Bukky Balogun

Jan 17, 2025 | commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Bukky Balogun

This briefing focuses on the availability of new weight loss medications on the NHS in England. It does not discuss the clinical effectiveness of these medicines. The commissioning and delivery of public health services is devolved; this briefing focuses on arrangements in England. A Commons Library briefing, Obesity policy in England, provides information on the government’s wider work on obesity.

Apr 10, 2024 | commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Bukky Balogun

fulfils a series of government proposals to create a ‘smokefree generation’ and reduce the appeal and availability of vapes to young people. These proposals were set out it the government’s policy paper; Stopping the start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation. The Bill was introduced to the Commons on 20 March 2024, and is due to have its second reading on 16 April 2024.

Feb 6, 2024 | commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Bukky Balogun |Rachael Harker

National HIV Testing Week takes place between 5 and 11 February 2024. Public health policy is devolved; this briefing discusses HIV testing, treatment and policy arrangements in England. National HIV testing weekNational HIV Testing Week is an annual campaign run by HIV Prevention England, running between 5 and 11th February in 2024. It aims to promote regular testing in England, particularly among groups at increased risk of contracting HIV.

Sep 12, 2023 | commonslibrary.parliament.uk | Bukky Balogun

FundingThe Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) is an agreement between the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS England, and Community Pharmacy England (CPE). Agreed in July 2019, it set out a five-year deal for community pharmacies, guaranteeing funding levels until 2023/24. It provides £2.59 billion of funding, annually, to fund NHS pharmacy services in England. Details of arrangements for year 4 (2022/23) and year 5 (2023/24) of the CPCF were announced in September 2022.

Jul 24, 2023 | politicshome.com | Caitlin Doherty |Nadine Batchelor-Hunt |Bukky Balogun |Grant Hill-Cawthorne

4 min read In an occasional series, staff from Parliament’s libraries give The House choice nuggets from the archives. This week, Professor Grant Hill-Cawthorne, House of Commons librarian and managing director of research and information, looks at the UK’s obesity problem One of the most-read House of Commons Library briefings is on obesity statistics in the United Kingdom.