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From Secretary of State for Health
  • NHS 65th Anniversary

    With a named clinician for elderly patients and world leading progress in genomic medicine, the NHS at 65 is going from strength to strength

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The silent scandal of patient safety

    If we are to improve the silent scandal of patient safety across the NHS we need a new culture of openness, transparency and accountability.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Oral statement on Morecambe Bay

    Statement by the Secretary of State for Health in relation to the report into maternity services at Morcambe Bay.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Primary Care and the modern family doctor

    We need to return to the idea of the family doctor, in a modern context, if we are to improve care and ease the pressure on A&E departments.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £260 million invested in patient safety plans

    Jeremy Hunt announces technology fund for hospitals to help improve patient safety.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Will we rise to the challenge of an ageing society?

    We all need to do more, across the whole system, to help people with long term conditions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government publishes initial response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Public Inquiry Report

    In response to the Francis report, government is launching plans to ensure that patients are always put first and people are treated with respect.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The Government’s response to the Francis report

    Parliamentary statement setting out the Government’s response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • London takes its place among healthcare innovation elite cities of the world

    Jeremy Hunt launches London Centre of Innovation Excellence and new app library to help people live well.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Innovation in the NHS and social care

    Innovation through technology can help turn the pyramid upside-down, so the NHS is led by the people it was set up to serve – its patients.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Healthcare Innovation Expo 2013 starts tomorrow

    The Healthcare Innovation Expo will take place in London on 13 and 14 March, exhibiting the latest developments in healthcare.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Launch of new prize to drive forward innovation in dementia care

    A brand new prize fund to drive forward innovation in dementia care was last night launched by the NHS in partnership with Janssen Healthcare Innovation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • An NHS that treats people as individuals

    Jeremy Hunt's speech to Reform.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Landmark reform to help elderly with care costs

    The Coalition Government is today announcing unprecedented support for the elderly in paying for their long-term care costs.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 16 January 2013, Jeremy Hunt, Policy Exchange, From notepad to iPad: technology and the NHS

    In 1953, when the NHS was just five years old, two men named Smith took a flight from LA to New York.  They started chatting.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Jeremy Hunt challenges NHS to go paperless by 2018

    Better use of IT could save more than £4billion and reduce hassle for patients and staff.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • NHS challenged to go paperless by 2018

    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.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Alzheimer’s Society publishes data on dementia diagnosis rates

    The Alzheimer’s Society has released new data on the rates of dementia diagnosis in the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £5.45 billion investment in local public health services

    Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has today set out a major commitment to promoting health and prevention of illness, with the announcement of a two-year ring fenced budget for local authorities.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £120 million investment for research to improve NHS services

    The Department has announced funding of £120 million for an open competition to research ways of improving NHS services.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government