It is now illegal to smoke in virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England. Health secretary Alan Johnson said the move was the single most important public health legislation for a generation.
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has released the last in a series of special podcasts to mark the move.
NHS chiefs have accused a clinical waste disposal firm of overcharging the health service by around £30m over the last six years, HSJ can reveal.
Providers and commissioners are coming forward to work together more strategically to deliver better outcomes for their local populations, say Dr Gordon Macmillan and Dr Chirag Bakhai
Jeremy Hunt’s statement in Parliament about failures in the national breast screening programme was based on incorrect information from Public Health England, according to an independent review published today.
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