17 June 2018
As the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS approached, Prime Minister Theresa May announced a 5 year funding settlement and a 10-year plan for the NHS.
19 July 2018
The National Adaptation Programme (NAP) set out national actions to prepare for the challenges of climate change, including a focus on health risks.
5 August 2018
The government announced the introduction of an 'opt-out' rather than 'opt-in' system for organ and tissue donation from 2020.
6 September 2018
The Department for Health and Social Care set out ambitions to improve healthy life expectancy by preventing ill health.
7 January 2019
The 10 year plan followed a government commitment to increase funding for NHS England, to mark the NHS's 70th birthday.