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Cycling and walking boom with £4.5 billion for thousands of new routes and safer crossings

Cycling and walking boom with £4.5 billion for thousands of new routes and safer crossings

Thursday, 11 June 2026

Strategy aims to deliver 5,000 new walking, wheeling and cycling routes and 10,000 safer crossings over the next 5 years....

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Thousands of young people to be offered two dose MenB vaccine

Thousands of young people to be offered two dose MenB vaccine

Thursday, 11 June 2026

Two-dose MenB vaccine to be offered to young people ahead of the autumn as part of a one-off vaccination programme in England....

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NHS reform, technology and the future of health and social care

NHS reform, technology and the future of health and social care

Thursday, 11 June 2026

The Health and Social Care Secretary gave the keynote speech at the NHS ConfedExpo 2026 conference in Manchester....

UK Surgeon General joins NATO medical leaders in North Macedonia

UK Surgeon General joins NATO medical leaders in North Macedonia

Thursday, 11 June 2026

Major General Phil Carter attended the NATO Chiefs of Military Medical Services plenary in Skopje to help shape the alliance’s military medical readin...

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Free flu jabs for people experiencing homelessness

Free flu jabs for people experiencing homelessness

Thursday, 11 June 2026

The government will offer flu vaccination to those experiencing homelessness, beginning in autumn....

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UKHSA publishes first Health Security Risk Assessment in boost to pandemic preparedness

UKHSA publishes first Health Security Risk Assessment in boost to pandemic preparedness

Thursday, 11 June 2026

UKHSA publishes its first Health Security Risk Assessment (HSRA), which characterises the most significant health security risks facing the UK over th...

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AI to speed up cancer diagnosis for millions of NHS patients

AI to speed up cancer diagnosis for millions of NHS patients

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Government invests in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to modernise the NHS and reduce waiting times. ...

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UKHSA update on the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

UKHSA update on the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Latest information on cases including British nationals....

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Pioneering AI health innovations regulatory sandbox launched

Pioneering AI health innovations regulatory sandbox launched

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

The London sandbox is a secure environment designed to safely test AI-enabled devices in a real-world environment so patients can benefit more quickly...

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New backing for open source AI builders, data centre design challenge and robotics partnership

New backing for open source AI builders, data centre design challenge and robotics partnership

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

In a keynote speech at the AI Summit during London Tech Week, AI Minister Kanishka Narayan argued that the central question of AI is not just what the...

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New tools will help employers maximise AI productivity gains

New tools will help employers maximise AI productivity gains

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Skills England report shows what works for AI training and new tools will help employers build the AI skills their workforce needs....

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Record numbers of children with mental health support in schools

Record numbers of children with mental health support in schools

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

The government is on track to meet its manifesto promise that every school and college will have access to mental health support teams by the end of 2...

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MHRA launches AI sandbox to accelerate medicines development and improve safety

MHRA launches AI sandbox to accelerate medicines development and improve safety

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

New AI sandbox will help make medicines safer, speed up development, and reduce reliance on animal testing....

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Defence Medics parachute into Tristan da Cunha to treat hantavirus patient

Defence Medics parachute into Tristan da Cunha to treat hantavirus patient

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

Fastest route to care: how Defence Medical personnel helped stabilise a critically ill patient on a remote island....

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Millions to get faster eye care on the high street

Millions to get faster eye care on the high street

Monday, 08 June 2026

Government invests £20 million to digitise referrals from the high street directly and digitally into NHS hospital eye services....

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MHRA review of the benefits and risks of avacopan

MHRA review of the benefits and risks of avacopan

Friday, 05 June 2026

Avacopan is used in the treatment of some rare autoimmune diseases affecting small blood vessels. ...

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Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams

Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams

Friday, 05 June 2026

Local areas to?begin?increasing access to speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists from September 2026 ...

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Lord Mann's recommendations to tackle antisemitism accepted

Lord Mann's recommendations to tackle antisemitism accepted

Thursday, 04 June 2026

Government to act on Lord Mann’s report about tackling racism and antisemitism in the NHS....

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Appointment of 2 operational researchers as Direct Ministerial Appointments

Appointment of 2 operational researchers as Direct Ministerial Appointments

Thursday, 04 June 2026

The Minister for Courts and Legal Services has appointed Professor Pagel and Professor Utley as advisers on court efficiency and modernisation....

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New permit issued for Beddington energy from waste site

New permit issued for Beddington energy from waste site

Wednesday, 03 June 2026

Decision follows extensive review and two rounds of public consultation. Rigorous assessments in place to protect the environment and health ...

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Brand new dental school places in 'dental deserts'

Brand new dental school places in 'dental deserts'

Wednesday, 03 June 2026

Patients set to benefit from the first sustained expansion of dental school places in nearly 20 years....

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National Data Guardian statement on NHS Federated Data Platform data access, in response to the Not With My NHS Data campaign

National Data Guardian statement on NHS Federated Data Platform data access, in response to the Not With My NHS Data campaign

Wednesday, 03 June 2026

Response to concerns from the Not With My NHS Data campaign about access to patient data by external contractors in the NHS FDP and NDIT environment....

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UK–Ghana Growth Partnership to Drive Jobs, Investment and Skills

UK–Ghana Growth Partnership to Drive Jobs, Investment and Skills

Wednesday, 03 June 2026

UK–Ghana Growth Partnership (2026–2028) aims to boost jobs, trade, infrastructure and skills through major investments and private sector–led growth i...

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Major expansion of research and treatment for prostate cancer

Major expansion of research and treatment for prostate cancer

Tuesday, 02 June 2026

Government announces over £20 million to improve prostate cancer research and treatment, including improving access to a major trial for Black men....

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STIs fall with syphilis among gay and bisexual men lowest in a decade

STIs fall with syphilis among gay and bisexual men lowest in a decade

Tuesday, 02 June 2026

While this decline is a cause for optimism, syphilis diagnoses in heterosexual women increased....

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Energy security, jobs and investment boost through climate action

Energy security, jobs and investment boost through climate action

Tuesday, 02 June 2026

Families and businesses will continue to reap the benefits of the clean energy transition in the coming decades....

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New support hub launches for victims and survivors of terrorism

New support hub launches for victims and survivors of terrorism

Monday, 01 June 2026

A new support hub has launched delivering tailored, trauma-informed care for victims and survivors of terrorism....

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Warning on oak processionary moth issued ahead of peak season

Warning on oak processionary moth issued ahead of peak season

Monday, 01 June 2026

Public and forestry trade vigilance needed as we enter the greatest risk period for oak processionary moth (OPM)....

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20,000 fewer A&E visits a year thanks to single patient record

20,000 fewer A&E visits a year thanks to single patient record

Sunday, 31 May 2026

NHS modernisation bill will introduce the single patient record, resulting in safer, more co-ordinated care for patients....

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£340 million pharmacy boost brings faster care to the high street

£340 million pharmacy boost brings faster care to the high street

Thursday, 28 May 2026

Patients will benefit from more services and treatments from their community pharmacy, as part of a new deal....

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