Posts about the work of the Health and Wellbeing directorate
Christmas and the New Year can be a stressful time for everyone with people often at their most vulnerable. This can be even more true for people with drug misuse problems, when a number of things can impact and overwhelm …
PHE has published the 2016-17 statistics report for young people (under 18) in specialist drug and alcohol services. This is based on data from the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), which collects data from alcohol and drug services across …
Today PHE is marking World AIDS Day, which is an opportunity for people all over the world to stand in unity with those living with HIV, remember lost lives, and continue to push forward the fight against HIV/AIDS.
In recent years our understanding of HIV has improved greatly with real advances occurring in HIV treatment and prevention. Today, the death rate among people with HIV who are diagnosed promptly and on treatment is comparable to the rest of …
Recently a new resource was launched which tells the story of people living with and affected by HIV which offers a different kind of insight.
It has been a year since we published our suicide prevention planning guidance and thought it was a timely opportunity to take stock on progress made over that time.
Today is World Mental Health Day (WMHD) and as such there is a wide range of activities taking place across the world to raise awareness of mental health issues and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health.
The Global Burden of Disease study is the world’s largest systematic, scientific effort to quantify the magnitude of health loss from all major diseases, injuries, and risk factors. Recently it was the 20th anniversary of this ground-breaking research, so it …
Throughout my professional career and from personal experience, I have witnessed the devastating impact cardiovascular disease (CVD) can have on individuals, communities and society as a whole.
“Let’s focus on what’s strong, not on what’s wrong”. These words from Julia Weldon, Director of Public Health for Hull City Council, epitomise what is at the core of community-centred and asset-based approaches, evident throughout the recent PHE annual conference. …
