UK, EU & international health agencies
Official statistics on the number of people receiving adult social care services, and information on adult social care settings.
How the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) puts together the statistics in its quarterly reports.
Hundreds of women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer could benefit from a new, life-extending drug on the NHS from today – the first new addition to NHS treatment in over 20 years. The new targeted therapy – mirvetuximab soravtansine – will be offered to patients living with ovarian cancer whose disease has stopped responding to standard […]
On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
The chair of the NHS’s groundbreaking new online hospital trust has been named as business leader and former supermarket chief executive John Browett. NHS Online, which will provide virtual specialist care for patients through the NHS App and video consultations, has now been formally established as the Online NHS Trust. John is a former chief […]
EMA’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) is engaging with the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and its national regulatory authorities (NRAs), leveraging expertise from the WHO-AFRO…
Patients set to benefit from the first sustained expansion of dental school places in nearly 20 years.
Reports on departmental spending over £25,000.
Report bringing together data on the delivery of globally competitive clinical research through the UK Clinical Research Delivery programme.
ECDC and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have today published updated their maps displaying current new knowledge on the spatial distribution of mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies and biting midges across Europe.
This consultation seeks views on the DHSC group accounting manual that applies to DHSC bodies for their annual reports and accounts.
June is PRIDE month and EMA starts a two-month celebration of diversity and inclusion in science and healthcare, leading up to its participation in the world-famous Amsterdam…, Our strength in the EU comes from our unity in diversity. Equality and non-discrimination are critical everywhere, but in health they can make the difference between…, EMA staff will be joined on the boat by representatives of patient organisations such as EURORDIS-Rare Diseases Europe, European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) and the European…
EMA’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) has recommended updating COVID-19 vaccines to target the new SARS-CoV-2 variant XFG for the 2026/2027 vaccination campaign.XFG is part of the…
With so many public health events developing and emerging, it is increasingly important to strengthen public health intelligence to ensure timely detection, assessment and response to potential public health threats.
As the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda develops rapidly, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is ratcheting up its support on the ground, while continuing to emphasise that the risk of infection to the general population in Europe remains very low.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) hosted the annual meeting of the European Respiratory Viruses Network (ERVI-Net) in Vienna, Austria, on 20–22 May 2026, which brought together nearly 80 representatives from EU/EEA and accession countries.
ECDC was notified on 2 May 2026 of a cluster of severe respiratory illness on MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged cruise ship with passengers and crew from 23 countries, including nine EU/EEA countries. The virus has been identified as Andes hantavirus.
This news announcement was updated on two occasions. On 7 May 2026, it was updated to include additional recommendations for strains for seasonal egg-derived and live-attenuated…
As rising global interconnection increases public health risks worldwide, ECDC, building on the success of its previous programme through European Health Task Force (EUHTF), will once again host the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) Outbreak Response Scenario Programme in Stockholm, Sweden, on 24-29 May.
Thousands of people in England have had lung cancer caught early thanks to NHS scanning trucks in supermarket car parks, sports stadiums and busy high streets. New NHS data shows 10,678 lung cancers have been detected through the programme since it began – more than three quarters of which were caught at stages one or […]
CVMP opinions on veterinary medicinal productsThe Committee adopted a positive opinion for a marketing authorisation for Nobivac NXT HC, for the active immunisation of cats…
Eight new medicines recommended for approvalEMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended eight medicines for approval at its May 2026 meeting.Jascayd (nerandomilast)…, CHMP statistics Key figures from the May 2026 CHMP meeting are represented in the graphic below. , CHMP statistics:…, Positive recommendations on new medicines, Boey INN trenibotulinumtoxinE Marketing authorisation applicant AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co Therapeutic indication Temporary improvement in the…, Etcamah INN camizestrant Marketing authorisation applicant Astra Zeneca Therapeutic indication…
EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for Jascayd (nerandomilast) to treat adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) or…
The risk to the general population in Europe from the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and also Uganda remains very low, ECDC said in a new assessment today, while stressing that EU/EEA countries should strengthen their preparedness as the situation continues to develop.