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Quitting smoking sweeps the nation as Stoptober returns
Stoptober is back for a fifth year to encourage the nation’s remaining 7 million smokers to quit together this October.
Public Health
England
Freshers urged to get meningitis and septicaemia jab
New figures show less than a fifth of young people have received the MenW vaccine so far this year.
Warning over infection that may be linked to piercing product
PHE is strongly advising people to stop using the product and to seek medical help urgently if they are concerned they have an infection.
3.8 million people in England now have diabetes
New data from PHE reveals 3.8 million people in England aged over 16 had diabetes in 2015, around 9% of the adult population.
Zika virus (ZIKV): clinical and travel guidance
Travel and clinical advice on Zika: assessing pregnant women following travel; epidemiology; symptoms; transmission.
Health matters: Tobacco standard packs – seizing the moment to support smokers to quit
This edition focuses on how tobacco standard packs can encourage existing smokers to quit.
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Zika virus (ZIKV): clinical and travel guidance
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- Collection
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Zika virus: country specific risk
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- Guidance
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Zika virus: epidemiology and cases diagnosed in the UK
- updated
- Guidance
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We protect and improve the nation's health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities.
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Duncan Selbie
Chief Executive
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Professor Kevin Fenton
Director of Health and Wellbeing
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Professor John Newton
Chief Knowledge Officer
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Professor Paul Cosford CB
Director for Health Protection and Medical Director
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Professor Viv Bennett CBE
Chief Nurse
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Professor David Heymann CBE
Chair, PHE Board
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Richard Gleave
Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer
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Professor Derrick Crook
Director, National Infection Service
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Adrian Masters
Director of Strategy
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Deborah McKenzie
Director of Organisational and Workforce Development
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Lee Bailey
Director of Communications
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Sheila Mitchell
Director of Marketing
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Tony Vickers-Byrne
Director of Human Resources
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Dr Rashmi Shukla CBE
Regional Director, Midlands and East of England
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Dr Jenny Harries OBE
Regional Director, South of England
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Professor Paul Johnstone
Regional Director, North of England
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Professor Yvonne Doyle CB
Regional Director, London
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Michael Brodie
Finance and Commercial Director
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Alex Sienkiewicz
Director of Corporate Affairs
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General enquiries and headquarters
Public information access office
Public Health England
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Email enquiries@phe.gov.uk
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Health advice for members of the public 111 (NHS 111 service, free from any phone)
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Corporate and health and wellbeing press office 020 7654 8400
Infectious diseases press office 020 8327 7901
Chemicals, radiation and environmental hazards press office 01235 825405/406
Out of hours 020 8200 4400
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Health protection professional contacts
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Infectious diseases (including PHE Colindale) 020 8200 4400
Chemicals (PHE Chilton) 01235 831600
Radiation 01235 831600
Poisons 01235 831600
Emergency response and preparedness 01980 612100
Field epidemiology 0345 504 8668 (Option 4)
Use the contact form link to look up local health protection teams. The national centres listed below provide specialist public health advice for healthcare professionals and are not for the general public to use.
Publications
Email publications@phe.gov.uk
For advice on using PHE publications
PHE North of England regional office
Professor Paul Johnstone, regional director
Blenheim House
West One
Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
Telephone 0300 303 8395
Fax 0113 386 0306
PHE London regional office
Professor Yvonne Doyle, regional director
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX
Main switchboard 020 7811 7000 or 020 7811 7001
Fax 020 7811 7750
PHE South of England regional office
Dr Jenny Harries, regional director
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
Telephone 03300 245792
Fax (not for patient details) 0117 929 9063
Midlands and east of England regional office
Dr Rashmi Shukla, regional director
1st Floor
5 St Philip's Place
Birmingham
B3 2PW
Telephone 0121 232 9267
Business development
Email business@phe.gov.uk
Business development, PHE Porton 01980 612 223 or 01980 612 768
PHE Porton main switchboard (24 hour) 01980 612 100
Biopharmaceutical manufacture, Porton 01980 619 632
Business development of research and technical microbiology services and innovation, Porton 01980 616 709
Business development of specialist microbiology services, Newcastle 0191 222 3728
Business development for reference microbiology, Colindale 020 8327 6867
Radiation protection services, Chilton 01235 822 783
Health protection services (including emergency preparedness) 01980 612 805
Intellectual property and commercialisation enquiries 01980 612 752
Marketing enquiries 01980 612 725
Culture collections: sales and general enquiries 01980 612 512
For access to our commercial products and services. Business development only. Contact switchboard or local health protection team for health protection advice.
Finance department including and accounts and procurement
Email finance@phe.gov.uk
Accounts payable 01980 619 986 or email: payables@phe.gov.uk
Accounts receivable 01980 619 985 or email: receivables@phe.gov.uk
Procurement 01980 612 820 or 01980 619 985 or email: procurement@phe.gov.uk
Human resources and recruitment
Telephone 020 7654 8000
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