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  • Extra accident and emergency doctors recruited

    260 more A&E doctors than last year have been recruited following an NHS recruitment drive.

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

  • Good care costs less

    Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, talks about how improving the safety and quality of care will reduce avoidable costs for the NHS.

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

  • First ever NHS waiting time standards for mental health announced

    Nick Clegg has announced new waiting time standards, bringing treatment for mental health problems in line with physical health.

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

  • Ebola epidemic in West Africa

    Statement by Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt on the Ebola epidemic and the government's response in the UK.

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

  • National Ebola exercise concludes

    National exercise to test preparedness for Ebola in the UK as part of contingency planning concludes.

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

  • Exercise to test preparedness for a case of Ebola in the UK

    National exercise takes place to test preparedness for Ebola in the UK as part of contingency planning.

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

  • Providing better help and support for mental health services

    The Secretary of State for Health talks about the government's plan for improving mental health.

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

  • Boost for carers from rise in allowance threshold

    The government announced that from April 2015, the earnings threshold for Carers' Allowance will be raised to £110 a week.

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

  • Defeating Ebola in Sierra Leone conference

    The conference rallied support to get countries and international donors to pledge beds, medical staff and money to help end Ebola in Sierra Leone.

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

  • Personalised GP care for everyone

    For the first time in a decade, every patient in England will get a named, accountable GP, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced.

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

  • Elderly care sector in China offers opportunities for UK companies

    Join mission to China in October 2014 led by Healthcare UK and CBBC to access opportunities for UK organisations in China's care sector.

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

  • Healthcare UK leads delegates on digital health mission to China

    Healthcare innovators improve their opportunities to develop business in China by attending 2 major events backed by Healthcare UK.

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

  • NHS acute trusts and care trusts: letter on female genital mutilation (FGM) prevalence dataset

    Letter to chief executives and nursing directors of NHS acute trusts and care trusts detailing the female genital mutilation (FGM) prevalence dataset.

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  • A&Es and police will share information to help tackle violence

    Information Sharing to Tackle Violence (ISTV) will ensure A&E departments share data about attendees injured by violent crime with the police.

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

  • New MyNHS transparency site goes live

    MyNHS will bring together data from across the health and care system to improve transparency.

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

  • First UK 'Promising Innovative Medicine' designation awarded

    An innovative cell therapy for cancer has become the first designated ‘promising’ as part of a scheme to get medicines to patients quicker.

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

  • Less smoking, more joking: Stoptober campaign launched

    Stoptober: the 28 day stop smoking challenge was launched this week with the support of top British comedians.

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

  • Child migrant Family Restoration Fund extended

    The Family Restoration Fund, which helps to reunite former child migrants with their families, will be extended until 2017.

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

  • 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