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New Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to officially launch on 1 October.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Government launches competition for businesses to bid for share of £1m to stimulate innovation in Occupational Health.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
‘Healthy Lives, Healthy People: A call to action on obesity in England’ has been published today.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Public Health Minister, Jane Ellison, launches the Responsibility Deal Saturated Fat Reduction Pledge.
Change4Life is teaming up with the popular children's TV show, LazyTown, and its superhero Sportacus, to encourage two to five year olds to be more active and eat healthier food such as fruit and vegetables (known as 'sports candy' in...
Alok Sharma calls on G20 to step up and unlock a healthier, safer, cleaner future.
Rules banning multibuy deals on foods and drinks high in fat, salt, or sugar – including buy one get one free deals – will be delayed for another two years until October 2025.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
New ‘Be Food Smart’ campaign launched A ground-breaking new campaign exposing the ‘hidden nasties’ in everyday foods and helping people to …
Restrictions on multibuy deals and advertising foods high in fat, salt or sugar to be delayed for a year.
The government, NHS England and the pharmaceutical industry will begin negotiating the successor to the voluntary scheme for branded medicines, pricing and access (VPAS).
Funding will ease congestion across cities, transform the school run and provide a boost to high street businesses.
People will now find it easier to make healthier choices about the food they eat with the new consistent front of pack nutritional label.
First ever investment for local authorities to turbo-charge research into health inequalities affecting their local area.
First published during the 2022 Truss Conservative government
A bid to slash five billion calories off the nation's daily diet was set out as part of the Government's ambitious new plan to tackle obesity by the Department of Health today.
There is wide variation in health outcomes across the country and between different groups of people, much of which is avoidable.
A government-backed experiment which could help people live longer, healthier lives is set to launch to the International Space Station on Tuesday 21 December.
Richard Sangster, leader of the DH obesity policy team, looks to the future of food in the fight against childhood obesity.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The government response to campaigns about the future of Hammersmith, Ealing and Charing Cross hospitals.
Funding worth £200 million announced for new walking and cycling schemes across England.
Plans for a cleaner and healthier Britain stepped up a gear today (10 September 2019), as Ministers announced more than half a billion pounds of investment in green technologies.
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