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Extra money to help people leaving hospital

The Department of Health is making an extra £150 million available to local authorities to help people leave hospital more quickly and receive care at home, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced...

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Speech: Thursday 9 February, Andrew Lansley, SOLACE Annual Charity Dinner

Thank you – I’m pleased to be able to join you here tonight. Just the thing a Secretary of State needs, an evening with friends, in a brewery, to liven up what might otherwise be a dull week I’d like...

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Making life easier for people: Information to help you find the best NHS and...

Using information and technology to put people in greater control of their health and care is at the heart of the Government’s strategy – The power of information – announced today.  More data about...

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Speech: 23 May 2012, Paul Burstow, RCGP Carers Conference

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Thank you Nigel [Sparrow, RCGP]. The last hundred years have seen some truly profound changes in the lives of British people and their health. Thanks to mass immunisation...

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Reforming care and support – better quality care, peace of mind and promoting...

The most radical reform of the social care system in 64 years is announced today. The overhaul will mean people will get the care and support they need so they don’t reach crisis point. The draft Care...

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Speech: Paul Burstow, King’s Fund, 18 July 2012

FIXING BEVERIDGE’S ORPHAN: PUTTING IDEAS INTO ACTION Thank you for the invitation to take part in your conference today. Just seven days have passed since the publication of the Care and Support White...

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11 September 2012, Norman Lamb, King’s Fund – Integration

Transforming Local Services A reshuffle is a strange thing. I’ve followed the health reforms pretty closely so I’m relatively up to speed. But often, new ministers find themselves in departments where...

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25 October 2012, Jeremy Hunt, NCAS

Thank you Sarah [Pickup, President of ADASS]. The importance of local authorities I think it’s appropriate that the very first speech I give as Health Secretary – the first beyond the confines of the...

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Hunt orders review into OFSTED style ratings for NHS and social care

Study to help end the ‘crisis in standards of care’ that exists in parts of health and social care Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt today ordered a review to assess the merits of an ‘OFSTED style’ system...

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Jon Rouse to take up key Department of Health appointment

Jon Rouse has been confirmed as Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships at the Department of Health, announced Permanent Secretary, Una O’Brien today. Jon Rouse is...

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