10 Mar 2010 - DoH - Quit Smoking With The Help Of Your Mobile
A new iPhone app that helps people to stop smoking was launched today by Public Health Minister Gillian Merron...

10 Mar 2010 - Invitation to attend the launch of a new agreement backing carer friendly workplaces
Ministers will meet with employers and carers\' representatives to announce a new agreement between the Government and Employers for Carers...

10 Mar 2010 - Alzheimers Society - Politicians not doing enough to improve care older people
Politicians not doing enough to improve care older peopleSixty per cent of people think politicians are not doing enough to improve care for older people according to a survey by Age Concern and Help the Aged...

10 Mar 2010 - DoH - Health to be at centre of fight against climate change
The danger and cost of climate change to the health of Europeans is at the forefront of the debate as the fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health begins today in Parma, Italy...

10 Mar 2010 - DoH - data on diagnostics waiting times
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:This data shows the NHS\' progress in tackling the waiting times for diagnostic tests like scans...

9 Mar 2010 - DoH - Smart use of health intelligence celebrated
Public Health Observatories mark 10th anniversaryThe organisation designed to help make the smartest use of health data across the NHS will celebrate its 10th anniversary today...

9 Mar 2010 - DoH - NHS better equipped to tackle local health inequalities
New health inequalities tool allows local NHS to focus their resourcesA new internet application, which will allow local trusts to monitor and respond to trends in infant mortality and life expectancy to tackle health inequalities, was launched today by Public Health Minister, Gillian Merron...

9 Mar 2010 - DoH - record numbers seeking jobs in social care
Employers across the social care sector can access a huge recruitment pool as record numbers of candidates are looking for a career in social care this month, new figures reveal...

9 Mar 2010 - Kings Fund - Diary note - King\'s Fund to publish new social care funding analysis
THE KING\'S FUND TO PUBLISH NEW PROPOSALS TO REFORM SOCIAL CAREWHEN: 00.01 hours, Tuesday 16 March 2010WHAT: Independent health care think tank, The King\'s Fund, will publish new proposals to reform the social care system...

8 Mar 2010 - New initiative offers support into work for people with learning disabilities
A new pilot scheme - Jobs First - will support people with learning disabilities to find paid jobs Care Services Minister Phil Hope announced today...

8 Mar 2010 - DoH - holiday hosts urged to help visiting relatives avoid costly mistake
Holiday hosts urged to help visiting relatives avoid costly mistakeAs Easter gets closer and people start to think about going on holiday, Brits expecting visitors are asked to remind their friends and family from the EU to carry an EHIC in case they need NHS treatment...

8 Mar 2010 - DoH - £8million regional campaign to help catch cancer early
Local NHS organisations will receive £8 million to fund campaigns that improve early diagnosis of cancer, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today...

8 Mar 2010 - Cabinet Office issues new tender for grant fund administration services
The Office of the Third Sector, along with the other government departments listed below, have issued a tender, seeking service providers to manage the process of making and managing grants to the third sector...

8 Mar 2010 - NHS patients to get new legal rights
Nine out of ten support new rights on waiting times Department of Health to work with Marie Curie on right to choose to die at homeNHS patients are to get new legal rights on waiting times from 1 April 2010, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today...

5 Mar 2010 - British Heart Foundation - Bolder action needed from Government on obesity, says heart charity
In response to the Department of Health\'s \'Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives Strategy Two Years On\' (1) report looking at the Government\'s progress on tackling rising levels of obesity in children and adults, Peter Hollins, Chief Executive for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says:"Unfortunately childhood obesity levels in England remain far too high and it is too early to trumpet success when the government still hasn\'t taken the steps it needs to really tackle this problem...

5 Mar 2010 - Nursing and Midwifery Council - NMC - Massive improvements reported at the Nursing & Midwifery Council
11-2010 5 March 2010Nursing and midwifery regulator improves time it takes to suspend nurses and midwives under investigation by 86 percentThe Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has revealed significant improvements to the length of time it takes to process fitness to practise cases, meaning better protection for the public...

