Public health England

TB cases in England drop to new low

The lowest number of cases of tuberculosis has been recorded in England for 16 years, new figures from Public Health England (PHE) show.…

Select committee launches inquiry into e-cigarettes

The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into the health benefits and risks of e-cigarettes.…

Pharmacists have key role in new patient-facing AMR campaign

Pharmacists are expected to play a key role in the latest campaign by Public Health England (PHE) to educate the public about the appropriate use of antibiotics.…

Public Health England to consider removing travel vaccinations from NHS prescriptions

A review by Public Health England (PHE) on whether travel vaccinations should be removed from NHS prescriptions has been requested by the chief executive of NHS England.…

Community pharmacists are ‘vital resource’ in detecting hypertension, says NPA

If each pharmacist in England carried out just one blood pressure test per day for five days a week, an extra 750,000 hypertension cases could be identified each year, saving the NHS vast sums of money.…

London health and care devolution plans to be finalised by end of year

The agreement for health and care devolution in London is due to be finalised by the end of 2017, according to the chair of the London Health and Care Devolution Programme Board, Will Tuckley. Speaking at a Policy Forum for London seminar on health and social care in London on 29 September 201…

Big drop in new HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men

Public Health England credits better testing and uptake of anti-retroviral therapy, as well as the use of the preventative PrEP among gay and bisexual men, while among heterosexual men and women late-stage HIV infection diagnosis remained high.…

Public Health England will use digital technology to improve health

Public Health England (PHE) has set out how it will use digital technologies to target people’s health needs more effectively, and engage members of the public more efficiently over the next three years.…

AMR: time is running out, we need action now

AMR is one of the biggest threats to modern medicine and the global economy, yet millions of people are unaware of its potentially catastrophic implications.…

Stoptober campaign backs e-cigarettes for the first time

The annual Stoptober campaign is for the first time highlighting e-cigarettes as aids to quitting smoking, stating that e-cigarettes are a “great way to combat nicotine cravings and carry a fraction of the risk of cigarettes”.…