We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Professor Sir Chris Whitty writes for The Times on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
The government will introduce plans for tougher action to protect people from the harms of smoking in the Tobacco and Vapes Bill today.
The UK chief nursing officers have given advice to help nurses and midwives wanting to take part in the assisted dying debate.
Letter from Health Minister Andrew Gwynne MP confirming the UK Health Security Agency’s role and priorities for the financial year 2024 to 2025.
New Bill to unlock the secure and effective use of data for the public interest has been introduced into Parliament.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is reminding healthcare professionals to ensure patients are aware of the known side effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists.
Ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England to come into force on 1 June 2025
Members of the public as well as NHS staff and experts will be invited to share their experiences, views and ideas for fixing the NHS.
The government will fund research into wearable technology, virtual reality and artificial intelligence in a bid to support people with drug addictions.
The UK chief medical officers and NHS England National Medical Director have given advice to help doctors wanting to take part in the assisted dying debate.
A new strategy is being published to radically cut the number of single-use medical devices in the health service.
The UK has announced a package of measures to tackle the outbreaks of mpox and Marburg in central Africa
Patient safety at heart of government’s plans for healthcare reform as Health and Social Care Secretary orders action to improve regulator performance.
Collaboration announced at International Investment Summit, meeting the PM's ambitions to catalyse investment in the UK and proving the UK is open for business.
All parents who have experienced losing a pregnancy can apply for a certificate formally recognising their loss, the government has announced.
Programme to help avoid brain injury in childbirth piloted from today to boost maternity safety.
New UK-created therapies for cancer will be trialled in the UK – furthering the nation’s life sciences industry as one of the great drivers of economic growth.
The Health and Social Care Secretary spoke at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) annual conference 2024, in Liverpool.
The Health and Social Care Secretary confirmed the update during a speech at the Royal College of GPs’ conference in Liverpool.
Letter about the pay round for the financial year 2025 to 2026 from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the Senior Salaries Review Body.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).