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We’re protecting children from obesity and tooth decay by extending the soft drinks industry levy to more products. These changes could cut 17 million calories a day from the UK’s daily intake, meaning healthier children and less pressure on the NHS.

We’re protecting children from obesity and tooth decay by extending the soft drinks industry levy to more products. These changes could cut 17 million calories a day from the UK’s daily intake, meaning healthier children and less pressure on the NHS.

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Resident doctors will vote on a transformative offer which will improve pay, working conditions and career progression. The ballot opens today and closes Friday 26 June. More:

Resident doctors will vote on a transformative offer which will improve pay, working conditions and career progression. The ballot opens today and closes Friday 26 June. More:

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We’re rebuilding the NHS for the future. 🏥 Record investment in buildings and equipment 👩‍⚕️ GP surgery upgrades unlocking up to 9 million extra appointments 🏡 Affordable homes for staff on NHS land Read more about our 10 Year Capital Plan:

We’re rebuilding the NHS for the future. 🏥 Record investment in buildings and equipment 👩‍⚕️ GP surgery upgrades unlocking up to 9 million extra appointments 🏡 Affordable homes for staff on NHS land Read more about our 10 Year Capital Plan:

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AI-powered X-ray tools have already helped four million patients get a faster lung cancer diagnosis or the all-clear. We're rolling this technology out across every NHS trust to speed up diagnosis and treatment. Find out more:

AI-powered X-ray tools have already helped four million patients get a faster lung cancer diagnosis or the all-clear. We're rolling this technology out across every NHS trust to speed up diagnosis and treatment. Find out more:

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Cancer care shouldn’t depend on your postcode. Our National Cancer Plan will tackle health inequalities head on. That means more specialists in rural and coastal areas and access to the latest technology Learn more:

Cancer care shouldn’t depend on your postcode. Our National Cancer Plan will tackle health inequalities head on. That means more specialists in rural and coastal areas and access to the latest technology Learn more:

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We are taking action to: 🚭 reduce smoking rates 🏥 cut NHS waiting lists 🏃 help people to live healthier lives We want to hear your views on adding health information pack inserts to tobacco products to encourage more smokers to quit. Have your say.

We are taking action to: 🚭 reduce smoking rates 🏥 cut NHS waiting lists 🏃 help people to live healthier lives We want to hear your views on adding health information pack inserts to tobacco products to encourage more smokers to quit. Have your say.

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We're investing £485 million in GP services as part of our plan to: ✅ fix the front door of the NHS ✅ shift care from hospital to community Changes to the GP contract this year will make sure patients get the care they need, when they need it. More:

We're investing £485 million in GP services as part of our plan to: ✅ fix the front door of the NHS ✅ shift care from hospital to community Changes to the GP contract this year will make sure patients get the care they need, when they need it. More:

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Still setting your alarm for 7:55am to phone your GP? Get in touch online instead, at a time that suits you. Nearly every GP practice now offers this service alongside telephone and face-to-face appointments. Modern, convenient healthcare that works for you 📱

Still setting your alarm for 7:55am to phone your GP? Get in touch online instead, at a time that suits you. Nearly every GP practice now offers this service alongside telephone and face-to-face appointments. Modern, convenient healthcare that works for you 📱

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We've cut NHS waiting lists again - by 43,000 in January. From expanding surgical hubs and Community Diagnostic Centres across the country, to more evening and weekend clinics, we've taken action to help people get seen and treated faster.

We've cut NHS waiting lists again - by 43,000 in January. From expanding surgical hubs and Community Diagnostic Centres across the country, to more evening and weekend clinics, we've taken action to help people get seen and treated faster.

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Speak to specialists quicker. Spend less time waiting. Get care closer to home. This is what our new digital hospital will mean for you 📲 We're launching NHS Online next year, starting with some of the conditions with the longest waits for care. More:

Speak to specialists quicker. Spend less time waiting. Get care closer to home. This is what our new digital hospital will mean for you 📲 We're launching NHS Online next year, starting with some of the conditions with the longest waits for care. More:

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Built from the patient up. Created with people who understand cancer. The National Cancer Plan - coming soon.

Built from the patient up. Created with people who understand cancer. The National Cancer Plan - coming soon.

