 of the whole systems approach to obesity.
Suffolk County Council secured senior leaders' support and set up a core working team as part of phase 1 of the whole systems approach to obesity.
East Herts Council District Authority created a system mapping workshop as part of phase 3 of the whole systems approach to obesity.
Dudley Metropolitan Borough collated local information about obesity and current actions as part of phase 2 of the whole-systems approach to obesity.
Support network, education campaign and talks from medical professionals are among measures to be introduced.
Women who are current or past users of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat symptoms of the menopause are reminded to be vigilant for signs of breast cancer, even after stopping HRT.
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