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Landmark strategy to improve early years and family services
7th Jul 2025

Landmark strategy to improve early years and family services

Government announces new plan to drive up the quality and accessibility of early years education and boost children’s life chances.

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Handbook on How to Transform Community Collaboration Launches
7th Jul 2025

Handbook on How to Transform Community Collaboration Launches

Ground breaking handbook capturing practical steps and shared insights, on how to transform community collaboration is published.

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10 Year Health Plan for England: Fit for the future
3rd Jul 2025

10 Year Health Plan for England: Fit for the future

The Government has published its 10-year plan for the NHS, part of its mission to build a health service fit for the future.

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Whooping cough vaccination rates recover among pregnant women
26th Jun 2025

Whooping cough vaccination rates recover among pregnant women

As uptake rates improve for the seventh month, more newborns are protected from whooping cough.

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'Do It London' Campaign Rebrand
24th Jun 2025

'Do It London' Campaign Rebrand

London HIV Prevention Programme relaunches Do It London campaign to drive down new HIV transmissions.

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Mayor Launches New Health Inequalities Strategy Implementation Plan 2025-2028
6th Jun 2025

Mayor Launches New Health Inequalities Strategy Implementation Plan 2025-2028

The plan sets out how the Mayor, City Hall and all our partners are furthering our commitment to tackling the root causes of poor health.

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Risk of summer holidays causing surge in measles cases in England
5th Jun 2025

Risk of summer holidays causing surge in measles cases in England

UKHSA concerned that summer holidays could lead to another surge of measles cases in England.

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Liquid biopsy for lung and breast cancers now available across the NHS in England
4th Jun 2025

Liquid biopsy for lung and breast cancers now available across the NHS in England

A blood test which speeds up cancer diagnosis by two weeks and can help patients with suspected lung and breast cancer receive targeted treatment is now available across the NHS in England.

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Disposable vape ban begins - but will it have an impact?
2nd Jun 2025

Disposable vape ban begins - but will it have an impact?

The ban on the sale of single-use disposable vapes came into force on 1 June across the UK, aimed at protecting children's health and the environment.

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World-first vaccine programme to prevent gonorrhoea
21st May 2025

World-first vaccine programme to prevent gonorrhoea

Thousands of gonorrhoea cases could be prevented over the next decade thanks to the NHS’ world-first vaccination programme against the infection.

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Smoking and Mental Health Week, 2 - 6 June 2025
16th May 2025

Smoking and Mental Health Week, 2 - 6 June 2025

A campaign by the London Tobacco Alliance will shine a light on the high rates of smoking among people with mental health conditions and encourage collaboration to support them to quit.

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Inequality killing on a ‘grand scale’ globally, experts warn
13th May 2025

Inequality killing on a ‘grand scale’ globally, experts warn

Inequality continues to kill people on a “grand scale” across the world, warn experts, with factors like poor housing and a lack of education and jobs influencing health more than genetics or care.

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BLOG - My measles journey: ‘I woke to find a rash all over my body’
28th Apr 2025

BLOG - My measles journey: ‘I woke to find a rash all over my body’

Saijal Ladd, Prescribing Advisor, NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (ICB), shares her experience of contracting measles at 42, and the serious impact this had on her health.

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UKHSA urges pilgrims to get meningitis vaccination
24th Apr 2025

UKHSA urges pilgrims to get meningitis vaccination

UKHSA is urging pilgrims travelling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for Umrah and the upcoming Hajj pilgrimages to ensure they are vaccinated against meningitis.

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Early impact of RSV vaccination in older adults in England
10th Apr 2025

Early impact of RSV vaccination in older adults in England

Early data from the roll out of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination programme in England shows it is making a significant reduction to hospital admission rates in older people.

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Shingles vaccine may help cut dementia risk
9th Apr 2025

Shingles vaccine may help cut dementia risk

A study published in Nature has reported that vaccination for shingles could be linked to a reduction in the risk of developing dementia.

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UKHSA publishes first annual report on infectious disease trends
26th Mar 2025

UKHSA publishes first annual report on infectious disease trends

UKHSA's first annual report summarising the latest infectious disease trends, bringing together key data from 2023 to early 2025 and outlining steps the organisation is taking to tackle these threats.

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Creativity Meets Public Health: A New Framework to Prove the Power of the Arts
23rd Mar 2025

Creativity Meets Public Health: A New Framework to Prove the Power of the Arts

The Creative Health Impact Framework helps show how London’s arts and community groups improves health—launched during Creativity and Wellbeing Week to boost cross-sector collaboration.

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Government abolishes NHS England
13th Mar 2025

Government abolishes NHS England

NHS England will be abolished and brought under "democratic control" in an attempt to cut bureaucracy and duplication, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

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Changes to health protection notification regulations (NOIDs)
11th Mar 2025

Changes to health protection notification regulations (NOIDs)

From 6 April 2025, UKHSA is expanding the list of pathogens that Registered Medical Professionals and laboratories in England must notify them about.

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