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Friends. Colleagues. Parents. Siblings. Heroes. On @999day, we say thank you to the incredible first responders who work and volunteer across the NHS. #999day #EmergencyServicesDay

Friends. Colleagues. Parents. Siblings. Heroes. On @999day, we say thank you to the incredible first responders who work and volunteer across the NHS. #999day #EmergencyServicesDay

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New figures out today show just how much progress we're making to turn the NHS around. 📅 The waiting list has fallen in the month of March for the first time since 2008. This is how far back that was 👇

New figures out today show just how much progress we're making to turn the NHS around. 📅 The waiting list has fallen in the month of March for the first time since 2008. This is how far back that was 👇

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Too many people are dying early from preventable heart disease and strokes. We're aiming to cut those deaths by 25% over the next decade. A new partnership with Diabetes UK will also help millions of people understand and reduce their risk. More:

Too many people are dying early from preventable heart disease and strokes. We're aiming to cut those deaths by 25% over the next decade. A new partnership with Diabetes UK will also help millions of people understand and reduce their risk. More:

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✅ Waiting lists are down by 230,000 since July 2024. 🏥 Thanks to NHS teams, more patients are being seen and treated sooner. 📣 We’re pushing on with the 10 Year Health Plan to keep care moving.

✅ Waiting lists are down by 230,000 since July 2024. 🏥 Thanks to NHS teams, more patients are being seen and treated sooner. 📣 We’re pushing on with the 10 Year Health Plan to keep care moving.

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Three million more patients are using the NHS App every month compared to a year ago. Take advantage of the new features we've added and start managing your healthcare at home, or on the go. This is the NHS fitting around your life. Check it out.

Three million more patients are using the NHS App every month compared to a year ago. Take advantage of the new features we've added and start managing your healthcare at home, or on the go. This is the NHS fitting around your life. Check it out.

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In 2025, we delivered a record year of elective care in the NHS. Thanks to: More evening and weekend clinics New Community Diagnostic Centres bringing tests closer to home Expanded surgical hubs Millions more GP appointments More frontline staff Smarter use of technology

In 2025, we delivered a record year of elective care in the NHS. Thanks to: More evening and weekend clinics New Community Diagnostic Centres bringing tests closer to home Expanded surgical hubs Millions more GP appointments More frontline staff Smarter use of technology

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🫁 An estimated 7,000 people are currently on the transplant list in the UK. We’ve welcomed recommendations from the Organ Utilisation Group to improve transplant services & save lives, including emotional support for patients on the waiting list.

🫁 An estimated 7,000 people are currently on the transplant list in the UK. We’ve welcomed recommendations from the Organ Utilisation Group to improve transplant services & save lives, including emotional support for patients on the waiting list.

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Welcome to the department James Murray, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. We look forward to working with you as we make the NHS fit for the future.

Welcome to the department James Murray, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. We look forward to working with you as we make the NHS fit for the future.

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.James Frith MP visited London Ambulance Service where instant access to life-saving patient information means they can respond to emergencies more swiftly and safely. Through the single patient record, we'll expand this approach across the NHS, to give faster, safer, joined-up care.

.James Frith MP visited London Ambulance Service where instant access to life-saving patient information means they can respond to emergencies more swiftly and safely. Through the single patient record, we'll expand this approach across the NHS, to give faster, safer, joined-up care.

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Watch Wes Streeting's message to resident doctors in full following the BMA's latest pay package rejection.

Watch Wes Streeting's message to resident doctors in full following the BMA's latest pay package rejection.

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Maternity and social care will be top priorities for the new Health and Social Care Secretary Yvette Cooper. We followed her as she met patients and staff at the Royal Berkshire Hospital's maternity department, and then residents and staff at a sheltered housing scheme.

Maternity and social care will be top priorities for the new Health and Social Care Secretary Yvette Cooper. We followed her as she met patients and staff at the Royal Berkshire Hospital's maternity department, and then residents and staff at a sheltered housing scheme.

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The Single Patient Record will mean NHS staff can securely see their patients’ medical history, no matter where they are treated. It will mean safer, quicker and more accurate care. 🎥 James Murray explains on BBC News (UK)

The Single Patient Record will mean NHS staff can securely see their patients’ medical history, no matter where they are treated. It will mean safer, quicker and more accurate care. 🎥 James Murray explains on BBC News (UK)

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Introducing our new Minister for Health Innovation James Frith MP and the key priorities he'll be working on: ➡️ the NHS App, tech and data ➡️ the Men's Health Strategy ➡️ NHS dental care ➡️ the National Cancer Plan

Introducing our new Minister for Health Innovation James Frith MP and the key priorities he'll be working on: ➡️ the NHS App, tech and data ➡️ the Men's Health Strategy ➡️ NHS dental care ➡️ the National Cancer Plan

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"We did not need to be in this position. These strikes were unnecessary." @WesStreeting explains why 👇 Watch his message to NHS staff continuing to work during strikes.

