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SaBTO hepatitis E virus (HEV) screening review and recommendations

Page summary:
Review of UK blood donor screening for hepatitis E virus (HEV), assessing current methods, risks and options to reduce transfusion-related HEV transmission.

Change made:
First published.

Time updated:
10:41am, 8 December 2025

SaBTO reports and guidance documents

Page summary:
Reports published by the advisory committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO).

Change made:
Added ‘SaBTO hepatitis E virus (HEV) screening review and recommendations’.

Time updated:
10:41am, 8 December 2025

Changes to NICE regulations: cost-effectiveness threshold

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Consultation seeking views on proposals to give ministers limited powers to direct the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in setting the standard cost-effectiveness threshold.

Change made:
First published.

Time updated:
4:23pm, 9 December 2025

Opiate and crack cocaine use: prevalence estimates 2022 to 2023

Page summary:
Estimates of the number and rates of people using opiates and/or crack cocaine in England between April 2022 and March 2023.

Change made:
First published.

Time updated:
9:30am, 11 December 2025

UKHSA priorities in 2025 to 2026

Page summary:
Letter from Health Minister Ashley Dalton MP confirming the UK Health Security Agency’s role and priorities for the financial year 2025 to 2026.

Change made:
First published.

Time updated:
10:00am, 11 December 2025

 

Ben Kemp