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The Department has announced funding of £120 million for an open competition to research ways of improving NHS services.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
A new vision and service model for district nursing has been published today.
New care test will be adopted by hospitals and GP surgeries in England, says Prime Minister.
The Department of Health has today announced £5 million of funding for businesses to come up with new products or services that will help improve the experience of people with mental health illnesses and people at the end of…
Businesses are being encouraged to come up with new products or services that will help improve the experience of people with mental health illnesses and people the end of their life, by £5 million funding for two competitio…
Update letter for NHS Commissioning Board Local Area Team Directors regarding financial closedown of PCTs.
A campaign is launching today to encourage the public to adopt good respiratory and hand hygiene practices - to ‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.’…
Under a deal unveiled today by Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb, the Department of Health will pay around £80 million over 10 years to the Thalidomide Trust through an annual grant, which dispenses help and support to…
Department of Health to pay £80 million over 10 years to the Thalidomide Trust
David Flory’s quarterly report for Q2 (July to September) 2012/13 provides a summary of the NHS financial position and performance against the…
Norman Lamb announces new scheme to help people with severe mental illnesses.
The department has announced a number of positions it wishes to fill on its Expert Committees. Further information on the appointments and …
A letter from the Department of Health to the NHS Commissioning Board about the 2013/14 transfer of funds from the NHS to local authorities.
A letter regarding grant allocations for adults' personal social services.
The Department of Health is seeking to appoint 5 new members to the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS (EAGA).
A discussion paper, Determining arrangements for supporting research in primary and community care, has been published. The paper aims to support…
The Department of Health is encouraging nurses and midwives to have their say on how to cut out unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy giving them more time to concentrate on caring.
Disabled people receiving care and support to lead independent lives will from 2015 do so under one local streamlined system.
The response to the consultation on local authority health scrutiny is now available.
David Haslam has today been confirmed as Chair of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
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