We hope our latest edition of Health Matters – on the subject of “Combating high blood pressure” – will help you and other health professionals by compiling key facts, figures and evidence of effective interventions.
...(MERS-CoV), contributed his expertise during the Rio Olympics and established the UK’s rapid support capability following the learnings from Ebola in West Africa. Brian has been a superlative public servant...
We've published an evidence review of the outcomes that can be expected of drug misuse treatment in England, which was commissioned by the Department of Health in 2015 and has helped inform the forthcoming government Drugs Strategy. How England drug …
The cervical screening programme in England prevents an estimated 4,500 deaths from cervical cancer every year and a change in the testing process is set to further increase accuracy – and reduce anxiety – for women in the near future.
Falling over can happen to anyone, but for older people the risk is particularly high and the consequences potentially severe, including distress, pain, injury, loss of confidence, loss of independence and mortality.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) affects around seven million people in the UK and is the most important cause of preventable, early disability and death, affecting individuals, their families and communities.
Welcome to the latest edition of Health Matters, a resource for local authorities and health professionals, which focuses on improving the prevention, detection and management of high blood pressure.
...in how to manage change well; being clear on why changes are necessary as well as describing what we will seek to change. George Bernard Shaw said that "progress is...
...health, police and crime commissioners and other local leaders on addressing the sharp inequalities experienced by people who have been in prison or in police custody at some point in...
This week PHE has published two important documents about young people’s substance misuse.
