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  • Businesses pledge for more fruit and veg

    More fruit and veg will be added to ready-meals, and supermarket fruit and veg sections will be expanded as part of a new drive to encourage everyone to get their 5-a-day, Public Health Minister Anna Soubry announced today.

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

  • Statistical press notice: Integrated Performance Measures Return – quarterly update

    IPMR statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Diabetes Access to Midwifery Stroke/Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) NHS…

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

  • Statistical press notice: Mixed-sex accommodation breach data – October 2012

    Main Points This notice presents data on all breaches (i.e. occurrences of unjustified mixing) of the Mixed-Sex Accommodation (MSA) guidance…

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

  • Statistical press notice: NHS referral to treatment (RTT) waiting times data – September 2012

    Data are published on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated during September 2012 and patients waiting to start treatment at the end of September 2012. 

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

  • UK GPs leading the way for online services

    The 2012 Commonwealth International Health Policy survey published today shows the UK is top of the table when it comes to using health information technology.

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

  • Food businesses pledge to increase fruit and veg

    More fruit and veg will be added to ready meals and supermarket fruit and veg sections will be expanded as part of a new drive to encourage …

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

  • Winterwatch launches for 2012

    Winterwatch to bring you regular updates about how the NHS is coping with the increased demands on its services in the cold weather.

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

  • Department seeks views on good practice in delivering services for people with learning disabilities

    This letter seeks information on good practice to improve the quality of services for people with learning disabilities and their families.

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  • Update on launch of NHS Property Services Ltd

    NHS Property Services Ltd Chief Executive, Simon Holden, has provided an update on progress in planning for the launch of the company.

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  • The week issue 273 9-15 November 2012

    The week issue 273 9-15 November 2012.

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  • 14 November 2012, Jeremy Hunt, Age UK

    Thank you Michelle [Mitchell, Charity Director General]. I want to talk today about a great challenge facing our society. A challenge even…

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

  • UK to be ‘world leader’ on health technology, says Hunt

    100,000 people with long-term conditions to benefit from technology in 2013

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

  • Video: Norman Lamb talks about Self Care Week 2012

    This week is Self Care Week, 12-18 November 2012. Self Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on embedding support for …

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

  • Health technologies to improve the lives of people with long-term conditions

    100,000 people will benefit from health technologies under the government's plans to improve the lives of people with long term conditions.

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

  • Savile allegations

    Letter to the NHS regarding the Saville allegations and reviewing practices relating to vulnerable people.

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  • Historic NHS Mandate published

    Today, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt delivers the first mandate from the Government to the NHS.

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

  • Join webchat on clinical negligence scheme and smaller independent providers of NHS healthcare

    A live webchat on clinical negligence scheme for trusts (CNST) being available on a voluntary basis to independent providers of NHS healthcare…

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

  • £25 million to improve maternity wards and more help for mums and babies

    More help for mums and families has been announced by Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter.

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

  • £5 million for veterans in need of new prosthetics

    Health Minister calls on veterans to get available funding.

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

  • Babies to be protected against common diarrhoea bug

    Thousands of young children will be spared hospital stays and hundreds of thousands of GP visits caused by diarrhoea thanks to a new vaccination programme, announced today by the Department of Health.

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