PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 10 March 2017

Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:

following Wednesday’s Budget, PHE welcomes the levy on sugary drinks which will operate in practice from 2018
Government’s commitment to the move of the ring-fenced public health grant to 100% business rate retention – PHE will fully engage with local government on this
LGA published Maintaining our momentum: Essays on four years of public health, which relates a number of different perspectives, from national to local, of those working across the system since the transfer of public health to local government in 2013
publication of new statistics on adult smoking habits in the UK – from 2010 to 2015, smoking became less common across all ages in the UK, with the largest decrease among 18 to 24 year olds
publication of 2017 Child Health Profiles, which provide a snapshot of child health and wellbeing for each local authority in England in an easily accessible format
inaugural PHE Quality Awards, celebrating quality, improvement, innovation and effectiveness.

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 10 March 2017

PHE Guidance – Unlicensed BCG vaccine: guide for parents and carers

From Public Health England – Documents for parents and carers explaining the use of the unlicensed BCG vaccine.

Since late 2015, there has been a global shortage of the BCG vaccine. To protect those at risk Public Health England has secured a limited supply of BCG vaccine for babies who are eligible.

These documents explain why a brand of BGC vaccine without a UK licence is being used and why it is still recommended.

PHE: Unlicensed BCG vaccine: guide for parents and carers

PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 24 February 2017

Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:

PHE’s response to the 200 submissions received during their recent consultation on the redesign of the National Infection Service (NIS)
launch of a new campaign in the North West to highlight the dangers of taking antibiotics when you don’t need them and to trust in your doctor’s advice. The North West was chosen as the pilot as they have a high prescribing rate, and PHE will use the results to assess whether this should be rolled out across the country.
Local Government Association published a new set of case studies to provide local areas with examples of good practice and practical insight to support their work on suicide prevention
First workshop of the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) training partners with the World Health Organization
Health Check 2017, an annual review of progress on developing a sustainable health and care system in England, shows that PHE continues to be one of the leading organisations in ensuring that our health system is sustainable: environmentally, socially, and financially
CATRIN, the Welsh version of PHE’s award-winning National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service in England, is now live for the whole of Wales, meaning national data on cancer is now seamlessly collected and quality assured across both countries.

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 24 February 2017

Dentists’ Briefing Resource

Please find enclosed some information about the Be Food Smart App developed by the PHE marketing team – It follows on from the Sugar Smart App that was well received. This was sent out to dentists to encourage their involvement.

Dentists' Briefing resource

Letter sent to dentists to encourage their involvement

Watch PHE’s film about the Be Food Smart app and see how much sugar, sat fat and salt is really inside your family’s food and drink.

PHE: Screening tests for you and your baby: easy guides

PHE has published 8 easy-read guides to explain the screening tests offered during and after pregnancy for people with learning disabilities.

Health professionals should download and print off copies of these easy guides to use when explaining screening tests offered during and after pregnancy to people with learning disabilities.

These easy guides are adapted from the Screening tests for you and your baby booklet.

These include:

Go to PHE: Screening tests for you and your baby: easy guides

PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 10 February 2017

Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:

PHE would welcome comments on their first digital strategy published last Friday. This sets out how PHE will work across government, with their partners and across PHE to take advantage of the increasing opportunities of digital technology
Publication of new data to support local decision making, with updates to the Local Alcohol Profiles and the Local Tobacco Control Profiles for England
Several updates to the Public Health Outcomes Framework, including a number of new indicators
A visit to Germany’s national public health agency, the Robert Koch Institute
A visit to RIVM, the renowned National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands
The annual NHS Health Check conference
Publication of new training resources to support the NHS in advising people over 65 regarding dementia
New research, funded by Cancer Research UK and carried out by UK and US scientists, was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine regarding
NHS England has created a short animation for NHS staff, the wider public and patients to help explain how sustainability and transformation plans seek to improve health and care services for local people

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 10 February 2017

PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 3 February 2017

Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:

PHE has supported Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership to publish an ambitious plan for public health that targets all stages of life, puts strong focus on prevention and clearly links better health and wellbeing with work prospects and the economy
PHE held a joint roundtable with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy to look at how they can develop a return on investment tool for spend on prevention that draws on the evidence base, provides a clear appraisal model for investing in upstream prevention and endorses a step change in annual financial reporting of preventative spend
the return of PHE’s ActFAST campaign, which reminds people of the key symptoms of stroke and the importance of calling 999 immediately
the National Falls Prevention Coordination Group, coordinated by PHE, published a consensus statement that outlines ways to support effective and integrated commissioning of interventions to help prevent falls and fractures
a programme of ‘getting to know you’ events is being planned for PHE staff to see the potential of the move by 2024 to their new scientific campus in Harlow, Essex
congratulations to Professor Kevin Fenton, PHE’s Director of Health and Wellbeing, who will be embarking on a three-year secondment to Southwark Council starting in April

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 3 February 2017

PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 27 January 2017

Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:

the Government’s proposal for a modern industrial strategy – relevant to improving the public’s health
the launch of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s State of Child Health 2017 report
publication of PHE’s comprehensive review of the evidence on the drug misuse treatment system in England
publication of PHE co-badged guidance with NICE to advise the NHS and local authorities on changing risk-related behaviours to help tackle antimicrobial resistance
teleconference to introduce the latest edition of Health Matters, which this month focuses on combating high blood pressure
the retirement of Dr Brian McCloskey, PHE’s director of global health security, who has made a phenomenal contribution throughout his professional life in protecting the public’s health both at home and internationally
new PHE Muslim Network aims to promote greater understanding between colleagues, raise awareness of Muslim culture and support PHE’s commitment to be an inclusive and diverse workplace

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 27 January 2017

PHE Children, Young People and Families team is seeking views of colleagues

PHE Children, Young People and Families team is seeking views of colleagues involved in the local commissioning and delivery of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) on the existing resources that Public Health England (PHE) provides to support the programme.

They would greatly appreciate you taking the time to complete the survey. The survey asks for your views on the NCMP Operational Guidance, national template letters, leaflets for parents, and elected members briefing.

Your feedback will inform PHE’s work programme in updating these resources for the next school year. Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues involved in the NCMP who may also like to take part in the survey.

Please complete the survey by 31 January 2017.

Survey now closed.

Please note that if your session remains idle for more than 5 minutes, the survey will automatically close and your survey will show as incomplete. PHE therefore recommends that you set aside 10-20 minutes to complete this survey. To end the survey correctly click ‘done’ on the final page.

Please contact [email protected] if you have any queries. Feel free to forward to colleagues who may wish to participate.

PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 20 January 2017

Short weekly update from the CEO of Public Health England (PHE), including:

PHE’s recent staff survey – showing that PHE has made significant progress in leading and managing change
drop in new cases of TB and Collaborative TB Strategy for England
new data on young people’s use of specialist substance misuse treatment services, alongside a review undertaken by The Children’s Society.

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 20 January 2017