Coronavirus (COVID-19) – 5 things you can do to protect yourself and your community
As more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) appear in the UK, we outline 5 things you can do to protect yourself and your community.
Health Protection
Posts about the work of the Health Protection directorate
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What is self-isolation and why is it important?
COVID-19 - In this blog, we will explain what self-isolation is, why it is important, and which groups are currently being advised to self-isolate.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Expert interview: What is contact tracing?
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Nick Phin, Posted on:
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Coronavirus (COVID-19), Health Protection, PHE's science
One of the ways we protect the public from infectious diseases like novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is contact tracing. In this blog Nick Phin, Deputy Director at PHE’s National Infections Service answers some questions about how this works.
Disease Detectives: Flu detectors
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Jamie Lopez Bernal and Alex Elliot, Posted on:
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Disease Detectives, Health Protection
PHE has one of the most advanced public health systems for influenza surveillance in the world. Read our blog to learn more about how we track and act on flu each winter.
Flu vaccination: The main things to know about the 2019 programme
The flu vaccine remains the best defence we have against flu and protects those people who are most vulnerable. This blog looks at the 2019 vaccination programme.
Tackling inequalities in hepatitis C testing and treatment
The World Health Organisation estimate that a staggering 325 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis B and C, leading to 1.4 million deaths a year. This blogs looks at tackling inequalities in hepatitis C testing and treatment.
Pharmacy playing a pivotal role in prevention and public health
This blog explores how pharmacy teams can play a role in prevention through opportunistic interventions and commissioned services for six public health challenges.
Increasing vaccine uptake: Strategies for addressing barriers in primary care
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George Kassianos and Mary Ramsay, Posted on:
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Health Protection, Immunisation and vaccination
England is a world leader in childhood vaccinations but PHE data show that while coverage remains high, children’s vaccine uptake has been slowly decreasing since 2012-13. This blog looks at 10 ways to address barriers to vaccination in primary care.
Are Victorian diseases making a comeback?
In this blog, we walk through the facts about the top diseases that affected or killed many people in the Victorian era and at other points in history.
Tackling tuberculosis in under-served populations
Rates of TB in England are continuing to decline, but this isn't happening in all groups. This blog looks at what 'under-served populations' means and how we are engaging with them to tackle TB.