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).
...illness can harm – especially the more disadvantaged communities. A recent report described how the system was letting down people with serious mental illness by not focusing enough on their...
...meat, and especially rare steaks, am I really willing to argue for significant changes to people's diet, not only to increase fruit and veg consumption (obviously good for our health,...
...to be met, not avoided. Now, six months after PHE opened for business, there’s no doubt that this particular big city will be keeping us on our toes and pushing...
A question I often ask, as I talk to meetings and groups, is “which of the following is the commonest cause of premature death in your area?” Cancer Cardiovascular disease...
...evidence, showed no benefit. But I would have resigned, without hard feelings. As it was we managed to convince the public, and the urologists, that the there was no strong...
Everyone remembers those iconic public health adverts – the ‘fatty cigarette’ or HIV tombstone TV ads for example. But there is a lot more to health marketing than memorable and...
When I spoke recently at the first annual Public Health England conference, I described it as a very special conference. It was a special conference, I said, because it finally...
