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Changes to age of sale rules and related regulations for tobacco and herbal smoking products and cigarette papers from 29 October 2026 and 1 January 2027.
Code of practice on the effective prevention and control of infection by health service providers.
How local authorities should implement Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies services.
Use this page to find out how to contact DHSC.
999 and 112 is the national emergency response service in the UK. 112 is the pan-European equivalent to 999 and can be used in the UK.
A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.
The NHS staff standards set national minimum employment requirements to improve staff experience, outlining employer actions and what staff can expect.
Register of nutrition and health claims that may be made in commercial communications in Great Britain.
A guide to the legislation enabling drug services and others to supply take home naloxone without a prescription to save a life in an emergency.
Local authorities in England must have regard to this statutory guidance when planning expenditure from the ring-fenced public health grant.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Spain.
The principles underlying the programme and the expectations that public health nursing teams are expected to meet when delivering services in England.
Information about the mandated national adult social care data returns for the year 2026 to 2027.
Specialist guidance on the management (including infection control) of patients with viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF).
This framework sets out guidance for designing, commissioning and providing alcohol and drug support for children and young people in England.
The care workforce pathway outlines the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours people need to work in adult social care.
Guidance for prospective international applicants for health and social care jobs in the UK.
Sets out standards for training on learning disability and autism for Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered health and social care providers and their staff.
Information on accessing healthcare for citizens from EU countries, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland living in or moving to the UK.
The areas of public health where health visiting and school nursing teams in England can have the greatest impact.
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