All news on the topic: Department of Health and Social Care
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Andy Burnham dragged into diplomatic row with Cuba as UK’s cigar trade faces fresh threat
Andy Burnham has entered a diplomatic row with Cuba as "smoke-free Britain" plans put cigar trade at risk.
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Cigars could vanish from British shelves as ministers consider cigarette-style packaging crackdown
Cigars could disappear from Britain’s shelves forever if a new "nanny state" crackdown comes to pass, tobacconists have warned.
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Bereaved infected blood families told to repay £10,000 compensation after government error
Bereaved spouses of infected blood victims have been told to return their compensation, The Telegraph can reveal.
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Government sues Covid contractor Uniserve over £90m PPE deal after 11 million gowns were destroyed
Documents obtained by Byline Times reveal how a Conservative MP whose office is housed in a building owned by the firm, lobbied officials to push through the deal
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Health minister admits unease over NHS puberty blockers trial for children
The health secretary has admitted he remains ’uneasy’ about a controversial NHS puberty blockers trial as MPs criticised the limited support available to patients who detransition.
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Delayed hospital discharges cost NHS £2.7bn as thousands of beds remain blocked
New figures from The King’s Fund health thinktank show 13,000 delayed discharges each day across England, meaning almost 1 in 10 NHS beds are being taken up by people who are fit enough to leave hospital.
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UK medicine shortages now pose serious risk to patient safety, pharmacists warn
Medicine shortages are posing a serious risk to patient safety, pharmacists have cautioned.
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Michelle Mone-linked company fails to pay £122m for unusable Covid PPE
A firm associated with former Conservative peer Michelle Mone has yet to pay the government any of the £122m required by a High Court ruling for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.
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Cancer 360: new NHS tech promises faster diagnosis and fewer delays for millions
Millions of cancer patients will receive a faster diagnosis with new technology set to be implemented across the NHS, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has stated.
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Hazardous new drugs found in fake medications across the UK
Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of fake medicines bought across the UK, the BBC can reveal.
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