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  • 25 trusts will receive a share of the funding to replace outdated paper systems, improving patient safety and reducing errors.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The trusts will receive funding for new machines that will improve patient experience and lead to earlier diagnosis.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The service will help GPs and pharmacists prescribe and dispense medicines faster and more securely and make it easier for patients to pick up repeat prescriptions.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Plans to expand the team of cost-recovery experts will help recover millions of pounds in costs for treating overseas visitors in the NHS.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has published his annual assessment of NHS England for 2017 to 2018 and 2018 to 2019.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Renewed commitment to health and care integration, with £6.4 billion in funding available through the Better Care Fund.

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

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 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.

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 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.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • 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.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government