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  • NHS foundation trust governors: tell us about your role

    Monitor has launched its 2014 survey of NHS foundation trust governors.

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  • NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia: winners announced

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

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Mental Health Act Code of Practice: last days to comment

    Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb asks people to give their views on the Mental Health Act Code of Practice consultation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public health funding allocations for 2015 to 2016 announced

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

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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

    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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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2014/2015 Kenya Chevening Scholarship winners send off reception

    Speech by High Commissioner Dr Christian Turner

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Vaccine update: issue 218 September 2014

    September 2014 newsletter for immunisation practitioners, with the latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures.

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  • UK gives over £25m to help fight Ebola

    The UK is taking a leading role in responding to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa. Earlier this week, UK Prime Minister David Cameron and UK Department for International Development (DFID) Secretary of S…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Derby Hospitals make significant progress in tackling A&E delays

    Fewer patients are facing lengthy waits for urgent treatment at hospitals in Derby following action taken by Monitor, the health sector regulator.

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  • Honours: celebrating contributions to health and care

    Una O'Brien, Department of Health Permanent Secretary, calls for honours nominations for those who have made a difference in health and care.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Statement on Ashya King

    Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s statement on Ashya King.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Deputy Prime Minister launches free school meals

    From today (2 September 2014), every single child in the first 3 years of school will be eligible for a free school lunch.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A letter to the Chair of the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) from Minister Edwin Poots MLA.

    A letter to the Chair of the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB) from Minister Edwin Poots MLA, response to the NHSPRB's 28th report.

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  • Agenda for Change pay system for NHS staff: 2015 to 2016

    Health Minister Dan Poulter asks NHSPRB to comment on the AfC pay system for delivering health care services in a financially sustainable way.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NHS Very Senior Managers pay review for 2015 to 2016

    Health Minister Dan Poulter asks the SSRB for comments on the government pay review for NHS Very Senior Managers (VSM) for 2015 to 2016.

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  • PHE bulletin: 29 August 2014

    Includes: an update on Ebola and Salmonella outbreaks, the Cancer survival in England by stage report and PHE’s whole genome sequencing success.

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

    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 food across the country.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Recommendations to improve NHS hospital food

    Dianne Jeffrey, Chairman of Age UK and leader of the Hospital Food Standards Panel, writes about the importance of good food in hospitals.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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

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

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New tool for local authorities on outcomes and expenditure

    Public Health England published a tool today which gives local authorities an overview of spend and outcomes across key areas of business.

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