Skip to main content

News and communications

Skip to results

5,235 results

Skip to results
5,235 results sorted by Updated (newest)
From Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
  • Statistical press notice: Mixed-Sex accommodation breach data, March 2012

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

    • Updated:

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

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

    Main Points - February 2012  Data are published on consultant-led Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting times for patients who were treated…

    • Updated:

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

  • Early implementers sought to test long term conditions year of care funding model

    Early implementers are being invited to apply to test a potential new way of funding long term conditions care.

    • Updated:

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

  • Consultation to ensure language checks for doctors

    Foreign doctors will have to prove they can speak English before they can practise inEnglandunder specific proposals that the Health Secretary…

    • Updated:

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

  • Language checks for doctors included in consultation on role of responsible officers

    Proposals to ensure the language competence of doctors have been put forward as part of a consultation launched today on regulations governing…

    • Updated:

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

  • School for Public Health Research launched

    The new National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Public Health Research has launched. It has a budget of £20 million over five…

    • Updated:

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

  • Tackling dementia: live discussion

    Put your questions to Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and other panelists in a live discussion on how we can improve…

    • Updated:

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

  • Prime Minister sets out challenges to new nursing forum

    The Prime Minister today issued a call to action for frontline nurses across the country to search out best practice and share it across the NHS.

    • Updated:

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

  • Unite day of industrial action over NHS pensions

    The union Unite has voted to stage a day of industrial action on 10th May over planned changes to the NHS pension scheme.

    • Updated:

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

  • A&E data sharing audit underway

    The Department of Health is conducting an audit on the collection and sharing of de-personalised data on violent assault.

    • Updated:

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

  • Voluntary Sector Partnership awards for 2012-13

    Care Services Minister Paul Burstow announced that 74 charities will get a share of more than £6.8 million to test and develop innovative approaches…

    • Updated:

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

  • Consultation on tobacco plain packaging launched

    A UK-wide consultation on whether tobacco should be sold in standardised, or plain packaging, has been launched today by Health Secretary Andrew…

    • Updated:

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

  • Living Well With Dementia – Design Council to launch new projects on 26 April

    In March the Prime Minister, David Cameron, launched the PM’s challenge on dementia - a challenge to the whole of society as well as government.

    • Updated:

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

  • ‘Striking the Balance’ Guidance on information sharing

    This guidance has been published jointly by the Department and the UK Council of Caldicott Guardians to assist those who need to share information…

    • Updated:

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

  • Statistical press notice: NHS inpatient and outpatient events

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest monthly hospital activity events (up to and including February…

    • Updated:

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

  • Statistical Press notice: PIP breast implants

    The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: Latest weekly PIP implant data (covering the period 6th January to…

    • Updated:

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

  • Chemotherapy regimens

    The chemotherapy regimens list is published in order to necessitate coding, reporting and costing of chemotherapy regimens in the NHS in England.

    • Updated:

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

  • Guidance on direct access to diagnostic tests for cancer published

    Guidance on direct referral by GPs to specific diagnostic tests for the assessment of particular symptoms where cancer may be suspected but the urgent GP referral (two week wait) process is not applicable, has been published.

    • Updated:

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

  • Evidence on market-facing pay published

    The written and statistical evidence on market-facing pay has been published by the Department of Health.

    • Updated:

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

  • Alistair Burns talking about the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia

    In this video blog Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about the Prime Minister’s dementia challenge.

    • Updated:

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