Official Statistics

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

Updated 25 July 2023

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.

Department of Health

  • Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
  • Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
  • Private Secretary to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
  • Minister of State
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
  • Special Advisers
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Senior Private Secretary to the Chief Medical Officer
  • Private Secretary to the Chief Medical Officer
  • Deputy Chief Medical Officer
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Private Secretary to the Permanent Secretary
  • DHSC Deputy Head of News
  • Senior press Officer
  • Chief Press Officer
  • Press Officer
  • Chief Media Relations Officer
  • Director, Covid 19 and Flu Policy Directorate
  • Deputy director - COVID-19 and flu deployment, uptake and alignment
  • Deputy director - COVID-19 and flu vaccine strategy
  • Head of flu strategy
  • Head of flu policy
  • Senior Policy Advisor
  • Policy Officer (Flu)
  • Senior Policy Advisor (Flu)
  • Pharmacist, Medicines Supply Directorate
  • Director General, Global and Public Health
  • Director, Emergency and Health Protection
  • C3 Data Intel Lead (Team 1)
  • C3 Incident Director
  • Response Lead
  • Deputy Director: Communications
  • DHSC Statistics and Data Science official
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
  • Head of Vaccine and Uptake Policy
  • Senior Policy Advisor: COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
  • Policy Advisor: COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment
  • Head of Office and PS to DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser
  • DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser
  • Senior Digital Engagement Manager
  • Head of Creative Content

No. 10 Office

  • Private Secretary

Cabinet Office

  • Head of COVID Health analysis
  • Lead Health Analysis, JDAC
  • Director of DGA, COVID-19 Taskforce

NHS England

  • Modelling and Data Lead Vaccine Deployment
  • Medical Director, NHS Public Health
  • COVID-19 Vaccination Statistics Analyst
  • National Director for Vaccinations and Screening
  • Chief of Staff, Vaccinations and Screening