Archived government news
January 2025
Press release: Power to patient as government sets out plan to cut waiting … Monday, 06 January 2025
Guidance: NHS general ophthalmic service fees and optical voucher values fr… Monday, 06 January 2025
Press release: PM sets out plan to end waiting list backlogs through millio… Monday, 06 January 2025
Press release: Power to patients as government sets out plan to cut waiting… Monday, 06 January 2025
Press release: PM sets out plan to end waiting list backlogs through millio… Monday, 06 January 2025
Press release: New reforms and independent commission to transform social c… Friday, 03 January 2025
Transparency data: NHS injury costs recovery scheme: April 2024 to March 20… Friday, 03 January 2025
Press release: New reforms and independent commission to transform social c… Friday, 03 January 2025
Healthy Start Wednesday, 01 January 2025
December 2024
Guidance: Provisional list of NHS abortion clinics and hospitals in England… Tuesday, 31 December 2024
Guidance: Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in Wales, 2024 Tuesday, 31 December 2024
Guidance: Independent clinics approved to carry out abortions in England Tuesday, 31 December 2024
Press release: Record numbers complete NHS Couch to 5k app Tuesday, 31 December 2024
Press release: Record numbers complete NHS Couch to 5K app Tuesday, 31 December 2024
Transparency data: New Year Honours 2025: Ambulance Service list Monday, 30 December 2024
Guidance: Local stop smoking services and support: funding for 2025 to 2026 Monday, 30 December 2024
Press release: Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts Monday, 30 December 2024
Press release: Quit for a week and save a day, say health experts Monday, 30 December 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Friday, 27 December 2024
Guidance: Medicine choices in opioid substitution treatment Friday, 27 December 2024
Guidance: NHS cost recovery - overseas visitors Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Corporate report: DHSC register of senior civil servants' secondary paid em… Monday, 23 December 2024
Press release: GP reforms to cut red tape and bring back family doctor Friday, 20 December 2024
Guidance: Medicines that you cannot export from the UK or hoard Friday, 20 December 2024
Press release: GP reforms to cut red tape and bring back family doctor Friday, 20 December 2024
Corporate report: Business critical models for Department of Health and Soc… Thursday, 19 December 2024
Guidance: Adult social care outcomes framework: handbook of definitions Thursday, 19 December 2024
Press release: Biggest investment into hospices in a generation Thursday, 19 December 2024
Consultation outcome: Changes to regulations relating to the Care Quality C… Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Guidance: Public health commissioning in the NHS: 2024 to 2025 Wednesday, 18 December 2024
Transparency data: DHSC: gender pay gap report and data 2024 Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Transparency data: DHSC: non-consolidated performance-related pay for 2022 … Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Guidance: Investigating suspected criminal activity in healthcare: MoU Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Corporate report: DHSC annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024 Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Guidance: Public health grants to local authorities: 2024 to 2025 Tuesday, 17 December 2024
Guidance: The 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access a… Monday, 16 December 2024
Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment informa… Monday, 16 December 2024
Guidance: Healthcare education and training tariff: 2024 to 2025 Monday, 16 December 2024
Independent report: NHS Pension Board annual report: 2023 to 2024 Monday, 16 December 2024
Independent report: NHS Pension Board annual report: 2022 to 2023 Monday, 16 December 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Monday, 16 December 2024
Guidance: Ordering and retaining medical certificates of cause of death (MC… Friday, 13 December 2024
Statement to Parliament: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement: Pube… Thursday, 12 December 2024
Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the DDRB: pay round 2025 to 2026 Thursday, 12 December 2024
Guidance: Working group tasks - 10 Year Health Plan Thursday, 12 December 2024
Transparency data: Department of Health and Social Care prompt payment of s… Thursday, 12 December 2024
Press release: Advice accepted on spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programm… Thursday, 12 December 2024
Consultation outcome: Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010: pr… Thursday, 12 December 2024
Independent report: Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2024: health in c… Thursday, 12 December 2024
Press release: £100 million public-private health research boost Thursday, 12 December 2024
Press release: Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report - Health in Cities Thursday, 12 December 2024
Press release: Chief Medical Officer's annual report - health in cities Thursday, 12 December 2024
Press release: Advice accepted on spring 2025 COVID-19 vaccination programm… Thursday, 12 December 2024
Consultation outcome: Proposed changes to the availability of puberty block… Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Press release: Ban on puberty blockers to be made indefinite on experts’ ad… Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the NHSPRB: pay round 2025 to 2026 Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the DDRB: pay round 2025 to 2026 Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Policy paper: DHSC evidence for the SSRB: pay round 2025 to 2026 Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Open consultation: NHS Pension Scheme: proposed amendments for April 2025 Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Monday, 09 December 2024
Press release: Health Secretary asks NHS to prioritise patient safety for w… Monday, 09 December 2024
