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What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and how can you help combat it?

Campaign mascot Andi Biotic reminds us to Keep Antibiotics Working

What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and how can you help combat it?

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).

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The week at PHE: online highlights, week beginning 26 October

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 1 November 2015 - Categories: The week at PHE

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: Getting serious about prevention in London The partners of the …

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Why acting FAST when it comes to a stroke is so important

Posted by: Kevin Fenton, Posted on: 29 October 2015 - Categories: Health and Wellbeing

You may have seen that we're once again running our national Act FAST campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of stroke. The campaign encourages people to call 999 if they notice any of the signs of stroke. Today is World Stroke …

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Smokefree workplaces

Posted by: Dr Justin Varney, Posted on: 27 October 2015 - Categories: Health and Wellbeing

Smoking is often part of the daily routine for many workers, which can make it difficult to break the habit and quit. Like other health behaviours, there are inequalities in smoking. In the UK, approximately 1 in 4 of those …

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Getting serious about prevention in London

Posted by: Yvonne Doyle, Posted on: 26 October 2015 - Categories: London Region

The partners of the London Health Board, including the Mayor, NHS, local authorities and Public Health England, came together on 21 October to publish Better Health for London: One Year On. The report is a progress check on what organisations …

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The week at PHE: online highlights, week beginning 19 October

Posted by: Blog Editor, Posted on: 25 October 2015 - Categories: The week at PHE

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: Bringing together housing and public health Research shows that one …

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We must fight back against bacteria to save our antibiotics

Posted by: Susan Hopkins, Posted on: 23 October 2015 - Categories: Antimicrobial resistance

When we think about antibiotics, we think about how they help us recover from illness, or visits to the GP to get a prescription for ourselves or our children. We think of a medication readily available to help us fight …

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How the health and care system is preparing for climate change

Posted by: Sonia Roschnik, Posted on: 22 October 2015 - Categories: Health in a changing climate

Last month the first ever sector wide report looking at how the health and care system is preparing for climate change was published (also known as the ARP report). It was a first in the sense it looked at the …

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Bringing together housing and public health

Posted by: Kevin Fenton, Posted on: 21 October 2015 - Categories: Health and Wellbeing

Our home is not just a dwelling place. It should be a place of comfort, shelter, safety and warmth; a place to raise family, welcome friends, and a springboard for all our other daily activities. In short it is the …

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The NHS 5 Year Forward View – getting serious about prevention

Posted by: Kevin Fenton, Posted on: 19 October 2015 - Categories: Health and Wellbeing

We are now one year on since the NHS Five Year Forward View was published. Setting out a clear direction for the NHS, the plan showed why change is needed to secure the future of the nation’s healthcare system and …

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Moving healthcare professionals at every level

Posted by: Dr Justin Varney and Kevin Fenton, Posted on: 19 October 2015 - Categories: Health and Wellbeing, Physical activity

Almost a year ago, we published Everybody Active, Every Day – an evidence-based approach to physical activity in England. This set out four key domains for action at national and local level to move the population into every day activity …

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