Duncan Selbie is the founding Chief Executive of Public Health England. Prior to 2013, he was Chief Executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals, the regional teaching hospital for the south east of England. From 2003 to 2007 he was the Director General of Programmes and Performance for the NHS and subsequently its first Director General of Commissioning. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive of South East London Strategic Health Authority and before that Chief Executive of the South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. He joined the NHS in January 1980.
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA)'s Inclusive Growth Unit was launched last week with a promise to 'link cranes with communities'. The Unit is a unique collaboration between national and regional organisations supporting economic inclusion and social change. At its …
Dear everyone A little over a year ago I wrote to the chief executive of every NHS Trust in England asking for their personal commitment to work with PHE towards a truly smokefree NHS, and have just done so again …
A little over a year ago, I wrote to the chief executive of every NHS Trust in England, calling for their personal commitment to work with PHE towards a truly smokefree NHS.
Dear everyone On Tuesday, we published our first independent assessment of how far the food and drinks industry has gone towards meeting the initial 5% sugar reduction challenge set out in the 2016 Childhood Obesity Plan. This is the most …
Dear everyone This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the focus this year is on stress, which most of us have experienced or been affected by in one way or another. For some, it comes in bouts but for …
Dear everyone Our response to the announcement made about breast screening last week has continued at great pace, with every sensitivity and the dedication needed to ensure all those affected receive advice and appropriate follow-up. The helpline is continuing to …
Dear everyone For obvious reasons there is only one matter to cover this week - the failure over many years to invite a large number of women to their final breast cancer screen. For most of us early detection and …
I am writing on a Thursday because of the Easter weekend break, which I hope will bring everyone some rest and relaxation. Today we published our annual business plan for 2018/19, which addresses the high level objectives set out in …
Dear everyone Knowing what people think of us means we can keep alive to where we can improve as well as feel good about when we get it right. We recently received the results of our latest stakeholder survey from …
Dear everyone You will all be more than aware of the ongoing concerns in Salisbury and it felt right this week to focus solely on this. Yesterday, Prime Minister Theresa May visited Wiltshire and Salisbury and as part of this …
