Public health England

STPs encouraged to involve pharmacies in coordinated drive to cut heart attacks and strokes

Public Health England and NHS England have launched a drive to improve detection and treatment of risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including more blood pressure testing and treatment in pharmacies and increasing update of NHS Health Checks.…

Brine: Pharmacists play key role in reducing health inequalities

Pharmacists have a key role to play in reducing health inequalities, Steve Brine told the Public Health England (PHE) annual conference.…

Public Health England sets out future role for pharmacy in public health

A whole range of interventions that could be delivered by pharmacy teams in the primary and community sectors to improve the health of the public in England has been set out in a report by Public Health England…

Flu vaccination programme did not protect over-65s last year

Public Health England (PHE) says it has no plans to revise the 2017–2018 winter flu vaccination campaign in spite of figures revealing that last year’s campaign was not effective among its principle targets, the over-65s.…

PHE publishes mental health resource

Local resources to help support people to have better mental health have been produced, Public Health England has announced.…

Public Health England survey finds commissioning of sexual health and HIV services is ‘fragmented’

Provision of sexual health and HIV services has become ‘fragmented’ in England since responsibility for commissioning was split across local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and NHS England, a survey by Public Health England has found.…

Public Health England closer to moving to Essex

Public Health England is planning to move to the newly refurbished science hub in Harlow, Essex, where 2,750 staff will be housed by 2024.…

Middle-age adults risking health with lack of exercise, study finds

A large proportion of middle-aged adults are putting their health at risk, according to a study by Public Health England (PHE), which found that four in 10 adults between 40 and 60 years of age walk less than 10 minutes continuously at a brisk pace.…

MHRA seizes ‘unreliable’ HIV self-testing kits from UK suppliers

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has seized 114 “potentially unreliable” HIV home testing kits from two UK suppliers.…

Database of level 1 Healthy Living Pharmacies published

The Royal Society for Public Health has published an online register of pharmacies who have achieved level 1 status as a Healthy Living Pharmacy.…