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The latest campaign from Change4Life, Games4Life, aims to inspire the nation to get active during this summer of sport.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
The Department today published the annual report on dietary sodium intakes, based on an assessment of the sodium content of urine samples collected…
Games4Life, a new campaign to inspire the nation to get active during this year’s summer of sport was launched today by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley
A letter sent to the NHS sets out preparations for Olympic and Paralympic planning and reporting. Situation reporting (SITREP) will commence…
Vending machines made it easy for under-18s to buy cigarettes because they were self-service and often unsupervised. In 2010, 8% of 11 to 15…
More people will be encouraged to get on their feet and get walking thanks to a new partnership between leading charities, Public Health Minister Anne Milton announced today.
Keeping track of what you eat and choosing healthier foods could be made easier thanks to a UK-wide consultation launched today by Health Secretary…
The Department, together with the Ministry of Justice and the Youth Justice Board, has issued a dear colleague letter that sets out policy for…
Funding for substance misuse services in England for 2012-13.
Prime Minister: "We want to do for drug driving what drink driving laws have done for driving under the influence of alcohol."
Following the launch last month of 8 payment by results pilot sites for drugs and alcohol recovery treatment services, the Payment by Results…
A UK-wide consultation on whether tobacco should be sold in standardised, or plain packaging, has been launched today by Health Secretary Andrew…
The government has used a temporary class drug order for the first time to ban the ‘legal high’ methoxetamine, also called ‘mexxy’ or MXE. From…
End of tobacco displays in shops from today
New legislation comes into effect today to protect children from being the target of tobacco promotion and to help people quit smoking. All…
The Department of Health, the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice have today sent a joint letter to local authority chief executives, chief…
New national campaign highlights the hidden dangers of secondhand smoke.
A national advertising campaign launches today to emphasise the dangers of secondhand smoke in the home and in cars.
The government has announced £4 million of funding for businesses to develop cutting-edge ideas to address some of the biggest health problems of our time.
The Department of Health opened two new competitions with up to £2 million of funding each to develop technological and innovative solutions
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