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Steve Oldfield has decided to step down from his role as Chief Commercial Officer and Director General for Life Sciences at the Department of Health and Social Care.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
New Every Mind Matters campaign calls on the nation to be kind to their mind to help combat the 'Sunday Scaries'.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's letter to a group of charities and patients on the decision not to procure Evusheld as a COVID-19 treatment.
Smoking remains the single biggest cause of preventable illness and death in England.
Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Thérèse Coffey announces the government’s new 'Our plan for patients' to improve care for patients this winter and next.
Health and Social Care Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister, Thérèse Coffey, will set out 'Our plan for patients' so patients receive easier access to NHS and social care this winter and next.
Health and Social Care Secretary Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP made a statement to the House of Commons on urgent and emergency care.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New centres will provide quicker diagnoses to patients – a step forward in the government’s plan to roll out 160 centres by 2025.
Folic acid to be added to non-wholemeal flour across the UK to help prevent life-threatening brain and spinal conditions in foetuses.
The alert level has been reduced from 3 to 2.
Residents of the UK and the Bailiwick of Guernsey can access free emergency and necessary healthcare when visiting either territory from 1 January 2023.
Ministers from across government have met this week to drive forward preparatory work for tackling pressures this winter
Head of the HRT Taskforce Madelaine McTernan presents key recommendations for future management of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) supply.
NHS pension scheme changes could be extended to allow retired staff to retain pension benefits if they return to the workforce.
Over 50 new surgical hubs will open across the country to help bust the COVID-19 backlogs and offer hundreds of thousands more patients quicker access to procedures.
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay wrote in Times Red Box about the new surgical hubs that will open across the country to help bust the COVID-19 backlogs.
Regular asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 will be paused in all remaining settings from 31 August.
Provisions for at home early medical abortions to be made permanent from 30 August 2022.
Eleven local authority areas in England to benefit from £12.7 million in multi-year funding.
Call for evidence launched to discover if and how medical devices and technologies may be exacerbating inequalities in healthcare.
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