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A week rarely passes by without the Department making a major announcement. The Recent stories area is updated whenever such an announcement is made to ensure that you are kept up to date.
25 April 2009
Cases of bacterial meningitis in children are at a record low thanks to NHS immunisation programmes, Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced today.
24 April 2009
Results from a massive survey of Change4Life families show that almost three quarters of their children are not getting 60 minutes of daily activity outside of school.
23 April 2009
Care Services Minister Phil Hope announces £75 million to get 50,000 unemployed into social care work.
22 April 2009
A new support team to tackle infant mortality was launched today by Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo, who said it would help turn the tide on health inequalities.
20 April 2009
The Department of Health has joined forces with 11 specialist organisations in a bid to transform the way it works with third sector organisations, Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced today.
17 April 2009
The average wine drinker in England now consumes around 2,000 calories from booze alone each month, new figures out today show.
16 April 2009
Over 40 leading figures from healthcare, business and the public sector will today become part of the National Leadership Council (NLC) for the NHS.
12 April 2009
The millions of people who suffer from or might face mental illness at some point in their lives will be the focus of a new strategy, Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced today.
9 April 2009
Dentists and their teams are invited to engagement events countrywide.
6 April 2009
Eighteen major catering companies, including many high street brands, will introduce calorie information on their menus for the first time.
2 April 2009
People with autism will benefit from better services, with the help of a new blueprint for commissioning high quality care published by Care Services Minister, Phil Hope today.
1 April 2009
A number of measures, all designed to raise the quality of services and standards in the NHS in England come into effect from 1 April.
1 April 2009
Patients in 16 pilot sites will benefit from a trial to see how health and social care services can join together to increase quality of care it was announced today.
30 March 2009
A new framework to regulate the safety and quality of health and social care services was published today.
29 March 2009
NHS Health Checks, which could prevent 1600 heart attacks and strokes each year and help save 650 lives will begin from April this year, announced Health Secretary Alan Johnson today.
30 March 2009
A consortium headed up by University College London has been chosen by the Department of Health to head up a nationally accredited training system for NHS Stop Smoking practitioners.
26 March 2009
The NHS is celebrating the shortest waits since its records began, Health Secretary Alan Johnson announced today.
25 March 2009
Care Services Minister Phil Hope today underlined the benefits of a career in social work while promoting a nationwide recruitment campaign.
25 March 2009
A record number of improvements in the 2008 annual NHS staff survey was welcomed by Health Minister Ann Keen today.
20 March 2009
Measurements to improve the regulation and governance of healthcare professionals were today set out in two reports published today by the Department of Health.
19 March 2009
Delivering the best possible care for patients will be at the heart of changes to the GP quality incentive scheme, the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), Health Minister Ben Bradshaw announced today.
19 March 2009
UK residents visiting the Channel Islands must ensure they have adequate travel insurance from 1 April.
17 March 2009
Response to the Healthcare Commission investigation at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
16 March 2009
Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, today published his 2008 annual report
13 March 2009
Health Minister Ann Keen announces review to determine whether women under the age of 25 should be routinely screened for cervical cancer.
10 March 2009
A new commission of experts to advise the Government on the future role of nurses and midwives was announced today.
9 March 2009
A package of measures to help unemployed people who are experiencing depression or anxiety to get back to work were announced today.
9 March 2009
More funding to help improve the emergency centres that help victims of sexual assault, was announced by Health Minister Ann Keen today.
9 March 2009
Health Secretary Alan Johnson today announced the successful Academic Health Science Centres (AHSCs), following peer review by an international panel of experts.
