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Wednesday, 07 February 2024
JCVI advises government on the COVID-19 vaccination programme for Spring 2024...
Tuesday, 30 January 2024
New data from UKHSA show deaths due to the hepatitis C virus are at lowest level in 10 years....
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
UKHSA's 5 year Pathogen Genomics Strategy sets out a programme to improve our ability to detect and understand pathogens that pose the greatest risks ...
Friday, 19 January 2024
Measles can spread very easily among those who are unvaccinated, especially in nurseries and schools....
Thursday, 18 January 2024
Regular updates on the Cold-Health Alerts (CHAs) issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office....
Friday, 12 January 2024
Positive Voices 2022 survey reveals high satisfaction with treatment and care, but stigma and mental health conditions remain prevalent....
Tuesday, 09 January 2024
The latest annual report from the National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) shows a marked increase in activity related to nitrous oxide and ketamin...
Monday, 08 January 2024
UK Health Security Agency reminds parents of back-to-school advice amid rising levels of winter illness in the new year....
Friday, 05 January 2024
The UK Health Security Agency is encouraging those at higher risk of flu and COVID-19 to make a new year’s resolution to get winter strong....
Thursday, 21 December 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reports a concerning rise in Shigella cases, a gut infection that causes diarrhoea, stomach cramps and fever....
Friday, 15 December 2023
This week’s UKHSA surveillance data shows the sharpest weekly increase in flu activity so far this winter, signalling flu season is officially underwa...
Monday, 11 December 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published its first Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report....
Monday, 11 December 2023
No further cases of influenza A(H1N2)v have been found. Enhanced surveillance will continue over the coming weeks....
Friday, 08 December 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is strongly encouraging eligible people from ethnic minority groups to book their flu and COVID-19 vaccines. ...
Friday, 01 December 2023
Latest report reveals continuous decline in HIV transmission but progress is slow among women and ethnic minorities....
Thursday, 30 November 2023
The PrEP Impact Trial involved 157 sexual health services and confirms PrEP's real-world effectiveness....
Monday, 27 November 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a single confirmed human case of influenza A(H1N2)v....
Friday, 24 November 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is monitoring reports of clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China....
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Antibiotic resistance is once again on the rise after declines in the pandemic, with more dangerous strains of bacteria spreading in communities and h...
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Speech delivered by Professor Dame Jenny Harries, UKHSA Chief Executive, at the UKHSA conference 2023 in the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds....
Tuesday, 14 November 2023
A childhood varicella (chickenpox) vaccine would be offered in 2 doses, at 12 and 18 months of age....
Friday, 10 November 2023
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the UK government on vaccination and immunisation matters....
Thursday, 09 November 2023
An emergency department opt-out testing programme for bloodborne viruses has helped to diagnose thousands of people with serious infections....
Wednesday, 01 November 2023
National marketing campaign launches today, targeting those eligible but still unvaccinated....
Monday, 23 October 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is calling on those celebrating Diwali to come forward for their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations if they are eligi...
Tuesday, 03 October 2023
Latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows highest ever uptake of HIV testing among some groups, but there is still more work to be ...
Monday, 02 October 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) sets out serious impacts of flu ahead of winter as eligible groups urged to come forward for vaccination....
Monday, 02 October 2023
A study to gather vital data on COVID-19 this winter has been launched by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office for National Statistics...
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has provided new essential genomic sequencing equipment to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)....
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
New tool will include data on a range of infections this winter....
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Bluetongue: latest situation
Serious Fraud Office SFO returns £400,000 to victims of global email fraud
Department for Education Government to introduce academy trust inspections
UK Health Security Agency Amber cold-health alert expanded to all regions of England