Record number of improvements in the 2009 annual NHS staff survey

Schoolchildren are being encouraged to become the NHS scientists of the future through an exciting new competition, Chief Scientific Officer Professor Sue Hill announced today.

NHS and local government leaders are being called on to refresh their thinking on the role and value of volunteering by Care Services Minister Phil Hope, as he publishes a new Strategic Vision today.

Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer, today published his 2009 Annual Report, in which he states that the harm caused by inactivity is very substantial. Up to 70% of adults in England do not do the recommended minimum amount of physical activity and child fitness is falling by up to 9 per cent every decade.

30 NHS dental practices will shortly be trialling new ways to improve services for patients with improved access and new ways of measuring quality as they become pilot sites for the recommendations of the Steele Review of NHS dentistry

Business, Government and charity leaders today backed better support for staff who balance a job with caring for an older or disabled person.

Inclusion Health outlines how improvements in health care for the most excluded groups in society can be accelerated to ensure high quality services are available to all

A new group has been set up to help the NHS provide improved healthcare for women and children who are victims of violence, Health Minister Ann Keen announced today.

The fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health begins today in Parma, Italy.

A new iPhone app that helps people to stop smoking was launched today

New health inequalities tool allows local NHS to focus their resources.

New health inequalities tool allows local NHS to focus their resources.

Public Health Observatories mark 10th anniversary

Public Health Observatories mark 10th anniversary

A new pilot scheme Jobs First will support people with learning disabilities to find paid jobs

A new pilot scheme Jobs First will support people with learning disabilities to find paid jobs

Holiday hosts urged to help visiting relatives avoid costly mistake

Holiday hosts urged to help visiting relatives avoid costly mistake

Local NHS organisations will receive £8 million to fund campaigns that improve early diagnosis of cancer.

Local NHS organisations will receive £8 million to fund campaigns that improve early diagnosis of cancer.