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.
Cervical screening saves lives but uptake has been falling. This week PHE launched the first national Government campaign to raise awareness of the risks of cervical cancer and highlight the benefits of screening to encourage women to attend their screening …
Dear everyone Smoking prevalence is at an all-time low in England with fewer young people smoking and we have a fighting chance of a smokefree generation. This week we published our latest evidence on e-cigarettes with a particular focus on …
Our CEO's weekly message covers new ambitions for preventing cardiovascular disease, the brilliant Project SEARCH and flu vaccine effectiveness.
Dear everyone Each week I am in different parts of England to hear first-hand how Councils and their NHS partners are going about their duty to improve the public’s health. This week I met the excellent leadership team for Enfield …
Our CEO's weekly message covers flu vaccine coverage in children, the UK CMO's report on the impact of screen-based activity on children and young people, the latest statistics on alcohol consumption, and PHE's upcoming cardiovascular disease conference.
Our CEO's weekly message covers the latest edition of Health Matters, the NHS screening review, cancer survival statistics, and the HIV Innovation Fund.
Dear everyone Every year in England there are 4,500 suicides, equating to 13 people ending their life every day and suicide is the leading cause of death in men under the age of 50. This week the first Cross-Government Suicide …
Our CEO's weekly message covers opportunities of the NHS Long Term Plan, the Government's Clean Air Strategy and celebrating ten years of eBug.
This week our CEO's message reflects on the NHS Long Term Plan and covers the new UK measles and rubella elimination strategy, flu circulation and two cases of extensively drug-resistant gonorrhoea.
Our CEO Duncan Selbie reflects on the NHS Long Term Plan.