5 Mar 2010 - British Heart Foundation - FSA must not let food companies slip out of responsibilities, says heart charity
For immediate release:5 March 2010FSA must not let food companies slip out of responsibilities, says heart charityIn response to the publication of the Front of Pack nutrition labelling board paper by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Betty McBride, Policy & Communications Director at the British Heart Foundation said:“The FSA’s proposal tries to move us closer to a single front-of-pack food labelling scheme which would allow shoppers to simply see what’s in the food they’re buying...

5 Mar 2010 - Vaccination available for protection against swine ‘flu now and in the future
New cases of pandemic H1N1 (2009) Influenza in communities in England remain at around their lowest level since the disease first appeared in the United Kingdom...

5 Mar 2010 - Breast Cancer Care UK - comment on drug shortage
Breast Cancer CareBreast Cancer Care\'s comment in response to the press release issued today by the Department of Health on proposed new measures to combat difficulties with the supply of medicines...

5 Mar 2010 - Appointment of the Head of the National Healthcare Science School of Genetics
Val Davison, has been appointed Head of the National Healthcare Science School of Genetics, Chief Scientific Officer Professor Sue Hill announced today...

4 Mar 2010 - DoH - Inactive children get help to move more
A new team of specially trained coaches are being deployed to help children become more active - setting them on the path to a healthier future...

4 Mar 2010 - DoH - Tougher action to support medicines supply
A package of tough new actions to ensure that NHS patients can get the medicines they need was agreed at a summit to discuss concerns about current difficulties with the supply of medicines, hosted by Health Secretary Andy Burnham and Health Minister Mike O\'Brien yesterday...

4 Mar 2010 - DoH - Choosing the best GP for you
Patients will have the chance to choose the best GP practice for them under new plans in a consultation published today by Health Secretary Andy Burnham...

3 Mar 2010 - British Heart Foundation - Aspirin risks outweigh benefits for people without artery disease, say BHF
Aspirin risks outweigh benefits for people without artery disease, say BHFIn response to research – part funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) - first presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona in August 2009 and now released in JAMA (1) about the Aspirin for Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis Trial, BHF Medical Director Professor Peter Weissberg said:“We know that a small daily dose of aspirin can reduce the risk of a heart attack in people with angina and in those who’ve had a heart attack...

3 Mar 2010 - Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) - UK Nursing and Midwifery Regulator Responds to PM\'s Commission on the Future of Nursing Report
10-2010 2 March 2010UK nursing and midwifery regulator welcomes recommendations of the report of the Prime Minister\'s independent Commission on the Future of Nursing and MidwiferyThe Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) has welcomed the recommendations of the Prime Minister\'s independent Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in England published today...

3 Mar 2010 - DoH - autism strategy for a welcoming society
The first strategy to help adults with autism in England live independently in a society that understands them, was launched today by Care Services Minister Phil Hope...

3 Mar 2010 - DoH highlights call for nurses, midwives and health service boards to restate commitment to high quality care
Prime Minister\'s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery in England sets out the way forward for the future of the professions...

3 Mar 2010 - DoH - Lemar becomes Ambassador for No Smoking Day
Soul star Lemar has become an Ambassador for the charity No Smoking Day. Thanks to his mother\'s strongly held opposition to smoking Lemar has never taken up the habit,  and is all too aware of the damage that smoking causes to people\'s lives...

3 Mar 2010 - DoH - Brits are ‘all talk-no action’ when it comes to their health
When it comes to our health and wellbeing, Britain is a nation of \'all talk and no action\' according to a survey for new online service NHS MidLifeCheck (www...

3 Mar 2010 - Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ) - Impact of Custody for Children
PRESS RELEASEPRESS RELEASESTANDING COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH JUSTICE www.scyj.org.ukChildren\'s group warns of devastating impacts of overuse of custody for childrenThe Standing Committee for Youth Justice (SCYJ) today released its latest position paper Custody for Children: The Impact, on the impact of the overuse of custody for children in England and Wales...

