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).
We hope that through the breadth of ‘Health Matters – getting every adult active every day’ content, we have made the case for investment of time and money, but a question may remain; what tools and resources are available to …
“Is Pokémon Go the answer to America's obesity problem?” asked one national newspaper article last week. “Pokemon Go is helping people lose weight as they try to catch 'em all” said another. So is this a new frontier in public …
Welcome to the latest 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 getting every adult active …
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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZljJ5zEvu2g Be Clear On Cancer We've launched a new Be …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZljJ5zEvu2g Lung cancer, lung disease and heart disease are all leading causes of death in England – yet an estimated 1.7 million people living with these conditions remain undiagnosed. PHE’s new Be Clear on Cancer campaign sets out to raise awareness …
We hope our latest edition of Health Matters – on the subject of improving the prevention and diagnosis of bowel cancer – will help you and other health professionals by compiling key facts, figures and evidence of effective interventions. Where …
Since 2013 PHE has been working with the Value Based Healthcare Programme (VBHP) at the University of Oxford to develop a systems-based approach to healthcare. In this context, a system refers to a set of common objects or people and …
It’s very likely by now that you’ll be well aware of Zika virus and the current outbreak in South and Central America, and the Caribbean. Zika virus causes mild or no symptoms in the majority of those infected, but the …
The 2015 COP21 Agreement in Paris showed that health professionals are increasingly aware of the impact of climate change. There is concern about the health risks of climate change, but also a growing mindfulness of the many positive health benefits …
I hope you've seen that we recently published a new edition of Health Matters, focusing on improving the prevention and diagnosis of bowel cancer. PHE, through the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS), collects and analyses the data on how all cancers …
