9th December 2016
Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:
- PHE and NHS England new joint HIV prevention initiative
- New data published by the British Thoracic Society shows that many NHS hospitals still have a long way to go to meet national standards on helping patients who smoke to quit and implementing completely smokefree estates. Plus the review of smoking cessation and smoke-free policies and practices across 146 UK hospitals
- In the fight against childhood obesity, Treasury announced legislation to bring its Soft Drinks Industry Levy into law in April 2018
- Paris climate agreement
- new film featuring the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir as part of the Stay Well This Winter campaign
