December 2011–January 2012
Around 40,000 British women had received faulty breast implants containing industrial silicone.
23 January 2012
The framework set out indicators to support the system to improve health protection and health improvement, and reduce health inequalities.
27 March 2012
The Act became law after an unprecedented 'pause' during scrutiny by the House of Commons and a difficult passage through the House of Lords.
28 November 2012
The Home Office launched a consultation on reforms to 'tackle binge drinking' but plans were eventually abandoned.
March 2013
The secretary of state made regulations which required local authorities to carry out certain public health functions.
11 March 2013
Dame Sally Davies raised concerns about the pace of antibiotic development and the threat of antibiotic resistance.
1 April 2013
The 2012 Act came substantively into force and brought about a range of changes impacting the NHS, public health and adult social care.
PHE began operating as an executive agency of the Department of Health responsible for improving and protecting public health.
4 February 2014
The Health Select Committee report raised concerns that PHE staff did not feel able to contradict government policy. The government responded in June.
