What’s new in the May 2019 PHOF update?
This is the latest in a series of blogs summarising what we learn each time we update the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF). The latest update includes 20 indicators, some of which we explain here.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 3 May 2019
This week our CEO's message includes the challenge of obesity, a new programme of work on tackling inequalities and a profile of the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 26 April 2019
This week our CEO's message includes a national strategy to reduce gambling harms, European Immunisation Week, a new paper on lung cancer deaths in those who have never smoked and a new initiative with beauty salons to encourage uptake of cervical screening.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 12 April 2019
This week our CEO's message includes a welcome to the new minister for public health and primary care, success in reducing hepatitis C mortality and new e-learning modules from the All Our Health framework for health and care professionals.
Disease Detectives: The role of a field logistician in international disease outbreaks
Deploying to assist in dealing with a disease outbreak in another country can be an incredibly rewarding but also stressful and challenging experience. In this blog from our Disease Detectives series we look at what it is like to work as field logistician and to deploy anywhere in the world at 48 hours notice.
Supporting all health and care professionals to boost their prevention impact
Find out more about Public Health England's series of new e-learning sessions to boost health professionals’ knowledge and skills dealing with some of the biggest issues in public health.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 5 April 2019
This week our CEO's message focusses solely on the value of vaccination.
Seven ways to reduce your risk of bowel cancer
Every 30 minutes someone dies from bowel cancer, making it the UK’s second biggest cancer killer. This blog looks at seven ways to reduce the risk of contracting it.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 29 March 2019
This week our CEO's message includes the latest prevalence estimates for opiate and crack use, the work community pharmacies do to deliver sexual health services and the alcohol treatment capital fund for 2019-20.
Are Victorian diseases making a comeback?
In this blog, we walk through the facts about the top diseases that affected or killed many people in the Victorian era and at other points in history.