Department of Health

A consultation to help improve care services and healthcare outcomes for adults with autism in England was launched today by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow.

Cancer patients are to get greater access to cancer drugs recommended by their doctors as a result of a new £50 million fund announced by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today.

You are invited to an off camera on the record press briefing on new funding for greater access to cancer drugs.  This will coincide with a report being published by Professor Mike Richards on International Variations of Drug Usage.

You are invited to an off camera on the record press briefing on new funding for greater access to cancer drugs.  This will coincide with a report being published by Professor Mike Richards on International Variations of Drug Usage.

The £6m Family Restoration Fund to help reunite former child migrants with their families was formally launched today by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley following a meeting with child migrants and the Child Migrants' Trust. 

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today set out proposals to free the NHS to focus on improving services and outcomes for patients.

Bureaucracy will be cut and the functions of several organisations will be streamlined, following a review of arm’s length bodies (ALBs), published by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today. In total, the changes outlined in today’s report will reduce the number of health ALBs from eighteen to between eight and ten; they are expected to deliver savings of over £180m by 2014/15.

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The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

Following an independent recruitment exercise conducted by the Appointments Commission, Dame Jo Williams has emerged as the Government’s candidate for the post of Chair of the Care Quality Commission.

Public confidence in food safety issues will be protected, as the Government confirmed its intention to retain the Food Standards Agency (FSA) with a renewed focus on food safety.

The first step towards creating a sustainable care and support system for all adults, that puts individuals and their families at its heart, was unveiled today by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

Detailed proposals for how the NHS will improve healthcare outcomes for patients and judge its success were set out in a public consultation by the Department of Health today. 

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A pilot scheme that offers patients more choice and control over their healthcare was given a £4 million boost today by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow.

Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley today set out the Government's ambitious plans to reform the NHS during this Parliament and for the long-term.

People are being urged to look out for friends and family after a rise in deaths due to the sustained hot weather.

Re-offending in troubled and aggressive young people can be significantly cut using a pioneering new mental health approach known as Multisystemic Therapy, a UK conference was told this week.

Press briefing on the publication of the White Paper ‘Liberating the NHS’

A new review into the funding of palliative care was announced today by the Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley, in a speech to the International Carers Conference in Leeds.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has today announced his support for providing up to £70 million in Department of Health funding for the redevelopment of West Cumberland Hospital over three years.

In his first speech on Public Health, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley today set out his vision for a new Public Health Service that will release all of society to work together to get healthy and live longer.

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health

A snapshot of health for each local area comparing key statistics such as life expectancy, deprivation and early deaths from stroke and heart disease has been published today by the Department of Health.

Today Ipsos MORI have published the dental question results from Q4 2009/10 (January to March) GP Patient Survey, which they are carrying out on behalf of the Department of Health.

This is the third Wave of research for the new Practice Based Commissioning survey, conducted between 4 May and 28 May 2010. The previous PBC GP practice survey (August 2007 – September 2009) asked GP practices for their views of PBC.

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

Patients will be offered more choice and control over their healthcare with the launch of the first direct payment scheme, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow announced today.

A renewed commitment to help children with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions was made today by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

In a speech at the NHS Confederation annual conference today, the Health Secretary will set out how a vision for patient-centred care will propel the NHS, the professionals and the front-line through the unique and challenging times ahead.

The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:

Psychological therapies will continue to be rolled out across the NHS in the coming year Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today.

Sir Hugh Taylor, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health, has announced today that he will be retiring on 31 July 2010 after a 38-year career in the Civil Service.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley and Care Services Minister Paul Burstow will visit a Berkshire West psychological therapies service on Wednesday 23 June.

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Health Secretary Andrew Lansley responds to the GMC decision to erase Dr Ubani from the Medical Register.

The outstanding contribution of carers to society, was today recognised by Care Services Minister Paul Burstow as he visited a Lambeth GP practice to mark Carers Week.

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