Skip to main content

News and communications

Skip to results

7,306 results

Skip to results
7,306 results sorted by Updated (newest)
About Health and social care
  • Arrangements for planning and responding to incidents and emergencies

    A document published today describes changes being made in health emergency preparedness resilience and response to reflect the new health system that will be established by the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

    • Updated:

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

  • NHS Performance Framework – implementation guidance available

    Implementation guidance for the NHS Performance Framework is available. It sets out the Department’s approach to identifying underperforming…

    • Updated:

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

  • Ambition for clinically-led NHS

    Letters from Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley to: CCG clinical and managerial leads;  NHS trust chief executives; NHS foundation trust chief executives and Local authorities.

    • Updated:
  • New approach to the inspection of secure training centres

    Ofsted and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) have published a consultation on a new joint framework for the inspection of secure training centres.

    • Updated:
  • Andrew Flintoff and Denise Lewis back the 'Sport is GREAT' campaign

    Olympic gold medallist and Ashes hero to promote Britain’s passion for sport to the world.

    • Updated:

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

  • Culture Secretary's Olympic tour comes to host football venue Old Trafford

    Businesses urged to make most of 2012: Jeremy Hunt updates on new Youth Sport Strategy and £10 million funding from Sainsbury's for the School Games.

    • Updated:

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

  • Culture Secretary's Olympic tour comes to Yorkshire

    Businesses Urged to Make the Most of 2012.

    • Updated:

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

  • New major trauma centres to save up to 600 lives every year

    A network of 22 new centres specialising in treating patients who suffer from major trauma will open across England, Health Secretary Andrew…

    • Updated:

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

  • Gransnet hosts Alistair Burns for a webchat on dementia

    Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia is joining Gransnet for a live webchat.

    • Updated:

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

  • Major trauma centres to open across England

    A network of 22 new centres specialising in treating patients who suffer from major trauma will open across England, Health Secretary Andrew…

    • Updated:

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

  • Latest topics referred to NICE: March 2012

    Department of Health ministers agreed to refer the following topics to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in March, to begin the process of developing guidance for each topic.

    • Updated:

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

  • Social Care Bulletin: Issue 20

    The latest edition of the Social Care Bulletin is now available. David Behan, Director General of Social Care, discusses how the Prime Minister…

    • Updated:

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

  • Delay in court proceedings keep children waiting for adoption

    The most significant cause for delays in children needing adoption is the length of time it takes for cases to be completed in court.

    • Updated:
  • Children call for smokefree homes

    New national campaign highlights the hidden dangers of secondhand smoke.

    • Updated:

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

  • Campaign warns of dangers of secondhand smoke

    A national advertising campaign launches today to emphasise the dangers of secondhand smoke in the home and in cars.

    • Updated:

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

  • The Month: issue 52, March 2012

    March 2012 of the newsletter for NHS leaders.

    • Updated:
  • Circular 008/2012: Control of methoxetamine under a Temporary Class Drug Order

    A change to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: control of methoxetamine under a Temporary Class Drug Order.

    • Updated:
  • Statistical press notice: Ambulance Quality Indicators – monthly update for England

    (Ambulance Systems Indicators for period February 2012 and Ambulance Clinical Outcomes for period November 2011) The following statistics were…

    • Updated:

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

  • Statistical press notice: NHS 111 Minimum Data Set – February Release

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Call statistics to the NHS 111 service up to and including February…

    • Updated:

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

  • Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:** Latest weekly PIP implant data** (covering the period 6th January…

    • Updated:

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