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1 April 2016

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination offer extended

The government introduced two new national HPV vaccination programmes: for men who have sex with men and for all boys aged 12–13.

13 April 2016

Public Health England's 'Better outcomes by 2020' and 'Digital-first public health'

PHE published its first 4-year strategic plan, which highlighted the role of digital public health and was followed by PHE's first digital strategy.

20 May 2016

Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015

To reduce smoking rates, legislation for plain packaging for cigarettes came into force.

7 June 2016

Faecal immunochemical test (FIT) for bowel cancer detection

Following the National Screening Council's recommendation, Public Health Minister Jane Ellison announced a change in technique for testing for bowel cancer.

6 July 2016

Human papillomavirus (HPV) primary screening

To improve the accuracy of cervical screening, the government announced changes to the method, with samples to be screened for HPV first.

21 July 2016

Public Health England advice on Vitamin D

New advice from PHE recommended that everyone should have 10mcg of vitamin D per day to protect bone and joint health.

18 August 2016

Childhood obesity: a plan for action

The government released a national strategy to tackle childhood obesity – the first chapter came out in 2016.

1 September 2016

Public health post-2013 inquiry

A Health and Social Care Select Committee report described the impact of real term budget cuts to public health departments.

29 October 2016

Autumn budget 2018

Phillip Hammond announced a short-term social care funding boost, the end to private finance initiatives (PFI) and confirmed a new financial settlement for the NHS.

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