3 Mar 2010 - Department for Health - New Guidance to Help Early Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer in Young Women
New guidance has been produced to help GPs identify symptoms and diagnose young women with cervical cancer early, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today...

2 Mar 2010 - DoH - More people get on their bikes thanks to investment in cycling
An unprecedented investment in cycling has improved the public\'s health in six Cycling Demonstration Towns - and has had a positive impact on its most inactive citizens according to new statistics published today...

2 Mar 2010 - DECC - New non-executive directors appointed to The Coal Authority
Energy and Climate Change Minister, David Kidney, today announced the appointment of Tricia Henton and Stephen Redmond as Non-Executive Directors to the Coal Authority...

1 Mar 2010 - Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) - TCPA press release - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY \'LIFETIME HOMES, LIFETIME NEIGHBOURHOODS\'
Town and CountryTown and CountryPlanning Association17 Carlton House TerraceLondon, SW1Y 5ASwww.tcpa...

1 Mar 2010 - DoH - Over one in five blame peer pressure for drinking more
Peer pressure to drink to excess could be all in our minds according to a survey published for the Department of Health today...

1 Mar 2010 - DoH - Lets Dance For Free
Department of HealthPeople all over the country are being invited to body pop and foxtrot for free at thousands of dance classes next weekend as part of the new Let\'s Dance campaign...

26 Feb 2010 - DoH - Minister teaches Oakley Centre users to juggle on dignity action day
Adults with learning disabilities were taught how to juggle today by Care Services Minister Phil Hope as part of his pledge to mark the first national Dignity Action Day...

26 Feb 2010 - DoH - NHS inpatient and outpatient events
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting: elective admission events occurring during the quarter ending 31 December 2009The key points from the latest release are:Inpatient EventsThe number of decisions to admit has increased by 73,000 (6...

26 Feb 2010 - DoH - consultation on new rules for foreign nationals’ access to NHS
New proposals on the access of foreign nationals\' to the NHS, aimed at preventing health tourism were set out today by the Department of Health...

26 Feb 2010 - DoH - Adult Critical Care Beds Census
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:NHS Critical care beds, January 2010 censusThe key points from the latest release are:The overall number of open and staffed adult critical care beds was 3,685...

26 Feb 2010 - DoH - agreed settlement with Kent Pharmaceuticals Limited
Agreed settlement between Department of Health and Kent Pharmaceuticals Limited.The Department of Health and Kent Pharmaceuticals Limited ("Kent") are pleased jointly to announce settlement of the claims brought against Kent for alleged anti-competitive cartel conduct in connection with the supply to the NHS of generic drugs...

26 Feb 2010 - Cabinet Office - Report Published on Personalisation of Heath and Social Care and Services to Reduce Re-offending
Rt Hon Anne McGuire MP was appointed the Cabinet Office\'s Advisor on Third Sector Innovation in November 2008...

26 Feb 2010 - New national career framework introduced for NHS scientists
21st Century Careers for 21st Century Scientists A new national career framework will give healthcare scientists clearer roles and career pathways, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today...

25 Feb 2010 - Statistical Press notice - Access to GUM services
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health: GUMAMM for month ending 31st December 2009...

25 Feb 2010 - Achievement of target to create 5,000 health apprenticeships
The health sector has exceeded its aim to recruit 5,000 public sector apprentices, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today...

25 Feb 2010 - Statistical Press Notice - Update of Patient Experience PSA scores
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:Patient Experience PSA scores update based on data up to and including 2009 patient surveys...

25 Feb 2010 - CLIC Sargent - Invest In Specialist Nurses
In response to the statement released by the Royal College of Nurses (24 February 2010) calling on all political parties to invest in specialist nurses...

