The NHS is on course to deliver its key pledges to the public, and important reforms coupled with financial stability mean it is well placed to continue to improve services for patients, but there is more to do - David Nicholson, NHS Chief Executive said today.

The organisations that represent patients’ rights in Wales have several vacancies and are seeking new members.

A new World Bank report launched today says African countries must continue to champion HIV prevention efforts to slow and reverse the rate of new HIV infections, and that HIV/AIDS will remain for the foreseeable future an unprecedented economic, social, and human challenge to Sub-Saharan Africa. The region remains the global epicenter of the disease.

 A new NHS Reform Bill to help deliver improved, more personalised care for millions of patients, was included in the Government's draft legislative programme, published today.

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey today launched Foster Care Fortnight which aims to recruit more foster carers across Northern Ireland.

Sweets and fatty foods will disappear from menus in Scottish primary schools from this August as new rules make school dinners the healthy option.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Alliance has launched a media advisory highlighting ten of civil society's most pressing concerns to be discussed at the upcoming Convention on Biological Diversity. Almost all of the world's governments will gather in Bonn, Germany to debate, negotiate, and hopefully take decisive action for life - both human and non-human - on earth.

Six hospitals in Scotland's remote and rural areas will provide an enhanced range of services under an action plan that will secure their futures and provide more specialised healthcare locally.

Health Secretary Alan Johnson today launched an intense six month debate about the future shape of care and support services.

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