The government is providing £600 million to help with recruitment and retention in social care. The fund will support the social care workforce and boost capacity in social care, in turn supporting the NHS ahead of winter and through into …
*Updated on 26 October* The government has accepted the recommendations of the Independent Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration’s (DDRB). The decision means that doctors in training (junior doctors) have received a permanent pay increase of on average 8.8% …
All secondary school pupils in England will be offered a free flu vaccine from September for the 2023/24 season, the government has confirmed. Over 3 million pupils in secondary school years 7 to 11 will be offered the vaccine as …
*Updated on 26 October* The first ever NHS Long Term Workforce Plan was commissioned by the government to set out a series of interventions train, retain and reform the workforce, and put the NHS on a sustainable footing into the …
Innovation is crucial for enabling the NHS to increase the speed of diagnosis and deliver better outcomes for patients. We know patients benefit enormously from new technologies, with breakthroughs enabling prevention of ill-health, earlier diagnosis, more effective treatments, and faster …
The government is dedicated to improving the nation’s mental health and wellbeing, particularly for people who experience worse outcomes than the general population. This is how we are transforming mental health services in England. How is the government investing in …
*Updated 2 February 2024* Obesity costs the NHS around £6.5 billion a year and is the second biggest preventable cause of cancer. Over one in four (26%) adults and 23.4% of children aged 10-11 years in England are living with …
For the second consecutive month, there are record numbers of doctors and nurses working in the NHS helping to deliver extra appointments, speed up diagnoses and tackle the Covid backlog. At the same time, additional data shows there are more …
We have announced plans to offer patients more choice over where they receive their NHS treatment after they are referred by their GP. Further information is available here. What are the new measures? Patients will now have greater control over …
*Updated 8 November* This fact sheet sets out the latest on the government’s New Hospital Programme, following the announcement that five hospitals constructed mostly using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) will be rebuilt by 2030 as part of the New …
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