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Includes: deprivation and breast cancer screening uptake, sexual infections, 'Get Going this Summer', 'Longer lives', new cancer patients database.
From today (1 July) around 675,000 babies a year in England will be offered a new vaccination to protect them against rotavirus.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Medical and dental consultants have until the end of this week to register to be eligible for Clinical Excellence Awards in the 2013 round.
New guidance states NHS and local authorities are to provide support for people addicted to prescription or over-the-counter medicines.
Dealing with the health care challenges of the 21st century means new ways of working for all health care professionals to help people live in the best health possible for as long as possible.
A PHE-commissioned report highlights the growing need to make end of life care more accessible and appropriate for minority ethnic groups.
Reminder to practise good hand hygiene when visiting farm attractions following a number of outbreaks of diarrhoeal illness this year.
May/June 2013 newsletter for immunisation practitioners, with the latest developments in vaccines, and vaccination policies and procedures.
A dog in the city of Toledo, central Spain was confirmed to have rabies on 5 June 2013.
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.
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.
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