16 November 2017
Key stakeholders in health and care in London signed a Memorandum of Understanding, intended to transform health and care delivery.
30 November 2017
The CMA reviewed how the market was working for both self-funders and state-funded individuals.
The government set out its plan to reduce employment inequalities experienced by disabled people and those with long term health conditions.
December 2017–February 2018
CEO of NHS England, Simon Stevens, described February 2018 as likely the 'most pressurised month the NHS had seen in its 70 year history'.
13 December 2017
HEE launched a consultation with stakeholders and the wider public on a draft health and care workforce strategy for England to 2027.
8 January 2018
The government changed the name of the Department of Health to the Department of Health and Social Care.
March–July 2018
Nerve agent incidents in Salisbury and Amesbury posed potential harm to the public; public health agencies responded to the threat.
22 March 2018
Public Health England's analysis concluded that water fluoridation schemes were an effective public health measure.
27 March 2018
NHS England (NHSE) and NHS Improvement (NHSI) announced plans to work together more closely.
