Shingles: What is it and why do we need to vaccinate against it?
This week is European Immunisation Week (EIW) – a week to celebrate the value of vaccination, an intervention which saves millions of lives across the globe every year.
Protecting the country's health
Posts relating to PHE Priority 3: Protecting the country's health
A look at how our warming planet could impact on deaths
Over the past few years PHE has been involved in investigating the various threats climate change is likely to have on health in the UK.
Why students are joining the fight against antibiotic resistance
Are you a healthcare student? If so, as a future professional or prescriber of medicine we need you to play your own vital role in slowing the rise of antibiotic resistance. Because just like current health professionals and leaders you …
How pharmacists can help in tackling antimicrobial resistance
When it comes to fighting antimicrobial resistance (AMR), spreading the message is an important part of tackling the issue and community pharmacists are well placed to help get that message across. We need to make people aware that the over …
Tackling antibiotic resistance - how can schools get involved?
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Antimicrobial resistance
If you’re a teacher or school nurse, or you work in an educational setting, you have the opportunity to educate young people about one of the biggest health threats we face globally - antimicrobial resistance. Our antibiotics are under threat. …
Support the Antibiotic Guardian campaign this autumn
How do we as professionals explain the dangers of antimicrobial resistance in a way that goes beyond just raising awareness and prompts real action? We understand the problem – our antibiotics are not working as well as they used to meaning we could …
Climate change and public health: a challenge and an opportunity
“Climate change is the biggest challenge that our civilisation has ever had to face up to.” This was the opening statement from Sir David King when he delivered our inaugural Distinguished Lecture on climate change and planetary health at the …
Taking the Antibiotic Guardian campaign on the road
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a huge global problem. Bacteria are fighting back by adapting to antibiotics, our drugs are becoming ineffective in treating infections and the number of effective treatment options we have is reducing. While bacteria are smart and …
European Immunisation Week - a round-up
This week was European Immunisation Week, organised by the World Health Organisation, with a call to action for all nations to "Prevent. Protect. Immunise". Immunisation is a particularly timely topic as we're currently seeing a measles outbreak in London, so promoting the MMR …
Vaccination is a lifelong benefit – make every contact count
It’s European Immunisation Week - a great time to celebrate the achievements of everyone who delivers vaccination programmes and highlight the benefit of vaccines throughout life. This week we’re particularly urging professionals who work with young people/young adults to make …