Coronavirus (COVID-19): What is social distancing?

Content from Public Health Matters Blog The COVID-19 outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information and guidance is therefore updated frequently. This blog was last updated on 4 March 2020 and the information below has since been superseded. Please visit nhs.uk/coronavirus for the latest health advice or gov.uk/coronavirus for all other information. Coronaviruses can be spread when people … Continue reading Coronavirus (COVID-19): What is social distancing?

Coronavirus (COVID-19) – 5 things you can do to protect yourself and your community

Content from Public Health Matters Blog The COVID-19 outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation and information and guidance is therefore updated frequently. This blog was last updated on 13 March 2020 and the information below has since been superseded. Please visit nhs.uk/coronavirus for the latest health advice or gov.uk/coronavirus for all other information. In recent weeks cases of coronavirus … Continue reading Coronavirus (COVID-19) – 5 things you can do to protect yourself and your community

Duncan Selbie’s Friday message – 28 February 2020

Content from Public Health Matters blog COVID-19 An essential part of managing any outbreak of infection is to ensure that the public is confident in our science and that we communicate clearly how that science underpins the actions that we take to control the spread of disease. This is especially so with Covid-19 as new viruses … Continue reading Duncan Selbie’s Friday message – 28 February 2020

Health Matters: Smoking and mental health

Content from Public Health Matters Blog The latest edition of Health Matters, PHE’s professional resource, focuses on smoking among the population of people living with a broad range of mental health conditions, ranging from low mood and common conditions such as depression and anxiety, to more severe conditions such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This … Continue reading Health Matters: Smoking and mental health

Giving everyone the opportunity to lead a healthy life

Content from Public Health Matters Blog A new decade brings fresh opportunities to look at how, as a nation, we can tackle inequalities in health. Ten years on from his original report, Michael Marmot and the Institute of Health Equity have produced a new and important contribution to this debate. The report highlights areas of continuing … Continue reading Giving everyone the opportunity to lead a healthy life