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The Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. This includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) - the form of the disease thought to be linked to BSE. The position is as follows:
5 March 2007 10:23
New NHS campaign highlights hidden dangers of secondhand smoke
3 March 2007 23:25
Waiting lists and cancelled ops fall whilst number of critical beds at all time high
2 March 2007 10:39
Health Minister Lord Hunt today announced that prescription charges will rise by less than the current rate of inflation. This represents the ninth consecutive year that the increase has been held below or around the level of inflation.
2 March 2007 10:13
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
2 March 2007 10:09
Main Points This Month
2 March 2007 10:03
Government accepts pay review body recommendations
1 March 2007 16:03
Health Minister Rosie Winterton today expressed her deep concern about the impact on patient and public protection that the amendments the House of Lords has made to the Government's Mental Health Bill.
1 March 2007 11:24
Tens of thousands of NHS patients in England will get the chance to benefit from the very latest medical treatments at their GP surgery, dental practice or health centre thanks to a £2 million Government investment each year in a new initiative to widen involvement in clinical studies announced today.
1 March 2007 10:06
The Department of Health's Chief Nursing Officer, Christine Beasley, tomorrow welcomes Dawn Atkinson into her new role as England's Nursing Officer for Diversity.
28 February 2007 17:17
Sir Ian Carruthers, Chief Executive of NHS South West today outlined recommendations around the process of reconfiguration in a letter sent to Chief Executive of the NHS, David Nicholson.
28 February 2007 13:20
The following statistics were released today by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care:
28 February 2007 10:36
13 teams from NHS and social care organisations across England - plus one outstanding achiever' individual - have scooped national awards at the prestigious final of the 2006 Health and Social Care Awards held last night (Monday 26 February 2007) in London.
27 February 2007 14:49
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
27 February 2007 10:02
People with a chest cancer related to exposure to asbestos will receive a boost today, as a new framework for improving their care is launched by Health Minister Rosie Winterton.
27 February 2007 00:01
New map shows the location of 116 new hospitals and 188 new primary care facilities
27 February 2007 00:01
New Campaign to Help Combat Colds and Flu
26 February 2007 00:01
SHAs allocated £54 million in capital funding
23 February 2007 09:46
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
23 February 2007 09:35
The Government, NHS Employers and Unions today signalled their commitment to joint working by agreeing to sign up to a Partnership Agreement.
22 February 2007 14:31
Public Health minister Caroline Flint said:
22 February 2007 10:40
The Chief Pharmaceutical Officers from England, Scotland and Wales came together today to reveal plans for historic changes to the regulation of the pharmacy profession.
21 February 2007 12:51
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES LANDMARK WHITE PAPER ALONGSIDE RESPONSE TO 5TH REPORT OF THE SHIPMAN INQUIRY
21 February 2007 12:37
A multi-million pound package of support for carers was unveiled today by Ivan Lewis, minister for Care Services.
21 February 2007 10:34
Rosie Winterton, MP, today called for "rapid improvement in the way mental health services respond to the needs of BME patients".
21 February 2007 10:29
The board members who are advising on the development of the new Cancer Reform Strategy were announced today. Appointed by Health Minister Rosie Winterton, the board's membership is drawn from experts across the cancer field including chief executives of major charities, cancer patients, social care and NHS clinicians and managers.
21 February 2007 10:05
The Government's response to a human flu pandemic was tested in Exercise Winter Willow on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th February.
20 February 2007 14:10
Thirteen local health areas today pledged to meet the government's 18 week treatment target a full year before the rest of the NHS.
19 February 2007 10:33
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
16 February 2007 09:30
The NHS, patients and industry will benefit from bar coding technology, which will increase patient safety, improve efficiency and save the NHS £millions in extra bed days, announced Lord Hunt today.
16 February 2007 00:01
A new system of training for care workers and the extension of registration to those working in domiciliary care was announced today by Care Services Minister, Ivan Lewis.
15 February 2007 10:43
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
14 February 2007 09:35
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
13 February 2007 09:34
Ending the shortage of doctors and nurses in the world's poorest countries got a double boost today as Hilary Benn and Patricia Hewitt, Secretaries of State for International Development and Health, welcomed the publication of Lord Crisp's review of how the UK can help health services in developing countries and announced £1 million for the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA).
13 February 2007 00:01
The board members who are advising on the development of the new Cancer Reform Strategy were announced today. Appointed by Health Minister Rosie Winterton, the board's membership is drawn from experts across the cancer field including chief executives of major charities, cancer patients, social care and NHS clinicians and managers.
12 February 2007 14:30
Health Minister calls on professional bodies to support patient information programme
12 February 2007 00:01
The following statistics were released today by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care:
9 February 2007 09:30
All babies in England are to be screened for an inherited metabolic disease called Medium Chain Acyl CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCADD), within two weeks of birth, announced Health Minister, Ivan Lewis today.
7 February 2007 13:19
Long-term Leadership Strategy in medicines launched
7 February 2007 12:33
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is being asked to develop technology appraisals on new treatments for breast cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, and crohn's disease as part of its 13th work programme.
7 February 2007 11:27
The Department of Health's Chief Nursing Officer, Christine Beasley, announced today that Karen Middleton will take up the post of Chief Health Professions Officer for England from 1 March 2007.
6 February 2007 14:53
The way maternity and children's services are delivered is going to have to change, if we want to provide the best possible care for mothers, babies and children, argued Dr Sheila Shribman, the UK's National Childrens' Tsar, today.
6 February 2007 14:47
A step forward in tackling the problems arising from mental illness combined with substance misuse was made today, as Mental Health Tsar Louis Appleby launched new guidance aimed at improving the care received by people with both a mental health and a drug problem.
6 February 2007 10:17
£382 million package includes £60m to modernise dental surgeries
6 February 2007 00:01
The Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. This includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD) - the form of the disease thought to be linked to BSE. The position is as follows: Definite and probable CJD cases in the UK:
5 February 2007 10:57
Top doctor argues GP reforms will deliver faster, better NHS
5 February 2007 00:01
Main Points This Month
2 February 2007 09:30
More than nine out of 10 final year medical students applying for the Foundation Programme 2007 will get their first choice of foundation school, Lord Hunt, Minister of Health announced today.
1 February 2007 00:01
Work-shadowing exercise prompts new plans to engage with staff and help them to lead reform
31 January 2007 13:55
Patient power will help to tackle infection
30 January 2007 20:33