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 …
**This fact sheet was last updated on 23 April 2024 and will not be updated again until the pre-election period has concluded.** **The latest data on NHS operational performance can be found here. This fact sheet sets out …
*Updated 29 April 2024* This fact sheet sets out the Department of Health and Social Care’s position on strikes by NHS staff. CONSULTANTS Consultants in England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a revised offer from the government in a …
Earlier this year, on World Cancer Day, the Health and Social Care Secretary made clear that tackling cancer is a priority. We committed to making this country’s cancer outcomes the best in Europe over the next 10 years. In …
The Foundation Programme is a two-year programme which doctors undertake after graduating to enable them to practise as a doctor in the UK. It precedes specialist or general practice training. A Foundation Programme (FP) post is a job – and …
Several media reports running today about NHS Nightingale are misleading. There is no shortage of nurses and all coronavirus patients who need treatment are being treated in existing London hospitals. NHS Nightingale has been set up to treat patients if …
The Department of Health and Social Care is working to deliver a state-backed indemnity scheme from April 2019. We have provided answers to some FAQs below. The final details of the scheme remain subject to ongoing discussions with partners including …
In early 2018, the Department for Health and Social Care commissioned a survey of GPs, Nurses and Pharmacists in General Practice. The survey was designed to help the department understand current indemnity arrangements within General Practice, informing the development of …
In October 2017, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced the intention of the Department of Health and Social Care to develop a state-backed indemnity scheme for general practice in England. This announcement recognised that the rising …
Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Argentinian Government to work together against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) happens when microbes including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites …
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