Chris Whitty

Vapes in a shop

Vapes to be put in plain packaging to protect children

Winter weather Jan 9th 2019

Sitting down harms health, Whitty says, as new exercise guidance published

A young woman smoking

‘Watershed moment’ as smoking ban becomes law

Covid-19 pandemic probe to set out impact on NHS and patients

Sir Chris Whitty warns ‘too many’ non-experts involved in puberty blocker debate

Vaping to be banned in cars carrying children under Government plans

Bank of England lacked access to data to help with Covid-19 response – governor

Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds

UK Covid-19 Inquiry to publish findings into decisions made by Boris Johnson

Assisted dying: England’s chief medic warns against complex bureaucracy

Government could have been ‘more liberal’ on outdoor time during Covid – Whitty

Vaping impact to be studied

Covid inquiry hears of ‘grievous harm’ suffered by children behind closed doors ...

Call for plain packaging for vapes to reduce use by teenagers

Flu catch-up clinics offered

Assisted dying should not undermine good end-of-life care, say UK’s top doctors

Whitty: We did not make it clear enough NHS was open for non-Covid emergencies
Critics of lockdowns have pointed to the numbers of people who died from non-Covid conditions during the pandemic.
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Whitty: UK faced ‘absolutely catastrophic situation’ before first Covid lockdown

Whitty ‘unsure’ if shielding should be used in future pandemics

Early pandemic messaging on health workers’ masks quite confused, Whitty says

Hospitals ‘close to collapse’ amid scenes ‘from hell’ during pandemic – inquiry

Chris Whitty to be questioned on ‘stay at home’ messaging at Covid inquiry

Anti-vaxer in Chris Whitty violence post guilty of encouraging terror

Key points in the first Covid-19 inquiry report

Labour revives plans to phase out smoking with Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Minimising sewage in UK waters is a ‘public health priority’ – Chris Whitty

Ministers vow to protect children with action on disposable vapes

Deadline looms for Covid inquiry reply after Johnson WhatsApp requests
Ministers are under pressure over whether to release unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries belonging to Boris Johnson to the Covid-19 inquiry.
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Recalling the shock of Britain's lockdown three years on

Key revelations from leak of Hancock WhatsApps

Crisis in A&E medicine cannot be blamed on pandemic, warns senior medic

Sunak demands ‘bold and radical’ action to ease NHS crisis as more strikes loom

Hancock says ministers were told Covid could kill 820,000 people in UK

Two years of Covid: A reflection on the pandemic

Covid-19 hospital admissions expected to rise over the next two weeks – Whitty

Living with Covid plan sees Sage stand down regular meetings

Legal requirement to isolate with Covid-19 comes to an end

‘Strong possibility’ Covid jabs will be given every autumn alongside flu vaccine

Teachers’ leaders condemn ‘headlong rush’ to live with Covid

Legal isolation for Covid to end from Thursday, Boris Johnson says

UK is ‘past the point’ where vaccinating young children against Covid would help

Chris Whitty tells NHS staff it is their professional responsibility to get jabs

Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in health and social care

Plan B measures to be dropped across England, Johnson says

Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam to leave role as deputy chief medical officer

Boris Johnson sticks with Plan B in bid to ‘ride out’ Omicron without lockdown

Business chiefs’ plea for support for beleaguered pubs and restaurants

New year parties given go-ahead in England as UK splits over Omicron controls

Sajid Javid: No further Covid restrictions in England before 2022

Chief Medical Officers warn of tough times ahead amid praise for health service

Johnson warns public to expect new curbs to control spread of Omicron

Ministers meet for Covid talks amid fears for NHS from Omicron spread

Ministers reportedly resisting calls for new restrictions before Christmas

PM downplays claims of split with experts in face of ‘considerable’ Omicron wave

More than a third of adults do not expect life to return to normal within a year

Matt Maher: Sport is facing its biggest pandemic headache yet

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