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Smoking plan ‘biggest public health intervention in a generation’, says Sunak

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described his plan to increase the legal smoking age annually as the “biggest public health intervention in a generation”. Under the plan announced in his Conservative Party conference speech, the proposed legislation ...

05 Oct 2023 at 13:17

Children set to live shorter lives thanks to junk food in cities – Chris Whitty

Healthy “food deserts” in cities combined with junk food advertising is setting children up to live “shorter and unhealthier” lives, Professor Sir Chris Whitty has said in his annual report. The study from England’s chief medical officer urges the ...

12 Dec 2024 at 07:05

Whitty: We did not make it clear enough NHS was open for non-Covid emergencies

Officials “didn’t get it across well enough” that people should continue to go to hospital for serious illnesses other than Covid, England’s chief medical officer has said, as he defended the fact not all patients could access NHS care. Professor ...

26 Sept 2024 at 17:46

Chris Whitty to be questioned on ‘stay at home’ messaging at Covid inquiry

England’s chief medical officer is to be quizzed on the impact the pandemic had on the NHS. Professor Sir Chris Whitty is to face questions when he appears before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday. Inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett ...

26 Sept 2024 at 07:04

Whitty: UK faced ‘absolutely catastrophic situation’ before first Covid lockdown

The UK faced an “absolutely catastrophic situation” as it headed towards the first Covid lockdown, England’s chief medical officer has said, as he defended the fact not all patients with other illnesses could get NHS care. Professor Sir Chris ...

26 Sept 2024 at 15:18

Whitty ‘unsure’ if shielding should be used in future pandemics

England’s chief medical officer has told the Covid-19 Inquiry he is “unsure” if shielding should be used as a measure to protect clinically vulnerable people in future pandemics. Speaking at the probe in London on Thursday, Professor Sir ...

26 Sept 2024 at 14:49

Early pandemic messaging on health workers’ masks quite confused, Whitty says

The messaging around what masks NHS staff should wear to protect themselves against Covid-19 was “quite confused” early in the pandemic, according to England’s chief medical officer. Professor Sir Chris Whitty was asked about the use of ...

26 Sept 2024 at 14:47

Anti-vaxer in Chris Whitty violence post guilty of encouraging terror

An anti-vaccination conspiracy theorist who suggested “whacking” Professor Sir Chris Whitty over the head with a rounders bat has been found guilty of terrorism charges. On Friday, Patrick Ruane, 55, was found guilty at the Old Bailey ...

13 Sept 2024 at 20:59

Terminally ill say four-year timeframe for assisted dying service is too long

Campaigners have criticised a move to double the length of time before an assisted dying service would have to be up and running if a new law is agreed in England and Wales. The proposed change, put forward by the MP behind the Bill, ...

22 Mar 2025 at 08:00

Tens of thousands of deaths in 2025 will be linked to air pollution – doctors

Air pollution negatively affects almost every organ in the body and around 30,000 UK deaths will be linked to toxic air in 2025, according to a new report from leading doctors. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said that there ...

19 Jun 2025 at 00:01

Call for plain packaging for vapes to reduce use by teenagers

Vapes should be sold in plain packages to reduce their appeal to children, a new study suggests. But adults are still likely to buy e-cigarettes sold in plain packs, researchers found. Experts say that using plain packaging could ...

23 Sept 2025 at 09:30

New information service ‘would reassure medics and patients on assisted dying’

An official information service should be set up for patients who want to know more about an assisted dying service if a law comes into force to legalise it, a doctor has told MPs. Dr Andrew Green, chairman of the British ...

28 Jan 2025 at 13:17

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