The Department of Health and Social Care announced on 30 September 2026 that the Healthy Babies programme would be expanded to all local authorities in England, extending enhanced infant feeding, mental health and relationship support to more than 1,000 hubs by 2028. The department said more than half of local authorities had hubs without Healthy Babies services, and that the expansion drew on Sure Start principles of integrated family support delivered alongside health visiting and midwifery.

The announcement also set out adult social care measures, including a workforce plan due by the end of the year and a national collective pension scheme. The department said a new champion for unpaid carers would be appointed, and that Baroness Louise Casey's independent commission was due to report by summer 2027.

For violence against women and girls, which the Health and Social Care Secretary recognised as a public health epidemic, the government pledged £49.4 million for integrated care boards over three years. Up to £34.4 million was earmarked to support 12 boards in a first phase of the Steps to Safety referral service, with £15 million for victim support services and a targeted stakeholder consultation on a national framework.