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  • NHS funded nursing care rates increased from 1 April 2014

    The NHS contribution towards the costs of a place in a care home with nursing is being increased by 1% for financial year 2014 to 2015.

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

  • Positive and safe: reducing the need for restrictive interventions

    Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb talks about his ambitions for the new 2 year Positive and Safe programme.

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

  • Government response to tobacco standardised packaging review

    Government minded to introduce regulations to provide for standardised packaging of tobacco products, subject to a short consultation.

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

  • Chantler report on standardised packaging of tobacco products

    Oral statement to the House of Commons on publication of Sir Cyril Chantler report on standardised packaging of tobacco products.

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

  • New drive to end deliberate face-down restraint

    New controls to stop the deliberate use of face-down restraint for people receiving care launched by Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb.

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

  • Launching Think Autism on World Autism Awareness Day

    Norman Lamb, Care and Support Minister, talks about the main priorities of Think Autism and progress made since the 2010 autism strategy.

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

  • Put patients first: government response

    Department of Health’s response to the Royal College of General Practitioners’ Put patients first: back general practice campaign.

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

  • The time has come for mental health emergency services

    Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb endorses the Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat’s aim to reduce unnecessary police detentions.

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

  • A commitment to care

    Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb pledges his and the Department of Health’s full support for the Social Care Commitment.

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

  • A bigger, better Office for Life Sciences

    BIS and the Department of Health are joining their life sciences functions to create a joint and expanded Office for Life Sciences.

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

  • Jeremy Hunt: message to NHS staff about making the NHS safer

    Secretary of State for Health launches ‘Sign up for Safety’ which aims to halve avoidable harm and save up to 6,000 lives in next 3 years.

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

  • Sign Up To Safety- The path to saving 6,000 lives

    Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP United Kingdom Secretary of State for Health Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle

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

  • Chief Medical Officer publishes annual report on state of the public’s health

    Concerns about normalisation of overweight, possible links between deafness, blindness and dementia and pedestrian and cycle safety.

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

  • New fitness test for health and social care leaders

    The government is introducing new check across the health and care sector to make sure directors who are unfit for their roles are removed.

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

  • NHS foundation trusts: letter on the Better Care Fund

    Letter on the Better Care Fund.

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

  • Healthcare reservists in the armed forces

    Plans to expand the number of NHS staff who train as reservists for the armed forces have been explored in a major reservist summit.

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

  • Halving avoidable harm and saving up to 6,000 lives

    New ambition to reduce avoidable harm, cut costs and save 6,000 lives.

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

  • Generic medicine reimbursement prices: April 2014

    Agreement between Department of Health and the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee to adjust generic medicine reimbursement prices.

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  • MenB vaccine should join childhood vaccination programme

    Deputy Chief Medical Officer John Watson welcomes JCVI’s recommendation for a new meningococcal B (MenB) immunisation programme.

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

  • Meningococcal B vaccination programme to be introduced

    Department of Health will work to introduce the meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine into the childhood vaccination programme.

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