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 New data from our National Child Measurement Programme published this week show that levels of severe obesity in children aged 10 to 11 years have reached the highest point since records began. The findings also show that health …
Dear everyone People in prison experience a much higher burden of chronic physical and mental health problems than the general population. This is for a variety of reasons but one of these is because of high smoking rates. The final …
Dear everyone Firstly, I would like to warmly congratulate Matt Hancock MP on his appointment as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and we look forward to working with him. My thanks and best wishes to Jeremy Hunt …
Dear everyone You will all be aware of the ongoing incident in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in relation to two people who have fallen ill from contact with nerve agent Novichok. Our thoughts are with the two people affected, those close to …
New official statistics published today show the positive news that smoking prevalence in England is continuing to fall. This blogs looks at the data more closely.
Dear everyone This week saw Chapter Two of the Government’s Childhood Obesity Plan published which is a bold and strong step forward. The plan aims to halve childhood obesity by 2030 through a series of new measures, based on PHE …
Every parent wants the best for their children; for their life chances, their health and most of all their happiness.
Dear everyone You will all have seen the very welcome news from the Prime Minister this week that a settlement has been agreed for the NHS over the next five years. This is good news for patients and NHS colleagues …
Dear everyone By this point in the year, on average children in England have already exceeded their maximum recommended intake of sugar. This means that by the end of the year, they will have consumed more than double the amount …
Dear everyone On Monday, Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt gave an update to Parliament on the women who were not invited to their final breast screen. Since the announcement in May the numbers of women affected have been confirmed at …
