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A year on from a Ministerial review that confirmed the importance of Summary Care Records patient groups are advocating its use
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
David Behan, Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships and Imelda Redmond, Chief Executive of Carers' UK and discussion leader for Quality, will be answering your questions in a live webch…
For the 15 million patients in the UK with a long term condition, it can be a real struggle communicating their needs, especially in an emergency.
The deadline for registering on the online AIMS (Award Information Management System) system has now passed. For more information, please see…
In its report of 30 September, the Lords Select Committee on the constitution outlined its concerns with regards to the constitutional implications of the Bill.
NHS inpatient and outpatient events statistics were released today by the Department of Health.
The government has launched the first two National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) partnerships for early stage health research
Sam Lister, Health Editor at The Times, has been appointed as the new Director of Communications at the Department of Health
A new scheme to support local long term conditions teams to identify opportunities and to exploit the use of digital technology in support of improved LTC management. has been launched.
On Wednesday, 12 October, Paul Burstow, Minister of State for Care Services, will be online to hear your experiences of living with rheumatoid arthritis and answer questions about accessing physiotherapy.
The regular Social Care bulletin: issue 18
The Department of Health has published its strategy to accelerate the release of public sector land to help local communities and the NHS
People receiving continuing healthcare support from the NHS will have the right to ask for a personal health budget, by April 2014
Department of Health responds to concerns over the Health and Social Care Bill
Letter from Professor David Haslam, National Clinical Adviser to the Care Quality Commission, Expert member of NQB and Chair of Quality Information Committee.
The Prime Minister and Health Secretary announce that patients will be able to access the NHS 24/7 through the new free to call NHS '111' service
Andrew Lansley speaks at the National launch – Right Care ‘Shared Decision Making’ programme.
The official report on NHS performance shows the NHS continues to perform strongly for patients
David Flory's report for the first quarter April to June 2011/12 provides a summary of the NHS financial position and performance against the national priorities set out in the Operating Framework for the NHS in En…
Department of Health responds to Royal College of Surgeons report on emergency surgery
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