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• Smoking at work: the law

  24-01-2025 15:20 via gov.uk
  
  The law on smoking in the workplace and what businesses must do to prevent smoking at work
  
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• Policy paper: CHM report into the safety implications of proposed puberty blockers legislation: factsheet

  24-01-2025 12:56 via gov.uk
  
  Factsheet providing more information on the Commission on Human Medicines' independent report on the safety implications of proposed puberty blocker legislation.
  
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• Independent report: CHM's report on proposed changes to the availability of puberty blockers

  24-01-2025 12:56 via gov.uk
  
  Independent report by the Commission on Human Medicines on the safety implications of a proposal to restrict the availability of puberty blockers for under 18s.
  
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• Policy paper: Memorandum of understanding between the UK and India on health and life sciences

  23-01-2025 16:12 via gov.uk
  
  MoU between the governments of India and the UK on a health and life sciences partnership.
  
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• Independent report: Independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates: areas to be covered

  23-01-2025 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Further detail on the areas to be covered by the independent review of the role of physician associates and anaesthesia associates, led by Professor Gillian Leng CBE.
  
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• Press release: Shake up of tech and AI usage across NHS and other public services to deliver plan for change

  21-01-2025 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  The government has announced a new plan to leverage technology and AI tools like "Humphrey" to streamline public services, eliminate delays through improved data sharing, and reduce costs, including consultant spending.
  
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• Press release: Government to deliver all schemes in New Hospital Programme

  20-01-2025 18:38 via gov.uk
  
  The government has confirmedthat all projects in the New Hospital Programme will be built.
  
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• Policy paper: New Hospital Programme review outcome

  20-01-2025 17:48 via gov.uk
  
  Supporting documents for the New Hospital Programme internal review outcome.
  
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• Press release: Green light for groundbreaking hearing aids

  16-01-2025 11:34 via gov.uk
  
  Fresh guidance will give businesses the green light to sell certain pioneering hearing aids
  
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• Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: January 2025

  16-01-2025 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC Government Major Projects Portfolio data, 2024

  16-01-2025 10:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) March 2024 Government Major Projects Portfolio data that supports the 2023-24 Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) annual report.
  
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• Policy paper: Hearing aids in the UK

  16-01-2025 09:30 via gov.uk
  
  Policy statement setting out case studies for the sale of hearing aids in the UK.
  
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• Press release: UK invests £5.5 million to tackle mpox in sub-Saharan Africa

  15-01-2025 18:18 via gov.uk
  
  £5.5 million to go towards vital research projects to tackle ongoing mpox outbreaks in DRC and neighbouring countries.
  
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• Statement to Parliament: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement: winter 2025

  15-01-2025 18:17 via gov.uk
  
  The Health and Social Care Secretary made a statement to the House of Commons on winter pressures.
  
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• Statement to Parliament: Winter 2025: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement

  15-01-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  The Health and Social Care Secretary made a statement to the House of Commons on winter pressures.
  
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• Policy paper: Government response to the House of Lords inquiry into preterm birth: reducing risks and improving lives

  14-01-2025 11:13 via gov.uk
  
  Details the government's response to the recommendations made by the House of Lords Preterm Birth Committee report.
  
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• Transparency data: 2024 VPAG operational review: 25 November 2024

  13-01-2025 14:00 via gov.uk
  
  Minutes of a meeting held between the government, NHS England and ABPI about the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG).
  
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• Press release: Families to receive £126 million in early years support

  10-01-2025 12:48 via gov.uk
  
  Thousands of parents and children across England will be able to give their child the best start in life thanks to a £126 million government funding boost.
  
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• Transparency data: VPAS aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2024

  10-01-2025 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Information on how the 2019 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing and access (VPAS) controlled spend on branded medicines in the NHS between 2019 and 2023.
  
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• Guidance: Supplementary information for pharmacists and medicines procurers on the Windsor Framework

  09-01-2025 16:48 via gov.uk
  
  Information for pharmaceutical wholesalers explaining the main changes the Windsor Framework introduces to the packaging for all medicines licensed in the UK, effective from 1 January 2025.
  
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• Guidance: Supplementary information for pharmaceutical wholesalers on the Windsor Framework

  09-01-2025 16:48 via gov.uk
  
  Information for pharmaceutical wholesalers explaining the main changes the Windsor Framework introduces to the packaging for all medicines licensed in the UK, effective from 1 January 2025.
  
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• Consultation outcome: Changes to rules - the Care Quality Commission (easy read)

  09-01-2025 14:37 via gov.uk
  
  This consultation is about 3 changes we want to make to rules that the Care Quality Commission will check (CQC for short).
  
