As we release our Commercial Strategy, I wanted to reflect on the ways in which we partner with industry to drive greater innovations and better health outcomes. One unintended consequence of the response to COVID-19 was the suppression of many …
The ONS has published the latest figures for drug-related deaths in England and Wales, covering all deaths registered in 2016.
Last year, our Hepatitis C in the UK report, focusing on elimination, showed the first fall in deaths from severe hep C-related liver disease in over a decade. Our latest report suggests that this decline has been sustained for a second …
This is the third in a series of blogs summarising what we learn each time we update the Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF).
Dear everyone Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to public health in England. On Wednesday the Government published its Air Quality plan, and Local Authorities have been given a central role, with PHE tasked with providing close support. NICE …
Each year on 28 July the World Hepatitis Alliance brings together patient organisations, governments, medical professionals and industry for World Hepatitis Day (WHD).
Following the publication of the new Government Drug Strategy it is worth taking the time to reflect on the progress we’re making in drug treatment and harm reduction in London and nationally, and the challenges that still remain.
This post was published when Public Health England had responsibility for health advice relating to e-cigarettes. For the most recent information please visit the NHS website or search for the topic on the gov.uk website. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust provides …
We are at a pivotal point in our fight against tobacco where an end is now in sight, and as the plan aspires, a smokefree generation a reality.
Dear everyone Health Minister Steve Brine got to experience first-hand our science, research and development at Porton, our scientific campus in Wiltshire last week. He met with staff and learnt about the wide scope of our work from water decontamination …
The long term trend for mortality rates in England has seen them steadily fall over time, but in recent years there has been concern that they are not continuing to decline at the same rate, and some have suggested that …
