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DHSC updates NHS public health functions agreement for 2025-26

Published on: 15 April 2025
Published by LNB News

LNB News 15/04/2025

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Issue Date: 15 April 2025

Published Date: 15 April 2025

Jurisdiction(s): England

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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its annual update to the NHS public health functions agreement, outlining arrangements for 2025-26. The agreement, published under section 7A of the National Health Service Act 2006, details the delegation of public health services from the Secretary of State to NHS England. Updates include: new immunisation programmes for mpox and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), revised COVID-19 vaccination arrangements, and updated key performance indicators across screening and immunisation services.

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