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Get all the facts about the UK's Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
We are inviting people and organisations to share information about their projects that contribute to the UK’s delivery of the Global Goals for Sustainable Development.
A skin cream claiming to be a natural Chinese herbal remedy for treating eczema, contains a potentially harmful steroid and should not be used, warns the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Public Health England has published its first salt reduction report, which shows just over half of salt reduction targets were met by the food industry.
People who use emollient creams to treat dry and itchy skin conditions are being warned that residue can build up on fabrics, such as clothing or bedding, and cause them to catch fire more easily.
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is reducing harm from tobacco to service users and staff, addressing complex implementation challenges.
PHE facilitating closer collaboration across work, public health and mental health systems to improve employment and health outcomes in mental health.
A total of 75 projects will receive money to upgrade facilities and treat more patients, including mental health and new integrated care services in the community.
Parents and caregivers are being advised products containing lidocaine used for teething in babies and children will be sold only in pharmacies from 2019.
A new report from Public Health England shows that preventable illness is one of many factors behind slowdown in raising life expectancy.
Disabled people will be able to work with a dedicated key worker to get and stay in employment, the new Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has announced today.
Matt Hancock has banned the NHS from buying fax machines and has ordered a complete phase-out by April 2020.
The review will focus on patients who take multiple medicines, to ensure patients are receiving the most appropriate treatment for their needs.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has written to medicine suppliers to update them on medicine supply preparations for a potential no-deal Brexit.
The government has announced new legislation to reform mental health care.
The 100,000 Genomes Project has sequenced 100,000 whole genomes, helping to improve diagnosis and treatment for patients with rare diseases and cancer.
A new 5-year deal has been finalised with the pharmaceutical industry to give patients faster access to new medicines.
Article by Sir John Bell, Life Sciences Champion, on making the most of new technology and new medicines.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock talking at the World Dementia Council about progress on tackling dementia.
Cases of monkeypox confirmed in England.
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