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Department of Health responds to concerns over the Health and Social Care Bill
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The easy read version is now available.
The latest provisional Accident and Emergeny quality indicators for England are published today.
The attached letter from Jim Easton, National Director of Improvement and Efficiency, explains about the findings of the pilot project that …
Millions of people in at risk groups urged to get vaccinated from today
We have now closed the Maps and Apps project to new entries. We received almost 500 entries, as well as thousands of votes and comments. We…
Two reports have been published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) on the issue of safeguarding adults. They were both commissioned by the Department of Health.
Seasonal flu vaccine is made available free of charge from GPs for people in at risk groups.
Letter from Professor David Haslam, National Clinical Adviser to the Care Quality Commission, Expert member of NQB and Chair of Quality Information Committee.
The Prime Minister and Health Secretary announce that patients will be able to access the NHS 24/7 through the new free to call NHS '111' service
The sale of tobacco from vending machines is now prohibited across England. The ban has been introduced to prevent under-age sales to children and to support adults who are trying to quit.
Andrew Lansley speaks at the National launch – Right Care ‘Shared Decision Making’ programme.
Draft guidance to support emerging clinical commissioning groups published today
The official report on NHS performance shows the NHS continues to perform strongly for patients
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley launches a set of innovative online tools that can help patients make informed decisions about their healthcare
Ambulance Quality Indicators statistics for August 2011 were released today by the Department of Health
Call statistics to the NHS 111 service were released today by the Department of Health
Updated and additional information on abortion/termination of pregnancy has been published.
David Behan's latest blog.
Setting out the processes to ensure that clinical commissioning groups are highly effective.
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