A drive to ensure people’s experiences of dementia are heard and acted on has been launched today by care minister David Mowat. People with dementia and their carers will have an opportunity to voice their opinions in a national survey.
The UK Government has today given its formal backing to Dr David Nabarro, a British national who is in the running to become the next Director-General of The World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Nabarro, an international public servant and health …
Response to the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) about our proposals for community pharmacy funding.
A Department of Health spokesperson said: As doctors’ representatives, the BMA should be putting patients first not playing politics in a way that will be immensely damaging for vulnerable patients. What’s more, the BMA must be the first union in …
Oscar-nominated actress Carey Mulligan has today been appointed by the Alzheimer’s Society and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt as the first ever UK Global Dementia Friends Ambassador. In her new role, Carey will bring both international attention to the benefits of …
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.
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.
Read the latest statement from the Department of Health about the junior doctor contract.
Alison O’Sullivan and Professor Peter Fonagy have been appointed as the new co-chairs of the Expert Working Group for Looked-After Children. Alison O’Sullivan is the former president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) and Professor Peter Fonagy …
On Monday 25th April 2016, Public Health Minister Jane Ellison gave a speech to Parliament announcing a new public awareness campaign for meningitis, sepsis and septicaemia in response to a public e-Petition.
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