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Vaccine update provides immunisation practitioners with the latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures.
National Heart Month 2016: new research shows a discrepancy between how much men value their health, and what they do to look after it.
As a precaution airlines are asked to use insecticide on all flights returning to the UK from countries with confirmed transmission of Zika.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Harmful drinking, Zika virus and travel, new PHE and DH antibiotic resistance video, and changes to population screening programes highlighted.
PHE’s call for eligible people to get vaccine comes after figures show drop in coverage.
Public Health England will end rubella (German measles) susceptibility screening in pregnancy in England on 1 April 2016.
How Islington Council is meeting the diverse needs of harmful and dependent drinkers.
The UK National Screening Committee has published 11 recommendations including improvements to existing screening programmes.
The study, published in the British Medical Journal Open, presents some positive findings and also recognises opportunities for improvement.
Forecasts for ice and cold weather have prompted further warnings from the Met Office, and take care calls from Public Health England (PHE).
This vaccine update provides immunisation practitioners with the latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures.
Public Health England issues guidance as Met Office forecasts colder weather.
A new campaign launches today (4 January 2016) encouraging parents to get “Sugar Smart” and take control of their children’s sugar intake.
Around 25,000 deaths each year in England are attributable to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Includes: Health Matters tackling antimicrobial resistance, using DNA to diagnose TB cases faster and students urged to get MenACWY vaccine.
Weekly messages from the Chief Executive of Public Health England.
Early indications for 2015 to 2016 suggest we may be entering a third season of high numbers of scarlet fever infections.
PHE encourages drinkers to take a break from alcohol as many admit they need a break as festive season hits peak on ‘Booze’s Black Friday’.
Seasonal meningococcal spike prompts call for students to protect themselves against meningitis and blood poisoning.
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