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100 community diagnostic centres across the country now offer out-of-hours services, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Patients who use social media to plan cosmetic procedures will now access more reliable information thanks to a landmark new initiative.
Latest data shows an increase in travel-associated chikungunya cases compared to the same period last year
Baroness Amos has been selected to lead the independent investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal care to drive urgent improvements to care and safety.
Letter from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention, about zuranolone.
Letter from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention, about 3 growth hormone agonists.
From 2026, driving theory tests will include new CPR questions and, for the first time, questions about defibrillators to boost cardiac arrest survival.
Letter from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to the Minister for Policing and Crime Prevention, about the consideration of ganaxolone.
The latest heat-health alert (HHA) issued by UKHSA and the Met Office for all regions of England.
UKHSA warns public to be alert to botulism following adverse reactions to cosmetic procedures involving botulinum toxin.
Professor Susan Hopkins is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
New measures to crack down on cowboy cosmetic procedures will be introduced by the government.
NHS and local authorities begin roll-out of world-first gonorrhoea vaccination programme across the country.
Thousands of mothers and babies will benefit from extended support to breastfeeding services this year.
The latest annual report on common animal-associated infections shows more than 1,500 cases of Lyme disease in 2024.
RSV vaccines are 82% effective for older people and 72% for newborns when mothers are vaccinated at least 14 days before birth.
Measles activity has increased since April 2025 and the UKHSA is continuing to oversee the public health risk assessment.
Children aged 1 to 4 years were most affected, as UKHSA reminds the public of simple steps to reduce infection.
A new regional centre to promote Yellow Card reporting has been launched in Belfast today.
The MHRA has now published the government’s response to its public consultation on future routes to market for medical devices - designed to modernise regulation
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