Duncan Selbie is the founding Chief Executive of Public Health England. Prior to 2013, he was Chief Executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, the regional teaching hospital for the south east of England. From 2003 to 2007 he was the Director General of Programmes and Performance for the NHS and subsequently its first Director General of Commissioning. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive of South East London Strategic Health Authority and before that Chief Executive of the South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. He joined the NHS in January 1980.
Dear everyone Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to public health in England. On Wednesday the Government published its Air Quality plan, and Local Authorities have been given a central role, with PHE tasked with providing close support. NICE …
We are at a pivotal point in our fight against tobacco where an end is now in sight, and as the plan aspires, a smokefree generation a reality.
Dear everyone Health Minister Steve Brine got to experience first-hand our science, research and development at Porton, our scientific campus in Wiltshire last week. He met with staff and learnt about the wide scope of our work from water decontamination …
Dear everyone We are a healthy nation and we are living longer and in better health. We are incredibly fortunate to have dynamic local Government leaders, with relentlessly hardworking teams and an unrivalled health system in the NHS. We have …
We are delighted to publish our Health Profile for England, a landmark piece of work for PHE, using our data and knowledge to tell a story about the health of England’s population.
Dear everyone Vaccination is second only to clean water in saving and preserving life and is at the heart of an effective public health system. This matters just as much in an affluent society, but may sometimes be forgotten. Since …
Dear everyone This Saturday marks 10 years since Smokefree legislation brought an extraordinary change to the way we experience and enjoy pubs, clubs, restaurants and so many other public places. It was the first, and the most important, in a …
Dear everyone First, I would like to warmly welcome the new minister for public health and primary care, Stephen Brine MP, and very much look forward to working with him. The tragic loss of life in the Grenfell Tower fire …
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 …
Dear everyone First, I would like to warmly congratulate the Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt MP on his reappointment as Health Secretary. Lest we forget, tobacco remains the number one killer in England and for every early avoidable death from tobacco, …