25 Feb 2010 - Government response to the Mid Staffordshire Independent Inquiry Report
The Government has accepted all the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Health Secretary Andy Burnham announced today...

25 Feb 2010 - DoH - School Meals Are The Real Deal
Promoting healthy eating across South East schools will be top of the agenda on Thursday 25 February when a host of health professionals, professors, nutritionists and doctors will come together to discuss various approaches to improve the quality and experience of school dining...

25 Feb 2010 - DoH - Get involved in dignity action day
People across the country are being urged to help make a real difference to the lives of older and disabled people, as the first national Dignity Action Day is held today...

25 Feb 2010 - Royal College of Physicians - Falls prevention services good but problems remain
FALLS PREVENTION SERVICES GOOD BUT PROBLEMS REMAINIn a new survey of over 1,000 patients from the Royal College of Physicians, three-quarters (76% - 767 of 1,028 total respondents) felt that their experience of falls prevention services had been positive...

24 Feb 2010 - DoH - experts unite to boost dementia research
Leading voices from dementia research will meet for the first time today to drive up the volume, quality and impact of work in the field...

24 Feb 2010 - DoH Phil Hope announces - helping hand for care and support housing
Older people needing care and support will benefit from new and refreshed local housing strategies that promote dignity, respect and choice, Care Services Minister Phil Hope said today...

23 Feb 2010 - DoH announces launch of The Healthy NHS Board - Principles for Good Governance
The NHS National Leadership Council has today launched The Healthy NHS Board: Principles for Good Governance, highlighting the critical role boards play in ensuring that quality, centred on patient safety, effective care and patient experience, is at the heart of the NHS...

23 Feb 2010 - DoH - protective benefits of pandemic \'flu vaccine still available
New cases of pandemic H1N1 (2009) influenza in communities in England remain at around their lowest level since the disease first appeared in the United Kingdom...

23 Feb 2010 - DoH - comments from latest dental access data from NHS Information Centre
Comments from Ann Keen and Barry Cockcroft on the NHS Information Centre:Commenting on today\'s dental access data from the NHS Information Centre, Health Minister Ann Keen said:"Today\'s statistics show that more people visited a dentist in the last two years than at any period in the last 10 years...

23 Feb 2010 - Department of Health - consultation on strategy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Patients, staff and stakeholders are being invited to share their views on a strategy to tackle the growing problem of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in England published by the Department of Health today...

22 Feb 2010 - UK Border Agency - now a major anti-crime force
In 2009 the UK Border Agency (UKBA) specialist immigration crime teams, working with 300 seconded police officers, prosecuted more than 2,200 people for organised immigration crimes including human trafficking, fraud and drug smuggling...

22 Feb 2010 - BIS - £200m boost for Future Technology Sectors
The Prime Minister announced today that £200m from the UK Innovation Investment Fund (UKIIF) will be used to benefit life sciences, digital and advanced manufacturing businesses...

22 Feb 2010 - Kings Fund - The king\'s fund response to nick clegg\'s speech on health and social care
THE KING\'S FUND RESPONSE TO NICK CLEGG\'S SPEECH ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREFor immediate release: 22 February 2010Commenting on the Liberal Democrats\' new health policy paper Protecting and Improving the NHS which Nick Clegg launched today with a speech at The King\'s Fund, the Fund\'s acting chief executive Dr Anna Dixon said:\'Nick Clegg is absolutely right to recognise and praise carers young and old for the many unpaid hours they spend supporting relatives...

22 Feb 2010 - Government outlines vision for an active England
The Government wants to see access to cycle training for every child, creating a generation of new, safe cyclists according to Transport Minister Sadiq Khan...

22 Feb 2010 - Alzheimer\'s Society - move to help hospital staff improve care to people with dementia
Date: Monday, 22 February 2010EMBARGO: TUESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2010, 00.01Leaflet launched to help hospital staff improve care to people with dementiaActor Kevin Whately is launching a new Alzheimer’s Society leaflet today (Tuesday 23 February) to help tackle poor dementia care in hospitals...

