Guidance

Pre-release access list: reports from week 1 2025 onwards

Updated 7 January 2025

Each week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes a surveillance report on influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses on Thursday at 2pm.Ìý

The following post holders are given restricted pre-release access from 9:30am on the day of release. Statistical staff and those involved in the production and quality assurance of the document are excluded from pre-release access restrictions.Ìý

UK Health Security AgencyÌý

Chief ExecutiveÌý

Chief Medical AdviserÌý

Chief of StaffÌý

Chief of Staff - CPH POÌý

Director General, Data Analytics and SurveillanceÌý

Director of CommunicationsÌý

Head of Statistics Governance and Production (Lead Official for Statistics)

Head of Statistics Collaboration and Engagement (Lead Official for Statistics)

Deputy Director Operational CommunicationsÌý

Head of NewsÌý

Senior Strategic Communications ManagerÌý

Senior Communications Manager (NIS)Ìý

Senior Communications Manager (Emergency Response)Ìý

Senior Strategic Communications Adviser

Senior Communications ManagerÌý

Communications OfficerÌý

Senior Press OfficerÌý

GCS Apprentice - Communications OfficerÌýÌý

Department of Health and Social CareÌý

Secretary of State for Health and Social CareÌý(and PO)

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and PreventionÌý(and PO)

Ministerial Special AdvisersÌý

Permanent SecretaryÌý(and PO)

Special AdviserÌý

Chief Medical OfficerÌý

Deputy Chief Medical OfficerÌý

Private Secretary to the Chief Medical OfficerÌý

Chief Scientific AdviserÌý

Director General, Global and Public HealthÌý

Director Health Protection and Public Health SystemsÌý

Deputy Director, Vaccines Policy x 2Ìý

Deputy Director, Health Protection Analysis TeamÌý

Head of Flu PolicyÌý

Senior Policy LeadÌý

Senior Press OfficerÌý

Press OfficerÌý

Devolved administrationsÌý

Consultant Epidemiologist (Scotland)Ìý

Consultant Epidemiologist (Northern Ireland)Ìý

Consultant Epidemiologist (Wales)Ìý

NHS EnglandÌý

Deputy Chief of StaffÌýÌý

National Director for Vaccinations and ScreeningÌýÌý

Director of Operations and Delivery - COVID-19 Vaccination ProgrammeÌýÌý

Deputy Director of Adult VaccinationÌý

Head of Public Health Commissioning and Operations - FluÌý

Head of Adult Vaccinations (Planning)Ìý

Senior Programme ManagerÌý

Senior Strategic Communications ManagerÌý

Vaccination and Screening Communications ManagerÌý

Prime Minister’s OfficeÌý

Prime MinisterÌý

Mission Delivery UnitÌýx 2

Senior Policy Adviser for Health and Social CareÌý

Data Scientist