In this blog post, we share more information about what mpox is, the different clades, the key symptoms and how UKHSA is working with partners to respond to the outbreak.
This week is Dementia Awareness Week; a welcome opportunity for us at PHE to share what we know about dementia, that it affects over 800,000 people in the UK, and to highlight what we can all do as individuals to reduce …
Like many public service organisations we will be communicating in-line with General Election Guidance: 2015, from now until a new Government is formed. Though we will continue to publish data, important operational updates and health warnings when necessary, our activity …
You may not know it but 2015 has been declared, by no less an august organisation than the United Nations, as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies. I had the pleasure of attending the international launch in January …
The health visiting service has been transformed in recent years to improve access, experience, outcomes and contribute to reducing health inequalities. This is the story of what's been achieved through more health visitors and renewed vision. Follow @VivJBennett or https://vivbennett.blog.gov.uk/
The screening offered to women during pregnancy provides an important opportunity for mother and baby to get a health check. In the NHS Fetal Anomaly Screening Programme (FASP) the aim is to give women high quality information at an early …
Public health needs pharmacists and their teams. We know that over one million people visit pharmacies every day for a range of things: to buy products, ask for advice, dispense medicines. That’s an enormous opportunity to promote health across communities. …
We’re pleased to bring you our round-up highlighting some of PHE’s online activity from the past week. Here’s your chance to catch up on what you might have missed including: Antimicrobial resistance Antimicrobial resistance is one of PHE’s 7 key …
This post was last checked and updated in August 2023. You may not have heard of it, but radon is a part of your life – wherever you live. Read five facts home owners should know about radon, including how it …
Neil Bentley, PHE's Head of Specialist Microbiology Technical Services, has recently travelled to Sierra Leone to help set up three new Ebola laboratories. The first opened in October and two others followed in early December last year, based across the …
We’re pleased to bring you our round-up highlighting some of PHE’s online activity from the past week. Here’s your chance to catch up on what you might have missed including: Standardised packaging This week MPs voted in favour of introducing …