22 Feb 2010 - National Farmers Union (NFU) - NFU Cymru - PR44 - Stroke Association in Wales - NFU Cymru\'s charity for 2010
Ein cyf/Our ref: PR/SJ/44Dyddiad/Date: 22 February 2010Stroke Association in Wales - NFU Cymru\'s charity for 2010NFU Cymru has chosen The Stroke Association in Wales, the only charity solely concerned with combating stroke in people of all ages, as its charity to support in 2010...

18 Feb 2010 - DoH appoints chief executive for new adjudication body for health professionals
The Department of Health (DoH) has announced that Stephen Shaw CBE has been appointed as the first chief executive of the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator (OHPA)...

18 Feb 2010 - Protective benefits of pandemic \'flu vaccine still available’
Commenting on the latest situation, Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer for England said:"Vaccination is the best way to protect against the risk of serious complications from the pandemic \'flu virus that is expected back in this country later this year...

17 Feb 2010 - Policy Exchange - \'Pervasive culture of fear in NHS\' and target culture contributed to patient deaths says official reports
Policy Exchange has obtained under the Freedom of Information Act a series of reports by international patient safety experts which show that the Government was warned in the strongest terms about the flawed system of hospital regulation...

17 Feb 2010 - British Heart Foundation - Action needed now to stop devastating consequences of obesity trends
The British Heart Foundation has issued a response to the publication of a report by the National Heart Forum which predicts an increase in the numbers of obese adults in England by 2020...

16 Feb 2010 - AvMA Press Release - NHS Failing to Implement Patient Safety Alerts
PRESS RELEASE 16 February 2010 - for immediate releaseNHS FAILING TO IMPLEMENT PATIENT SAFETY ALERTSThe patient safety charity Action against Medical Accidents ("AvMA") has today published a damning report on NHS bodies\' failure to implement patient safety recommendations issued by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)...

16 Feb 2010 - British Heart Foundation - Diabetes risk no reason to stop taking statins
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) called for further reseach after a study in the Lancet suggested that people taking statins may have a small increased risk of developing diabetes...

16 Feb 2010 - British Heart Foundation - Genetic tests provide no value in predicting heart disease
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) welcomed research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which examined whether it is possible to accurately predict a person\'s risk of cardiovascular disease using genetic markers associated with the disease...

15 Feb 2010 - Breast Cancer Care UK - Statement from Breast Cancer Care on Dundee University research on the p53 gene
Monday February 15 2010Contact: Ian Manley0207 960 3450. Out of office hours: 0770 290 1334Statement from Breast Cancer Care on research from the University of Dundee that establishes a link between deprivation and the p53 gene to explain why women from poorer backgrounds are less likely to survive breast cancer...

12 Feb 2010 - CBI comments on BMA’s statement on NHS reform
The CBI has issued a comment with regards to the BMA\'s campaign against reform of the NHS. Susan Anderson, the CBI\'s Director for Public Services & Skills, said: \'We agree that patients should come first...

11 Feb 2010 - Kings Fund responds to CQC State of Care Report
The King\'s Fund has commented on The State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England, which was published today by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)...

11 Feb 2010 - Kings Fund - Response to marmot review of health inequalities
THE KING\'S FUND RESPONSE TO MARMOT REVIEW OF HEALTH INEQUALITIESFor embargoed release: 00.01 11 February 2010Commenting on today\'s publication of Fair Society, Healthy Lives, the report of the Strategic Review of Health Inequalities in England post-2010 an independent commission lead by Sir Michael Marmot, The King\'s Fund acting chief executive Dr Anna Dixon said:\'This review makes a significant contribution to the debate on health inequalities...

10 Feb 2010 - Counsel and Care - Improvements in information, advice and advocacy are the key to getting better care in the future
Improvements in how older and disabled people, their families and carers access good quality information, advice and advocacy can, in turn, ensure better standards of health and social care, according to Counsel and Care...

