Public Health England
Single dose of COVID vaccine can cut transmissions in half
April 28, 2021Research and Development COVID-19, Public Health England, Vaccine
A Public Health England (PHE) study into the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines has found that a single dose of either …
Public Health England set to be replaced by a new agency to specifically deal with pandemics
August 17, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID, Public Health England, pandemic, phe
Public Health England is set to be replaced with a new agency to prepare the country to deal with future …
UK tests 14 people for Chinese coronavirus
January 24, 2020Medical Communications Chinese Coronavirus, NHS, Public Health England, Viral outbreaks, Viral pnemonia, coronavirus, epidemic
14 people in the UK have been tested for the Chinese coronavirus, according to Public Health England (PHE). In Scotland, …
Cases of measles nearly quadruple since last year in UK
November 13, 2018Manufacturing and Production MMR, Public Health England, UK, health, measles
Public Health England is urging the public to ensure that they have received two doses of the MMR vaccine after …
UK health improving but challenges of an ageing population remain, says PHE report
September 11, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, Public Health England, UK, pharma
A new report from Public Health England (PHE) has illuminated the primary health concerns in UK society today, revealing the …
12% of the UK have hearts ten years older than they are, Public Health England finds
September 4, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing British Heart Foundation, Public Health England, cardiovascular disease, heart attack, heart health, stroke
New findings from Public Health England (PHE)’s Heart Age Test indicate that around 10% of men in the UK are …
Cancers diagnosed earlier in England, but cases rise
September 16, 2015Cancer, Jeremy Hunt, Public Health England, cancer diagnosis, public health
The proportion of cancers diagnosed by GPs under the ‘two-week wait’ referral pathway rose, and late diagnoses fell, after the …
NICE targets tight blood sugar control in new diabetes guidelines
August 27, 2015NICE, NICE guidelines, Public Health England, Type 1 diabetes, diabetes
NICE has urged healthcare professionals to target tighter blood sugar control, in a suite of recommendation in updated guidelines on …
Public Health England and Imperial Innovations boost UK life sciences sector
July 14, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Imperial Innovations, Public Health England, R&D, investment, life sciences, spin-puts
The Government has signed-off on the transfer of Public Health England’s drug development and production arm into a state-owned biopharma …
Flu vaccine ineffective against this season’s strain
February 6, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing A(H3N2, Public Health England, UK, Vaccine, WHO, flu, phe
This season’s flu vaccine has provided little protection against the main strain circulating in the UK according to a new …
UK health report flags weight and dementia risks
March 28, 2014Sales and Marketing Dame Sally Davies, Public Health England, dementia, obesity
A new Department of Health report suggests that being overweight is now the norm in England – and that deafness …
Acting chair of Public Health England appointed
July 26, 2012Sales and Marketing David Heymann, Public Health England
David Heymann has been appointed as the acting chair of Public Health England. Dr Heymann, currently chairman of the Health …
New public health body to ‘nudge’ people on healthy living
December 1, 2010NHS reforms, Public Health England, alcohol, obesity, public health, smoking
Plans for a new organiation to oversee public health in England have been unveiled, which will ‘nudge’rather than nag people …
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