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The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is leading on the creation of the United Kingdom Microbial Forensics Consortium (UKMFC).

• Updated: 15 May 2024

Change in law will allow people with non-transmissible HIV to donate gametes to partners

• Updated: 15 May 2024

Patients requiring treatment outside of hospitals will be able to choose between multiple providers across the NHS and independent sector.

• Updated: 15 May 2024

The government responds to the ACMD's report on recently encountered novel benzodiazepines and related compounds.

• Updated: 14 May 2024

Government response to the report by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on acyl piperazine opioids, including 2-methyl-AP-237.

• Updated: 14 May 2024

New 10-year plan to expand and improve the drug and alcohol workforce published.

• Updated: 14 May 2024

The government will place 6 new synthetic opioids under the strictest level of control.

• Updated: 14 May 2024

A speech the Health and Social Care Secretary, Victoria Atkins gave at The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma on Monday 13 May, 2024.

• Updated: 13 May 2024

Data from over 500 care homes across England is to be gathered and analysed to help prevent infections.

• Updated: 13 May 2024

The government has funded 350 additional medical school places in England for the academic year 2025 to 2026 in latest step to deliver NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.

• Updated: 13 May 2024

Weekly national influenza and COVID-19 report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.

• Updated: 9 May 2024

New data published today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows cases of whooping cough continue to increase with 1,319 cases confirmed in March.

• Updated: 9 May 2024

The government has announced its new national action plan on antimicrobial resistance to protect people and animals from the risk of drug-resistant infections.

• Updated: 8 May 2024

An MHRA and NICE partnership, funded by Wellcome, is addressing key challenges for regulating and evaluating digital mental health technologies (DMHTs) with input from patients, the public and mental health professionals.

• Updated: 7 May 2024

Ofsted and the CQC have today published a joint thematic review of Start for Life services, which provide support for parents from pregnancy until their baby is 2 years old.

• Updated: 7 May 2024

Regular measles statistics updates issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).

• Updated: 2 May 2024

The British Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, successfully hosted a roundtable discussion on Antimicrobial Resistance yesterday (on 29 Apr…

• Updated: 30 April 2024

Imported malaria cases diagnosed in 2023 exceed 2000 for the first time in over 20 years

• Updated: 24 April 2024

Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire promotes the UK’s balanced approach towards tackling drug use, with a focus on the challenge of synthetic opioids.

• Updated: 23 April 2024

Statement to Parliament from Health Minister, Andrea Leadsom, at the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

• Updated: 17 April 2024