Posts relating to the work of the PHE London regional team
On 5 July 2016, Public Health England released the annual Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) and National Chlamydia Screening Programme data giving an overview both nationally and regionally of new cases of STIs in 2015. This week new figures were released …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMybhqoZ75I&feature=youtu.be There’s a very important reason we are releasing a film today with such a recognisable and admired actress. It’s all about the current tuberculosis (TB) situation in London. In 2014 there were 2,572 cases reported in London - more …
The partners of the London Health Board, including the Mayor, NHS, local authorities and Public Health England, came together on 21 October to publish Better Health for London: One Year On. The report is a progress check on what organisations …
A few years ago I took my three year old son on a steam train. At the start of the trip he was subdued, by the end he was covered in spots; ‘The Train Spotted Me’, he wailed. His nursery …
From our inception in PHE London we have had our eye on the city’s children. London is a young city but children have very different experiences of growing up here. More children live in poverty in London than elsewhere in …
Last week saw the publication of Lord Darzi’s Better Health for London and his recommendations for improving the health of Londoners and the care they receive. This attracted considerable media interest, both in London and nationally, and it was heartening …
...has many economic, social and cultural assets that are enjoyed widely by many, but unfortunately not by all. The figures are stark. In terms of economic assets, 30% of London’s...
...parts of England, despite apparently greater wealth and opportunities: what is behind that? Unfortunately there are also great differences in life expectancy between the richest and poorest in London. PHE...
...to be met, not avoided. Now, six months after PHE opened for business, there’s no doubt that this particular big city will be keeping us on our toes and pushing...
