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).
Dear everyone Each year PHE has an annual accountability review and this was on Tuesday, with Steve Brine MP, Minister for Public Health and Primary Care. We covered a broad range of priorities, from our local impact to our national …
Hospitals and smoking: a complex relationship The hospital environment is one where the most extreme of human experiences are played out. They bring in new life, treat people in pain, heal—and sadly many lives will come to an end there.
Protecting individuals and populations through immunisation programmes is a highly successful public health intervention that saves many lives across the globe each year.
As part of a wider government commitment to support greater transparency across the public sector, PHE has published a new local authority public health dashboard. Our Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer Richard Gleave answers questions about the project: …
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, such as osteoarthritis hip and knee, back pain and neck pain have a huge negative impact on the health of the population.
Dear everyone Winter always brings about additional pressure on the NHS and public services and this makes it even more important that people take steps to protect their health and stay well. The most obvious measure to take is to …
Local Health provides indicators for small geographies (electoral wards and middle super output areas) which allow users to look at variation within larger areas, such as local authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
Colleagues from across the north will be coming together this week for our annual ‘Due North’ conference.
Today is World Mental Health Day (WMHD) and as such there is a wide range of activities taking place across the world to raise awareness of mental health issues and to mobilise efforts in support of mental health.
Dear everyone For the first time the UK has seen a decline in new HIV diagnoses. This week we reported that in 2016, 5,164 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in the UK, an 18% decline on the previous year, …
