Guidance

Pre-release access list: reports from week 49 2024 to week 50 2024

Updated 20 December 2024

Each week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes a surveillance report on influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses on Thursday at 2pm. 

The following post holders are given restricted pre-release access from 9:30am on the day of release. Statistical staff and those involved in the production and quality assurance of the document are excluded from pre-release access restrictions. 

UK Health Security Agency 

Chief Executive 

Chief Medical Adviser 

Chief of Staff 

Chief of Staff - CPH PO 

Director General, Data Analytics and Surveillance 

Director of Communications 

Lead Official for Statistics x 2 

Deputy Director Operational Communications 

Head of News 

Senior Strategic Communications Manager 

Senior Communications Manager (NIS) 

Senior Communications Manager (Emergency Response) 

Senior Communications Manager 

Communications Officer 

Senior Press Officer 

GCS Apprentice - Communications Officer 

Senior strategic communications adviser 

Department of Health and Social Care 

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention 

Ministerial Special Advisers 

Permanent Secretary 

Special Advisor 

Chief Medical Officer 

Deputy Chief Medical Officer 

Private Secretary to the Chief Medical Officer 

Chief Scientific Adviser 

Director General, Global and Public Health 

Director Health Protection and Public Health Systems 

Deputy Director, Vaccines Policy x 2 

Deputy Director, Health protection Analysis Team 

Head of Flu Policy 

Senior Policy Lead 

Policy Lead 

Senior Press Officer 

Press Officer 

Devolved administrations 

Consultant Epidemiologist (Scotland) 

Consultant Epidemiologist (Northern Ireland) 

Consultant Epidemiologist (Wales) 

NHS England 

Deputy Chief of Staff  

National Director for Vaccinations and Screening  

Director of Operations and Delivery - COVID-19 Vaccination Programme  

Deputy Director of Adult Vaccination 

Head of Public Health Commissioning and Operations - Flu 

Head of Adult Vaccinations (Planning) 

Senior Programme Manager 

Senior Strategic Communications Manager 

Vaccination and Screening Communications Manager 

Prime Minister’s Office 

Prime Minister 

Mission Delivery Unit 

Senior Policy Adviser for Health and Social Care 

Data Scientist 

Cabinet Office 

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (CDL) 

Cabinet Office Special Advisor (CDL) 

CDL Private Secretary