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Winter surge in patients going online for trusted health information 31 December 2011
Lansley launches free whistleblowing helpline service 30 December 2011
EU mulls options on anti-counterfeit barcodes and inspections 28 December 2011
New EU money in 2012 for actions against cancer, chronic and rare diseases 27 December 2011
New public health system takes shape as more details published 21 December 2011
£20 million Government funding to help people in the cold weather 21 December 2011
Department of Health moves to life course approach and streamlines its communications agencies 21 December 2011
Appointment of three Non-Executive Members to the Regulation & Quality Improvement Authority 20 December 2011
Senior UK politicians demand further revisions to NHS reform bill 20 December 2011
NHS Fife 19 December 2011
More Scottish focused GP contract 18 December 2011
EMA delays safety regime despite 33 million euro budget hike 16 December 2011
Patients will benefit from new Critical Care Building – Poots 15 December 2011
Deputy Minister announces over £9m in grant funding for voluntary sector organisations 14 December 2011
NHS Board appointment 14 December 2011
Doctors say Northern Ireland care strategy must be properly funded 14 December 2011
NHS invests 150 million pounds in targeted radiotherapy 14 December 2011
London's NHS struggling to break even - report 13 December 2011
Scotland's plans to merge health and social care may affect drugs budget 13 December 2011
Dramatic divide in research among English health authorities, with Leeds most prolific 13 December 2011
Atlas maps out variation in NHS 12 December 2011
Northern Ireland pharmacy funding crisis may affect sales - trade body 12 December 2011
Poots launches £18m state-of-the-art Telemonitoring NI service 12 December 2011
Integration of health and social care 12 December 2011
£63.8million Christmas present for Children's Hospital for Wales 12 December 2011
Pharma purchase curbs loom as EU reorganises health crisis management 09 December 2011
UK government measures may keep R&D in country 09 December 2011
UK lung cancer treatments improving, surgery rates still down on other EU states, report 09 December 2011
UK only government to hike funding for neglected diseases as financial crisis hit 09 December 2011
Bowel screening programme extended 08 December 2011
UK's NHS managers team up with ABPI, life sciences body to promote innovation 08 December 2011
UK private healthcare market faces competition investigation 08 December 2011
NICE prepares guidance on cost-saving for public health schemes 07 December 2011
More than 40% of all cancers down to lifestyle - report 07 December 2011
Doctors lobby peers to oppose UK government's NHS reforms 07 December 2011
Minister launches consultation on shared service in health and social care 07 December 2011
Europe harbours broad ambitions in antibiotics research 06 December 2011
UK government unveils life sciences plan to boost investment in sector 06 December 2011
New UK's NHS regime aims to ensure access to NICE-backed drugs 06 December 2011
UK government to create two "life sciences champions" to revamp R&D 06 December 2011
UK pharmacists blame manufacturers for continuing drug shortages 05 December 2011
Measles outbreak on the rise in Europe 05 December 2011
EU defines likely shape of revised clinical trials rules 05 December 2011
Cameron says NHS will be world's fastest adopter of new medicines 05 December 2011
E-referrals in half of Wales' GP surgeries 02 December 2011
Updated EU rules on information on prescription medicines fall at first hurdle 02 December 2011
Consultation on HIV positive healthcare workers launched 01 December 2011
UK's NICE steps into NHS commissioning of care 01 December 2011
England's NHS set to be slightly better funded as inflation predicted to fall 01 December 2011
Launch of the National Specialist Advisory Group for Cancer 01 December 2011
Child health programme to be extended 01 December 2011
Changes to national partnership forum for older people 30 November 2011
Europe 'urgently' needs intergovernmental approach to improving men's health 30 November 2011
European HTA may offer better value for money, cut corruption in decision-making, says MEP 30 November 2011
