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The Prime Minister's Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on benefits, the economy and Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation trust.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
PM statement on Mid Staffs Public Inquiry. Today Robert Francis has published the report of the Public Inquiry into The Mid Staffordshire NHS…
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt led a panel discussion earlier this week on achieving his ambition for a paperless NHS by 2018.
Better use of IT could save more than £4billion and reduce hassle for patients and staff.
The NHS should go paperless by 2018 to save billions, improve services and help meet the challenges of an ageing population, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will say today.
The Department of Health Informatics Directorate has announced over 40 IT projects from across the NHS are to benefit from £2.2m funding to …
Patients to give feedback on the quality of their care.
There are a number of high cost devices that are excluded from the Payment by Results (PbR) tariff.
A new 3 year vision and strategy, aimed at building a culture of compassionate care for nursing, midwifery and care staff, has been launched.
Study to help end the ‘crisis in standards of care’ that exists in parts of health and social care
People are being invited to give their ideas on how to remove excessive burdens and reduce bureaucracy across the health and social care sector, to give health professionals more time to care for patients, Public Health Mini…
The NHS’s performance during the first quarter of this year shows the NHS saved £1.2 billion.
A series of webchats give you the chance to ask questions and share views on licensing, procurement regulations and continuity of services during the public consultation on aspects of sector regulation.
Savings of over £1 billion will be reinvested into the NHS following the Department of Health's legally binding agreement with CSC, suppliers of the Lorenzo healthcare IT system.
The NHS will have to comply with NICE guidance on new drugs and treatments or explain to patients why there is a delay, under a new scheme announced today.
The Department of Health has published two consultations, which will help ensure that patients' interests will be protected throughout the health service.
The NHS has saved £1.5 billion since last year by cutting the number of managers, and reducing expenditure on wasteful IT projects. Spending…
New objectives for the improvement of health and healthcare have been set out for public consultation. ‘Our NHS care objectives: a draft mandate…
A reminder of the principles and guidance agreed by the NHS Executive Group in October 2011 for managing the transition from the NHS Direct …
New ways of buying supplies and medical equipment could save the NHS £1.2 billion to reinvest in patient care, Health Minister Simon Burns announced today.
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