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The UK Health Security Agency is a government agency responsible for protecting public health through disease surveillance, emergency response, and health security measures across the United Kingdom.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Monday, 13 July 2026
Yellow heat-health alerts are now in place across all regions of England except North East and Yorkshire and the Humber regions....
Monday, 06 July 2026
The existing yellow heat-health alert for the East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West will be escalated to am...
Monday, 29 June 2026
Antibiotic use within the NHS is below 2019 pre-pandemic levels but private prescribing increases....
Thursday, 25 June 2026
There has been good early uptake of chickenpox-containing MMRV, but a measles coverage gap persists across England....
Monday, 22 June 2026
Latest information on cases including British nationals....
Sunday, 21 June 2026
An amber heat-health alert is now in place for East of England, South East, South West and London regions....
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is deploying public health specialists from the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) to the Ebola outb...
Thursday, 11 June 2026
Measles activity increased earlier this year, mainly due to outbreaks in London and the West Midlands....
Thursday, 11 June 2026
UKHSA publishes its first Health Security Risk Assessment (HSRA), which characterises the most significant health security risks facing the UK over th...
Tuesday, 02 June 2026
While this decline is a cause for optimism, syphilis diagnoses in heterosexual women increased....
Thursday, 28 May 2026
UKHSA urges public to practise good food hygiene as new data shows persistently high levels of common gastrointestinal infections....
Thursday, 21 May 2026
The first UKHSA One Health report tracks vector-borne diseases in England, with Lyme disease remaining the most common infection in 2025....
Thursday, 14 May 2026
HIV testing uptake lowest among Black African heterosexual women in sexual health services....
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in areas of Dorset following 3 cases of invasive meningococcal disease....
Friday, 17 April 2026
Largest real-world study?in England confirms premature infants protected by vaccination....
Thursday, 02 April 2026
Latest data shows Summer 2025 saw 1,504 heat?associated deaths in England....
Thursday, 02 April 2026
New report highlights continued progress in eliminating hepatitis C in England....
Thursday, 26 March 2026
New UKHSA data shows that sexually transmitted Shigella cases in England continue to occur at high levels, with over 2,500 diagnoses in 2025...
Thursday, 26 March 2026
New UKHSA data shows dengue cases have fallen significantly, but chikungunya infections rose 43% in 2025 and malaria continues to be reported at consi...
Thursday, 26 March 2026
Latest updates from the ongoing outbreak....
Thursday, 19 March 2026
The Meningitis B vaccine will now be offered to everyone who has been offered preventative antibiotic treatment as part of this outbreak. ...
Friday, 13 March 2026
'Fridge-free' vaccines have huge potential for vaccine delivery in emergency response situations and the developing world....
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Over 60% of the women surveyed said being advised to have any of the vaccines by a healthcare professional was an important reason for taking up the o...
Wednesday, 11 March 2026
Study highlights misperceptions on the role of antibiotics in managing common childhood illness....
Thursday, 05 March 2026
Weekly UKHSA report for the 2025/26 season, monitoring respiratory viruses. ...
Thursday, 26 February 2026
UKHSA data shows that fewer than half take up the free shingles jab. ...
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Findings show that 2,544 deaths in England were associated with cold weather across 3 cold episodes recorded between November 2024 and January 2025....
Tuesday, 17 February 2026
UKHSA has issued a yellow Cold-Health Alert (CHA) for all regions of England, except the South East and London....
Thursday, 05 February 2026
UKHSA and MHRA are urging the public not to use 4 specified non-sterile alcohol-free wipe products due to the risk of infection associated with their ...
Thursday, 05 February 2026
In addition, UKHSA has also identified increases in cases of Salmonella associated with travel to Cape Verde....