As a midwife I have a long association with the NHS antenatal and newborn screening programmes and the broader public health agenda to support maternal and child health. I currently work as the senior quality assurance adviser across the north …
Hello, I am a Senior Health Protection Nurse Practitioner. I work for Public Health England North West. I lead a great team of practitioners. Health Protection Practitioners come from a variety of professional backgrounds including: nursing, health visiting, environmental health …
Reducing drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in England is a key ‘area for action’ in the collaborative TB Strategy, and Public Health England and NHS England are working together to take this forward. Prompt identification, commencement of treatment and adherence to a …
Historically, public health was primarily concerned with the management of sanitation and disease. Over the twentieth century, the focus of public health shifted towards how individuals respond to health concerns. This includes how we as individuals manage and look after …
Global threat of AMR We all face extremely challenging times as the serious threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) increases. The leaders of the G20 group of countries met in September 2016 and acknowledged the gravity of the threat of AMR …
This week is a call to action. It is a call for all nurses, midwives, care staff and our colleagues across the system to pause and think about your role in promoting health and wellbeing, preventing ill health and protecting …
To ensure occupational health nurses have their education aligned to a service vision, we are proud to launch today, following work with a number of partners and stakeholders, a new guidance document called: Educating Occupational Health Nurses. As well as setting out the …
So it’s Friday and we come to the end of our week of action focussing on children and young people 5-19. During #health5to19 it has been great to have so many of you join us, to hear from so many …
It has been a busy week as usual but this week has been quite special; we have had a real focus on children and young people and how together we can make a difference. Whilst the focus was on 5-19, …
The Public Health England week of action #health5to19 is a great opportunity for us to share our young carers work from Blackpool. In case you don’t know a Young Carer is a child that cares for someone in their family …
