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.
In a time of tightened budgets, nobody underestimates the challenges local authorities face in delivering against competing but equally important public health targets and priorities. We hope that through the breadth of Health Matters tobacco content we have made the …
Welcome to PHE’s Health Matters, a new resource for public health professionals, which brings together important facts, figures and evidence of effective (and cost-effective) interventions to tackle major public health problems. In creating Health Matters, we’ve been inspired and helped …
This Q&A blog introduces ‘GBD Compare England” a new data visualisation tool created as part of the Global Burden of Disease project. PHE’s Chief Knowledge Officer John Newton has blogged about the findings of this major piece of research and …
From the very beginning of Public Health England, we have been involved in a world-wide project to bring together the widest possible range of knowledge about health and its determinants. The Global Burden of Disease project involves more than 1,000 …
Later this month we're relaunching Antibiotic Guardian. This ongoing campaign first launched in September 2014 and encourages members of the public and healthcare professionals to make a pledge to state how they will personally help to conserve our antibiotics. Antibiotic Guardian is …
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: National Fitness Day Wednesday was National Fitness Day and we …
There are around 550,000 dementia carers in the UK. And it is estimated that 1 in 3 people will care for someone with dementia in their lifetime. Dementia carers are the single most important player in the dementia world. They …
Will you be joining us at this year’s Public Health England annual conference? If you are there is much to look forward to. For me the most enjoyable aspect is the chance for over 1400 professionals to gather in a …
Sport has the ability to inspire and engage people from all walks of life at every age. Whether playing, participating or supporting from the side lines, the evangelical passion for sport rides the highs and lows of success and failure …
It has long been accepted that successful recovery from alcohol and drug dependence is a long-term journey and not something that can be achieved alone. Support networks across communities and among those in treatment and recovery are an essential cornerstone …
