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More officers trained and funding provided as clampdown on illegal tobacco and vape trade accelerates.
The MHRA welcomed Health Minister Smyth to its science campus as part of British Science Week to demonstrate how innovations become safe, effective treatments for NHS patients.
Letter to the Home Secretary from the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) discussing the ACMD work programme for 2025.
ACMD Chair: Prof Owen Bowden-Jones ACMD Secretary: Zahi Sulaiman 1st Floor…
Programme will reach up to 600,000 children in most deprived areas.
The report finds that overall healthcare-associated infections were present in 7.6% of patients, a 1% increase on the last reported figures in 2016.
Government delivers on its manifesto commitment to roll out extra urgent appointments across the country.
Landmark study to investigate long-term health effects of vaping on young people's health and wellbeing, alongside wider influences on adolescent health.
Government response to the ACMD's advice on increasing the level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) permissible in industrial hemp from 0.2-0.3% and assessment after 2 years.
Community testing in 2023, including nightclubs and festivals, rose by 7% compared to 2022.
Four more experts have been appointed members to the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
Local communities to receive funding for family and school nurses, sexual health clinics and other public health services.
The government commissions the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to conduct an updated harms assessment of ketamine.
Changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 to control 22 substances, with 2-benzyl benzimidazole variants (nitazenes) falling under a new generic definition.
Ten leading experts have joined the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to strengthen its vital work advising the government on drug harms.
The government will seek expert advice on reclassifying ketamine to become a Class A substance.
The free running app has been downloaded over 7 million times since it launched in 2016, with 9.3 million NHS Couch to 5K runs started this year.
Smokers who choose to quit on 1 January could save a whole day of their life by 8 January, according to new research.
2024 annual report from Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, focusing on health in cities.
The pilot scheme, AI Airlock, is designed to help test and improve the rules for AI-powered medical devices to ensure they reach patients quickly, safely and effectively.
Junk food ads to be banned from October 2025 with final details unveiled today.
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