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Health experts from Public Health England (PHE) and Newcastle City Council have concluded their investigation into the outbreak of illness associated with the Street Spice Festival, held in Newcastle between 28 February and …
A PHE-commissioned report shows an increase in the availability and use of inpatient specialist palliative care beds in England.
South east London residents should protect themselves from the threat of malaria before visiting family and friends in countries affected by the tropical disease this summer.
Public Health England and West Devon Borough Council are urging consumers in Devon who received milk and cream products from Dunn’s Dairy, Beacon View Farm (Drewsteignton, Devon) to not consume and dispose of them.
Separate study suggests South Asian women should no longer be considered at low risk of breast cancer.
The handbook gives local authorities guidance on how to reduce the burden of accidents by encouraging people to take responsibility for their own safety, health and wellbeing.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Patients from GP practices with low endoscopy referral rates are at increased risk of poor outcomes from oesophageal and gastric cancers.
The world's largest single database of cancer patients is being set up by Public Health England in a major step forward to harnessing the power of data to revolutionise care.
Longer Lives, a new website showing the variation in early death rates has been launched by Public Health England (PHE).
More than 95% of GP practices across England have ordered additional vaccine doses – more than 200,000 extra in total.
The “shocking” local variation in early death rates has been exposed today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
According to information from the public health authorities in Spain, a dog in the city of Toledo, central Spain was confirmed to have rabies on 5 June 2013.
Professor David Salisbury, Director of Immunisation at the Department of Health, describes the MMR catch-up vaccination programme in England.
The radioactive gas occurs naturally and is present in all buildings all over the UK. It cannot be seen, smelled or tasted - but each year is believed to lead to over 1,000 lung cancer deaths.
New sexually transmitted infection diagnoses rose 5% in 2012 according to PHE data, mostly due to improved data collection.
PHE is hosting a conference to update attendees on the global and UK situation on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).
A new report published today by Public Health England (PHE) shows that swimming in the River Thames can carry a risk of gastrointestinal illness.
The first edition of PHE Bulletin includes news of Public Health England’s 7 priorities and a toolkit for local authorities and businesses.
Highlights include PHE’s Heatwave Plan for England, new vaccination programmes, ‘tick aware’ leaflets and the public health workforce strategy.
Public Health England has published the Heatwave Plan for 2013 to raise organisational, public and professional awareness of the potential dangers to health from severe hot weather.
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