Dear everyone One in four patients in our acute hospital beds are smokers, yet recent figures from the British Thoracic Society show that only 1 in 13 patients who smoke are referred for treatment for tobacco addiction and only 1 …
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).
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
