14th November 2016
Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:
- update from Sierra Leone where PHE staff are supporting the transition of three Ebola laboratories to a mainstream microbiology service
- Tesco and Lucozade Ribena Suntory have announced plans to ensure that all their own brand sugary drinks are below the sugar threshold set by the forthcoming government levy
- PHE and WHO joint conference on prisons and health in Copenhagen
- Commissioning for Quality and Innovation indicators have been set for the next two years, with four of the 13 indicators focusing on prevention
- publication of a ‘menu of interventions’, setting out evidenced actions that can improve people’s health, support quality improvement and save money for the NHS and the wider system over five years – they would welcome feedback
