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MHRA announces the appointment of new Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) director Dr Janet Valentine with effect from today.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced further measures to tackle sepsis, involving the NHS, government and national health bodies.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
MHRA supports innovation in anti-cancer drug delivery by providing regulatory advice to OxSonics early on in the process.
People with diabetes who use insulin pens manufactured by Owen Mumford are today being warned by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to check if they have an affected lot.
British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a new version of the standard for planning and measuring hospital cleanliness (PAS 5748).
Professor Sir Michael will take over from Sir Gordon Duff from December 2014.
The Secretary of State for Health talks about how improving the safety and quality of care can reduce costs in the NHS.
Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, talks about how improving the safety and quality of care will reduce avoidable costs for the NHS.
Response to the National Autistic Society’s campaign Careless: adult safeguarding measures in the Care Act 2014.
The Secretary of State for Health talks about the latest milestones in his drive to create a more transparent culture across the NHS.
Fundamental standards of care that all health and social care providers will be required to meet and service users should expect to receive.
The Secretary of State for Health talks about a number of new initiatives launched this week to strengthen patient safety in the NHS.
This letter explains why leadership is crucial to strengthening patient safety.
Sir Robert Francis launches new review into NHS reporting culture to make it easier for NHS staff to speak up.
Monitor is supporting the Sign up to Safety campaign which aims to reduce avoidable harm by 50% and save 6,000 lives over the next 3 years.
Includes: Blackfriars Consensus Statement on dementia, heatwave plan for 2014 issued and HPV vaccination schedule change in September 2014.
PHE study shows that bacteria with the NDM resistance mechanism are only susceptible to 1 antibiotic with limited response to 3 others.
Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP United Kingdom Secretary of State for Health Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle
New ambition to reduce avoidable harm, cut costs and save 6,000 lives.
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