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  • Major review into cosmetic procedures launched

    Expert panel to look at the best way to protect patients having cosmetic interventions.

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

  • New care objectives for improving our health and healthcare

    Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today set out his new care objectives for the improvement of health and healthcare, with the publication of his draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board.

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

  • Common medicines dictionary approved for NHS

    A common medicines dictionary, approved today, will reduce the chance of medical errors by ensuring all staff who work in the NHS and healthcare use the same common language when referring to medicines.

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

  • Department of Health publishes interim report to drive up standards and prevent abuse

    Care Services Minister Paul Burstow today announced a series of national actions aimed at tackling the worst aspects of the care of people with learning disabilities or autism and challenging behaviour, which can lead to ine…

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

  • Lives will be saved as junior doctors shadow new role

    Junior doctors will spend a minimum of four working days shadowing the job that they will be taking up from this summer, it was announced by NHS Medical Director Professor Sir Bruce Keogh today

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

  • Winterbourne View interim report – questions and answers

    Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

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

  • Final expert report on PIP breast implants published

    The NHS Medical Director’s expert group, which has been looking at PiP breast implants has today published its final report.

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

  • ‘Friends and family’ test aims to improve patient care and identify best performing hospitals

    An NHS ‘friends and family’ test to improve patient care and identify the best performing hospitals in England has been announced by Prime Minister…

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

  • Review into PiP implant scandal published

    Lord Howe - “serious lessons must be learned.” A review into the PiP breast implant scandal has found that, although the regulator acted appropriately…

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    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…

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

  • PiP implants– Implications for patients with breast cancer

    The Department of Health and the charity Breast Cancer Campaign are working together to make sure that women with breast cancer who have received PiP implants as part of breast reconstruction surgery understand what they can…

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

  • Over £13 million to make the NHS a safer place

    Two world-class research centres will receive a share of over £13 million to help make the NHS a safer place for patients, the Government announced today.

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

  • Update on PiP breast implants

    New evidence has emerged which shows that around 7,000 more women in the UK may be victims of the PiP scandal caused by a French breast implant manufacturer, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.

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

  • Eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare funding guidance

    The Department of Health has published guidance on time limits for requesting a review of a decision on NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.

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

  • Closing the NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment process for cases during 2004-2012

    Sir David Nicholson has written to NHS colleagues to inform them of the introduction of deadlines for individuals or their families and representatives.

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

  • Closing the NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment process for cases during 2004-2012

    Closing the NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment process for cases during 2004-2012.

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  • Independent group to look at the impact of the NHS Constitution

    Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has today announced the formation of a new independent expert panel which will contribute to a Government report on the NHS Constitution.

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

  • Government announces independent group to look at impact of NHS Constitution

    Independent expert panel to contribute to report on the NHS Constitution.

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

  • NHS Constitution updated

    An updated NHS Constitution has been published today. The new version of the Constitution, which applies to England, replaces the previous version…

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

  • Review of Winterbourne View hospital

    A BBC Panorama programme on 31 May 2011 featured systemic abuse of patients within Winterbourne View, an independent hospital run by Castlebeck…

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