Official Statistics

Pre-release access for the weekly national flu and COVID-19 surveillance report

Updated 30 May 2024

Applies to England

Each week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes a report on influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory illness on Thursday at 2pm.

The following post holders were given pre-release access prior to release. Statistical staff and those involved in the production and quality assurance of the document are excluded.

UK Health Security Agency

  • Chief Executive
  • Chief Medical Adviser
  • Chief of Staff
  • Chief of Staff - CPH PO
  • Director General, Data Analytics and Surveillance
  • Director of Communications
  • Deputy Director Operational Communications
  • Head of News
  • Senior Communications Manager (NIS)
  • Deputy Director for Statistics Production and Head of Profession for Statistics
  • Strategic Communications Senior Manager
  • Senior Communications Manager (Emergency Response)
  • Senior Communications Manager
  • Communications Officer
  • GCS Apprentice - Communications Officer

Department of Health and Social Care

  • Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary
  • Chief Scientific Adviser
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Deputy Chief Medical Officer x2
  • Private Secretary to the Chief Medical Officer
  • Private secretary to the Chief Medical Officer
  • Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
  • Private Secretary to the Chief Medical Officer
  • Private Secretary to the Minister of State
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy
  • Assistant to Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy (Minister Caulfield)
  • Director General, Global and Public Health
  • Director, Health Protection Strategy and Vaccines Directorate
  • Deputy Director, Health Protection Strategy and Vaccines Directorate
  • Deputy Director of Adult Social Care
  • Deputy Director, COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines Policy
  • Science Research and Evidence Official
  • Statistics and Data Science official x5
  • C3 Data Intel Lead (Team 1)
  • Senior Policy Adviser: COVID-19 Supply, Regulation and Legal
  • Head of flu policy
  • Senior Press Officer
  • Press Officer x3

Devolved administrations

  • Consultant Epidemiologist (Scotland)
  • Consultant Epidemiologist (Northern Ireland)
  • Consultant Epidemiologist (Wales)

NHS England

  • Chief of Staff - Vaccinations and Screening
  • Director of Operations and Delivery - COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
  • Deputy Chief of Staff
  • National Director for Vaccinations and Screening
  • Head of Public Health Commissioning and Operations - Flu
  • Vaccination and Screening Communications Manager
  • Senior Strategic Communications Manager

Prime Minister’s Office

  • Prime Minister
  • Special Adviser to the Prime Minister (Political)
  • Prime Minister Delivery Unit Health Team
  • Senior Policy Adviser for Health and Social Care
  • Data Scientist