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The next generation will be smoke-free as Tobacco and Vapes Bill is granted Royal Assent.
Women across the country will be better heard and served under new plans set out in the renewed Women’s Health Strategy.
New report highlights continued progress in eliminating hepatitis C in England.
Partnership with Movember and People’s Health Trust to trial new approaches to improve men’s health.
The government has opened a public consultation on applying the new nutrient profiling model to advertising and promotions restrictions.
Information on the other regulatory bodies responsible for e-cigarette and vape products.
Letter to the the Minister for Policing and Crime from the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) discussing the ACMD work programme for 2026.
Patients across the country will have better access to NHS dentistry, boosting earlier intervention, prevention and continuity of care.
Innovators across the UK are being offered £20 million in grants for technology designed to reduce harm and death from drug and alcohol addiction.
The government is launching a consultation on extending smoke-free places and introducing vape-free and heated tobacco-free spaces.
Patients will receive faster diagnosis, quicker treatment and the support to live well with cancer under the government’s landmark new National Cancer Plan.
Two leading experts have been appointed as members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
UKHSA and Sleep Cycle launch a research study focusing on how coughing and sleep-related signals can support earlier detection of respiratory trends in the UK
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has today (28 January 2026) published its updated harms assessment of ketamine.
Government launches consultation to help combat rising drug deaths from opioids, as part of record £3.4 billion in investment in drug and alcohol services.
Dame Carol Black GBE has been appointed to the role of independent adviser to the UK government on drugs for a 3-year term until November 2028.
New changes will enable patients to access urgent care easier.
Government launches independent review to look at rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services and what is driving it.
Professor Wood will replace Owen Bowden-Jones as chair on 1 January 2026.
Jess Asato appointed Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) adviser to reform NHS response as part of the government's mission to halve VAWG within a decade.
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