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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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  • 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

  • DDRB: remit for independent contractors 2015 to 2016

    Dan Poulter writes to the the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration (DDRB) about its remit for independent contractors.

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

  • Ebola: Department of Health statement

    We can confirm that a British national residing in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola virus infection.

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

  • Learning from the best to make the NHS better

    Sir David Dalton writes about the importance of the NHS sharing and learning from best practice, whether from inside or outside the NHS.

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

  • British organisations contribute to global mHealth development

    British and Commonwealth innovators come together to discuss the evolution of digital technologies to improve healthcare around the world.

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

  • UK to send NHS medics to help those injured by Gaza crisis

    UK to send NHS medics to provide urgent expert health care to children and other vulnerable people injured by the crisis in Gaza.

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

  • Healthcare UK reports significant progress in its first 18 months

    Healthcare UK has exceeded its 2013 to 2014 targets for contracts signed and organisations supported.

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

  • Campylobacter: government response

    Government advice on minimising the public's risk of food poisoning through campylobacter, a bacteria that naturally occurs in chicken.

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

  • NHS waiting times: job not done

    Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, talks about waiting times, increased pressure on the NHS and the danger of focusing on targets.

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

  • Chief Secretary of the Treasury letter to DDRB 31 July 2014

    Chief Secretary of the Treasury letter to DDRB 31 July 2014

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  • Chief Secretary of the Treasury letter to SSRB 29 July 2014

    Chief Secretary of the Treasury letter to SSRB 29 July 2014

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  • Care Act consultation: two weeks left to comment

    Jon Rouse, Director General for social care, local government and care partnerships, outlines the need for people to give their views on the Care Act.

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