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Leading expert launches review of NHS IT

Posted by: DHSC Media Team, Posted on: 8 February 2016 - Categories: Life Sciences, Technology

IT expert Professor Bob Wachter has launched a review of computer systems across the NHS. Professor Wachter’s review will look at different approaches to the implementation of IT in healthcare as the NHS works towards being paperless by 2020.

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Health Secretary visits mental health unit in Brent

Posted by: DHSC Media Team, Posted on: 8 February 2016 - Categories: Mental health, Uncategorized

On Friday, Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, met patients and staff at a specialist unit that supports mothers experiencing mental health problems.

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International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Posted by: DHSC Media Team, Posted on: 6 February 2016 - Categories: Female Genital Mutilation, Public Health

To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Jane Ellison visited the African Well Woman service in Ealing. She met inspirational women who bravely talked about their own experiences of FGM.

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Review shows how NHS hospitals can save money and improve care

Posted by: DHSC Media Team, Posted on: 5 February 2016 - Categories: Finance, Lord Carter

Carter Review says hospitals must standardise procedures, be more transparent and work more closely with neighbouring NHS trusts.

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Time To Talk Day

Posted by: DHSC Media Team, Posted on: 4 February 2016 - Categories: Mental health, Uncategorized

"Zephyr is a bright, thoughtful and articulate student with a rich social life and a good group of friends. He is studying Psychology at Coventry University, a subject that is very close to his heart."

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DH response to BMA survey on GP pressure

Posted by: DHSC Media Team, Posted on: 3 February 2016 - Categories: GPs

We have issued a response to the BMA survey on GP pressure. See the blog post for our complete statement.  

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Ben Gummer congratulates staff at Wexham Park Hospital for 'good' CQC inspection

Posted by: DHSC Media Team, Posted on: 2 February 2016 - Categories: Uncategorized

Ben Gummer, Minister for Care Quality, has congratulated staff at Wexham Park Hospital today, for being rated as 'good' by the CQC in their latest inspection report. 

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Latest update on the junior doctors' contract negotiations

Posted by: DHSC Media Team, Posted on: 1 February 2016 - Categories: Junior doctors' contract
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Sir David Dalton, Chief Executive of Salford Royal Hospital and NHS Employers' lead negotiator on the junior doctors' contract, has written today to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt outlining the progress made through negotiations on the junior doctors' contract.

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