Posts about the work of the Health and Wellbeing directorate
This post was published when Public Health England had responsibility for health visiting services. For the most recent information please visit the NHS website. What happens in pregnancy and early childhood impacts on a child’s physical and emotional health all the way into …
Every parent wants their child to stay safe, but with many potential risks in the home to think about, accidents can happen easily and when we least expect them.
It’s great to see that for the first time in five years there’s been an increase in the number of eligible women taking up the offer to be screened for breast cancer, with levels remaining above the NHS Cancer Screening …
Obesity rates among the general population are increasing, rising from 15% in 1993 to 26% in 2014.
London has shown leadership in driving down smoking rates, but with 16% of the capital’s population still smoking there is still more to be done.
The millions of interactions that paramedics and ambulance staff have with patients and the public provide a valuable opportunity to improve health and wellbeing among the most vulnerable people in society.
In late 2015 I wrote about a new programme that aims to explore local systems and design new approaches to prevent and tackle obesity.
A few months ago I wrote to all NHS Trusts in England asking for their commitment to work with PHE towards a completely tobacco-free NHS.
Many of us will have taken a few days off to recover from winter coughs and colds in the past couple of months – but how many would admit to needing time off to recover from an attack of anxiety …
Allied health professionals (AHPs) make up the third largest workforce in the NHS, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, paramedics, podiatrists, orthoptists, speech and language therapists, radiographers, art therapists, music therapists, drama therapists, prosthetists and orthotists.
