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Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has today heralded the launch of a landmark new strategy that will secure the UK’s future position as a global leader in genomics.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The government is texting and emailing people across England to inform them of the new contact tracing app, available to download from the App Store and Google Play.
A new UK Government funded walk-through coronavirus testing facility opened today in Edinburgh's Usher Hall
A new UK Government funded walk-through coronavirus testing facility opened today in the University of Aberdeen’s Roy Strathdee building
NHS Test and Trace has now reached almost half a million people, including those testing positive and their contacts, to slow the transmission of coronavirus in England.
The number of nurses in the NHS in England has increased by 14,199 compared with last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 9,283 .
NHS COVID-19 app launches to help control coronavirus (COVID-19) transmission.
Informal childcare and caring arrangements will be allowed to continue across the nation, the Health Secretary has announced today.
A joint statement from the UK CMOs recommending that the UK COVID-19 alert level move from level 3 to level 4.
Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty gave a data briefing on coronavirus.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke about the government response to the recent acceleration of coronavirus, including an isolation support payment and testing allocation.
Letter from Helen Whately, Minister for Care, to outline the expectations of local authorities in relation to the adult social care winter plan.
The UK has secured £31 million in funding through the European Union’s mobility package to assist the UK’s coronavirus response.
Lancashire, Merseyside, Warrington and Halton escalated to areas of intervention, with new restrictions in Wolverhampton, Oadby and Wigston, and parts of Bradford, Kirklees and Calderdale.
The review will consider the barriers that impact on early years development, including social and emotional factors, and early childhood experiences.
A new adult social care winter plan will aim to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in care settings throughout the winter months.
More patients and healthcare staff will benefit from single electronic patient records as 7 hospital trusts receive a share of £8.7 million to introduce digital records and e-prescribing.
Crime and Policing Minister Kit Malthouse and Public Health Minister Jo Churchill today (Thursday 17 September) hosted a meeting to discuss key issues around illicit drugs.
New restrictions will be introduced in parts of the north-east of England to curb rising infection rates.
Two new Lighthouse Labs in Newcastle and Bracknell will join the largest network of diagnostic testing facilities created in British history to help scale up testing capacity ahead of winter.
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