Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 26 October 2018
This week our CEO's message include the latest Global Burden of Disease data, an announcement on folic acid, PHE's Keep Antibiotics Working campaign and our planning for PHE Harlow.
Duncan Selbie Friday Message
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'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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Duncan Selbie's Friday message - 27 July 2018
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 …