☑️ A&E waits down
☑️ Quicker response times for ambulances
☑️ Expansion in same day emergency care

Our NHS Urgent & Emergency Care Recovery Plan has increased hospital capacity and improved patient care.

See our priorities on emergency care for the next 12 months 🔻

We're improving access to fertility care as set out in our #WomensHealthStrategy .

✔️ People with non-transmissible HIV will be able to donate their sperm or eggs to start a family

❌No extra screening costs for female same-sex couples undergoing IVF

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🇬🇧 The UK is leading global efforts on tackling #AntimicrobialResistance .

📷 At the #AMR Summit held @RoyalSociety, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt and Prof. Dame Sally Davies Sally Davies were in attendance alongside world leaders & experts.

It's #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek .

Earlier this year, we announced that children across England will receive better mental health support through extra funding for early support hubs.

A total of 24 hubs will get a share of £8 million to provide support and early interventions.

🔴 Writing in The Telegraph, Victoria Atkins orders officials to look into the issue of whistleblowers being targeted by managers

'It is vital that we protect whistleblowers and put safety first'

Read more ⬇️
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We’re giving patients more choice to get the care they need more quickly and conveniently.

Under proposed plans starting in the autumn, patients will be able to get a wider choice of healthcare services on routine out-of-hospital treatment.

Details: gov.uk/government/new…

Health Minister @AndreaLeadsom visited the Drug & Alcohol Wellbeing Service Turning Point Central London to see how it helps people recover.

We're supporting staff in this area with a 10-year workforce plan & also expanding access to opioid overdose treatment naloxone.

Turning Point 💙 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

🇬🇧 The UK is leading global efforts on tackling #AntimicrobialResistance .

📷 At the #AMR Summit held @RoyalSociety, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt and Prof. Dame Sally Davies Sally Davies were in attendance alongside world leaders & experts.

🚐 A new dental vans service will launch later this year in areas where getting an NHS appointment is more difficult, including rural and coastal communities.

This is part of our dental recovery plan to make it easier to see an NHS dentist.

More: healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2024/02/07/den…

The best way to understand your blood pressure is to check it regularly. 
 
Our updated online blood pressure tool will help you understand what your numbers mean and give you tips on how to manage your blood pressure.

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#WorldHypertensionDay

☑️ A&E waits down

☑️ Quicker response times for ambulances

☑️ Expansion in same day emergency care

Our NHS Urgent & Emergency Care Recovery Plan has increased hospital capacity and improved patient care.

See our priorities on emergency care for the next 12 months 🔻

Our teams showcased exciting developments at DCH yesterday when they welcomed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Victoria Atkins to our Outpatient Assessment Centre, and the construction site of our new Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit #TeamDCH Department of Health and Social Care

Health Minister @AndreaLeadsom visited the Drug & Alcohol Wellbeing Service Turning Point Central London to see how it helps people recover.

We're supporting staff in this area with a 10-year workforce plan & also expanding access to opioid overdose treatment naloxone.

Turning Point 💙 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

🇬🇧 The UK has announced £85 million to tackle antimicrobial resistance ahead of a global event hosted by @RoyalSociety today.

This follows the publication of a new action plan to confront #AMR last week.

See how we're supporting global action 🔻 gov.uk/government/new…

☑️ A&E waits down

☑️ Quicker response times for ambulances

☑️ Expansion in same day emergency care

Our NHS Urgent & Emergency Care Recovery Plan has increased hospital capacity and improved patient care.

See our priorities on emergency care for the next 12 months 🔻

Antimicrobial resistance threatens our health, our environment, our livelihoods and our future.

Unless we act now and together, the ripple effects of drug resistance will be felt across generations, jeopardising the wellbeing of our children and our grandchildren.

Delighted to see a new study published in The BMJ showing that #HPV vaccination has reduced the incidence of cervical cancer by almost 90% 👩🧑

Make sure your children take up the vaccine offer to protect themselves and others

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It was great to visit Scunthorpe Hospital NHS NLaG today to discuss the work they’re doing to cut waiting times.

A £101 million programme to improve their facilities has almost doubled the size of their A&E department, with a new Same Day Emergency Care unit opening last month.