Government pledges further action to strengthen patient safety
Patient safety at heart of government’s plans for healthcare reform as Health and Social Care Secretary orders action to improve regulator performance...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 12:32
British Minister for the Caribbean underlines UK support for violence prevention and climate resilience on first visit to Jamaica
Minister set to formally launch a joint programme for violence prevention, and visit UK-supported health centre that withstood Hurricane Beryl...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 12:18
Updated guidance published on UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013 to 2018
Sets out actions to slow the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance with a focus on antibiotics...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 12:00
Hundreds of millions of new investment secured to get Britain building again
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones hosts roundtable with some of the biggest impact investors in the world..
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 11:41
Readout of Prime Minister’s call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Readout of the Prime Minister’s call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday evening...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 11:39
Removal of hereditary peers from Parliament moves a step closer with Second Reading in the House of Commons
The landmark legislation will remove the right of the remaining 92 hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords and is the largest constitutional reform to the UK Parliament in a quarter of a century...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 11:38
Elafibranor approved to treat adults with a rare liver disease known as primary biliary cholangitis (updated)
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved elafibranor (Iqirvo) to treat adult patients with a rare type of liver disease known as primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 11:38
Review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission: full report
Final findings and recommendations of the review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Quality Commission (CQC)...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 11:03
Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape: terms of reference
Terms of reference for the government's review of the safety of the health and care landscape...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 11:01
Government backs veterans by approving Veteran Card as voter ID for first time
The government has backed the armed forces community by allowing HM Armed Forces Veteran Cards to be used as Voter ID in forthcoming elections, while a wider review of the Voter ID policy takes place to understand its impact on citizens...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024 10:34