This blog post summarises the key points about Lassa fever and what UKHSA does when a case of an infectious disease such as Lassa fever is identified in the UK.
This week our Chief Executive's message covers COVID-19, tobacco harm, mumps, Year of the Nurse and Midwife, and our new Start4Life campaign.
COVID-19 - In this blog, we will explain what self-isolation is, why it is important, and which groups are currently being advised to self-isolate.
2020 is the WHO Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Read this blog about how PHE has been working with Health Education England's e-Learning for Healthcare team to develop a series of resources for health and care professions, as part of the All Our Health programme.
This week our Chief Executive's message covers COVID-19, HIV in older people, longevity, Women and Girls in Science, and behaviour change.
One of the ways we protect the public from infectious diseases like novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is contact tracing. In this blog Nick Phin, Deputy Director at PHE’s National Infections Service answers some questions about how this works.
This week our CEO's message includes a 2019-nCoV update, PHE's seventh annual cardiovascular disease prevention conference, and the upcoming Heads Up Weekend.
This blog outlines several promising areas of work and initiatives led by members of the Cardiovascular Disease System Leadership Forum that have been addressing the national 10-year CVD prevention ambitions since their launch in February 2019.
This week our CEO's message includes a 2019-nCoV update, the NIHR's new research investment, cancer registration data, PHE's IANPHI award, and the appointment of our new Regional Director for London.
This week our CEO's message includes the novel coronavirus outbreak, vaping, loneliness, declining HPV infection and MenB disease rates, the Faculty of Public Health's new strategy, and PHE's new Health Matters edition on physical activity.
This week our CEO's message includes community-centred actions to address health inequalities, our 2019 report on HIV in the UK, chlamydia screening, Birmingham's draft transport plan, the Inaugural Temrt award, and Jo Churchill MP's visit to PHE Porton.
