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27 July 2020

Tackling obesity: empowering adults and children to live healthier lives strategy

Government set out a new strategy on obesity, in the context of the increased risk that people living with obesity faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 August 2020

Abolition of Public Health England

Government announced that it would replace PHE, the executive agency responsible for public health, with a new government body.

18 September 2020

‘Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Taskforce: report on first phase of COVID-19 pandemic’

The taskforce set out learning from the pandemic response in social care so far and made recommendations to inform the ongoing response.

1 October 2020

Immigration health surcharge reimbursement scheme

Government introduced a scheme to refund visa charges for accessing the NHS for migrants who had worked in health and social care during the pandemic.

22 October 2020

Out of sight – who cares? Restraint, segregation and seclusion review

The health and social care regulator, the CQC, published a review into the use of restrictive practices in the care of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions.

3 December 2020

Developing the Health Index for England: 2015 to 2018

The Office for National Statistics published the first measure of population health in England covering 2015 to 2018, incorporating the wider determinants of health.

8 December 2020

Start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign

The largest vaccination campaign in NHS history began as Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial.

31 December 2020

End of the Brexit transition period

The change to the UK’s relationship with the EU had wide-ranging implications for health and social care in England, including on international recruitment and supply and regulation of medicines.

7 January 2021

Public consultation on CQC’s new strategy

The health and social care regulator, the Care Quality Commission, published a draft of its new strategy for public consultation.