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West Midlands joins health risk prevention programme

By Lee Peart 29 June 2026

West Midlands Combined Authority has been chosen as one of five areas in England to become a Prevention Accelerator Site.

PREVENTION

Government announces £85m AI anti-obesity programme

By Lee Peart 29 June 2026

People with obesity are to be given new ways of accessing support through a new £85m AI programme.

PREVENTION

Hundreds of unidentified HIV cases identified by NHS A&E blood testing

By Lee Peart 26 June 2026

Almost 2,000 people unknowingly living with HIV have been diagnosed by a pioneering NHS programme in its first four years.

PREVENTION

Women with aggressive cervical cancer to receive NHS immunotherapy

By Lee Peart 25 June 2026

Women with aggressive cervical cancer are to be offered a new immunotherapy on the NHS.

PREVENTION

UKHSA reports two measles deaths this year

By Lee Peart 15 June 2026

Measles cases continued to rise in the first half of this year, with two deaths of children reported in England.

WORKFORCE

Layla McCay appointed ADPH chief executive

By Lee Peart 15 June 2026

Psychiatrist Layla McCay has been appointed as the chief executive of the Association of Directors of Public Health.

PREVENTION

BREAKING NEWS: Social media to be banned for under 16s

By Lee Peart 15 June 2026

A ban on social media for under 16s will come into force from spring 2027 has been announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

PREVENTATIVE

Young people to be offered MenB vaccine following spike in cases

By Lee Peart 12 June 2026

Thousands of young people are to be offered a one-off MenB vaccination this autumn following a spike in cases this year.

REGULATION

MHRA approves UK's first oral GLP-1

By Lee Peart 11 June 2026

The MHRA has approved the Wegovy pill for use as an obesity management medication in the UK.

PREVENTION

Men with early prostate cancer to be offered precision radiotherapy

By Lee Peart 10 June 2026

A high-powered ‘precision’ radiotherapy known as SABR (stereotactic ablative radiotherapy) is to be offered to eligible men with early prostate cancer for the first time by the NHS.

PREVENTION

Research funding to help tackle maternity care inequalities

By Lee Peart 09 June 2026

Newcastle and Birmingham universities have received £50m in National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding for a new research programme.