UK biotech says government measures 'very small step' in helping sector 30 November 2011
EU finally accepts cannot remove local restrictions on pharmacy ownership 30 November 2011
UK health body urges universal HIV testing - disease prevalence rises 30 November 2011
Pharma industry welcome for European Union research support plans 30 November 2011
Newly available Health Data will support Medical Research and Patient Empowerment 29 November 2011
NHS workforce stats published 29 November 2011
UK to publish new tax rules to keep big pharma in UK 29 November 2011
Chair appointed to NHS Grampian Board 25 November 2011
EU court backs longer patent protection for combined drugs, offers 5 years extra protection 25 November 2011
UK pharmacies say government measures failing to ensure drugs' supply 25 November 2011
UK's BMA Council opposes plans to "privatise" commissioning support 25 November 2011
Doctors' prescribing restricted by health providers to cut costs in UK 24 November 2011
EMA head Rasi prepared to stretch remit to ensure access to drugs 24 November 2011
Low BMI linked to Alzheimer's disease 23 November 2011
IMS says European drug sales stable in aggregate, but Germany up and Spain down 23 November 2011
Rawlins' tenure as NICE chairman extended yet again 23 November 2011
Cancer vaccine impact may be limited, report says 22 November 2011
Genetic testing study launches in NHS to match cancer treatments to patients 22 November 2011
MPs to launch inquiry into drugs' shortages in UK, wholesalers welcome probe 22 November 2011
Innovation is the key to efficiency 22 November 2011
New institute to help narrow the health gap 21 November 2011
Pharmacy group launches inquiry into UK drug shortages 21 November 2011
Cancer Research UK targets understanding of how genes control cancer 21 November 2011
New designs help to combat bugs in hospitals 18 November 2011
Investment in radiotherapy is speeding up treatment 18 November 2011
Government welcomes provisional advice from the NHS Future Forum 17 November 2011
Minister launches £500,000 project to improve health and wellbeing in North West 16 November 2011
New technologies benefit both the patient and the economy 16 November 2011
National programme launched to accelerate learning for health and wellbeing boards 15 November 2011
Scheme to support healthcare assistants unveiled 15 November 2011
Health Survey Northern Ireland: first results from the 2010/11 survey 15 November 2011
Andrew Lansley takes firm action to protect patient choice 14 November 2011
UK is amongst the best prepared in the world for a pandemic 10 November 2011
New toolkit launched to promote equality and fairness in the NHS 10 November 2011
Privatised UK NHS hospitals could cut drugs costs using restricted formularies 10 November 2011
Wales fails to spend drugs budget, 'better' health outcomes in England, Scotland 10 November 2011
Audit Committee Chair of NHS Commissioning Board Authority announced 09 November 2011
Lansley speaks about the NHS on the world stage 09 November 2011
Study highlights high proportional increase in UK cancer expenditure 09 November 2011
UK cancer diagnosis times fall on NICE guidance 09 November 2011
£2 million campaign launched to tackle dementia 07 November 2011
Improving Scotland’s health 07 November 2011
NHSScotland Chief Executive’s annual report 04 November 2011
England's NHS reform legislation faces further delay 03 November 2011
New GP registration system tested 02 November 2011
GP contract agreement allows patients more choice 02 November 2011
Pharma wholesalers warn of fragility of UK's medicines' supply chain 02 November 2011
England's GPs will no longer be incentivised for efficient prescribing 02 November 2011
New five year vision for NHS published 01 November 2011
Plan launched to keep us healthy this winter 01 November 2011
NHS Commissioning Board Authority goes live 31 October 2011
NICE looks to its 'Citizens Council' on assessing certain treatments 31 October 2011
NHS faces 'perfect storm' as cancer cases set to soar 45% in 20 years - report 31 October 2011
UK "virus library" could speed up pandemic flu vaccine production 28 October 2011
Thousands of lives to be saved in biggest roll out of AAA screening 27 October 2011
New hospital mortality indicator to improve measurement of patient safety 27 October 2011
