Pre-release access list: reports from week 50 2025 onwards
Updated 11 December 2025
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Each week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes a surveillance report on influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses on Thursday at 2pm.
The following post holders are given restricted pre-release access from 9:30am on the day of release. Statistical staff and those involved in the production and quality assurance of the document are excluded from pre-release access restrictions.
UK Health Security Agency
Chief Executive
Chief of Staff to the Chief Executive
Chief Medical Adviser
Chief of Staff to the Chief Medical Adviser
Director Clinical and Emerging Infections
Director General, Data Analytics and Surveillance
Head of Profession for Statistics
Director of Communications
Head of News
Senior Communications Manager x 3
Senior Strategic Communications Manager
Senior Press Officer
Senior Communications Officer
Assistant Press Officer - Apprentice
Department of Health and Social Care
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (and PO)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (and PO)
Ministerial Special Advisers
Permanent Secretary (and PO)
Chief Medical Officer
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Private Secretary to the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Chief Scientific Adviser
Director General, Global and Public Health
Personal Assistant to the Director General, Global and Public Health
Director, Health Protection and Public Health System
Deputy Director, National Immunisation Programme Policy
Deputy Director, Seasonal Vaccination Policy
Deputy Director, Head of Health Protection Analysis
Head of COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Head of Flu Policy
Flu Policy Adviser x 2
Chief Media Officer
Media Relations Officer
Devolved administrations
Consultant Epidemiologist (Scotland)
Consultant Epidemiologist (Northern Ireland)
Consultant Epidemiologist (Wales)
NHS England
Head of UEC, Elective Cancer and Diagnostics
Deputy Chief of Staff
National Director for Vaccinations and Screening
Director of Vaccination
Deputy Director for Adult Vaccination
Head of Vaccinations
Head of Adult Vaccinations
Planning and Deployment Lead - Adult Vaccinations
Vaccination and Screening Communications Lead
Senior Communications and Engagement Manager x 2
Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister
Mission Delivery Unit
Senior Policy Adviser for Health and Social Care
Data Scientist