For the first time, from this summer, dentists will be paid for the quality of the treatment they give rather than the number of treatments provided, Health Minister Lord Howe announced today. Sixty two dental practices have been selected to trial a new dental...
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Disadvantaged families get healthy boost
Low-income families now have the choice to buy frozen fruit and vegetables as part of the Healthy Start scheme, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today. The scheme supports over half a million pregnant women and low-income families by giving them vouchers that...
NHS joins forces with designers to tackle violence and aggression in A and E departments
Designers are to rethink the design of hospital Accident and Emergency departments in a bid to develop innovative new ways to reduce violence and aggression towards NHS staff, which is estimated to cost at least £69 million a year in staff absence, loss of...