One in seven five-year olds are not fully protected against MMR, warns PHE Around 90,000 five-year-olds in England are not fully up to date with the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, according to data from Public Health England.…
Boys aged 12 and 13 years to be offered HPV vaccine from September 2019, PHE announces From September 2019, boys aged 12 and 13 years will be offered the free human papillomavirus vaccine, Public Health England has announced.…
More than 230 cases of measles recorded in first three months of this year Public health chiefs have urged any eligible people to be vaccinated against measles after 231 confirmed cases were recorded in England in the first quarter of 2019.…
England hits WHO 2020 hepatitis C target three years early Deaths from liver disease related to serious hepatitis C fell by more than 16% between 2015 and 2017, according to data published by Public Health England.…
Exhibition tracks public health campaigns’ evolution from frightening to friendly The Public Health England-curated exhibition charts the government’s changing health messages and evolving approach to delivering them.…
PHE urges commissioners to see ‘the value of pharmacy’ in providing improved sexual health services Commissioners must recognise “the value of pharmacy” in order to provide better sexual health services to patients, Public Health England has said.…
Government investigation finds crack cocaine use increases by 8.5% in five years The number of people using crack cocaine has increased by 8.5% in the past five years, according to the latest data from a Home Office and Public Health England investigation.…
Regular e-cigarette use remains low in young people and stable in adults, PHE report finds Regular use of e-cigarettes remains low among young people, with just 1.7% of those aged 11 to 18 years in England reporting at least weekly use in 2018, according to a report commissioned by Public Health England.…
More than 1 million days of antibiotics could be cut if guidelines were followed A large proportion of antibiotics given for common infections in primary care are prescribed for longer than guideline recommendations, research published in the BMJ has found.…
Pharmacists can play role in national cardiovascular disease campaign Community pharmacists are expected to play an essential role in a new campaign to help identify and treat people in England with undetected atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, the major causes of cardiovascular disease.…
