Improving access to primary care is one of the key priorities of the Health and Social Care Secretary, who is committed to making it easier for patients to see a dentist. During the pandemic we supported dental practices with £1.7 …
*Updated 27 April* There are a record number of doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff working in NHS trusts in England helping to deliver extra appointments, speed up diagnoses and tackle the Covid backlog. This is what you need to …
Five million eligible people, including over 75s and those aged five and over with a weakened immune system, are now able to book their spring Covid vaccine booster. Here’s everything you need to know about the rollout. Am I eligible …
We have set out new measures to help meet our Smokefree 2030 target and tackle youth vaping. This includes: a national vaping scheme to help one million smokers ‘swap to stop’ financial incentives to help pregnant women quit a new …
*Updated 04 April 2023* We have set out measures to support people who receive care, and staff and providers of care. This includes the publication of a refreshed plan to further digitise the social care sector and bolster the workforce, and …
This fact sheet sets out information regarding the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS) and how it achieves faster patient access to innovative medicines, maintains the affordability of branded medicines for the NHS, and supports a …
This fact sheet sets out the Department of Health and Social Care’s response to claims that the NHS has lost £7.5bn to fraud in the last six years. Statement from 17 February 2023 A government spokesperson said: “These claims are …
Cancer impacts on the lives of everyone, either directly or through a family member or friend. The government is fully focused on fighting cancer on all fronts – prevention, diagnosis, treatment, research and funding – to deliver the best possible …
On 10 November 2022, DHSC posted a tweet about nurses’ pay, after the Royal College of Nursing announced the result of its ballot on strike action. The tweet included a graphical representation of increases in nurses’ pay over the past …
This fact sheet sets out the actions the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England are taking to bring down waiting lists for non-urgent care including planned operations. Q: What is being done to tackle the Covid …
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