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Impact assessment: Health Bill: promoting visiting - impact assessment
Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposals to promote visiting as part of the Health Bill.
Read on Department of Health & Social Care- Department of Health & Social Care9 Sept 2026
Impact assessment: Health Bill: medical device licensing regime - impact assessment
Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the proposed changes to the medical device licensing regime as part of the Health Bill.
Read on Department of Health & Social Care - Department of Health & Social Care9 Sept 2026
Impact assessment: Health Bill: MHRA reforms - impact assessments
Outlines the approach to assessing the objectives, rationale, costs and benefits of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency reforms as part of the Health Bill.
Read on Department of Health & Social Care - Care Quality Commission4 Sept 2026
Guidance: Joint targeted area inspections of the response to younger children living with neglect
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to younger children living with neglect.
Read on Care Quality Commission - NHS England3 Sept 2026
NHS delivers almost a quarter of a million MenB jabs to young people ahead of university year
Almost a quarter of a million young people have had potentially life-saving protection against MenB (meningococcal B), as the NHS urges them to “get fully shielded” with a vital second dose before university courses…
Read on NHS England - NHS England31 Aug 2026
NHS kicks off flu jabs for children and pregnant women ahead of winter
Millions of children and pregnant women can get their flu vaccinations from today, as the NHS rolls out the first phase of its flu programme to protect families ahead of winter. NHS teams are making it as easy as…
Read on NHS England - NHS England31 Aug 2026
High-street pharmacies to launch seven-minute cholesterol checks
Around 100 NHS pharmacies in England will begin offering life-saving cholesterol check-ups this autumn, as part of an NHS drive to reduce heart disease and stroke deaths by a quarter over the next decade. People aged 40…
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SCIE25 Aug 2026What lived experience reveals about the true cost of care
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SCIE19 Aug 2026AGNI challenges and opportunities
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