10 Feb 2010 - British Heart Foundation - Heart disease and IQ - We can all reduce our heart health risk, says BHF
Heart disease and IQ: We can all reduce our heart health risk, says BHFIn response to a study published in the European Society of Cardiology (1) which highlights that IQ may play a role in the differences in cardiovascular disease rates between people in high and low socio-economic groups, Fotini Rozakeas, Cardiac Nurse for the British heart Foundation (BHF), said:"This study shows that IQ may be a factor in determining vulnerability to heart and circulatory disease particularly in lower socioeconomic groups...

10 Feb 2010 - UNISON claims \'care inspections cuts could fuel failings\'
The public sector trade union UNISON has claimed that plans to cut back on inspections of hospitals, care homes and home care could fuel failings in keeping vulnerable people safe...

9 Feb 2010 - BHF welcomes decision to ban HFSS foods from product placement on TV
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has welcomed a decision by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to ban all HFSS foods (high in fat, sugar and salt) from product placement on television...

9 Feb 2010 - Children\'s Food Campaign responds to DCMS announcement on product placement
The Children\'s Food Campaign has reported that children\'s food campaigners have declared victory in their campaign to stop the Government introducing product placement of junk food in UK-made television programmes...

9 Feb 2010 - Help the Hospices respond to Prime Minister Gordon Brown\'s healthcare plans
Help the Hospices has responded to the speech at the King\'s Fund on February in which Gordon Brown pledged that every cancer patient will be offered one-to-one care and support by a specialist nurse if Labour is re-elected...

9 Feb 2010 - British Heart Foundation - Better food labelling needed to improve nation\'s diet, says heart charity
For immediate releaseTuesday 9th February 2010Better food labelling needed to improve nation’s diet, says heart charityA survey by the Food Standards Agency published today has shown that the amount of saturated fat eaten by adults in the UK has fallen over the last 10 years...

8 Feb 2010 - British Heart Foundation - Genetic link to biological age found
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) announced the publication of research in Nature Genetics, which has identified a genetic variant linked to biological ageing in humans...

8 Feb 2010 - Alzheimers Society - Alzheimer\'s Society comment on study suggesting mobile phone use could reverse Alzheimer\'s disease
Alzheimer\'s Society have welcomed the early results of University of South Florida-led research which suggests that sing a mobile phone could protect against or even reverse the affects of Alzheimer\'s disease...

8 Feb 2010 - RNID reports as Charity Works recruits for graduate professional development programme
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) has reported that a unique professional development programme run by a consortium of leading charities is now recruiting graduates and high flyers to join in September 2010...

8 Feb 2010 - Celebrity Wear Red Shoot (British Heart Foundation / Nicky Johnston)
Celebs go red to fight UK’s biggest killerClick here to view Hannah stripping off for the BHFThis February a host of celebrities have teamed up with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to encourage the UK to ‘Wear Red’ on National Wear Red Day, Friday 26th February, to raise awareness and vital funds...

8 Feb 2010 - Kings Fund - Brown\'s speech on cancer and social care welcomed
The King\'s Fund welcomed the Prime Minister\'s speech on cancer and social care services.The King\'s Fund acting chief executive, Dr Anna Dixon, stated: \'Plans for national universal guarantees to social care at home, delivered by more integrated local health and social services, are ambitious...

8 Feb 2010 - Alzheimers Society - Alzheimer’s Society comment on research suggesting diabetes could triple risk of dementia in some pe
The Alzheimer\'s Society has welcomed new research from King\'s College London which shows fresh links between people who develop diabetes and risk of dementia and suggests that older people with mild cognitive decline are three times more likely to develop dementia if they also have diabetes...

8 Feb 2010 - RNID pays tribute to Vice President Jack Shapiro
The Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) has paid tribute to its Vice President Jack Shapiro, who died last week aged ninety three...