PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 18 August 2017

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

PHE providing support in Freetown,Sierra Leone, to the Sierra Leone Government as they come to terms with the loss and the aftermath of the landslide caused by severe flooding
one year since the Government launched the Childhood Obesity Plan. The next phase of work begins – PHE has been asked by the Government to extend the focus to excess calorie consumption in children.
Physical activity guidelines for adults- including the World Health Organisation Draft Global Action Plan on Physical Activity, which PHE contributed to.
finalists for Finance for the Future Awards 2017 were announced this week – PHE has been shortlisted for the public and not for profit award.
PHE’s annual conference takes place in four weeks time.

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 18 August 2017

PHE – National Childhood flu programme 2017 to 2018

Provides information on the flu vaccination programme 2017 to 2018 for children, the vaccine and how to administer it.

This document on the flu vaccination and vaccination programme includes information on:

what flu is
the flu vaccine
dosage
administering the vaccine
advice on vaccinating children with an egg allergy
further resources

In the 2017/18 flu season, flu vaccine should be offered to all children who are aged two to eight years old (but not nine years or older) on 31 August 2017 and to all primary school-aged children in former primary school pilot areas. It should also be offered to children from six months of age in clinical risk groups.

The key changes to the childhood flu programme in the 2017/18 flu season are that:

Reception Year (children aged 4-5 years) will now be offered flu vaccination in their reception class, rather than through general practice
Children in School Year 4 (children aged 8-9 years) will be included in the programme this year as part of the phased roll-out of the children’s programme

Go to PHE National Childhood Flu Programme 2017/18

PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 28 July 2017

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

Publication of the Government’s Air Quality plan, and Local Authorities have been given a central role, with PHE tasked with providing close support.
NICE and PHE recently published joint guidance on outdoor air quality and health
World Hepatitis Day – PHE has published Hepatitis C in the UK, a report which shows there has been a further decline in UK deaths over the past two years
PHE’s national sugar reduction programme is well underway, and the food industry is fully engaged and on the case
New employer toolkits to help improve the health of their workforce

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 28 July 2017

PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 21 July 2017

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

PHE Porton -PHE’s science, research and development camp in Wiltshire
launch of Change4Life 10 Minute Shake Up programme – a free, happy way to encourage children to be more active in the home or out and about
publication of the new Tobacco Control Plan with its focus on vulnerable groups
a review of the health intelligence function
Improving access to local green space – Ordnance Survey has launched, with PHE support, an interactive digital map and database identifying accessible greenspace in Britain
publication of PHE’s annual report for 2016/17

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 21 July 2017

PHE – Open consultation Feeding in the first year of life

The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) consultation on its draft report ‘Feeding in the first year of Life’ is open for comment.

Health visitors are invited to submit comments relating to the scientific content of the draft SACN report ‘Feeding in the First Year of Life’. You are also invited to draw the committee’s attention to any evidence that it may have missed.

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Please ensure that any evidence you bring to SACN’s attention satisfies the inclusion and exclusion criteria summarised in the ‘consultation invitation’, see link below.

Please send your responses to [email protected] by 5pm on 13 September 2017.

All responses will be published following the conclusion of the consultation.

Go to PHE consultation on Feeding in the First Year of Life

PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 14 July 2017

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

Publication of PHE’s first Health Profile for England, bringing together the wealth of population data to give a broad picture of the health of people in England today. Together with an easy-to-read blog, outlining the 10 key messages
Publication of the Government’s new Drugs Strategy, strongly informed by PHE’s comprehensive Drugs Evidence Review
new framework to assist local government both in reducing children and young people’s risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and intervening when it does happen
series of infographics on natural and built environment – Spatial Planning for Health: An evidence resource for use by local planners, public health teams and local communities to help them develop Local Plans and deliver building projects to link good design and health
Project SEARCH

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 14 July 2017

New reports from PHE: social inequity drives health inequalities

Two new reports from Public Health England (PHE), launched today, once again flag up the importance of social inequity to driving health inequalities – the Health profile for England report and the Public Health Outcomes: health equity report.

Dr Cheryll Adams CBE, executive director iHV, says

“It is very helpful to again see this focus on the wider determinants of health. There are lots of messages here for health visitors to consider and discuss with their colleagues, employers and local authority commissioners with respect to the communities where they work.”

The “Health Profile for England” report summarises the current picture of and trends in health outcomes in England with a focus on mortality, morbidity, risk factors and the social determinants of health. It brings together key PHE data and knowledge on the health of the population and fills gaps in existing outputs. It also looks at how England compares with other European countries and describes inequalities in outcomes within England. It summarises inequalities in outcomes and the impact of the social determinants of health.

Go to PHE: Health Profile for England report

The “Public Health Outcomes Framework: Health Equity Report” examines inequalities in outcomes and the social determinants of health between different population groups and has a special focus on ethnicity. It will increase understanding of inequalities in health outcomes between different populations and address some gaps in existing data and analysis.

Go to PHE: Public Health Outcomes Framework: Health Equity report

Watch PHE launch of reports:

PHE – Hexavalent combination vaccine: programme guidance

Guidance for healthcare professionals on the hexavalent vaccine programme for babies born after 1 August 2017.

From autumn 2017, all babies born on or after 1 August 2017 will become eligible for a hexavalent vaccine which includes hepatitis B (HepB) for their primary immunisations. This vaccine, called Infanrix hexa®, will replace the pentavalent infant vaccines Infanrix®-IPV+Hib and Pediacel®.

This guidance is intended to provide healthcare professionals with more information about vaccinating high risk infants in light of the new universal hepatitis B infant programme.

PHE - Hexavalent combination vaccine: programme guidance

PHE – Duncan Selbie’s Friday Message 7 July 2017

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

PHE vaccination programme – in particular the MenACWY vaccination which protects against four different causes of meningitis and septicaemia and is given to teenagers who are in school years 9 or 10
launch of the latest phase of PHE’s national ‘Be Clear on Cancer’ awareness campaign
National Infection Service has organised a series of workshops with PHE scientists to give a better understanding of what they need for technical and professional development
London’s leaders, including PHE London, have committed to work with Londoners to tackle stigma towards and discrimination of mental health problems
PHE aims to be a place where people can do their best work and that means welcoming and celebrating diversity. This includes the introduction of their first LGBT Mentoring Circle, led by two senior LGBT staff; expanding membership of their PHE Rainbow Alliance (PHERA) and their PHERA Allies Network

Duncan Selbie's Friday message: 7 July 2017

PHE – Childhood immunisation: quick guide for parents of premature babies

Premature babies have a higher risk of infection. They should be immunised in line with the recommended schedule from two months after birth, no matter how premature they were.

A leaflet for parents which describes the immunisations offered to premature babies:

Go to PHE: Childhood immunisation: quick guide for parents of premature babies