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The government will ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s in England from April 2027.
First published during the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government
Families across the country are being encouraged to help children stay active over the summer holidays.
Government signs a working arrangement with the EU Drugs Agency to protect public health and reduce drug harms.
Ministers have launched a crackdown on vapes marketed at kids with a shift to plain white packaging.
Professor Chris Whitty writes for The i paper on the update to the UK CMOs' physical activity guidelines.
Updated UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines find even small amounts of physical activity benefit health.
This circular draws attention to temporary controls which are being placed on 7 orphines, which will come into force on 11 June 2026.
This circular describes changes in the legislation on drug precursor chemicals (DPCs).
Policy Lab worked with MHCLG's Changing Futures programme to shape services around the lived experience of people facing multiple disadvantage.
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.
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