Press release: Biggest ever conversation about the NHS comes to London Monday, 09 December 2024
Press release: UK & Switzerland deepen science ties with £16 million backin… Monday, 09 December 2024
Press release: Biggest ever conversation about the NHS comes to London Monday, 09 December 2024
Press release: Health Secretary asks NHS to prioritise patient safety for w… Monday, 09 December 2024
Press release: Government to tackle NHS workforce crisis with refreshed pla… Sunday, 08 December 2024
Press release: North West of England has its say on the future of the NHS Saturday, 07 December 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Friday, 06 December 2024
Notice: Life Sciences Healthcare Goals Friday, 06 December 2024
Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: Dece… Thursday, 05 December 2024
Guidance: Excess treatment costs (ETCs) in non-commercial research Thursday, 05 December 2024
Guidance: Medical certificate of cause of death (MCCD): guidance for medica… Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Guidance: Social work bursary information packs Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Transparency data: NHS injury costs recovery scheme: April 2024 to March 20… Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Call for evidence outcome: Improving integrated commissioning in health and… Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Guidance: Restricting advertising of less healthy food or drink on TV and o… Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Independent report: Flu vaccines 2025 to 2026: JCVI advice Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Research: Evaluating the implementation of Right Care, Right Person Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Press release: Junk food ad ban legislation progresses to curb childhood ob… Tuesday, 03 December 2024
Press release: South East of England has its say on the future of the NHS Sunday, 01 December 2024
Press release: Biggest ever conversation about the NHS comes to East of Eng… Sunday, 01 December 2024
November 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Friday, 29 November 2024
Speech: The government's vision for adult social care Thursday, 28 November 2024
Transparency data: DHSC: ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meeting… Thursday, 28 November 2024
Transparency data: DHSC: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality a… Thursday, 28 November 2024
Transparency data: DHSC: special advisers' gifts, hospitality and meetings,… Thursday, 28 November 2024
Transparency data: DHSC: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2… Thursday, 28 November 2024
Speech: Health Secretary opens first Men's Health Summit Thursday, 28 November 2024
Press release: Secretary of State commits to first ever Men’s Health Strate… Thursday, 28 November 2024
Guidance: Accelerating Reform Fund 2024 to 2025: grant determination Thursday, 28 November 2024
Open consultation: Leading the NHS: proposals to regulate NHS managers Thursday, 28 November 2024
Rogue employers will be banned from hiring overseas workers Thursday, 28 November 2024
Unpaid carers supported by £22.6 million investment in innovation Thursday, 28 November 2024
Press release: First patients benefit from cutting-edge UK scanner to trans… Thursday, 28 November 2024
Unpaid carers supported by £22.6 million investment in innovation Thursday, 28 November 2024
Correspondence: Folic acid supplementation: advice to health professionals Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Press release: Landmark genetics partnership to probe causes of cancer and … Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Research: Findings of the call for evidence on the statutory duty of candou… Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Closed call for evidence: Duty of candour review Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Open consultation: Leading the NHS: proposals to regulate NHS managers Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Independent report: The Older People's Housing Taskforce Report Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Independent report: The Older People's Housing Taskforce Report Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Transparency data: DHSC register of board members' interests, 2024 to 2025 Monday, 25 November 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Monday, 25 November 2024
Press release: Over 1 million change.nhs.uk visits as NHS debate hits Somer… Monday, 25 November 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Monday, 25 November 2024
Press release: Lords to consider landmark reforms to mental health care Monday, 25 November 2024
Press release: Lords to consider landmark reforms to mental health care Monday, 25 November 2024
Press release: New protections for whistleblowers under NHS manager propos… Sunday, 24 November 2024
Press release: 1 million visits to Change.NHS.UK as roadshow hits Leicester… Saturday, 23 November 2024
Guidance: DHSC annual report and accounts timetable Friday, 22 November 2024
Consultation outcome: Information standards for health and adult social car… Friday, 22 November 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Thursday, 21 November 2024
Press release: Government acts to eradicate modern slavery from NHS Thursday, 21 November 2024
Open consultation: Tackling modern slavery in NHS procurement: proposed reg… Thursday, 21 November 2024
Research: Evidence on costs associated with NHS-funded nursing care in 2023 Thursday, 21 November 2024
Press release: Government acts to eradicate modern slavery from NHS Thursday, 21 November 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Submitting an application for review by the ACBS Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Independent review of physician and anaesthesia associates: terms… Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Independent report: NHS Pay Review Body Thirty-Seventh Report: 2024 Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Correspondence: Assisted dying bill debate: advice to pharmacy professional… Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Press release: New review of Physician and Anaesthesia Associates launched Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Press release: New chair of the MHRA Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Guidance: International recruitment toolkit for adult social care providers Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Guidance: Change NHS survey: tell us what you think (easy read) Monday, 18 November 2024
