Dear everyone For treating problems such as pain, anxiety and depression, prescription drugs are vital and benefit many people. It is when patients encounter problems such as dependence and withdrawal symptoms that the medicines themselves become a problem. On Wednesday …
Dear everyone Improving life expectancy is important but even more so is improving healthy life expectancy, or as the Christian Aid sign outside their headquarters in Lambeth puts it, ‘we believe in life before death’. In the last week I …
Firstly, congratulations to the Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt MP who has been reappointed with an extended policy brief as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. Flu has remained at the top of the news again this week as …
Dear everyone Firstly, a very Happy New Year. This is the busiest time of the year for the NHS and, as expected, flu levels are increasing. Our data shows that more people are visiting GPs with flu symptoms and we …
Dear everyone As 2017 draws to a close, I want to thank all of my colleagues in PHE and across the public health system who work tirelessly to protect and improve the nation’s health. The public health profession is vast …
Dear everyone Metro Mayors are changing the policy and governance landscape across the country, with the elections earlier this year meaning they now cover 20% of the population of England. Their introduction coincides with the publication of the new Industrial …
Dear everyone Liver disease is the fourth most common cause of early avoidable death in people under the age of 75, and is almost entirely preventable. In September we published our 2nd Atlas of Variation in Risk Factors and Healthcare …
Dear everyone On Monday the Government published its Industrial Strategy, which commits to creating a “stronger, fairer economy” that works for everyone. The strategy is not seeking more equal economic growth at any cost and highlights the importance of clean …
Dear everyone Earlier this year, our fifth year, PHE invited the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI), to carry out a peer review and this week we published their feedback. IANPHI is a membership organisation of over 100 …
Dear everyone The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favour of the Scottish Government’s intention to set a minimum unit price for the sale of alcohol, which when implemented will be a world first. Our evidence review in 2016, published in …
