Dear everyone This week saw Chapter Two of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan published which is a bold and strong step forward. The plan aims to halve childhood obesity by 2030 through a series of new measures, based on PHE …
Welcome to the latest edition of Health Matters, a professional resource, which for this edition focuses on reproductive health and pregnancy planning.
Every parent wants the best for their children; for their life chances, their health and most of all their happiness.
Dear everyone You will all have seen the very welcome news from the Prime Minister this week that a settlement has been agreed for the NHS over the next five years. This is good news for patients and NHS colleagues …
Campaign launches are a good way to get us all talking and thinking about our wellbeing, so it was great to see PHE’s One You campaign – and its Active 10 app - hitting the headlines earlier this month. The …
Being active is essential for good health and it’s often said that “if physical activity were a drug, we’d talk about it as a miracle cure.” To mark the launch of the latest stage of the One You Active10 campaign, …
This week is learning disability week and the focus in on how people with learning disabilities are treated when they are in hospital.
Dear everyone By this point in the year, on average children in England have already exceeded their maximum recommended intake of sugar. This means that by the end of the year, they will have consumed more than double the amount …
PHE's Spend and Outcome Tool allows users to see how much is being spent and the impact it is having on relevant outcomes, meaning they can compare across public health programmes, and compare these data against other local authorities.
