Duncan Selbie's Friday message – 24 Feb 2017
Dear everyone On Thursday we published our response to the 200 submissions received during our recent consultation on the redesign of the National Infection Service (NIS).
Duncan Selbie
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.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message – 10 Feb 2017
Dear everyone Last Friday we published our first digital strategy setting out how we will work across government, with our partners and across PHE to take advantage of the increasing opportunities of digital technology and the impact this is having …
5 tips on how to go smoke-free from Medway NHS Foundation Trust
A few months ago I wrote to all NHS Trusts in England asking for their commitment to work with PHE towards a completely tobacco-free NHS.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message – 3 Feb 2017
Dear everyone Last Friday the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership published an ambitious plan for public health that targets all stages of life, puts strong focus on prevention and clearly links better health and wellbeing with work prospects …
Duncan Selbie's Friday message – 27 Jan 2017
Dear everyone, Economic development that leads to more jobs for people in our communities is a big contributor to closing the health gap. Nowhere is the link between health and wealth more important than in relation to work and that …
Duncan Selbie's Friday message – 20 Jan 2017
Dear everyone Today marks the inauguration of a new US President, and as we begin the transition to Brexit here in the UK, change is all around us. Former Secretary of State for Health Stephen Dorrell has recently said that the …
Duncan Selbie's Friday message – 13 Jan 2017
Dear everyone One in 4 people has a common mental health problem at any one time, yet access to mental health support is often varied and inconsistent. On Monday the Department of Health, NHS England and PHE published a joint …
Duncan Selbie's Friday message – 6 Jan 2017
Dear everyone Happy New Year. My first message of 2017 is also the first to be hosted on PHE’s blog, Public Health Matters, as we move to a more digital and accessible format – you may also be interested in …
It’s time for a truly smokefree NHS
Smokers huddled outside hospital doors are a common sight since smoking indoors was banned. Many are sick or caring for others and deserve our greatest compassion, yet continuing to normalise smoking in hospital settings is damaging the health of not …
Seamless care closer to home on the Fylde Coast
Last month I visited the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, home to the well-known seaside town of Blackpool and the neighbouring, more rural districts of Fylde and Wyre. Here, partners across the local healthcare system are testing out new ways to …