Health News Digest
25th April 2025
(covering news from the 18th April 2025)
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Health News Digest
LGA - Councillors guide to waste and recycling reforms
Wood-burning stoves to be allowed in new homes in England despite concerns
Polluting water bosses face up to two years in prison
Water firms admit sewage monitoring damaging public trust
British satellite to map Earth’s forests in 3D for the first time to help combat climate change
World on course to trigger multiple climate ‘tipping points’ unless action accelerates
Health Foundation - Do the government and the public share the same priorities for the NHS?
Health Foundation - The NHS must get more out of the EPRs it has purchased
Nuffield Trust - What do Trump's tariffs and US-UK trade negotiations mean for the NHS?
Exhausted hospital staff putting patients at risk, says watchdog
Violence and abuse against ambulance staff in UK at highest level on record
Health Protection Report volume 19 (2025)
Notifiable diseases: causative agents reports for 2025
RSV immunisation for older adults and pregnant women: vaccine coverage in England
National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports: 2024 to 2025 season
Acute hepatitis B (England): enhanced surveillance reports
Shingles immunisation programme [Shingrix®]: evaluation reports
Pertussis immunisation in pregnancy: vaccine coverage (England)
Diphtheria in England: annual reports
Meningococcal disease: laboratory-confirmed cases in England 2024 to 2025
Tuberculosis in England: national quarterly reports
Supported housing in crisis, groups tell Starmer
Wood-burning stoves to be allowed in new homes in England despite concerns
Social workers warn of rising risk of unsafe housing
Experimental AI could help councils meet housing targets by digitising records
The financial benefits of supported housing
Planning reforms to slash a year off infrastructure delivery
GP in-hours: weekly bulletins for 2025
Emergency department: weekly bulletins for 2025
Syndromic surveillance: weekly summaries for 2025
Weekly all-cause mortality surveillance: 2024 to 2025
GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins for 2025
Remote health advice: weekly bulletins for 2025
National ambulance syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins 2025
RSV immunisation for older adults and pregnant women: vaccine coverage in England
Pertussis immunisation in pregnancy: vaccine coverage (England)
Premenstrual disorder hits relationships - study
Drug that cuts risk of breast cancer returning is approved for use in England
Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time
Women two thirds more likely to feel unsupported with health issues at work than men, study finds
Prioritising healthcare communication in maternity care
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