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Council chiefs concerned by loss of measles elimination status
1/28/2026 Local authority leaders have voiced their concerns after the World Health Organisation confirmed that the UK has lost its measles elimination status. |
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Councils support ‘game-changer’ gonorrhoea vaccination rollout
8/4/2025 Councils across England are partnering with the NHS to deliver a world-first public health initiative—the rollout of a gonorrhoea vaccination programme. |
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Measles death prompts call to improve vaccine uptake
7/14/2025 There is an urgent need to address falling immunisation rates to protect children against measles, local authority leaders have said. |
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NHS and local government partner on gonorrhoea vaccine
5/21/2025 The NHS and local government have partnered on the roll-out of a world-first vaccine programme to prevent gonorrhoea. |
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Brighton and Hove takes steps to combat elm disease
4/28/2025 Brighton and Hove City Council is set to launch its annual inoculation programme to protect thousands of historic trees from elm disease. |
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Measles outbreak prompts MMR vaccine call
1/23/2024 Local authority leaders have issued an urgent call to parents asking them to ensure that their children have had both doses of the MMR vaccine. |
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Covid vaccines brought forward after new variant discovered
8/31/2023 This year’s winter flu and Covid-19 vaccine programme has been brought forward by several weeks after a new Covid-19 variant was identified in the UK, the Government has announced. |