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The public are being reminded they must stay outside when meeting others as part of the next step of easing Covid restrictions in a new film released today narrated by GP Dr Hilary Jones MBE.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The new Office for Health Promotion will lead national efforts to improve and level up the health of the nation by tackling obesity, improving mental health and promoting physical activity.
More than 30 million people in the UK have received a first dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine as the NHS prepares to administer millions of second doses in the coming weeks.
In the next major push for the Government’s workplace testing programme, all employers will now be able to offer their employees free, rapid and regular testing that can be taken at home
The government's mental health recovery action plan will support hundreds of thousands of people with mental health issues.
The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister, has announced the appointment of David Williams as the new Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Study led by Sheffield and Oxford Universities finds that 99% of people have robust immune response against COVID-19 after one dose of Pfizer vaccine.
Government bolsters its package of localised support with new cash injection of £12.9 million per month for local authorities to support those self-isolating.
Provisional figures show that as of January 2021, there are a total of 123,813 doctors and 301,491 nurses working in the NHS.
Babies and children in England will get a better start in life following the publication of a review into reducing inequalities in the first 1,001 days of life.
New agency will plan for, prevent and respond to external health threats such as infectious diseases, and will be led by Dr Jenny Harries.
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock spoke at the Local Government Association Annual Public Health Conference 2021.
The UK Government has today announced the opening of a new walk-through coronavirus testing centre in Dumbarton.
Scotland will benefit from additional UK Government funding for the NHS and social care services.
Patients, clinicians and researchers across the whole of the UK are set to benefit from the ambitious vision for the future of clinical research delivery.
The government has set out regulations that will pave the way to the easing of all restrictions from 21 June.
New technology to rapidly detect new COVID mutations indicating whether positive test samples contain known variants is being trialled by the government in NHS Test and Trace laboratories.
The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) has been granted an additional £47.6 million to support the expansion and acceleration of the programme.
Almost 95% of people aged 60 and over have been vaccinated.
Two new clinical trials to develop treatments to prevent people catching (coronavirus) COVID-19 are to launch in the UK.
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