We all want to keep children safe wherever they are and we know that accidents are most likely to happen to children in the home and on the roads. Healthcare and other professionals have an important role to play in …
On 18th March it was National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day. The day is now extended across the week to maximise awareness. The week highlights the issues surrounding Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE): encouraging everyone to think, spot and speak out …
This week it is the Lullaby Trust’s ‘Safer sleeping’ week – the week aims to raise awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and evidenced advice on how parents can reduce the risk of it occurring. SIDS is multi-factorial. However, …
As the Chief Public Health Nurse and Chief Nursing Officer we are passionate about maximising and valuing the role of nursing, midwifery and care staff to improve health outcomes for individual people and at the population level. This is set …
Today, we’ve published findings from work looking to create child development outcomes indicators in our new report. We’ve been looking at how data health visitors collect from their use of the ASQ-3 during the development review might be used to …
I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you a happy new year and signpost three new blogs on PHE's main page written by my colleague Jamie Waterall, our Associate Deputy Chief Nurse. The blogs are linked to All Our …
PHE is always keen to collaborate and ensure the public have a voice in our decision making, particularly for the work we do that impacts them directly – we have always been keen to ensure this extends to young people. …
Breast screening started in the UK in 1988 and has had an enormous impact on the lives of women, providing them with the choice to seek reassurance on their health and pick up any signs of cancer at an early …
Screening programmes are important components in our programmes to identify apparently healthy people who may be at increased risk of a disease or condition, enabling earlier treatment and better informed decisions. Nurses can make a real difference in ensuring that …
Health visitors and school nurses are often the primary health contact point for parents and carers of children aged between 0-19 years. Together with other health professionals, they have a key role in providing advice or support for parents to …
All Our Health is a framework of evidence to guide health care professionals in preventing illness, protecting health and promoting wellbeing ..... a really useful resource for health care professionals from all walks of life! The framework explores evidence at …
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