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The 2021 round of applications for the national Clinical Excellence Awards has closed.
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has appointed the next National Data Guardian
The funding brings the total package of additional support given to our health services for COVID-19 to £92 billion.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Matt Hancock has spoken about the impact of technology on healthcare providers' ability to respond to COVID-19 – and the vital role it will play in the future.
Statement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about the support we’re giving to the NHS and social care to help recover from the pandemic.
Speech by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care at the Digital Health Rewired Festival.
Nurses and other healthcare students will benefit from expanded virtual training, and the launch of a new national critical care qualification for qualified nurses.
The NHS-funded nursing care rate is being increased to £187.60 from 1 April 2021.
UK aligns with World Health Organization’s advice on ethical recruitment to promote effective, fair and sustainable international recruitment practices.
UCAS has received 48,830 applications to nursing courses in England, up from 35,960 at the same point last year.
A tribute to Dame Fiona Caldicott, the first National Data Guardian, whose work over many years leaves a lasting legacy for patients and service users.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock outlines proposals for a Health and Care Bill to support recovery from the pandemic. Originally published in The Times.
New proposals launched to join up health and care services and embed lessons learned from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The public are being called upon to apply for short-term and long-term opportunities in the adult social care sector.
Minster for Care Helen Whately announces £7.5 million to support digital shift scheduling across 38 NHS trusts, allowing staff to spend more time with patients.
Major reform of Mental Health Act will empower individuals to have more control over their treatment and deliver on a key manifesto commitment.
Hundreds of NHS maternity and neonatal leaders in England will benefit from a new £500,000 maternity leadership programme.
The Minister for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health updates Parliament on the government’s response to the recommendations of the IMMDS Review.
Natalie Forrest appointed to lead the government's plans to build 40 new hospitals by 2030, as part of the largest hospital-building project in a generation.
The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,313 on last year to a record 299,184, and the number of doctors rose by 6,030 to a record 122,446, figures to the end of September show.
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