Funding made available for dementia research projects
The Department of Health has made £22 million available to 21 pioneering research projects to boost dementia diagnosis rates and trial ground-breaking treatments. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt...
View ArticleChief Medical Officer revalidated as doctor
Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies has become one of the first doctors in the UK to be revalidated, after she received confirmation from the General Medical Council (GMC) this week. Medical...
View ArticleChildren and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum final event
Health minister Dr Dan Poulter and Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies attended a reception this week with members of the Children and Young People’s Health Outcomes Forum, to thank them...
View ArticlePiP one year on: thousands of women have turned to NHS for help
One year on since serious problems with PiP breast implants emerged, almost 8,000 women, who had their implants put in privately, have turned to the NHS for help. The latest figures published last week...
View ArticleNew child abuse alert system for hospitals announced
Hospitals will have a new system to help doctors and nurses spot children suffering from abuse and neglect, Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter announced today. Work on the system will begin in early 2013...
View ArticleSmoking health harm campaign launched
The department has launched a new campaign to encourage smokers to quit in the New Year. The campaign aims to increase awareness by highlighting the immediate damage being done by every single...
View ArticleAction plan for improving the use of medicines and reducing waste published
A report commissioned by the Department of Health looks at the ways in which the NHS is working to improve the use of medicines and tackle avoidable medicines wastage. The action plan outlines how best...
View ArticleSummary of cosmetic interventions call for evidence responses published
The responses to the cosmetic surgery review call for evidence have been published today. The call for evidence was issued to enable the public, cosmetic interventions industry and patient groups to...
View Article‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.’ campaign to help reduce flu infections
A campaign is launching today to encourage the public to adopt good respiratory and hand hygiene practices – to ‘Catch it. Bin it. Kill it.’ – to help stem flu infections. We are being encouraged to...
View ArticleNew vision for district nursing published
A new vision and service model for district nursing has been published today. This vision builds on ‘Compassion in Practice’, the national vision for nurses midwives and care staff. It was developed by...
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