Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious bacterial infection that mainly affects the lungs and airways. Whooping cough is sometimes known as the 100-day cough because of how long it takes to recover from it. What are …
Deaths caused by drug misuse are rising. In order to help us take effective action we need to better understand the multiple and complex causes behind this disturbing trend. Last year, Public Health England and the Local Government Association convened …
It may be surprising to hear that the disease most feared by people aged over 55 in the UK is dementia – ahead of cancer, heart attack and stroke. With symptoms including memory loss and difficulties with thinking or language, …
In April 2013 local authorities took over public health responsibilities, welcoming the role and celebrating that public health was ‘coming home’. And indeed it was. Public health has never been just about health care nor is it just about public …
We know overweight and obesity levels are higher in children from poorer neighbourhoods, and it’s concerning to see new analysis which shows that there are more fast food outlets in many of these deprived areas on average. The chart below …
The warnings about climate change and the dangers that it poses to our environment and public health have been known about for decades. Of late, the pertinent question has shifted from 'are we doing anything?' to 'are we doing enough?' At a …
Welcome to the latest edition of Health Matters, a resource for public health professionals and their partners, which focuses on reducing the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) in England. TB is often regarded as a disease of Victorian England that was eradicated …
The latest edition of Health Matters highlights a number of tools that can help health professionals and local authorities tackle TB in their local area. Mike Mandelbaum, Chief Executive of TB Alert, outlines how their latent TB toolkit, developed in collaboration …
How do we as professionals explain the dangers of antimicrobial resistance in a way that goes beyond just raising awareness and prompts real action? We understand the problem – our antibiotics are not working as well as they used to meaning we could …
PHE’s National Mental Health Intelligence Network (NMHIN) has published a report that reveals major variation in need and delivery of care for people with psychosis across England. It aims to help those involved locally in the planning, commissioning and provision of …
People are quite rightly increasingly concerned about antibiotic resistant bacteria and the search for new diagnostic tools and medicines, but we must never lose focus on simply preventing these infections from occurring in the first place. Anyone with an interest …
