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• Chief Medical Officer's Annual Report 2025 – Infections 

  04-12-2025 18:29 via gov.uk
  The Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty has released his Annual Report for 2025, on infectious diseases. 
  
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• Review launched into mental health, autism and ADHD services

  04-12-2025 18:17 via gov.uk
  Government launches new independent review to look at rising demand for mental health, ADHD, and autism services and what is driving it.
  
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• Independent report: Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2025: infections

  04-12-2025 16:00 via gov.uk
  Professor Chris Whitty’s annual report considers trends, successes and challenges in preventing and treating infectious diseases.
  
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• Guidance: Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: terms of reference

  04-12-2025 10:40 via gov.uk
  Terms of reference for an independent review into the prevalence and support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism.
  
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• Official Statistics: Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: December 2025

  04-12-2025 10:30 via gov.uk
  Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.
  
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• Guidance: Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies: guidance for local authorities

  04-12-2025 10:30 via gov.uk
  How local authorities in England can prepare to run the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme.
  
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• Policy paper: Infant formula: government response to CMA market study

  03-12-2025 13:55 via gov.uk
  The 4 nations response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) market study into the UK infant and follow-on formula market.
  
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• Government brings in measures to help tackle child poverty

  03-12-2025 13:49 via gov.uk
  Savings for families on baby formula as government brings in measures to help tackle child poverty.
  
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• Almost every GP now offers online access for patients

  03-12-2025 10:06 via gov.uk
  GP online access has been rolled out at nearly all GP practices, benefitting patients across England.
  
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• New adviser to reform NHS response to violence vs women and girls

  02-12-2025 13:44 via gov.uk
  Jess Asato appointed Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Adviser to reform NHS response as part of the government's mission to halve VAWG within a decade.
  
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• New adviser to reform NHS response to violence against women and girls

  02-12-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  Jess Asato appointed Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) adviser to reform NHS response as part of the government's mission to halve VAWG within a decade.
  
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• Landmark UK-US pharmaceuticals deal to safeguard medicines access and drive vital investment for UK patients and businesses

  01-12-2025 16:03 via gov.uk
  Milestone deal secures UK’s medicines access for patients, with a wide range of groundbreaking new treatments to reach NHS front-line quicker.
  
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• Policy paper: HIV Action Plan for England, 2025 to 2030

  01-12-2025 11:43 via gov.uk
  This plan sets out how the government will reach its ambition of ending new HIV transmissions by 2030.
  
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• Trailblazing scheme to reconnect thousands with HIV treatment

  01-12-2025 08:28 via gov.uk
  The government has launched a scheme which will see thousands of people benefit from improved HIV testing and treatment under a new action plan.
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: spending over £500, October 2025

  28-11-2025 18:12 via gov.uk
  Department of Health and Social Care spending by electronic purchasing card solution (ePCS), over £500.
  
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• Glossary

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  An alphabetical list of technical words and terms and their meanings and definitions that are used in the UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment.
  
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• Annex 4: development group and other contributors

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  Members of the expert guidelines development group, the experts through experience group and small groups advising the development of these guidelines.
  
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• Annex 3: alcohol withdrawal symptoms

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  A summary of common alcohol withdrawal symptoms and serious complications of alcohol withdrawal. Alcohol treatment staff should be able to understand and recognise the signs of alcohol withdrawal.
  
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• Annex 2: fitness to drive

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  This annex explains when people and healthcare professionals must notify the relevant agency about conditions such as alcohol use disorders that may affect driving safety.
  
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• Annex 1: relevant legislation and guidance

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  An overview of relevant legislation and guidance from across the UK's 4 nations, covering child and adult safeguarding, mental capacity, carers and domestic abuse.
  
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• 27. Armed forces

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How to treat problem alcohol use in UK armed forces personnel and veterans. It covers evidence-based interventions adapted for armed forces settings, the transition to civilian life and tailored support for veterans in community alcohol treatment services.
  
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• 26. Parents in alcohol treatment services

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How alcohol treatment services can support parents and their children, including safeguarding responsibilities, working with children's social care and assessment and making referrals.
  
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• 25. Developing inclusive services

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How alcohol treatment services can become accessible and effective for everyone, especially groups who face barriers to accessing care. This includes ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ people, women, older adults and people with learning disabilities or neurodevelopmental conditions.
  
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• 24. Pregnancy and perinatal care

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How to support women and other people who are pregnant to reduce or stop their alcohol use to reduce risks for the fetus and mother. It covers information and advice, multi-agency care planning, specialist treatment for alcohol dependence and support in the perinatal period.
  
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• 23. Specialist alcohol interventions and support for children and young people

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How to provide specialist alcohol interventions and support for children and young people. This includes assessment, care planning, multi-agency co-ordination, working with parents, safeguarding and the transition arrangements needed for young people moving to adult services.
  
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• 22. People experiencing or perpetrating domestic abuse

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How to identify, assess and respond to domestic abuse among both victims and perpetrators in alcohol treatment services. It covers safety planning, staff training, multi-agency approaches and appropriate referral pathways and working with specialist domestic abuse services.
  
