Department of Health

News story: Heatwave Plan for England published

2013-05-22T14:29:31+01:00
Public Health England has published the Heatwave Plan for 2013 to raise organisational, public and...

News story: NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia opens for entries

2013-05-22T10:49:43+01:00
Prize will recognise innovative ways of integrating care for people with dementia. ...

News story: Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt comments on retirement of Sir David Nicholson

2013-05-21T16:14:00+01:00
NHS England has announced Sir David Nicholson’s retirement after 35 years of service in the NHS. ...

Government response: Department of Health’s response to the MS Society campaign, 'Stop the MS lottery'

2013-05-21T16:08:24+01:00
The department has asked NHS England to make measurable progress in improving outcomes for people...

Government response: Health visitor numbers

2013-05-21T12:31:23+01:00
Data out today shows that there are over 1,000 more health visitors working in the NHS now compared...