Ministerial Portfolios Announced
Following the change in Government, three new Ministers have joined the Department of Health. This has meant a change in portfolios and we can now confirm the areas that each Minister will lead on.
Response to Health Select Committee report on NHS finances
The Health Select Committee has today published its report into the implications of the Spending Review. The Committee has concluded that the Spending Review does not meet its commitment to fund the NHS's vision for the future of the service. …
£12million to fund major expansion of services so more people who are arrested get a mental health assessment
An additional £12million will be spent over the next two years to expand services that make mental health assessments available for people when they are first arrested.
Cervical screening changes to prevent 600 cancers
The process of cervical screening is to be changed to allow women to benefit from better, more accurate tests, Public Health Minister Jane Ellison announced.
Government commits to excellent end of life care for everyone, seven days a week by 2020
Plans to ensure high quality, compassionate care for everyone at the end of life have been unveiled today (5 July) by Health Minister Ben Gummer.
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