Department of Health

UK salt consumption needs to reduce to avoid increased risk of heart disease and stroke, the public health minister has warned.

Health Minister Lord Howe is launching an initiative at the Arab Health Congress in Dubai today to provide international access to UK healthcare services.

The Department of Health (DoH) has announced £5 million of funding, in the form of two competitions, for businesses to design products or services that will help those with mental health illnesses and people at the end of their life.

There has been a "strong desire" among respondents to the draft Care and Support Bill to emphasise the need for advice on long-term care.

More evidence on the cost effectiveness of telehealth is needed to help make services more attractive to NHS commissioners, the Department of Health (DH) has warned.

The Department of Health has failed to reassure that financial problems will not damage the quality of healthcare in a Public Accounts Committee report published yesterday.

A government review of how the European Union impacts UK health has started and will run until next Summer.

Winners of a one-year programme have been selected for their ideas on how to improve services in a bid to build more support for the NHS.

The number of older people living with cancer in the UK is set to treble by 2040 with increased demand on health services, Macmillan has reported.

Increased support for dementia carers will be one of six innovations as the Department of Health ramps up is technology capability.