Pre-release access for influenza in the UK, annual epidemiological report: winter 2025 to 2026
Published 28 May 2026
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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 of Communications
Deputy Director for Statistics Production and Head of Profession for Statistics
Seasonal Flu Lead
Head of News
Senior Communications Manager
Department of Health and Social Care
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Permanent Secretary
Chief Scientific Adviser
Chief Medical Officer England
Deputy Chief Medical Officer England
Private Secretary to the Chief Medical Officer
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention (and Private Office)
Deputy Director, COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines Policy
Statistics and Data Science Official
Head of flu policy
Director General, Global and Public Health
Private secretary to Director General, Global and Public Health
Seasonal Flu Policy Lead
Seasonal Flu Policy Adviser
Communications officer x2
NHS
Chief of Staff - Vaccinations and Screening
Deputy Chief of Staff
Head of Public Health Commissioning and Operations - Flu
Senior Programme Manager
Senior Communications and Engagement Manager x2
Senior Strategic Communications Manager
Devolved Administrations
Chief Medical Officer (Scotland)
Senior Statistician (Scotland) x3
Statistician (Scotland)
Assistant Statistician (Scotland)
Policy Manager (Scotland)
Policy Team Leader (Scotland)
Head of Surveillance Unit (Scotland)
Unit Head, Seasonal Vaccination and Strategy (Scotland)
Senior Policy Manager (Scotland)
Communications officer (Scotland) x2
Chief Medical Officer (Northern Ireland)
Communications officer (Northern Ireland) x2
Chief Medical Officer (Wales)
Consultant Epidemiologist, Head of the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (Wales)
National Director of Health Protection and Screening Services and Executive Medical Director (Wales)
Director of Health Protection (Wales)
Deputy National Director of Screening and Health Protection Services (Wales)
National Clinical Lead for Microbiology Services (Wales)