Covid vaccine: Book your jab before NHS offer ends
The offer of a free NHS Covid vaccine ends for the majority of people on Friday 30 June. If you have yet to come forward for a first dose of a vaccine, you are encouraged to do so to protect …
How we're tackling the NHS backlog
**The latest data on NHS operational performance can be found here. Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins said: “We’re working tirelessly to reduce the overall NHS waiting list, which has fallen by almost 200,000 over the …
Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme – media fact sheet
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All vaccines being used in the UK have undergone robust clinical trials and have met the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) strict standards of safety, effectiveness and quality. As of 30 April, more than 146 million Covid vaccines …
How we're making it easier to get an NHS GP appointment
The Health and Social Care Secretary is committed to making it easier to get a GP appointment and he has today set out how we will improve access to this vital front door to the NHS under a new plan. …
NHS dentists: How we're helping more patients to get appointments
**Updated 29 September 2023** This government is committed to improving access to dentistry. We have already introduced a range of measures to improve access to NHS dentistry in England and we will soon publish a plan to boost access and …
NHS workforce: Record numbers of doctors and nurses in NHS
*Updated 27 April* There are a record number of doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff working in NHS trusts in England helping to deliver extra appointments, speed up diagnoses and tackle the Covid backlog. This is what you need to …
Covid spring booster 2023: Everything you need to know
Five million eligible people, including over 75s and those aged five and over with a weakened immune system, are now able to book their spring Covid vaccine booster. Here’s everything you need to know about the rollout. Am I eligible …
How we’re cutting smoking and stopping children vaping
*Updated 14 August 2023* We have set out new measures to help meet our Smokefree 2030 target and tackle youth vaping. This includes: a national vaping scheme to help one million smokers ‘swap to stop’ financial incentives to help pregnant …
Adult social care reform - media fact sheet
*Updated 04 April 2023* We have set out measures to support people who receive care, and staff and providers of care. This includes the publication of a refreshed plan to further digitise the social care sector and bolster the workforce, and …
COVID PPE - media fact sheet
The below is a media fact sheet setting out the government’s procurement of PPE to help protect health and care workers during the Covid pandemic. Why did the government procure so much PPE during the pandemic? Our priority throughout the pandemic …
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