Pre-release access list: reports from week 41 2025 to week 44 2025
Updated 7 May 2026
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Each week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publishes a surveillance report on influenza, COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses on Thursday at 2pm.聽
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.聽
UK Health Security Agency聽
Chief Executive
Chief Medical Adviser聽
Director, Clinical and Emerging Infections
Chief of Staff聽
Director General, Data Analytics and Surveillance聽
Director of Communications聽
Deputy Director for Statistics Production and Head of Profession for Statistics
Deputy Director Operational Communications聽
Head of News聽
Strategic Communications Manager聽x 3
Senior Strategic Communications Manager
Senior Communications Manager聽
Senior Press Officer 聽 Senior Communications Officer聽聽
Assistant Press Officer - Apprentice
Department of Health and Social Care聽
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care聽(and PO)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention聽(and PO)
Ministerial Special Advisers聽
Permanent Secretary聽(and PO)
Special Adviser聽
Chief Medical Officer聽
Deputy Chief Medical Officer聽
Chief Scientific Adviser聽
Director General, Global and Public Health聽
Director Health Protection and Public Health Systems聽
Deputy Director, National Immunisation Programme Policy
Deputy Director, Seasonal Vaccination Policy
Deputy Director, Head of Health Protection Analysis
Head of Flu policy
Policy Adviser
Chief Media Officer
Media Relations Officer
Devolved administrations聽
Consultant Epidemiologist (Scotland)聽
Consultant Epidemiologist (Northern Ireland)聽
Consultant Epidemiologist (Wales)聽
NHS England聽
Deputy Chief of Staff聽聽
National Director for Vaccinations and Screening聽聽
Director of Vaccination
Deputy Director for Adult Vaccination
Head of Vaccinations
Head of Adult Vaccinations
Planning and Deployment Lead - Adult Vaccinations
Vaccination and Screening Communications Lead
Senior Communications and Engagement Manager x 2