Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 19 October 2018
This week our CEO Duncan Selbie's Friday message includes a focus on loneliness and the health and wellbeing of people living in rural areas as well as physical inactivity and measles vaccination.
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 - 12 October 2018
This week PHE CEO Duncan Selbie's Friday message includes information on Every Mind Matters, our new mental health campaign being piloted in the East and West Midlands. It also includes an update on our work on calorie reduction and a look ahead at ISPAH, the annual conference of the International Society for Physical Activity and Health, being held in London next week.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 5 October 2018
Dear everyone I am writing this week from Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, where I have been attending an event that marks a new International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project which will be a partnership between our two countries. The IHR represent …
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 28 September 2018
Dear everyone Last week the Secretary of State Matt Hancock led the UK delegation for the annual health dialogue with China, supported by Public Health England with a focus on prevention and technology. We shared comparative data on obesity, mental …
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 14 September 2018
Dear everyone This week over 1600 public health colleagues gathered at Warwick University for the PHE annual conference. This was our best and biggest conference and I thank all those who attended for your bold discussions, brilliant presentations and for …
Why Public Health England is working with Drinkaware to reduce the harms of alcohol
Public Health England and Drinkaware have launched a new campaign ‘Drink Free Days’ to help people cut down on the amount of alcohol they are regularly drinking.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 7 September 2018
There are three key priorities where I believe the NHS can make the most difference through the upcoming long term plan. These are to remove smoking from England for good; address our spiralling adult and child obesity levels and tackle the very significant numbers of avoidable deaths caused by cardiovascular disease.
Prevention and the NHS long term plan: 3 ways we can save more lives
Leaders in the health and care system are busy developing a new long term plan for the NHS. Public Health England CEO Duncan Selbie is leading the work, along with colleagues in the NHS, to ensure prevention is at the heart of that plan. Here he sets out 3 essential priorities for investment.
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 31 August 2018
Dear everyone I hope many of you have enjoyed a good and restful summer break. I am delighted to say that we have a new Chair for the PHE Advisory Board, Dame Julia Goodfellow. Dame Julia was previously Chair of …
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 3 August 2018
Dear everyone Planning for winter may seem premature amidst this hot summer, but it is never too early to start preparations. Recent figures released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show that Cornwall has reduced fuel poverty …