Tooth decay can have a huge impact on a child’s life. Having decayed, missing or filled teeth is not a rite of passage that we can ignore; it can cause pain, sleepless nights, days off school and can stop children …
New data on smoking prevalence among adults (18+) in England for 2016 show the biggest drop in a decade with the rate falling to 15.5% of the population, a 1.4 percentage point drop from 16.9% the previous year. But what …
...and blogs with colleagues. On average, a person diagnosed with cancer will spend 20 days in hospital during the first year, according to new data presented at the Cancer Data...
With the first ever National Clean Air Day taking place this week, we're encouraging people to take steps to reduce air pollution. Individually, it might seem that people’s actions will only make a small difference but if we all do our …
Welcome to the latest edition of PHE’s Health Matters, a resource for local authorities and health professionals, which this month brings together the important facts and figures on child dental health and evidence of effective interventions to prevent tooth decay …
What comes to mind when we think about vaccination? It should be protection, wellbeing, health and achievement. The World Health Organisation states that only clean water (a human right) ranks as highly as vaccination in terms of the greatest impact …
Like many public service organisations we will be communicating in-line with General Election 2017 guidance from now (midnight 21 April 2017) until a new Government is formed. Though we will continue to publish data, important operational updates and health warnings …
Dear everyone I am writing on a Wednesday because the period of pre-election sensitivity comes into effect tomorrow and all organisations in receipt of public funds need to take great care during this time. And so my next Friday message …
Obesity is one of the greatest contributors to early death and disability in England and nearly a third of children are at risk of poor health in later life due to their weight.
...certificates to the students who have successfully completed their training. Our Freetown-based staff are also overseeing the refurbishment and modernisation of the laboratories at the Connaught Teaching Hospital, which will...
