Welcome to the Department of Health

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  Better social inclusion for people with mental health issues

  Tuesday 22 November 2005

  Rosie Winterton hails the progress made one year on from the publication of the Social Exclusion Unit's landmark report Mental Health and Social Exclusion.

  Better social inclusion for people with mental health issues
  
  
  

• Putting people in control of their care

  Monday 21 November 2005

  Liam Byrne announces the thirteen councils who will start piloting individual budgets in 2006.

  Putting people in control of their care
  
  
  

• International health ministers agree action on pandemic flu

  Friday 18 November 2005

  Rosie Winterton meets other members of the Global Health Security Initiative (GHSI) to discuss the international response to naturally occuring threats to global health, such as pandemic 'flu.

  International health ministers agree action on pandemic flu
  
  
  

• Next stage of exercise to reduce risk of variant CJD transmission

  Thursday 17 November 2005

  Around 50 people who have received blood transfusions will be traced and notified of their potential exposure to vCJD.

  Next stage of exercise to reduce risk of variant CJD transmission
  
  
  

• Improving stroke services

  Wednesday 16 November 2005

  Liam Byrne and the Stroke Association issue a joint statement setting out the shared vision for stroke services.

  Improving stroke services
  
  
  

Healthy living

Promoting healthy lifestyles for people is an important governmental responsibility. DH runs initiatives to help people quit smoking, eat better and exercise more, as well as health screening projects and training and skills programmes.