Online peer support for people who live with type 2 diabetes - Zoom meetings from June 29th

Smoking causes 75,000 deaths a year, making it the biggest cause of preventable illness and death. In 2022 16.3% of adults in Hounslow were recorded as smoking. Today, smoking remains the main cause of preventable illness and premature death in our borough.

Today, a new one-off Meningococcal B (Men B) vaccination programme was introduced across the UK and is being offered for a limited time throughout the summer period, giving eligible young people time to complete both doses ahead of the 2026/27 academic year and before cases typically rise in the autumn.

On 16 July the government announced that the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England will be banned from April 2027 and will apply in shops, vending machines and online.