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First Steps Revealed to an Improved NHS Dentistry Services
Proposals aimed at improving outcomes for dental patients were published by the Department of Health today. The plans mark the first step towards a significant NHS White Paper commitment to introduce a new dental contract that will improve the quality...
Princess Beatrice Mingles With the Stars For The Teenage Cancer Trust Auction
The Polo Jeans Co.’s Art Stars exhibition brought together celebrities and artists to celebrate and raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Expectant Parents to Rate UK Maternity Services Online
Public Health Minister Anne Milton has launched a new online comparison service where expectant parents can compare and rate maternity services. The new tool that will help parents-to-be make that choice is now available at www.nhs.uk to give people...
More Family Nurse Partnerships for Disadvantaged Families in England
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that twice as many disadvantaged families and new mums and dads will get help from a program which provides intensive support and home visits from early pregnancy until a child is two years old.
UK Health Minister Lord Howe Launches Smile4Life
Health Minister Lord Howe has visited Chorley in Lancashire to launch the innovative Smile4Life program, which promotes good oral health among pre-school children in the region. How People Arrived Here: smile4life
NHS Patients Will have More Choice And a Louder Voice
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has revealed proposals to give patients will have more choice and a louder voice. The White Paper, ‘Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS’, set out the Government’s ambition to give people more control...
UK Government Launches 111 a Non-Emergency Health Services Number
United Kingdom (UK) Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has launched a new three-digit number – 111 – that will make it easier for patients to access non-emergency NHS healthcare wherever they are, 24 hours a day. The new service, launched in...
More UK Smokers Quitting Than Ever, But Rates Remain Too High
More smokers than ever are making use of Britain’s free NHS Stop Smoking Services to help them quit smoking for good, and more than ever are seeing the results they want. In the year to March 2010, 757,537 people set a quit date through NHS Stop...
