In this blog, we will explore the role of pathogen genomics in UK biosecurity and how we are developing our genomic systems to better protect public health in the UK.
Dear everyone Happy New Year. My first message of 2017 is also the first to be hosted on PHE’s blog, Public Health Matters, as we move to a more digital and accessible format – you may also be interested in …
We hope our latest edition of Health Matters – on the subject of “Increasing the uptake of HIV testing” – will help you and other health professionals by compiling key facts, figures and evidence of effective interventions.
January The first edition of Health Matters for the year looked at harmful drinking and alcohol dependence. And the first campaign launch of 2016 encouraged parents to get 'sugar smart' and included the launch of the Sugar Smart app (for 2017 we have …
The end of 2016 marks the fourth year since the creation of PHE’s health and wellbeing directorate – a dynamic period marked by many major accomplishments and new challenges.
As 2016 draws to a close it’s a good time to round up some recent developments in the battle against childhood obesity.
Fire and rescue services aren’t always one of the public sector services that come to mind when thinking about health and wellbeing, yet across the country they have been mobilising at pace to make an impact on the health of the …
It is now just over a year since the Chancellor announced funding for a world class public health facility in Harlow, Essex. This new integrated science hub will allow PHE to embrace the advent of genome technology and big data …
In June 2015, we launched our guidance on smoking in secure mental health settings. The guidance summarised the strong evidence base relating to the harms of smoking for adults with mental health conditions and what could be practically implemented to …
This post was published when Public Health England had responsibility for health advice relating to e-cigarettes. For the most recent information please visit the NHS website or search for the topic on the gov.uk website. The number of people in …
Recently the British Journal of Cancer published a study on the short-term breast cancer survival in England in relation to ethnicity and key tumour characteristics. It shows that the excess mortality among black women with breast cancer is attributable to …
