NHS begins rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccine programme
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NHS and local authorities begin rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccination programme across the country.
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First published.
Time updated:
7:32am, 4 August 2025
Transforming the UK clinical research system: August 2025 update
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An update on progress the government has made to implement the Lord O’Shaughnessy review of commercial clinical trials and how it is going further and faster beyond to transform the UK clinical research system.
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First published.
Time updated:
1:00pm, 4 August 2025
Antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competencies
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For all independent prescribers to help improve the quality of prescribing practice.
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Link to 5-year plan updated to current version.
Time updated:
4:32pm, 6 August 2025
Cervical screening HPV self-sampling: impact assessments
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Impact assessment and equality impact assessment of human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme.
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First published.
Time updated:
1:45pm, 7 August 2025
Screening programme impact assessments
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Impact assessments (IAs) and equality impact assessments (EIAs) for new and amended NHS screening programmes.
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First published.
Time updated:
1:45pm, 7 August 2025
New chief executive appointed at UKHSA
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Professor Susan Hopkins is appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).
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First published.
Time updated:
5:22pm, 7 August 2025
