Record numbers of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan published by the NHS – helping to deliver one of the Government’s key priorities to cut waiting lists.
Backed by £2.4 billion of funding ove
Community organisations are being invited to bid for funding for an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for their area.
£1 million fund has been made available to increase the number of AEDs in public places where they are most needed.
Funding will provide an estimated 1000 new defibrillators i
We will introduce a national targeted lung cancer screening programme for people aged 55 to 74 who are at high risk of lung cancer in England, following a recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee.
Around 35,000 people die and 48,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year.
More than six million disabled people across the UK are set to receive a £150 Disability Cost of Living Payment from today.
The one-off payments, issued by the Department for Work and Pensions throughout a two-week window, will help disabled people with the extra costs they face.
It comes as
Households on prepayment meters told to claim Energy Bills Support vouchers by 30 June, in final push to help those yet to benefit from £400 off their bills.
From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Amanda Solloway MP
Charities, consumer groups and energy suppliers
Dean is pictured with a member of Everett Rovers FC during one of his visits.
Dean Russell MP has welcomed £837,940 investment from the Conservative Government to transform sports facilities in Watford to get more people active and nurture future sporting talent.
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The Government has delivered on a key manifesto commitment to recruit 26,000 additional primary care professionals a year ahead of the March 2024 target – including 3,349 more in the East of England.
Data published on 18 May by NHS England shows there are 26,103 additional primary ca
“Being able to get a GP appointment when you need one is vitally important to families and communities across the country, so we must modernise the way primary care works to keep up with patient demand and help to cut NHS waiting lists.
Today, we’re launching a radical plan to improve access to pri
Today the Secretary of State for the Environment, Thérese Coffey, launched the Government's Plan for Water which sets out a number of policies to transform the water and sewage system in England.
Dean had previously written to the Environment
