Guidance

Pre-release access list: October 2024

Updated 16 October 2025

Applies to England

The following post holders are given pre-release access 24 hours prior to release. Staff involved in the production of the document are excluded from pre-release access restrictions.

UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Chief Executive

Chief Medical Adviser

Director of Clinical and Emerging Infections Directorate

Deputy Director HCAI, Fungal, AMR, AMU and Sepsis Division

Head of Profession for Statistics

Senior Communications Manager (NIS)

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention

Infection Prevention and Control and AMR Programmes Manager

Policy Lead – Antimicrobial Resistance (UK), IPC, and Sepsis

NHS England

Head of IPC

National Clinical Lead (IPC Programme)