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  • NHS trusts gain more control over their property

    New guidance allows NHS trusts to apply to own buildings on their estate where it will help speed up improvements to frontline services.

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  • Health and Social Care Secretary bans pagers from the NHS

    Matt Hancock has ordered the removal of pagers for non-emergency communications by the end of 2021.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Matt Hancock: email must replace paper in the NHS

    The NHS must stop relying on pen and paper and should use modern, secure forms of communication instead, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has said.

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  • I care about tech because I care about people

    Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the Royal Society of Medicine following the publication of the Topol Review.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • NHS better equipped for winter with £420 million funding

    Hospitals and social care services across England are using the funding to improve their resilience this winter.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Regional funding announced for electronic prescribing

    13 trusts will be the first to receive a share of £78 million to support electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) to improve patient safety.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Stronger protection from violence for NHS staff

    The NHS violence reduction strategy includes measures to better protect staff and prosecute offenders more easily.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • NHS to reuse more medical equipment

    Patients will be able to return equipment, including crutches and wheelchairs, for reuse or donation to charity where possible.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New logistics contract to help centralise delivery services for NHS trusts

    The government has agreed a 5-year contract as part of the new NHS Supply Chain, which aims to save billions of pounds and simplify the NHS goods-buying process.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Expansion of electronic prescribing at GPs and pharmacies

    Regulations will be changed to replace paper prescriptions with electronic ones, saving the NHS money and saving time for patients and staff.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Government responds on cyber security and data

    Plans to strengthen NHS and social care organisations against cyber attacks and protect patient data.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New innovation scorecard platform launched

    The improved platform aims to make it easier to see uptake of pharmaceutical products and medical innovations within the NHS.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Consultation launched on prescribing of gluten-free foods

    Proposals to end gluten-free prescribing could save NHS more than £25 million a year.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Recovering the cost of NHS treatments given to overseas visitors

    New regulations will help to recover the cost of healthcare given to patients not ordinarily resident in the UK.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Plans for fixed cap on legal costs for medical negligence cases

    Legal firms will face a new cap on the amount of costs they can recover in negligence cases.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Mental health and NHS performance

    Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, talks about mental health service improvements and maintaining NHS performance standards.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Barcode technology helping to improve patient safety

    Barcodes are being used to trace NHS patients and their treatments, manage medical supplies and monitor the effectiveness of equipment.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New plans to modernise community pharmacies

    Changes include a reward system for high quality service and a pharmacy access scheme for isolated areas with higher health needs.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Plan to reduce health and care red tape burden

    Department of Health to challenge bureaucratic red tape on health and social care frontline, to increase focus on patient contact and care.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Plans for changing healthcare education funding

    Action to support nursing, midwifery and AHP students complete their courses and enter the future health workforce.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government