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 …
In March 2014 I described how waiting to be called downstairs to receive feedback from the external team reviewing the progress of the Science Hub programme was like sitting outside Headmaster’s office. Waiting to hear if Government had agreed our …
Today is World AIDS Day, an opportunity for people around the world to come together in the fight against HIV, support those living with the virus and remember those who have died from HIV and AIDS. Our understanding of HIV …
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: HIV Testing Week This week was #HIVTestWeek. We used the opportunity …
Winter is almost upon us and we have recently launched a variety of initiatives to support people to stay well and independent through the season. These include the annual seasonal flu vaccine programme, the cold weather plan for England, and …
Just last month my colleague Kevin Fenton outlined how critical good quality housing is to good public health. In a blog he championed the multi-faceted work being undertaken by PHE to reduce the impacts of poor, unsuitable housing on physical …
This week is National HIV Testing Week, when people at high risk of HIV are encouraged to get tested to protect their own health and make them less likely to unknowingly pass the virus on to their sexual partners. The …
Did you know that an estimated 8.5% of women and 4.5% of men have experienced domestic violence in the last year, in England and Wales? Domestic violence has serious and prolonged impacts on physical and mental health for those enduring violence, …
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: HIV announcements This week there were three HIV related announcements; …
Eight young people are set to ‘take over’ this month’s board meeting at Public Health England (PHE), sharing their views and, no doubt, posing some challenging questions. This is a great opportunity for us to hear from young people …
Have you read our ‘10 reasons you should be worried about antibiotic resistance’ blog? Well, here are 7 more reasons all equally worthy of your concern. Antibiotics are essential for treating many infections but they’re losing their effectiveness. Bacteria are …
