Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 43
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Significant data collection gaps persist across UK sectors despite the 'One Health' approach.
Conclusion
The UK government’s ‘One Health’ approach encompasses human health, animal health, food safety, and the environment and is intended to facilitate collaboration between these sectors.108 DHSC commended the very close relationship in the UK between human health experts and vets, something which was not generally the case internationally.109 There are, however, significant gaps in the collection of data within and across the sectors in the UK.110
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 18 September 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