Department of Health and Social Care

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

39% of children can't see a dentist - and it's worse for adults

The NHS Healthy Start card allows families to buy food and milk for children. (Photo: AdobeStock)

Parents warned over popular baby food that has ‘more sugar than Coca-Cola’

Pregnant women getting Covid-19 vaccine

New campaign calls on pregnant women to get Covid-19 vaccine to reduce risk to b...

From 7December UK holidaymakers must take a pre-departure Covid test (Photo: Getty Images)

Pre-departure Covid tests to return for UK travellers in rule crackdown

British adults could get fourth Covid jab as deal agreed for 114m extra doses

Prime Minister Boris Johnson talks to resident Kathleen during a visit to Westport Care Home in east London on September 7, 2021. - Breaking an election pledge not to raise taxes, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced hefty new funding to fix a social care crisis and a pandemic surge in hospital waiting lists. (Photo by Paul EDWARDS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PAUL EDWARDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

These are the new rules on the social care cap in England

Molunpiravir has been shown to cut the risk of hospital admission or death by 50% among at-risk adults (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two new Covid antiviral drugs secured to protect most at-risk this winter

Anyone over the age of 18 in the UK can opt in to the antibody testing programme (Photo: Getty Images)

How to get a Covid antibody test as new UK programme launches this week

The government will remove some 57 companies from its list on Monday (23 August) as they no longer exist, or do not provide the relevant tests required for travel (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Cowboy’ Covid travel test providers to be struck off Gov.uk list over misleadin...

The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine has been given approval for use in children aged 12 to 17 (Photo: Getty Images)

Moderna Covid vaccine given green light for 12 to 17 year-olds in UK

Covid test should be capped at £40 to save aviation sector, claims Conservative ...

Three-quarters of adults in the UK have received both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Three-quarters of adults have received both doses of Covid vaccine - how to book...

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

About one million people aged 30 and 31 will get a text message in coming days (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Indian variant hotspots told ‘there are no local lockdowns’ as new guidance issu...

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens...

Mencap Chief Executive called the DNACPR notices "unacceptable" (Photo: KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Covid patients with learning disabilities may have been issued blanket ‘do not r...

Only people with severe asthma will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine (Photo: Shutterstock)

Only severe asthma sufferers to be prioritised for Covid vaccine - how to tell i...

Travellers returning from Covid-19 hotspots abroad will have to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days (Photo: Getty Images)

No formal contracts awarded to hotels - a week before new quarantine policy star...

This is the latest news on 'Covid vaccine passport' plans for UK travellers (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is the latest news on 'Covid vaccine passport' plans for UK travellers

Travellers arriving in the UK from Covid-19 hotspots will have to quarantine in a hotel from 15 February (Photo: Getty Images)

Quarantine hotels will come into force on 15 February - what it means for travel...

'This year is a reminder of the enduring power of cooperation and collective action,' say the UICC (Photo: Shutterstock)

Today is World Cancer Day - here's how you can help to fight against the disease

The UK’s R number has dropped compared to last week’s figures and now stands at between 0.8 to 1 (Photo: Shutterstock)

R number drops to between 0.8 and 1 - current infections rates are around the UK

Two arthritis drugs could help save coronavirus patients who are severely ill - ...

The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has been approved for UK use - what you nee...

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

This is the Covid vaccine priority list - as the UK prepares to start rollout ne...

Oxford's Covid vaccine could be rolled out 'within weeks' after firm seek approv...

A new campaign is advising you to keep windows open over winter to fight Covid

Two UK Covid ‘megalabs’ will open in 2021 to boost testing capacity

Liverpool is piloting city-wide Covid testing with rapid results - but how will ...

Pupils who miss school because they have to self-isolate will not be recorded as absent (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what guidance says if children have to miss school due to travel quarant...

The effectiveness of face masks lessens when they get wet, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other health experts have warned (Photo: Shutterstock)

Face masks become less effective in the rain - here’s what experts are saying

Only those with symptoms should arrange to have a test carried out (Photo: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Here's when to book a coronavirus test as surge in demand leads to local shortag...

Nail bars, beauty salons and tanning booths are allowed to reopen from 19 August (Photo: Getty Images)

These are the restrictions that have been eased in Leicester - and if households...

Over 40s could soon be required to pay a tax which would fund social care (Shutterstock)

Over-40s may be required to pay more tax to fund social care - here's what it co...

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Some at-home coronavirus test kits have been deemed not fit for purpose by the g...

Mouthwash could be an effective way to help reduce the spread of coronavirus (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scientists are researching whether mouthwash could prevent the spread of coronav...

UK death toll now highest in Europe according to new official figures

Sue Ryder hospices across the UK could close - here’s why

World Health Day is an annual event (Photo: Shutterstock)

When is World Health Day 2020 and what is this year’s theme?

You will now be able to access coronavirus advice on your phone - even if you've...

Pregnant women have been “strongly advised” to follow social distancing measures (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is the advice for pregnant women amid the coronavirus outbreak

Will my repeat prescription be available during the coronavirus crisis - and sho...

Here's the latest FCO travel advice for the countries most affected by coronavir...