"We did not need to be in this position. These strikes were unnecessary." @WesStreeting explains why 👇 Watch his message to NHS staff continuing to work during strikes.

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Welcome Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting. We look forward to helping you deliver the government’s mission to build an NHS fit for the future.

Welcome Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting. We look forward to helping you deliver the government’s mission to build an NHS fit for the future.

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From today, the NHS will offer free chickenpox vaccinations as part of its routine childhood immunisation programme. This will keep more children well and in school, protecting them from a disease that can be serious, and reduce the time parents take off work to care for them.

From today, the NHS will offer free chickenpox vaccinations as part of its routine childhood immunisation programme. This will keep more children well and in school, protecting them from a disease that can be serious, and reduce the time parents take off work to care for them.

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This week, Yvette Cooper visited the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds, a pioneering facility for MND care, research and education. She set out her plans to build a better, more joined-up system, and ensure that MND patients get the support they need as quickly as possible.

This week, Yvette Cooper visited the Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease in Leeds, a pioneering facility for MND care, research and education. She set out her plans to build a better, more joined-up system, and ensure that MND patients get the support they need as quickly as possible.

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Health and Social Care Secretary James Murray responds to the BMA Resident Doctors Committee leadership announcing more unreasonable strikes 👇

Health and Social Care Secretary James Murray responds to the BMA Resident Doctors Committee leadership announcing more unreasonable strikes 👇

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📋 From 4,000 patients waiting at the end of 2021... ...to fewer than 20 now 📋 🎯 How the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust cut its waiting list 👇 Our Elective Reform Plan will take the best of the NHS to the rest of the NHS:

📋 From 4,000 patients waiting at the end of 2021... ...to fewer than 20 now 📋 🎯 How the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust cut its waiting list 👇 Our Elective Reform Plan will take the best of the NHS to the rest of the NHS:

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✅ Resident doctors have voted to accept our offer and end strike action. Health and Social Care Secretary @JamesMurray_ldn explains what this good news means for staff and patients 👇

✅ Resident doctors have voted to accept our offer and end strike action. Health and Social Care Secretary @JamesMurray_ldn explains what this good news means for staff and patients 👇

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Today, MPs vote on new laws to protect our future generations across the UK from the harmful effects of smoking and to tackle youth vaping. The UK’s Chief Medical Officers explain why they're supporting our plans for a #SmokefreeGeneration 🔽

Today, MPs vote on new laws to protect our future generations across the UK from the harmful effects of smoking and to tackle youth vaping. The UK’s Chief Medical Officers explain why they're supporting our plans for a #SmokefreeGeneration 🔽

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Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men. We’re introducing a targeted screening programme for those most at risk, alongside over £20 million to improve research and treatment. James Murray explains more 👇

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men. We’re introducing a targeted screening programme for those most at risk, alongside over £20 million to improve research and treatment. James Murray explains more 👇

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We're redesigning mental health services to help people get support earlier and closer to home, before problems reach crisis point. This includes 100 new community mental health centres like the one Yvette Cooper visited in Sheffield Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS FT ⬇️

We're redesigning mental health services to help people get support earlier and closer to home, before problems reach crisis point. This includes 100 new community mental health centres like the one Yvette Cooper visited in Sheffield Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS FT ⬇️

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Visiting HHFT, Yvette Cooper explains the action we’re taking to help protect patients and NHS services against extreme heat. She thanks staff for their extraordinary efforts over this hugely challenging summer.

Visiting HHFT, Yvette Cooper explains the action we’re taking to help protect patients and NHS services against extreme heat. She thanks staff for their extraordinary efforts over this hugely challenging summer.

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"Resident doctors are, by a country mile, the standout winners of the entire public sector workforce when it comes to the pay rises they have received." Wes Streeting makes clear everything the BMA Resident Doctors Committee have said no to.

"Resident doctors are, by a country mile, the standout winners of the entire public sector workforce when it comes to the pay rises they have received." Wes Streeting makes clear everything the BMA Resident Doctors Committee have said no to.

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A message to resident doctors from Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting

A message to resident doctors from Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting

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With amber alerts in place across England, Yvette Cooper thanks the NHS staff dealing with the health effects of the extreme heat, and reminds everyone to look out for vulnerable neighbours, just as we would in cold weather.

With amber alerts in place across England, Yvette Cooper thanks the NHS staff dealing with the health effects of the extreme heat, and reminds everyone to look out for vulnerable neighbours, just as we would in cold weather.

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