Tuberculosis (TB) is a vital public health problem facing England. Rates have stabilised over the past seven years, but the incidence of TB in England remains high compared to most...
We are very fortunate in England to have some of the best primary care services in the world. We also have amongst the most computerised general practices, and primary care activity and clinical information is recorded in real time at …
...how inequalities in life expectancy in England have been changing. Between 2002-04 and 2010-12, life expectancy increased in all deprivation deciles. For males, the increase in life expectancy in the...
It was just a year ago at the 2013 Cancer Outcomes Conference that we announced the completion of the migration to a single National Cancer Registration Service - described by the media as “the largest single cancer database in the …
...World Cup is accessible on our website. Health professionals based in GP surgeries, pharmacies, travel and other specialist clinics will be providing travel health guidance to football fans, even up...
On 4 June 2014, we will be celebrating the launch of the new Workplace Wellbeing Charter standards for England and so I am revisiting the issue of healthy workplaces and the need for all organisations to work to improve the …
...and deliver substantial financial and carbon savings from significantly more efficient energy consumption. These new laptops have software installed which will allow our people to hold secure online video meetings,...
It’s nearly June. That means many things to many people – summer, school holidays, long evenings… and to some, Health Profiles. Since 2006, these summaries of health data for each local authority in England have been produced to support local …
The past 25 years have seen more than 30 new or emerging infections identified around the world, including SARS, MERS, swine flu, hepatitis E and new variant CJD, with 75% of these infections considered to be zoonoses. Zoonoses are infections …
...MHRA of nicotine-containing products – including e-cigarettes – as medicines, to give people access to safe products that are also effective. Previous evidence suggested that e-cigarettes were as effective in...
