£7bn funding boost for NHS and social care to support COVID-19 recovery
The UK Government has announced a £7 billion package for health and social care services to support the next phase of the NHS response to…
BREAKING: PHE scrapped as government launches new institute for public health protection
In a speech delivered today by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock, a new national organisation whose primary focus is public health protection and…
Health and Social Care Secretary says UK must drive forward integration of health and social care
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock recently delivered a speech at the Royal College of Physicians about the future of healthcare and the lessons…
£62 million Community Discharge Fund launches to help accelerate hospital discharges for people with learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities or autism who could be better supported in their community will have their discharges from hospital accelerated thanks to a new…
Shielding guidelines in England to relax from July for over two million people
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that the million people in England who are clinically extremely vulnerable and are shielding from the…
MPs back RCOT’s call for UK Government to prioritise rehabilitation for those affected by coronavirus
MPs from across the UK’s political spectrum are backing the Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ (RCOT) call for Health Secretary Matt Hancock to prioritise rehabilitation…
New government app designed to support England’s social care workers launched
A new dedicated app for the adult social care workforce in England has been launched by the Department of Health and Social Care to support…
NHS and social care staff allowed free car parking during pandemic
Matt Hancock MP is giving immediate financial backing for all NHS Trusts to provide free car parking to NHS staff for the duration of coronavirus.…
Government announces free hospital parking for thousands of patients, staff and carers
Disabled people, frequent outpatient attenders, parents of sick children staying overnight and staff working night shifts will have access to free NHS car parking from…
£130 million funding boost to develop important new tech to tackle cancer and debilitating illnesses
Announced by the UK Government, thousands of NHS patients could receive faster diagnosis and better treatment for life-changing diseases like cancer, dementia and Parkinson’s. The…