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).
...details about the Platform, please contact Ann Goodwin, or visit http://www.regionalplatform.org.uk (Please note that the website is being updated and refreshed so some of the content may be out of...
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...
...data is normal not controversial; crucial, not risky. This is where we need to get to in England, and quickly. Featured image via NHS Image Library. Used under Crown Copyright....
...and life expectancy at the bottom of the line. A similar chart can be drawn for female life expectancy. The SII represents the range in years of life expectancy across...
It was just a year ago at the 2013 Cancer Outcomes Conference that we announced the completion of the migration to a single National Cancer Registration Service - described by the media as “the largest single cancer database in the …
...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...
...free on the Charter website. You can find more information on these – and the standards themselves – here. Featured image via NHS Image Library. Used under Crown Copyright....
...means my team in Bristol see a little more of me these days, and colleagues in Centres (and hopefully soon in other organisations like local authorities and NHS England) can...
It’s nearly June. That means many things to many people – summer, school holidays, long evenings… and to some, Health Profiles. Since 2006, these summaries of health data for each...
...of these infections considered to be zoonoses. Zoonoses are infections spread between animals and humans. So people that have close and frequent exposure to animals, especially sick animals, or animal...
