25 November 2015
The government committed to increasing NHS England's budget, but the wider health budget faced a real terms reduction.
30 November 2015
The Committee called on the Prime Minister to make a difference to children's health and life chances, through the childhood obesity strategy.
11 December 2015
The Chief Medical Officer's annual report covered violence against women and women's health in their reproductive years and later life.
2015
Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of the NHS, expressed doubts about the spread of devolution outside of Manchester.
8 January 2016
Following evaluation of evidence about alcohol's harm to health, new guidelines made significant changes to existing 1995 guidelines.
28 January 2016
The Act facilitated health devolution, by enabling the devolution of public body functions to local authorities and combined authorities.
23 February 2016
The RCP and RCPCH reviewed evidence on how air pollution affects health and made recommendations to reduce the harmful effects.
6 March 2016
To help tackle childhood obesity, the government announced a manufacturer's levy on added sugar drinks would apply from April 2018.
17 March 2016
Public Health England made changes to their recommendations for a healthy, balanced diet.
