The challenges the planet faces through climate change have been clearly articulated – and the challenges we all face in our roles as supporters, workers and leaders in the health sector in England are also well known.
This post was published when Public Health England had responsibility for health visiting services. For the most recent information please visit the NHS website. What happens in pregnancy and early childhood impacts on a child’s physical and emotional health all the way into …
Welcome to the latest edition of Health Matters, a resource for local authorities and health professionals, which focuses on preventing drug misuse deaths. The number of drug misuse deaths registered every year have generally been on a rising trend in England for …
The latest edition of Health Matters highlights the record level of drug-related deaths in England. This unquestionably warrants serious concern and efforts to improve the situation should be based on the best possible understanding of the problem including the trend …
Every parent wants their child to stay safe, but with many potential risks in the home to think about, accidents can happen easily and when we least expect them.
...Alert and Response Network (GOARN) training partners with the World Health Organization. Participants from 20 public health institutions from across the world came together to develop a coordinated programme that...
It’s great to see that for the first time in five years there’s been an increase in the number of eligible women taking up the offer to be screened for breast cancer, with levels remaining above the NHS Cancer Screening …
Obesity rates among the general population are increasing, rising from 15% in 1993 to 26% in 2014.
London has shown leadership in driving down smoking rates, but with 16% of the capital’s population still smoking there is still more to be done.
...the NHS in advising people over 65 having an NHS Health Check that dementia is not an inevitable part of ageing, and that simple life style changes that are good...
