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.
1 April 2016
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
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
To reduce smoking rates, legislation for plain packaging for cigarettes came into force.
7 June 2016
Following the National Screening Council's recommendation, Public Health Minister Jane Ellison announced a change in technique for testing for bowel cancer.
