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The government's New Better Health campaign, including a new NHS Food Scanner App, launches today to help parents improve their children's diet.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Pregnant women are being urged to Get Boosted Now in a new advertising campaign launched today over social media and radio.
Two hundred Armed Forces personnel have been made available to support the NHS in London amid staff shortages due to Covid-19. The Ministry of Defence will provide 40 Defence medics and 160 general duty personnel to support …
More people aged 65 and over than ever before have received their flu vaccine this year, announces the UK Health Security Agency.
The UK Health Security Agency has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a person in the South West of England.
New Better Health campaign offers free support and guidance to those working towards a healthier weight.
A new film from the government Better Health Smoke Free campaign has been released to discuss how adult smokers can influence younger people.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding people of the importance of protecting themselves against STIs and how to get tested over the holiday period and into the New Year.
The Vision for Women’s Health has been published, which sets out key government commitments on women’s health and inequality.
UK hits major milestone of 30 million coronavirus (COVID-19) boosters as all adults urged to Get Boosted Now.
DHSC has written to the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) national steering group to announce that the aim to implement the LPS by April 2022 cannot be met.
This new guidance follows consultation with stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry, academic research, trade associations, patient organisations/charities, healthcare providers and regulatory organisations.
Meaghan Kall, an epidemiologist at UKHSA has been included in Nature magazine’s global top 10 list of people who helped shape science in 2021.
The move aims to help accelerate the booster programme and get jabs in arms more quickly in light of rising cases of Omicron.
UKHSA publishes the latest human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine coverage statistics in England for academic year 2020 to 2021.
More than 750 Armed Forces personnel will be administering Covid-19 vaccines and helping with planning to maximise the effectiveness of the booster rollout
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid's oral statement to Parliament on COVID-19 and Plan B made on 8 December 2021.
Temporary measures for COVID-19 and flu vaccine programme to be extended or made permanent through new consultation.
Today, the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act will commence to better protect patients in mental health settings over the inappropriate use of force.
The government's ten year Drug Strategy aims to tackle drugs and prevent crime, backed by the largest ever increase in funding for drug treatment.
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