UK global health team ready to tackle disease outbreaks in 48 hours
A rapid support team which will be on call to respond to urgent requests from around the world to to help tackle disease outbreaks at source has been announced by the government.
Minister calls on people with dementia to share their views in new survey
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.
Response to NAO report on cost recovery
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today published its report on the Department's work to help the NHS increase the costs recovered from treating overseas visitors between September 2015 and August 2016.
The UK backs Dr David Nabarro in his bid to lead the World Health Organisation
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 …
Patient quality at centre of new pharmacy modernisation package
Plans to modernise community pharmacies and ensure a better quality service for patients have been announced by the government today (20 Oct).
Response to the PSNC
Response to the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) about our proposals for community pharmacy funding.
Response to CQC State of Care report
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The CQC has today published its State of Care report, an annual assessment of the quality of health and adult social care in England.
UK secures historic United Nations Declaration on antimicrobial resistance
Today 193 countries will sign a landmark declaration agreeing to combat the biggest risk to modern medicine – antimicrobial resistance - at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The historic agreement follows a worldwide campaign led by the …
Response to the BMA's suspension of the first phase of junior doctors' industrial action
A Department of Health spokesperson said: "The public will be relieved that the BMA has decided to call off the first phase of these unprecedented strikes, so this is welcome news. But if the BMA were really serious about patient …
The Department of Health responds to the BMA's announcement on industrial action
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 …
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