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Looking behind the badge on International Security Officers’ Day

Looking behind the badge on International Security Officers’ Day

Friday, 24 July 2026

Today (24 July 2026) the Security Industry Authority (SIA) is celebrating International Security Officers’ Day and thanking security operatives for th...

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£4.5 million to improve Berkshire maternity and neonatal services

£4.5 million to improve Berkshire maternity and neonatal services

Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Mothers and babies in focus as £4.5 million funding rolled out to improve Berkshire maternity and neonatal services....

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MHRA approves world's first lower carbon beclometasone inhalers for patients with asthma

MHRA approves world's first lower carbon beclometasone inhalers for patients with asthma

Tuesday, 21 July 2026

The new inhalers use a next-generation propellant designed to reduce environmental impact while maintaining the same established treatment....

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Children’s health further protected with energy drinks ban

Children’s health further protected with energy drinks ban

Thursday, 16 July 2026

The government will ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under 16s in England from April 2027....

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MHRA delivers record performance as 2025 26 Annual Report and Accounts confirms growing global influence

MHRA delivers record performance as 2025 26 Annual Report and Accounts confirms growing global influence

Thursday, 16 July 2026

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published its 2025–26 Annual Report and Accounts highlighting a year of strong and ...

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Care workers to be represented in fair pay agreements

Care workers to be represented in fair pay agreements

Thursday, 16 July 2026

New negotiating body to be set up as part of the first ever adult social care fair pay agreement, representing millions of care workers....

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Major General Phil Carter to become interim Chief Defence Medical

Major General Phil Carter to become interim Chief Defence Medical

Thursday, 16 July 2026

Interim appointment of UK Surgeon General will ensure continued delivery of Defence Medical operational work....

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Every baby in England to get life saving genetic test from birth

Every baby in England to get life saving genetic test from birth

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

All babies in England will be screened for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)....

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Updated warnings for botulinum toxin products following rare cases of botulism

Updated warnings for botulinum toxin products following rare cases of botulism

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

The MHRA is strengthening safety warnings for all botulinum toxin type A products, following reports of rare cases of botulism linked to their use....

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UK Anti Doping Board Appointments

UK Anti Doping Board Appointments

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Moiz Moghal and Caitlin Notley have been appointed and George Walker and Alison O’Riordan have been reappointed to the UK Anti-Doping Board by the Sec...

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Government and Joe Wicks support families to stay active

Government and Joe Wicks support families to stay active

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Families across the country are being encouraged to help children stay active over the summer holidays....

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Rachel Reeves Mansion House 2026 speech

Rachel Reeves Mansion House 2026 speech

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her third Mansion House speech on the evening of Tuesday 14 July 2026....

Millions of unpaid carers to get recognition and earlier support

Millions of unpaid carers to get recognition and earlier support

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

First ever cross-government action plan to support unpaid carers published....

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The UK and the EU Drugs Agency sign a working arrangement

The UK and the EU Drugs Agency sign a working arrangement

Monday, 13 July 2026

Government signs a working arrangement with the EU Drugs Agency to protect public health and reduce drug harms....

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Ministers launch crackdown on vapes targeting kids

Ministers launch crackdown on vapes targeting kids

Friday, 10 July 2026

Ministers have launched a crackdown on vapes marketed at kids with a shift to plain white packaging....

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New UK CMO activity guidelines show every movement counts

New UK CMO activity guidelines show every movement counts

Thursday, 09 July 2026

Updated UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines find even small amounts of physical activity benefit health....

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UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments

UK life sciences attracts £3bn investment, creating jobs and faster patient treatments

Wednesday, 08 July 2026

Life Sciences sector attracts over £3 billion in new public-private investment in 12 months, reflecting international confidence in UK science and inn...

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Nerandomilast (Jascayd) approved to treat adult patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

Nerandomilast (Jascayd) approved to treat adult patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

Wednesday, 08 July 2026

As with any medicinal product, the MHRA will keep the safety and effectiveness of nerandomilast under close review.??...

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10 Year Capital Plan to rebuild NHS and bring care closer to home

10 Year Capital Plan to rebuild NHS and bring care closer to home

Tuesday, 07 July 2026

Government announces 10 Year Capital Plan to modernise NHS buildings, upgrade GP surgeries and bring more care closer to patients’ homes. ...

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New heart disease and strokes plan to save thousands of lives

New heart disease and strokes plan to save thousands of lives

Tuesday, 07 July 2026

National framework launched to help reduce premature deaths from heart disease and strokes by a quarter over the next decade....

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NHS sets first ever staff standards to tackle racism and violence

NHS sets first ever staff standards to tackle racism and violence

Monday, 06 July 2026

New NHS staff standards will make employers accountable for tackling racism, violence and sexual harassment, with results published in league tables....

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Semaglutide (Wegovy) approved to treat form of liver disease

Semaglutide (Wegovy) approved to treat form of liver disease

Friday, 03 July 2026

The semaglutide injection has been approved to treat metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in adults with moderate-to-advanced liver fibrosis....

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Keep Britain Working continues drive to stop people falling out of the workforce

Keep Britain Working continues drive to stop people falling out of the workforce

Thursday, 02 July 2026

Nearly 200 workplaces have signed up to be “Vanguards” preventing people dropping out of work due to ill-health, in a new milestone for the programme....

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NHS patients get faster access to medicines under new pilots

NHS patients get faster access to medicines under new pilots

Thursday, 02 July 2026

NHS patients could access cutting-edge medicines potentially months earlier under a series of pioneering pilot schemes....

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Making regulation a catalyst, not a barrier, for UK life sciences

Making regulation a catalyst, not a barrier, for UK life sciences

Thursday, 02 July 2026

MHRA CEO argues that for the UK’s long-term health and prosperity, regulation should help lead, rather than follow, innovation...

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UK steps up support for Venezuela following devastating earthquakes

UK steps up support for Venezuela following devastating earthquakes

Thursday, 02 July 2026

The UK is scaling up its humanitarian response to Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes on 24 June....

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Government apologises for historic forced adoption practices

Government apologises for historic forced adoption practices

Thursday, 02 July 2026

Apology comes with £4 million package of support which includes easier access to adoption records...

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Sellafield funding helps deliver life saving air ambulance missions across West Cumbria

Sellafield funding helps deliver life saving air ambulance missions across West Cumbria

Wednesday, 01 July 2026

Sellafield Ltd has committed £195,990 to the Great North Air Ambulance Service, funding 30 life-saving missions across West Cumbria....

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MHRA secures convictions after a decade long investigation into falsely marked baby feeding devices

MHRA secures convictions after a decade long investigation into falsely marked baby feeding devices

Wednesday, 01 July 2026

MHRA investigation secures fraud convictions linked to the supply of non-compliant medical devices....

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UK’s first maternity and neonatal commissioner to be appointed

UK’s first maternity and neonatal commissioner to be appointed

Monday, 29 June 2026

New commissioner and extra funding announced to make maternity and neonatal care safer, fairer and more consistent across England....

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