UK's MHRA seeks opinions on proposed consolidated medicines legislation 26 October 2011
Funding to improve research capacity in NHS 25 October 2011
Improved mental health therapies for children 25 October 2011
New funding allocation for Northern Ireland’s healthcare 24 October 2011
Seven out of ten England's family doctors oppose health service reforms 24 October 2011
New targets to reduce delayed discharges 21 October 2011
New NHS treatment centres for military heroes 21 October 2011
UK wholesalers criticise health secretary for dismissing pharma supply chain fears 21 October 2011
Parallel trade responsible for UK medicines shortages, says health secretary 20 October 2011
New reimbursement scheme for unlicensed "specials" in England and Wales 20 October 2011
Record low for mixed sex accommodation 20 October 2011
Professor Malcolm Grant confirmed as Chair of NHS Commissioning Board 19 October 2011
Cutting drug errors in NHS could save 16,000 lives a year in England - press 19 October 2011
Changes made to NHS Constitution to enshrine whistle blowing law 18 October 2011
Minister gives kick-start to volunteering at launch of vision and fund 17 October 2011
'Patchy' UK prostate cancer services must improve, says charity 14 October 2011
Lansley names preferred Chair of NHS Commissioning Board 14 October 2011
Government calls time on obesity 13 October 2011
UK's public audit body warns 20 NHS hospitals in England not financially viable 13 October 2011
UK peers reject proposals to scrap or review health reform bill 12 October 2011
Summary Care Record to benefit millions of patients with long term conditions 12 October 2011
Greater choice for NHS patients across the country 11 October 2011
Funding for carer support in Glasgow 11 October 2011
A more transparent and safer NHS for patients 10 October 2011
£20 million to knock down mental health stigma 10 October 2011
Big pharma interest in UK R&D investment dwindling, warns industry body 07 October 2011
UK pharma chief says industry must help NHS in its efficiency drive 07 October 2011
UK research projects encourage NHS, academic and pharma collaborations 07 October 2011
Value-based pricing system could improve orphan drug access 06 October 2011
New research partnerships set to boost patient treatments and economic growth 06 October 2011
UK's NICE to provide information to support off-label prescribing 05 October 2011
£288 Million Extra For NHS in Wales 04 October 2011
Patients to have a greater say and choice over their care 04 October 2011
Better access to drugs for rare disease patients 04 October 2011
Public health doctors call for England's NHS reforms to be scrapped 04 October 2011
Prime Minister and Health Secretary announce new commitments on 24/7 NHS care 01 October 2011
NICE to 'host' UK national NHS staff performance agency 30 September 2011
NICE outlines NHS requirements for breast cancer care, in latest set of 'quality standards' 30 September 2011
Online tools aid patient health decisions 30 September 2011
Further steps along the road to a clinically led NHS 30 September 2011
NHS continuing to perform strongly 30 September 2011
Department of Health changing to reflect new role 30 September 2011
UK pharma code allows pharma to work jointly with private contractors - PMCPA 29 September 2011
Private firms will drive down drugs costs further under value-based pricing 29 September 2011
Pharma reps to go by 2015 - expert 27 September 2011
Pharma urged to redesign UK's NHS services 27 September 2011
New independent body to review health board plans in Wales 27 September 2011
Welsh Government funding establishes specialist midwifery post 27 September 2011
Smoking cessation figures for Scotland 27 September 2011
Scottish Health Survey 2010 27 September 2011
Welsh pharmacy pilots prove a success in rural communities 23 September 2011
Fairer health outcomes for all in Wales 22 September 2011
Funding for Scottish healthcare set to increase 21 September 2011
Health Minster committed to primary care investment in Northern Ireland 21 September 2011
NHS reforms could face further opposition in upper house 21 September 2011
UK minister calls for tough international action on obesity, smoking and cancer 20 September 2011
Breast cancer surgery and back home in one day 20 September 2011

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