Guidance: Change NHS: help build a health service fit for the future Monday, 18 November 2024
Press release: Middlesbrough kicks off national roadshow of NHS debates Saturday, 16 November 2024
Press release: Middlesbrough kicks off national roadshow of NHS debates Saturday, 16 November 2024
Transparency data: Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in En… Friday, 15 November 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Friday, 15 November 2024
Independent report: Independent investigation of the NHS in England Friday, 15 November 2024
Guidance: Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme Friday, 15 November 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Thursday, 14 November 2024
Policy paper: Mental Health Bill: European Convention on Human Rights memor… Thursday, 14 November 2024
Independent report: COVID-19 vaccination in 2025 and spring 2026: JCVI advi… Thursday, 14 November 2024
Press release: Birth defects prevented by fortifying flour with folic acid Thursday, 14 November 2024
Press release: Birth defects prevented by fortifying flour with folic acid Thursday, 14 November 2024
Impact assessment: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill: impact assessment Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Policy paper: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill: creating a smoke-free UK and tack… Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Independent report: COVID-19 vaccination in 2025 and spring 2026: JCVI advi… Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Independent report: Shingles (herpes zoster) vaccination programme: JCVI st… Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Press release: Zero tolerance for failure under package of tough NHS reform… Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Press release: Zero tolerance for failure under package of tough NHS reform… Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Speech: Our ambition to reform the NHS Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Press release: Secretary of State pledges to contain NHS agency spend Monday, 11 November 2024
Press release: Failing NHS managers' pay clampdown Monday, 11 November 2024
Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, April 2024 Monday, 11 November 2024
Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £25,000, May 2024 Monday, 11 November 2024
Press release: Failing NHS managers' pay clampdown Monday, 11 November 2024
Press release: Former Health Secretary to help government fix health and ca… Saturday, 09 November 2024
Press release: Former Health Secretary to help government fix health and ca… Saturday, 09 November 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Friday, 08 November 2024
Guidance: New Hospital Programme review: terms of reference Friday, 08 November 2024
Get an immigration health surcharge refund if you're a student from the EU,… Friday, 08 November 2024
Transparency data: NHS injury costs recovery scheme: April 2024 to March 20… Friday, 08 November 2024
Guidance: Adult personal social services: specific revenue funding and gran… Thursday, 07 November 2024
Policy paper: Mental Health Bill 2025: easy read Thursday, 07 November 2024
Policy paper: Mental Health Bill 2025: fact sheet Thursday, 07 November 2024
Research: Surveying incomes and assets of adults with social care needs Thursday, 07 November 2024
Research: Evaluation of the Grant to Streamline Local Authority Adult Socia… Thursday, 07 November 2024
Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: Nove… Thursday, 07 November 2024
Guidance: Adult social care in England statistics: background quality and m… Thursday, 07 November 2024
Extension to temporary ban on puberty blockers Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Press release: “Good work is good for health” Work & Pensions and Health Se… Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Apply to the Mental Health Tribunal Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Press release: Better care for mental health patients under major reforms Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Press release: “Good work is good for health” Work & Pensions and Health Se… Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Open call for evidence: Standardised packaging for all tobacco products Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Press release: UK to create world-first 'early warning system' for pandemic… Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Speech: Protecting children, families and vulnerable from tobacco harms Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Press release: Smoking ban introduced to protect children and most vulnerab… Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Press release: UK to create world-first 'early warning system' for pandemic… Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Speech: Protecting children, families and vulnerable from tobacco harms Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Press release: Smoking ban introduced to protect children and most vulnerab… Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Guidance: Commercial procurement pipeline for DHSC Monday, 04 November 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Monday, 04 November 2024
Guidance: Healthcare education and training tariff: 2024 to 2025 Monday, 04 November 2024
Guidance: NHS Bursary Scheme rules 2024 to 2025 Monday, 04 November 2024
Guidance: Learning Support Fund 8th edition: 2024 to 2025 Monday, 04 November 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Friday, 01 November 2024
Correspondence: Assisted dying bill debate: advice to nurses and midwives Friday, 01 November 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Friday, 01 November 2024
