DHSC to review communication of 10-Year Health Plan

Gemma Aldridge has been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care for three months to undertake a short review of media and digital work at DHSC and NHS England.

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© Thomas Charters/Unsplash

Aldridge, who has almost two decades of experience working on national newspapers, was previously the editor of the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People between April 2021 and 2024.

The review will focus on effective communication of the government's 10-Year Health Plan and comes ahead of future plans to integrate the two organisations.

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