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The government has today published a consultation on aligning the upper age exemption for NHS prescription charges with the State Pension age (SPA).
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Thousands of adults and children will benefit from new services launched across England to help them achieve a healthy weight and boost their wellbeing.
Boosters aim to ensure protection from COVID-19 is maintained ahead of winter and against new variants.
Speech by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in the House of Commons on the vaccination programme and the move to step 4 of the roadmap.
Sajid Javid says he's honoured to take up new post, acknowledging 'huge responsibility'.
People in care homes or those being cared for at home will benefit from an extra £250 million to continue to protect them from COVID-19 transmission.
More than half a million positive COVID-19 samples have been genomically sequenced, cementing the UK’s status as a world leader in genomics.
The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Extra support deployed in Kirklees on 20 May is being scaled back as latest data shows local enhanced support has helped to slow the initial spread of the Delta (B1.617.2) variant in the area.
New rules on advertising unhealthy foods online and before 9pm on TV across the UK after public consultation.
Findings from the REACT-2 studies show over a third of people who had coronavirus (COVID-19) reported symptoms lasting at least 12 weeks.
Speech by Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment) at the Downing Street coronavirus briefing.
Over 60% of UK adults have been vaccinated with a second dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, giving them the fullest possible protection.
Extra support deployed in Hounslow, London on 20 May is being scaled back as latest data shows local enhanced support has helped to slow the initial spread of the Delta variant in the area.
Following the identification of a small number of confirmed cases of the Delta variant additional testing is being deployed in Wakefield.
The implementation plan published today (23 June 2021) sets out the first year of activities towards delivering the vision for The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery.
NHS to build on power of data used to save lives during the pandemic.
Patients to have better access and greater control over their health and care data under new proposals.
NHS Test and Trace – in partnership with the local authority – is deploying additional testing and genomic sequencing in targeted areas in Leeds.
The awards were officially launched last month and aim to recognise the exceptional efforts of the social care workforce and to bring recognition of the sector.
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