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).
Our CEO's weekly message covers important discussions about prevention from the Singapore ministerial conference on diabetes, changes to our National Infection Service leadership, our Disease Detectives series and ten years of the Climate Change Act.
Neil Bentley, Head of Specialist Microbiology Technical Services for Public Health England, talks about his life as a disease detective including his time in Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak.
Measuring the success of digital health interventions is a new challenge. Find out how PHE and other health bodies are developing a way to find out which digital health interventions work and which don’t.
This week the Climate Change Act is ten years old. While the public health impacts from a changing climate in the UK may not feel quite so immediate as elsewhere in the world, there is still much to be done if we’re to minimise the damage.
This week the Friday message includes the hepatitis C treatment monitoring in England report, National HIV Testing Week, the findings of a survey exploring the public’s perception of obesity, and the fifth report of the Lancet Standing Commission on Liver Disease in the UK.
Caroline Dinenage, Minister of State for Care at the Department of Health and Social Care, explains why we need to look not just at healthcare but to the wider community when it comes to preventing ill health.
Digital technology can play a crucial role in bringing revolutionary changes to how people are supported to live healthier lives. Find out how predictive prevention will play a major part in this.
This week the Friday message includes news about how PHE Directors will integrate with the new NHS regional structure, the latest Health Matters edition on air pollution, and the ‘Help Us, Help You’ marketing campaign.
Read the latest edition of Health Matters, PHE’s professional resource, to find out more about the sources and health impacts of air pollution, as well as the actions that can be taken to reduce exposure and improve air quality.
This week our CEO's message includes information on Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock MP's new Prevention Vision, the International Association of Public Health Institutes conference which PHE has been hosting and a new toolkit for prescribers.
