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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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Places of worship will remain closed for Eid ul-Fitr

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 22 May 2020 - Categories: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Whilst places of worship remain closed and social distancing measures are in place, the celebration of Eid will need to be adapted this year. Staying at home for Eid will help to protect friends and family from coronavirus (COVID-19).

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No health without mental health: why this matters now more than ever

Posted by: Clare Perkins, Posted on: 21 May 2020 - Categories: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Health and Wellbeing, Mental health

PHE are leading the work to support the population’s mental health through COVID-19. This blog sets out PHE’s local and national approach to dealing with the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and wellbeing

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Real-time tracking of the virus

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 15 May 2020 - Categories: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Data blog

Find out how PHE together with researchers at the University of Cambridge are working to regularly nowcast and forecast COVID-19 infections and deaths.

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Duncan Selbie's Friday Message - 15 May 2020

Posted by: Duncan Selbie, Posted on: 15 May 2020 - Categories: Duncan Selbie Friday Message

This week our Chief Executive's message covers the Government's COVID-19 recovery strategy and a new Joint Biosecurity Centre, guidance for COVID-secure workplaces, antibody tests, the PHE Remit Letter for 2020-2021, and International Nurses Day.

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Duncan Selbie's Friday Message - 1 May 2020

Posted by: Duncan Selbie, Posted on: 1 May 2020 - Categories: Duncan Selbie Friday Message

Our Chief Executive's message this week covers the expansion of the Government's COVID-19 testing programme, the recruitment of 18,000 contact tracers, a new weekly dataset on COVID-19 cases and outbreaks in care homes, and a new method of reporting daily COVID-19 deaths.

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Public health nurses working for all

Posted by: Wendy Nicholson, Posted on: 1 May 2020 - Categories: Giving children and young people the best start in life, Immunisation and vaccination, Nursing

This blog highlights the work of public health nurses, health visitors, midwifes and school nurses to support children, young people and families, and provide critical public health interventions including immunisation.

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Rising to the challenge in the Year of the Nurse and Midwife

Posted by: Viv Bennett, Posted on: 29 April 2020 - Categories: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Nursing

In this blog Viv Bennett, Chief Nurse at Public Health England, expresses her pride in how the nursing profession is playing a vital role in providing high quality care in the most challenging circumstances.

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Duncan Selbie's Friday Message - 24 April 2020

Posted by: Duncan Selbie, Posted on: 24 April 2020 - Categories: Duncan Selbie Friday Message

This week our Chief Executive's message covers the Test, Track and Trace programme, the COVID-19 ethnicity review, staying at home during Ramadan, and PHE's new weekly COVID-19 surveillance report and infographic.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Using data to track the virus

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 23 April 2020 - Categories: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Data blog
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One of PHE’s core functions is disease surveillance; making sure we have the right information available to us at the right time to inform decisions and actions across the public health system. In this blog we set out PHE's approach to tracking COVID-19.

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Stay at home for Ramadan

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 22 April 2020 - Categories: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Health and Wellbeing

Staying at home during Ramadan will play an important part in the nation’s effort to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). That’s the message from health experts and Muslim leaders as communities across England prepare to celebrate the holy month.

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