Protecting Health
“We have reached a critical point and must act now on a global scale to slow down antimicrobial resistance” – Professor Dame Sally Davies, UK Chief Medical Officer (2014) As health and care professionals we have witnessed the miraculous benefits …
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 …
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 …
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 …
‘Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears and never regrets.’ Leonardo Da Vinci Learning is so entwined with our personal and professionals lives. It helps us to grow and develop and promotes sharing. The way we …
We have talked about making the vital visible: that is making explicit and celebrating the input and impact of health and care practitioners (HCPs) on the public’s health through preventing avoidable illness, protecting health and promoting wellbeing and resilience. Today …
