When an older person falls, it can have devastating consequences. Multiplied across the population, it’s a major public health issue. A third of people over 65, and half of people...
...publish two documents focused on these goals this week. Firstly, the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) has published a new report, “Components of chlamydia screening & the impact of screening...
This weekend I am devoting to sport! (For the record, it will be some cycling alongside enjoying the current plethora of sport viewing opportunities). This is my R&R following the excitement that was our third week of action (on health …
...great idea, but may not fit with the company’s strategy. An open innovation approach would suggest perhaps setting up a spinout company, licensing or franchising out the innovation, or working...
...has many economic, social and cultural assets that are enjoyed widely by many, but unfortunately not by all. The figures are stark. In terms of economic assets, 30% of London’s...
At the Academy Awards earlier this year, Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for their respective portrayals of people living with HIV. I’m a scientist, not a film critic, but I couldn’t help but …
...The six areas for ‘population health activities’ are: wider determinants of health health improvement and making every contact count (MECC) health protection healthcare public health supporting independence and wellbeing a...
...with their communities on health inequalities. These documents can be taken, used and shared by any public health professional or local authority colleague looking to discuss health inequalities with their...
...impressive beard. Who would suspect that behind the fields of wellington boots and abandoned tents lurks a team from PHE, constantly working to keep festival-goers on their admittedly wobbly feet....
...details about the Platform, please contact Ann Goodwin, or visit http://www.regionalplatform.org.uk (Please note that the website is being updated and refreshed so some of the content may be out of...
