GPs are working closely with specialist doctors to help patients get the right care in the right place. If a patient needs a referral to hospital, they will get one. Where a referral isn't necessary, patients can often be treated in their local community. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eGqE2AhM
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The Department of Health and Social Care helps people to live better for longer. We lead, shape and fund health and care in England, making sure people have the support, care and treatment they need, with the compassion, respect and dignity they deserve. The Department of Health and Social care sets the direction and coordinates action across the health and care system: public health and adult social care as well as the NHS. We create national policies and legislation, providing the long term vision and ambition to meet current and future challenges, and act as a global leader in health and care policy. We work with our partners to ensure everyone can access the health and care they need, from supporting people to have the best start in life, to staying in good health and, where that might not be possible, supporting people to live as independently as they can and ensuring they receive the best possible care. We want to instil a culture that values compassion, dignity and the highest quality of care. We support the integrity of the system by providing funding, assuring the delivery and continuity of services, and accounting to Parliament. We champion innovation and improvement by supporting research and technology, promoting honesty, openness and transparency. Above all, we encourage staff in every health and care organisation, including our own, to understand and learn from people’s experience of health and care and to apply this to everything we do.
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- 1919
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Today, we’ve announced a major update to our baby food range, reinforcing our long‑standing commitment to supporting families from the very start of life. We know parents want convenience without compromise, which is why we have carefully reviewed nearly 250 baby and toddler food products to ensure that every pouch, pot and snack on our shelves meets new nutrition guidelines from the Government on sugar and salt levels. 👉 Read more on our newsroom, or listen to our Nutritionist, Vicky Pennington sharing more about this update below: https://shorturl.at/h8g8p
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Wes Streeting is chairing a new Taskforce to make NHS maternity and neonatal care safer. It's already started work so we're ready to act on the independent investigation’s final report due in June. We're also investing £25 million to tackle causes of maternal death, enhance bereavement facilities and improve triage services. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/ePsXRyb8
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🧡 Wes Streeting visited Saint Francis Hospice in Romford, Essex, to open a new ward for vital palliative and end of life care. We're supporting hospices with £125 million to upgrade and modernise facilities, with Saint Francis Hospice receiving over £1 million.
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📲 Screen time is one of the most talked about parts of parenting today. Minister for Public Health, Sharon Hodgson, shares practical advice to help families build healthy screen habits from the earliest years. For more, visit: https://lnkd.in/e7UsbNQ2
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Watch Wes Streeting's message to resident doctors in full following the BMA's latest pay package rejection.
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Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting has written to all resident doctors in England to set out the offer the BMA RDC wouldn't put to members in favour of strikes. https://lnkd.in/eduqM6Ar
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📱 Struggling with screen time for your little ones? You're not alone. Following calls from over a thousand parents, we've worked with leading experts to create clear, practical advice to help families build healthy habits from the start. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/e7UsbNQ2
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"The BMA is choosing more strikes. As a direct result of their decision and despite our best efforts, resident doctors will be worse off." Wes Streeting's statement in Parliament, ahead of next month's proposed industrial action by resident doctors. https://lnkd.in/e6hkhc5U
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We’re meeting men where they are with the physical and mental health support they need. Partnering with Movember and People's Health Trust, we're putting the Men’s Health Strategy into action by funding community projects supporting men and boys. More: https://lnkd.in/e-mZK2eS
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