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9 July 2018

Matt Hancock named as health and social care secretary

Matt Hancock replaced Jeremy Hunt as health secretary having previously served as secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport.

6 December 2018

Modernising the Mental Health Act: increasing choice, reducing compulsion

The government published an independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983 and committed to reforms to tackle rising detention rates.

7 January 2019

NHS Long term plan

The 10 year plan followed a government commitment to increase funding for NHS England, to mark the NHS's 70th birthday.

22 May 2019

Whorlton Hall abuse scandal

A BBC Panorama broadcast revealed abuse of patients by care staff at Whorlton Hall, an NHS-funded hospital for adults with learning disabilities and autism.

23 July 2019

Boris Johnson named as prime minister

Following Theresa May’s resignation, Boris Johnson defeated Jeremy Hunt to become leader of the Conservative Party and prime minister of the UK.

March 2020–February 2022

First 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic response

The COVID-19 pandemic and government response had considerable, wide-ranging impacts on people’s health and health care services.

6 March 2020

Health and social care secretary letter to parliamentarians on social care

Matt Hancock wrote to MPs and peers across Westminster seeking to ‘begin the process of building a cross-party consensus on social care’.

25 March 2020

Coronavirus Act 2020

The government legislated for wide-ranging measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and support the health and care sector.

15 April 2020

COVID-19 action plan for adult social care

The Department of Health and Social Care published a plan for the COVID-19 response in social care, including more diagnostic testing for care users and staff.

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