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What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and how can you help combat it?

Campaign mascot Andi Biotic reminds us to Keep Antibiotics Working

What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and how can you help combat it?

We introduce the new campaign to Keep Antibiotics Working, fronted by our mascot Andi Biotic, and look at why we all need to be more aware of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

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Putting pharmacy on the public health map

Posted by: Kevin Fenton, Posted on: 24 March 2015 - Categories: Health and Wellbeing

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. …

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The week at PHE: online highlights, week beginning 16 March 2015

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 22 March 2015 - Categories: The week at PHE

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 …

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Five facts every home owner should know about radon

Posted by: Neil McColl, Posted on: 20 March 2015 - Categories: Health Protection

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 …

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Sierra Leone Ebola labs project - beating the outbreak at source

Posted by: Neil Bentley, Posted on: 18 March 2015 - Categories: Health Protection

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 …

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The week at PHE: online highlights, week beginning 9 March 2015

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 15 March 2015 - Categories: The week at PHE

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 …

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It’s time for more conversation

Posted by: Linda Hindle, Posted on: 13 March 2015 - Categories: Health and Wellbeing

Today the Royal Society for Public Health and Public Health England published the results of our survey into how allied health professionals (AHP's) participate in healthy conversations with their clients. The results show a promising engagement in public health with …

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The week at PHE: online highlights, week beginning 2 March 2015

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 8 March 2015 - Categories: The week at PHE

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: Being vigilant for new tick species Why would we need …

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Want to be a scientist? It’s not just for boys

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 6 March 2015 - Categories: Health Protection

  For International Women’s Day, we’re blogging in support of the Department for Work and Pensions Not Just for Boys campaign. The campaign is all about choice - supporting and inspiring women to make decisions that are right for them …

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Tick Recording Scheme - being vigilant for new UK species

Posted by: Kayleigh Hansford, Posted on: 4 March 2015 - Categories: Health Protection

As part of our remit for protecting public health in England, we run a ‘Tick Recording Scheme’ (TRS) which receives ticks found by members of the public, GPs, vets and those working with wildlife. This enables us to map tick …

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The week at PHE: online highlights, week beginning 23 February 2015

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 1 March 2015 - Categories: The week at PHE

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: Child health data Through our work leading the National Child …

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