October 2024
Independent report: David Fuller inquiry: phase 2 interim report Thursday, 31 October 2024
Transparency data: Provisional list of abortion clinics and hospitals in En… Thursday, 31 October 2024
Guidance: Applying for health and social care jobs in the UK from abroad Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Guidance: Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme Friday, 25 October 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Friday, 25 October 2024
Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, May 2024 Thursday, 24 October 2024
Impact assessment: Data (Use and Access) Bill: supporting documents Thursday, 24 October 2024
Guidance: Clostridioides difficile infection: how to deal with the problem Thursday, 24 October 2024
Research: Cardiothoracic transplant information collation exercise: survey … Thursday, 24 October 2024
Correspondence: UKHSA priorities in 2024 to 2025 Thursday, 24 October 2024
Press release: Government crackdown on single-use vapes Thursday, 24 October 2024
Press release: New data laws unveiled to improve public services and boost … Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Press release: MHRA reminds healthcare professionals to advise patients of … Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Guidance: Drugs and pharmaceutical electronic market information tool (eMIT… Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Guidance: NHS Choice Framework - what choices are available to you in your … Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Guidance: Viral haemorrhagic fever: ACDP algorithm and guidance on manageme… Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Transparency data: Digitising Social Care Programme: SRO appointment letter Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Guidance: Ambulance Service Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Guidance: Change NHS: help build a health service fit for the future Monday, 21 October 2024
Transparency data: Voluntary scheme aggregate net sales and payment informa… Monday, 21 October 2024
Press release: Government issues rallying cry to the nation to help fix NHS Sunday, 20 October 2024
Press release: Government issues rallying cry to the nation to help fix NHS Sunday, 20 October 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Friday, 18 October 2024
Consultation outcome: Proposed update to the statutory scheme to control th… Friday, 18 October 2024
Open consultation: Healthy Start for families with no recourse to public fu… Friday, 18 October 2024
Open consultation: Cymhwysedd Cychwyn Iach ar gyfer teuluoedd na allant gae… Friday, 18 October 2024
Statutory guidance: Primary Dental Services Statement of Financial Entitlem… Friday, 18 October 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Friday, 18 October 2024
Press release: Virtual reality and wearable technology pilot to cut drug de… Thursday, 17 October 2024
Independent report: Review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Q… Thursday, 17 October 2024
Guidance: Viral haemorrhagic fever: ACDP algorithm and guidance on manageme… Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Press release: UK bolsters support to tackle mpox and Marburg in central Af… Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Notice: Life Sciences Vision Missions Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Press release: Major crackdown on NHS waste Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Policy paper: Design for Life roadmap Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Press release: UK bolsters support to tackle mpox and Marburg in central Af… Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Guidance: Viral haemorrhagic fever: ACDP algorithm and guidance on manageme… Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Press release: Government pledges further action to strengthen patient safe… Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Guidance: UK 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2013 to 2018 Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Independent report: David Fuller inquiry: phase 2 interim report Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Independent report: Review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Q… Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Independent report: Review into the operational effectiveness of the Care Q… Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Guidance: Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape: te… Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Guidance: NHS injury costs recovery scheme Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Press release: Landmark collaboration with largest pharmaceutical company Monday, 14 October 2024
Guidance: DHSC public appointments: 2024 to 2025 Monday, 14 October 2024
Form: Child death reviews: forms for reporting child deaths Monday, 14 October 2024
Avoid and report internet scams and phishing Friday, 11 October 2024
Policy paper: EM on EU legislation concerning food safety (C(23)8519) Thursday, 10 October 2024
Corporate report: DHSC equality information: 2023 Thursday, 10 October 2024
Guidance: Medicines eligible for Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Press release: Certificates recognising heartbreak of losing a baby extende… Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Press release: Certificates recognising heartbreak of losing a baby extende… Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Guidance: Adult social care: market shaping Monday, 07 October 2024
Press release: New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth trial… Monday, 07 October 2024
Press release: New NHS programme to reduce brain injury in childbirth trial… Sunday, 06 October 2024
Research: Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund 2024 to 2025: care pro… Sunday, 06 October 2024
Press release: New Government tech deals boost the business of cancer detec… Saturday, 05 October 2024
Press release: New government tech deals boost the business of cancer detec… Saturday, 05 October 2024