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• 21. People experiencing homelessness

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How to provide tailored alcohol treatment for people experiencing homelessness. It covers strategies for improving access and engagement, highlighting the need for multi-agency integrated care to address alcohol use, housing and wider needs while reducing health inequalities.
  
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• 20. People with alcohol related brain damage

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How to prevent, identify, assess and treat alcohol related brain damage (ARBD) using brief cognitive assessment, harm reduction, multidisciplinary pathways for comprehensive assessment and treatment planning, adapted interventions for cognitive impairments and long term support.
  
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• 19. People with co-occurring physical health conditions

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  Healthcare assessments, treatment and recovery planning and referral pathways for primary or secondary healthcare for people with alcohol related physical health conditions including liver disease, cardiovascular disease, specific cancers, and smoking and lung health issues.
  
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• 18. People with co-occurring mental health conditions

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How to support people with co-occurring mental health conditions and problem alcohol use, emphasising the 'everyone's job' and 'no wrong door' principles while outlining co-ordinated care across mental health and alcohol treatment services and evidence-based interventions.
  
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• 17. Alcohol treatment in the criminal justice system

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How to deliver alcohol treatment interventions in police custody suites, prisons and other secure settings and for people with community sentences or on licence.
  
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• 16. Alcohol care in acute hospitals

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How to care for people with alcohol-use disorders in acute hospitals, covering assessment, providing a multidisciplinary approach, managing withdrawal, treating complications and planning discharge to ensure continuity of care with community alcohol treatment services.
  
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• 15. Primary care and community health services

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How primary and community health services can routinely identify health risk from alcohol use and respond appropriately. GPs and their teams identify and manage alcohol related health conditions, provide harm reduction interventions and work with specialist alcohol services.
  
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• 14. Residential treatment and intensive structured day programmes

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  Residential treatment and intensive structured day programmes for alcohol dependence aim to help people achieve abstinence and begin recovery through evidence-based interventions. This includes group work, individual support and planning for continuity of care in the community.
  
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• 13. Community alcohol treatment and recovery services

  28-11-2025 16:46 via gov.uk
  How community alcohol treatment and recovery services can provide accessible, trauma-informed, inclusive care. This includes how they work with health, care and recovery services to develop personalised treatment plans and deliver evidence-based interventions.
  
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• Working together to raise the healthiest generation ever

  28-11-2025 12:51 via gov.uk
  The Secretary of State addressed the Barnardo's Health Conference about children’s health.
  
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• Official Statistics: Safeguarding adults, England, 2024 to 2025

  27-11-2025 10:30 via gov.uk
  Official statistics on adult safeguarding concerns that were raised and where enquiries took place during 2024 to 2025 in England.
  
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• Minister Stephen Kinnock's speech at the Hospice UK conference

  26-11-2025 17:57 via gov.uk
  The Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock spoke at the Hospice UK conference, launching the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Modern Service Framework.
  
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• Visionary leader appointed for Health Data Research Service

  25-11-2025 23:30 via gov.uk
  Patients to benefit from faster life-saving treatments as new leader appointed for health data service
  
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• Barnado's Health Conference speech

  25-11-2025 19:55 via gov.uk
  The Secretary of State gave a speech at the King's Fund today about children's health.
  
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• Implementing inserts in cigarette and hand rolling tobacco packs

  25-11-2025 15:00 via gov.uk
  A technical consultation seeking views on how to implement pack inserts in cigarette and hand rolling tobacco packaging.
  
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• Soft drink levy extended to protect children and improve health

  25-11-2025 13:45 via gov.uk
  The government has announced an extension of the soft drinks industry levy to more high-sugar drinks, including milk-based drinks.
  
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• Strengthening the Soft Drinks Industry Levy

  25-11-2025 12:35 via gov.uk
  HMRC and HM Treasury are seeking views on proposed changes to the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL).
  
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• Soft drinks levy extended to protect children and improve health

  25-11-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  The government has announced an extension of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to more high-sugar drinks, including milk-based drinks.
  
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• Chancellor to double down on drive to cut NHS waiting times and rollout of new Neighbourhood Health Centres

  24-11-2025 23:30 via gov.uk
  250 Neighbourhood Health Centres to bring patient care closer to home and bring end to postcode lottery of healthcare access.
  
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• Policy paper: Interministerial Group for Health and Social Care communiqué, 25 September 2025

  24-11-2025 12:28 via gov.uk
  Details of the third meeting held by the Interministerial Group (IMG) for Health and Social Care.
  
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• Policy paper: Interministerial Group for Health and Social Care communiqué, 11 December 2024

  24-11-2025 12:28 via gov.uk
  Details of the first meeting held by the Interministerial Group (IMG) for Health and Social Care.
  
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• Millions to benefit from new health and wellbeing quiz

  24-11-2025 01:15 via gov.uk
  Millions of Brits could boost their mood by spending five minutes taking a Healthy Choices Quiz launched by the government and the NHS.
  
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• Transparency data: DHSC: workforce management information October 2025

  21-11-2025 15:53 via gov.uk
  Reports on departmental staff numbers and costs.
  
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• Plans for fair pay agreements in adult social care (easy read)

  21-11-2025 15:00 via gov.uk
  We want to know what you think about our plans for fair pay agreements in adult social care.
  
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