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• News story: Applications are open to become a member of the IRP

  07-01-2025 12:10 via gov.uk
  
  Information on the live public appointments process for new Independent Reconfiguration Panel members
  
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• Press release: Deal between NHS and independent sector to cut NHS waiting lists

  06-01-2025 13:56 via gov.uk
  
  New agreement struck between NHS and independent sector to help tackle waiting lists and give patients greater choice
  
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• Press release: Power to patient as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists

  06-01-2025 12:06 via gov.uk
  
  Patients will be offered a wider choice of providers and the process of booking treatments and appointments will be made as smooth as possible
  
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• Press release: PM sets out plan to end waiting list backlogs through millions more appointments

  06-01-2025 10:04 via gov.uk
  
  Millions of patients will be able to access more appointments closer to home and get the treatment they need faster under a new plan to tackle hospital backlogs.
  
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• Press release: Power to patients as government sets out plan to cut waiting lists

  06-01-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Patients will be offered a wider choice of providers and the process of booking treatments and appointments will be made as smooth as possible.
  
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• Press release: New reforms and independent commission to transform social care

  03-01-2025 12:18 via gov.uk
  
  Immediate investment and reforms to improve adult social care, and Louise Casey appointed to head independent commission and build cross-party consensus.
  
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• Healthy Start

  01-01-2025 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  Healthy Start is an NHS scheme that helps women who are pregnant or have young children and are receiving benefits, buy foods such as milk or fruit.
  
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• Guidance: Provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England, 2024

  31-12-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  This publication contains a provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England as identified in a notification to the Chief Medical Officer in 2024.
  
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• Guidance: Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales, 2024

  31-12-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  This publication contains a provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales.
  
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• Guidance: Independent clinics approved to carry out abortions in England

  31-12-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Information about independent clinics and hospitals that are approved to carry out abortions.
  
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• Press release: Record numbers complete NHS Couch to 5k app

  31-12-2024 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  The free running app has been downloaded over 7 million times since it launched in 2016, with 9.3 million NHS Couch to 5k runs started this year.
  
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• Transparency data: New Year Honours 2025: Ambulance Service list

  30-12-2024 23:30 via gov.uk
  
  Recipients of The King's Ambulance Service Medal 2025.
  
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• Guidance: Local stop smoking services and support: funding for 2025 to 2026

  30-12-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Information about the additional funding of £70 million to local authorities in England for stop smoking services and support in 2025 to 2026.
  
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• Press release: Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts 

  30-12-2024 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  Smokers who choose to quit on the 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research.
  
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• Guidance: Medicine choices in opioid substitution treatment

  27-12-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Recommendations for prescribing methadone and buprenorphine to people in treatment for opioid dependence in England.
  
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• Corporate report: DHSC register of senior civil servants' secondary paid employment, 2023 to 2024

  23-12-2024 11:08 via gov.uk
  
  Details of any paid or otherwise remunerated outside employment held by senior civil servants in the Department of Health and Social Care during the 2023 to 2024 financial year.
  
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• Press release: GP reforms to cut red tape and bring back family doctor

  20-12-2024 12:57 via gov.uk
  
  The measures are backed by the biggest boost to GP funding in years, an extra £889m on top of the existing budget for general practice
  
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• Corporate report: Business critical models for Department of Health and Social Care

  19-12-2024 14:29 via gov.uk
  
  A list of the main analytical models used by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and its arm's length bodies.
  
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• Press release: Biggest investment into hospices in a generation

  19-12-2024 11:33 via gov.uk
  
  £100 million boost for adult and children’s hospices and £26 million to support children and young people’s hospices.
  
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• Consultation outcome: Improving the experiences of people with ME/CFS: interim delivery plan

  19-12-2024 10:31 via gov.uk
  
  We're seeking your views on an interim delivery plan to improve the experiences and outcomes of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.
  
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• Consultation outcome: Changes to regulations relating to the Care Quality Commission

  18-12-2024 15:01 via gov.uk
  
  The government seeks views on proposals to amend regulations relating to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
  
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• Guidance: Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2024 to 2025

  18-12-2024 14:49 via gov.uk
  
  Information about NHS England's objectives and funding arrangements as it commissions public health services.
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: non-consolidated performance-related pay for 2022 to 2023

  17-12-2024 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Non-consolidated performance-related pay for the Department of Health and Social Care and its agencies between 2022 and 2023.
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: gender pay gap report and data 2024

  17-12-2024 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Data on the difference in employees’ average earnings from April 2023 to March 2024.
  
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• Guidance: Investigating suspected criminal activity in healthcare: MoU

  17-12-2024 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Memorandum of understanding for investigating healthcare incidents where suspected criminal activity may have contributed to death or serious life-changing harm.
  
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• Corporate report: DHSC annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024

  17-12-2024 16:19 via gov.uk
  
  How the Department of Health and Social Care has funded its activities and used its resources during the financial year 2023 to 2024.
  
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• Guidance: Public health grants to local authorities: 2024 to 2025

  17-12-2024 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  The public health allocations and monetary conditions for local authorities to improve health in local populations.
  
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• Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment information: November 2024

  16-12-2024 17:13 via gov.uk
  
  Information on how the 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) is controlling spend on branded medicines in the NHS.
  
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