Tobacco-free NHS – the journey for one London trust
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.
Health and Wellbeing
Posts about the work of the Health and Wellbeing directorate
Ambulance services on board to promote public health
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Allied Health Professionals, Health and Wellbeing
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.
Local systems thinking: Making obesity everyone’s business
In late 2015 I wrote about a new programme that aims to explore local systems and design new approaches to prevent and tackle obesity.
5 tips on how to go smoke-free from Medway NHS Foundation Trust
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.
Take time to talk about mental health
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 into Action - what this means for public health
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.
Reviewing the evidence on drug misuse treatment
We've published an evidence review of the outcomes that can be expected of drug misuse treatment in England, which was commissioned by the Department of Health in 2015 and has helped inform the forthcoming government Drugs Strategy. How England drug …
Why a change to cervical screening will offer more accuracy
The cervical screening programme in England prevents an estimated 4,500 deaths from cervical cancer every year and a change in the testing process is set to further increase accuracy – and reduce anxiety – for women in the near future.
A new focus on falls prevention
Falling over can happen to anyone, but for older people the risk is particularly high and the consequences potentially severe, including distress, pain, injury, loss of confidence, loss of independence and mortality.
What we know about young people in alcohol and drug treatment
This week PHE has published two important documents about young people’s substance misuse.