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 …
We’re pleased to bring you our round-up highlighting some of PHE’s online activity from the past week. Here’s your chance to catch up on what you might have missed including: Health Matters: Mid-life approaches to reduce dementia risk This week …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMybhqoZ75I&feature=youtu.be There’s a very important reason we are releasing a film today with such a recognisable and admired actress. It’s all about the current tuberculosis (TB) situation in London. In 2014 there were 2,572 cases reported in London - more …
In this blog, PHE's Paul Cosford and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Gina Radford welcome the progress made at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris at the end of last year. When world leaders agreed in Paris in …
As waistlines continue to expand across the country (62% of adults are overweight or obese), diagnoses of Type 2 diabetes are also rising. The cost of treating diabetes, and associated complications such as heart disease and stroke, is costing the …
We hope that through the breadth of ‘Health Matters - Midlife approaches to reduce dementia risk’ content, we have made the case for investment of time and money in dementia prevention, but a question may remain; what tools and resources …
Health inequalities have become an increasingly important consideration as we learn more about the potential for risk-reduction in dementia. Local authorities and healthcare professionals should be mindful that an individual’s risk of developing dementia can be significantly determined by a …
Welcome to the fourth edition of PHE’s Health Matters, a resource for public health professionals, which brings together important facts, figures and evidence of effective interventions to tackle major public health problems. This edition focuses on midlife approaches to reduce the …
Last month I blogged about the independent Mental Health Taskforce’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health. Public Health England is now working with NHS England and other partners across the health and wider systems to implement the Taskforce’s recommendations. …
We’re pleased to bring you our round-up highlighting some of PHE’s online activity from the past week. Here’s your chance to catch up on what you might have missed including: New Eatwell Guide What does a healthy, balanced diet look …
PHE Chief Executive Duncan Selbie and Henry Kippin, Executive Director of Collaborate CIC, welcome the findings of the Commission on Place Based Health, published today. The stage has been set for a significant shift towards place-based health across the health …
