Tools designed to help commissioners provide better care and save money
A series of tools, launched today, will help the NHS identify how therapists can intervene at different stages of a patient’s condition to improve patient care whilst saving on costs. The tools provide...
View Article£4 million for technological solutions to tackle healthcare problems
The Department of Health has opened two new competitions with up to £2 million of funding each to develop technological and innovative solutions to tackle two major health challenges. The challenge is...
View ArticleReview into PiP implants published
A review into PiP breast implants has found that, although the regulator acted appropriately and followed scientific and clinical advice, there is room for improvement and serious lessons must be...
View ArticleEmployers urged to offer flexible working to support mental health needs
Thousands of individuals with mental health needs could be offered more flexible working under a new initiative launched today by Health Minister Lord Howe. Speaking at the launch at The Work...
View ArticleConsultation launched on fertility and human tissue regulators
Proposals to change responsibility for regulating fertility treatment and human tissue are set out today with the launch of a consultation on the future of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology...
View ArticleNICE to assess high cost low volume drugs
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) are to take forward work to assess very high cost drugs for people who suffer with rare conditions, work currently being managed by the...
View ArticleNICE to help drive standards in social care
From April 2013, the role of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) will expand to include social care. The Department of Health has agreed an initial list of joint NHS/social...
View ArticlePiP one year on: thousands of women have turned to NHS for help
One year on since serious problems with PiP breast implants emerged, almost 8,000 women, who had their implants put in privately, have turned to the NHS for help. The latest figures published last week...
View ArticleCompetition launched to support mental health sufferers and end of life care
Businesses are being encouraged to come up with new products or services that will help improve the experience of people with mental health illnesses and people the end of their life, by £5 million...
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Healthcare UK launches in Dubai
Health Minister Lord Howe is today launching Healthcare UK at the Arab Health Congress in Dubai. A joint initiative between the Department of Health, NHS Commissioning Board and UK Trade &...
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