Ben Gummer congratulates staff at Wexham Park Hospital for 'good' CQC inspection
Ben Gummer, Minister for Care Quality, has congratulated staff at Wexham Park Hospital today, for being rated as 'good' by the CQC in their latest inspection report.
Latest update on the junior doctors' contract negotiations
Sir David Dalton, Chief Executive of Salford Royal Hospital and NHS Employers' lead negotiator on the junior doctors' contract, has written today to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt outlining the progress made through negotiations on the junior doctors' contract.
A message from health minister Alistair Burt to GPs
https://youtu.be/1XrdkruRiJoAlistair Burt has recorded this message to GPs in response to the LMC special conference being held on 30/01/2016. The message summarises what is being done to help boost general practice.
Health Secretary congratulates London Air Ambulance on launch of second helicopter
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has tweeted his congratulations to London Air Ambulance on the launch of their second helicopter this morning.
Multi-million pound government funding to support world leading research projects
£112.5 million is being made available by government so that the most cutting-edge early stage research projects can take place in the UK. The five year funding is part of the National Institute for Health Research’s (NIHR) investment in Clinical …
Response to Daily Mail GP surgery closure story
Several papers ran a story about 200,000 patients left without a GP when their surgeries closed down. The figures relate to closures and mergers of 72 practices in England. For our response click 'read more'.
Response to Times story on pharmacies facing closure
The Times today ran a story claiming that 'thousands of pharmacies face closure in £170m funding cut. Click 'read more' to see the DH and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer statements.
Thousands of young people will get help to kick start a career in the NHS
The NHS will create 100,000 apprenticeships – almost seven times the current number - across the country by 2020, offering opportunities to thousands of young people who wish to pursue a career in the health sector.
Chief Medical Officer's letter on alcohol guidelines evidence
The Chief Medical Officer has responded to a letter on the new alcohol guidelines from Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, President-Elect of the Royal Statistical Society. The text of her letter is below.
Statement in response to the latest HSJ article on the junior doctors' contract negotiations
The HSJ has reported on a leaked letter from Sir David Dalton, the lead negotiator for government and NHS employers on the junior doctors' contract. Here's our response.
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