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@NHSMillion @MattHancock @Helen_Whately See response here

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The Sunday Times article published today contains a series of falsehoods and errors and actively misrepresents the enormous amount of work which was going on in government at the earliest stages of the Coronavirus outbreak. Read our full response here: https://t.co/HmIIdPo9LM

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It’s not true to say we’ve bought no antibody tests. We’ve ordered millions and are urgently assessing them.

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Government has bought no #Covid-19 home testing kits despite Matt Hancock's claim millions had been purchase

https://t.co/kAiUR07oBu

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@DHSCgovuk A regional breakdown of coronavirus (#COVID19) figures will be provided later today.

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"My Government will embark on an ambitious programme of domestic reform that delivers on the people’s priorities."

This morning, Her Majesty The Queen delivered the #QueensSpeech at the #StateOpening of Parliament.

Here are the health and social care priorities 🔽

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Please note that from today the DHSC Media Centre out of hours number (7pm to 8am and weekends) will change to 0333 320 1654. All DHSC Media Centre contact details can be found here https://t.co/F0OL9dBfIG

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Launching England’s first-ever #NHS #FGM clinics for non-pregnant women @MattHancock says it’s important survivors are treated as a ‘person, not just a patient’ and these centres will help women recover from their trauma with tailored services under one roof #NFGMSC #EndFGM

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Young people are smoking less than ever before.

Public health interventions like plain packaging & awareness campaigns mean we're on track to reduce this further, including reducing the number of 15 year olds regularly smoking to 3% or less by 2022.

▶️ https://t.co/QlpzcutNWS

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.@MattHancock announces a new £250 million fund for a National Artificial Intelligence Lab to develop cutting-edge treatments for cancer, dementia & heart disease.

@NHSX will deliver these innovations to the highest standards of data ethics & privacy.

#OurNHSstories #HealthTech

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@MattHancock @NHSX The @NHSX AI lab will support clinicians to:
▶️ estimate future needs of beds, drugs, or devices
▶️ identify patients who could be better treated in the community
▶️ automate routine admin tasks so clinicians can spend more time with patients

More info 👇
https://t.co/hWnZ4lVBdO

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Welcome to @CSkidmoreUK who joins the Department of Health and Social Care as Minister of State.

And welcome back to @cj_dinenage who continues as Minister of State.

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The UK has world-leading expertise in health which we must share with partners across the globe. 🌍

In her final annual report, @CMO_England highlights how we can help create a better world for us and for future generations:

👉 https://t.co/85dKyjAV0C

#CMOAnnualReport

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Inspiring keynote speech from @SeemaKennedy about the measures and plans in place across local governments to tackle #childhoodobesity at #lgachildobesity conference

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The ambition to halve child obesity by 2030 is bold, but we are fully committed to it says @SeemaKennedy #lgachildobesity

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“National and local government must work together to find innovative and new ways to tackle childhood obesity” @SeemaKennedy speaking at the @LGAcomms conference today on how we can work together to meet our ambition to halve childhood obesity by 2030 #LGACWB #LGAChildObesity

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Public Health Minister @SeemaKennedy delivering the keynote address at the @LGAcomms Healthy weight, healthy future conference today #LGAChildObesity #LGACWB

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What will technology in the NHS look like in 10 years?

@NHSX CEO @MatthewsGould shares his views 👇

#HealthTech | #NHSX | #NHSLongTermPlan

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We're committed to halving #ChildhoodObesity by 2030. Encouraging more exercise is pivotal to achieving this. 🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️

That's why we've launched the School Sport and Activity Action Plan:
👉 https://t.co/uk0KVCkYIp

@educationgovuk | #GrowingUpHealthy | @DCMS

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£135 million of new funding has been announced for research tackling some of the biggest health issues, including #Dementia, #MentalHealth, and #Obesity

More info 👉 https://t.co/ItijTolfR6 …

#HealthResearch | @NIHRresearch | #ARCs

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Today @DHSCgovuk announced £135m into #healthresearch awarded to @CLAHRC_North_Thames and 14 more collaborations across the NHS, so they can continue their investigations into the big issues facing health and social care over the next 5 years and improve services for patients

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Health Minister @nicolablackwood visited @CLAHRC_North_Thames @NHSBartsHealth today, to learn about their world-leading research into the biggest health issues facing East London - including children's mental health, bowel screening rates, and knife crime #healthresearch #NIHR