NHS asks for symptom tracking against COVID-19
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, has asked citizens to use new Coronavirus Status Checker, building … read more »
DHSC launches world’s largest COVID-19 trial
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announces a national trial for treatments against the current pandemic coronavirus. … read more »
Hancock lays out coronavirus plan
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, has launched a new plan to tackle coronavirus with … read more »
NHS England and NHS Improvement Mandate focusses on coronavirus
The Government’s 2020-21 mandate to NHS England and NHS Improvement has been released, setting out objectives and funding for the … read more »
NHS England given additional emergency commissioning powers
NHS England has been given authority over some functions of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in order to ensure continued service … read more »
UK coronavirus planning information issued for industry
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued recommended actions for companies within the medicines and medical devices … read more »
UK strategy for rare diseases: 2020 update published
The 2020 update to the Government’s strategy for rare diseases has been published, explaining progress made to date and the … read more »
NICE appoints interim chair
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has appointed Tim Irish to lead its board during the final … read more »
NHS Long Term Plan Funding Bill presented to Parliament
The NHS Long Term Plan Funding Bill includes provisions for an additional annual £33.9 billion until 2024. The Bill will … read more »
NIHR and Novartis agree large scale clinical trial cardiovascular disease drug
A new deal will see the NHS involved in supporting a large scale trial of the drug, which it is … read more »
