9th September 2016
Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:
- Halving of MenB cases since the introduction of the vaccine
- report commissioned by PHE and the LGA outlining principles to tackle deaths from drug misuse
- latest National Diet and Nutrition Survey data for 2012-2014 showing a slight dip in the amount of sugar consumed by children
- guidance, jointly developed with the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), to help clarify the current public health grant conditions and mandated functions in local government
