Posts about the work of the Health and Wellbeing directorate
Communities, both in the sense of place and in social groupings, are a fundamental resource for health and wellbeing. Good social connections and supportive relationships with friends and family are known to be vital, but so is having a voice …
It may be difficult for younger people to imagine our world less than fifty years ago, where people in the UK were criminalised for their sexual orientation. There has been major legislative reform for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) …
Listening to what young people tell us is important to them is key in how we develop our priorities and work programmes. It also played an important part in the creation of our Young Person’s Health and Wellbeing Framework, which …
All newborn babies in England are now being offered screening for four additional rare genetic disorders through the expansion of newborn screening. The current NHS Newborn Blood Spot Screening Programme now includes screening for: homocystinuria (HCU), maple syrup urine disease …
How much difference can sport and leisure professionals make to our publics’ health? The answer is a great deal. The evidence base that physical activity is good for your health grows every week. Recent papers have highlighted the role it can …
We often talk about inequalities and the protected characteristics like age, gender, sexual orientation, but it’s not often that we focus on how individuals with multiple minority identities can potentially experience compound discrimination. A white gay man, for example, may …
Every suicide is a tragedy. There are few things worse than a person – of whatever age, gender, ethnicity or sexuality - believing there is no hope or help available, and no course of action other than taking their own …
As we come to the end of the year it seems timely to use this blog to highlight some of the progress we’ve made in ensuring the roles of nurses and midwives - in health protection and improvement - are …
Bowel cancer screening is the only cancer screening programme which is offered to both men and women. But there are differences in screening take-up figures which show men are more likely to ignore their invitations than women. In fact, just …
December 1st, World AIDS Day, is a time to reflect and to remember all those whose lives have been lost or blighted by the virus. Once upon a time, only thirty years ago, almost everyone with HIV infection died. Today …
