Protecting the country's health
Posts relating to PHE Priority 3: Protecting the country's health
In 2012, the Chief Medical Officer for England published the first ever 5 Year Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy. A UK High Level Steering Group followed, which acts as the system steward, providing challenge and ensuring all recommendations are enacted. Public Health …
Today PHE launches Antibiotic Guardian, a pledge campaign which forms a key part of the UK’s support for European Antibiotic Awareness Day and the wider fight against antibiotic resistance. This campaign matters because we have to stop the overuse and …
...discussions with end users to find out what they want and need. With that in mind, the Online Services Team focused on transferring: content that users want and need to...
Monday was World Hepatitis Day, the annual awareness raising day coordinated by the World Hepatitis Alliance. Over 170 organisations who work in the field of viral hepatitis, representing every region of the world are involved, and our own Dr. Helen Harris …
...those vulnerable because of age, illness or poor quality accommodation. Sometimes good advice may be obvious. Featured image "Temperature in C° + R" copyright Acid Pix. Used under Creative Commons....
...than just show that two factors happen in the same place or even follow the same pattern (otherwise we might assume all kinds of strange things, like US technology expenditure...
At the Academy Awards earlier this year, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for their respective portrayals of people living with HIV. I’m a scientist, not a film critic, but I couldn’t help but …
...impressive beard. Who would suspect that behind the fields of wellington boots and abandoned tents lurks a team from PHE, constantly working to keep festival-goers on their admittedly wobbly feet....
Tuberculosis (TB) is a vital public health problem facing England. Rates have stabilised over the past seven years, but the incidence of TB in England remains high compared to most...
...travel health nursing team. Travellers should seek advice as soon as possible about travel vaccines. Recommendations will depend on the exact nature of the travel, but an appointment for last...
