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The new urgent care telephone number NHS 111 may have the potential to bring real benefits to the health care system but is in danger of ‘getting lost in translation’

Birmingham city council has invested in a £14m city telecare service to support people with long-term needs and help them remain in their homes for longer.

Adults with a severe learning disability also have a greater likelihood of having autism, according to a new report by the NHS Information Centre.

£28 million in extra funding for dentistry has been announced in a Government drive to increase the number of people able to access an NHS dentist.

The Drinking Time Machine app, part of the Scottish Government's alcohol behaviour campaign, shows users how drink can speed up the ageing process.

The Department of Health is providing funding to improve local services and to reduce the pressure on the NHS during the winter period, it was announced recently.

It has been announced today that the Department of Health has published the terms of reference for reviews following the recent concerns on PIP implants

Mixed sex accommodation in NHS hospital trusts has fallen by 94 per cent in one year since December 2010 it has been announced by the Health Secretary.

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT and Department of Health have created a project that provides patients with advice on how to look after their health and social care records

After visiting Brentwood Community hospital last week the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has said the hospital could provide a model for health services across the country.

The government has accepted the latest recommendations from the independent NHS Future Forum, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced.

According to a Royal College of Nursing (RCN) survey, over 60 per cent of nurses have been verbally or physically attacked while working in the community over the last two years.

IT service provider CSC, a major contributor to the National Programme for IT, is preparing to write-off up to 40% of its market value. This comes after the after the American company admitted the delayed and flawed systems it developed as part of the NHS’s National Programme for IT (NPfIT) may be of little or no value for shareholders.

The first year of the NHS Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention programme has released £2.5 billion in savings, deputy chief executive David Florey has reported.

Professor Stephen Bloom from Imperial College London has received a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list for his pioneering work in the field of obesity and diabetes research.