Policy papers and consultations

The government is seeking views on expanding community water fluoridation schemes in the north east with new arrangements or by varying existing arrangements.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 24 April 2024

• Community water fluoridation expansion in the north east of England

  Introduction The Health and Care Act 2022 provides powers for the…

• Equalities impact assessment

  Introduction The general equality duty that is set out in the Equality Act…

• Feasibility and technical reports: summary

  The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) commissioned feasibility…

Response to the Joint Committee’s recommendations for the draft Mental Health Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 and deliver a modern mental health service.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 16 April 2024

• Government response to the Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill

  Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health and Social…

This consultation will inform the government’s proposal to enable dental hygienists and dental therapists to supply and administer medicines under exemptions.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 28 March 2024

• Proposal to enable dental hygienists and dental therapists to supply and administer specific medicines under exemptions

  Introduction Regulated healthcare professionals have been taking on…

The government's response to the recommendations of the report of the independent rapid review into mental health patient safety.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 21 March 2024

Impact assessment relating to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 20 March 2024

These factsheets provide more information about the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons on 20 March 2024.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 20 March 2024

The government’s response to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report into the antimicrobial potential of bacteriophages.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 1 March 2024

The third action plan setting out how the Department of Health and Social Care and delivery partners will implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 29 February 2024

The UK NSC is consulting on whether to add the quadruple test to the antenatal screening pathway for Edwards' syndrome.

• From: UK National Screening Committee
• Updated: 21 February 2024

Consultation seeking views on giving the General Dental Council powers and duties to provisionally register overseas-qualified dentists.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 16 February 2024

A consultation on the proposed actions the UK Government and devolved administrations will take to tackle smoking and youth vaping.

• From: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 3 others
• Updated: 12 February 2024

A national plan for NHS dentistry services in England.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care and 1 others
• Updated: 7 February 2024

This consultation seeks views on proposed amendments to the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 (HPNR).

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 7 February 2024

We are seeking views on proposed changes in relation to nutrition labelling, composition and standards (NLCS) retained EU law.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 6 February 2024

This consultation collected views on expanding the use of naloxone. It ran for 8 weeks and was open to all interested individuals and organisations.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 24 January 2024

The UK Government is consulting on proposed legislative amendments to widen access to take-home supplies of naloxone, without a prescription.

• From: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 3 others
• Updated: 24 January 2024

This paper describes the consensus statement of the Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health and lists the signatories.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Updated: 19 January 2024

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) seeks to gather insight into current government-led drug prevention policies and landscape across the UK.

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and 1 others
• Updated: 5 January 2024

UK NSC consulted on whether providers can safely use digital pathology as an alternative to light microscopy in examination of NHS cancer screening samples.

• From: UK National Screening Committee
• Updated: 28 December 2023

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs call for evidence, collecting written evidence to better understand internet-facilitated drug markets (IFDMs).

• From: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs and 1 others
• Updated: 20 December 2023