Your guide to PH news, publications and guidance
Welcome to the Public Health Effectiveness Bulletin. Produced each month, the Effectiveness Bulletin is your gateway to key publications to aid evidence-based practice specifically related to Public Health.
This month’s issue contains articles on rough sleeping, COVID-19, education, equality, smoking, Leeds, child safety, NHS, training, physical activity, health inequalities, workplace health, gambling, mental health, and social care, amongst other subjects.
Huge progress made as rough sleeping figures at 6 year low
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 25 February 2021
The annual rough sleeping snapshot shows that rough sleeping has fallen 43% since 2018. Read more.
Fund extended to help level-up every corner of United Kingdom
HM Treasury, 24 February 2021
A multibillion-pound fund to level-up opportunities is being extended so that people in every region and nation of the UK can benefit, it was announced today, 24 February. Read more.
Fewer than 1 in 5 university students had COVID-19 by end of autumn term
Public Health England, 23 February 2021
A study conducted by Public Health England (PHE) estimates that 17.8% of university students in England had COVID-19 antibodies. Read more.
COVID-19: Science lessons – What We Know About COVID-19 in Schools
Public Health England, 25 February 2021
Staff, parents and pupils can feel reassured by current evidence that shows transmission of COVID-19 in schools remains low. There is also no current evidence to suggest that new variants are more transmissible or cause more serious illness among children. Read more.
Government updates on identifying and tackling COVID-19 disparities
Government Equalities Office, 26 February 2021
Today the Minister for Equalities, Kemi Badenoch MP, will publish the second quarterly report to the Prime Minister and Health Secretary on progress to understand and tackle COVID-19 disparities experienced by individuals from an ethnic minority background. Read more.
New campaign encourages the nation to keep going and stay at home
Department of Health and Social Care, 25 February 2021
Everyone across the UK is being reminded of the importance of staying at home and the risks in relaxing their behaviour at this crucial point, in a new advertising campaign. Read more.
COVID-19 alert level: update from the UK Chief Medical Officers (25 February 2021)
Department of Health and Social Care, 25 February 2021
A joint statement from the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) recommending that the UK COVID-19 alert level move from level 5 to level 4. Read more.
Latest findings from antibody surveillance study published
Department of Health and Social Care, 25 February 2021
Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI have today published their latest antibody surveillance report tracking COVID-19 infection across England. Read more.
Vaping better than nicotine replacement therapy for stopping smoking, evidence suggests
Public Health England, 23 February 2021
As number of vapers in England plateaus, incorrect perceptions of its relative risks compared to smoking may be discouraging smokers from using vaping to quit. Read more.
Prime Minister sets out roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, 22 February 2021
PM Boris Johnson has announced the government’s roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England. Read more.
New campaign to support vaccine roll-out backed by social media companies and British institutions
Department of Health and Social Care, 19 February 2021
Social media platforms and celebrities team up with government and NHS to launch new graphics to show support for vaccine roll-out. Read more.
Surge testing to be deployed in areas around Leeds
Department of Health and Social Care, 18 February 2021
A further targeted area will have additional testing made available to control and suppress the potential spread of a COVID-19 variant. Read more.
New blind cord safety campaign
Office for Product Safety and Standards, 15 February 2021
OPSS is reminding people of the potential dangers of blind cords and loops to children and the steps they can take to reduce the risks. Read more.
Blueprint launched for NHS and social care reform following pandemic
Department of Health and Social Care, 11 February 2021
New proposals launched to join up health and care services and embed lessons learned from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more.
JCVI issues interim advice on Phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination programme rollout
Public Health England, 26 February 2021
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has considered the evidence for Phase 2 of the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. Read more.
PHE launches new Psychological First Aid training
Public Health England, 25 February 2021
The online training, developed by PHE, is now available for those supporting children and young people affected by coronavirus (COVID-19). Read more.
Physical activity: understanding and addressing inequalities
Public Health England, 22 February 2021
Evidence-based guidance for addressing inequalities in physical activity locally. Read more.
Healthy weight environments: using the planning system
Public Health England, 19 February 2021
How local authorities' public health and planning teams can promote healthy weight environments. Read more.
The health of people from ethnic minority groups in England
The King's Fund, 17 February 2021
This explainer examines the differences in health outcomes for ethnic minority groups, highlighting the variation across groups and conditions, and considers what’s needed to reduce health inequalities. Read more.
Covid-19 recovery and resilience: what can health and care learn from other disasters?
The King's Fund, 04 February 2021
As Covid-19 swept the globe, countries rushed to tackle the immediate threat of the virus. New hospitals were built in a matter of days, people have been required to restrict their activities to an extent inconceivable during peacetime and a new class of vaccine was developed, trialled and approved within a matter of months. The scale of the emergency response has been extraordinary. But while focus has rightly been on the immediate response to the virus, what comes next? Read more.
Is working from home the future of workplace wellbeing?
Royal Society of Public Health, 24 February 2021
Stephen Wood is Professor of Management, University of Leicester, and a Fellow of the British Academy of Social Science and Academic Fellow of the CIPD. Currently, he is studying home working in the pandemic and here he outlines some of the ways working from home has impacted people's wellbeing. Read more.
Alliance calls for enforcement of age-ratings in gaming to protect children from online harm
Royal Society of Public Health, 19 February 2021
Research by the Gambling Health Alliance has found that the overwhelming majority (83%) of children and young people play video games when they are below the set Pan European Game Information (PEGI) age classification. Read more.
RSPH calls for public health to be central in health and social care reforms
Royal Society of Public Health, 11 February 2021
RSPH has responded to the Department of Health and Social Care's legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all released today, 11 February 2021. Read more.
Survey reveals the mental and physical health impacts of home working during Covid-19
Royal Society of Public Health, 04 February 2021
With working from home set to continue for millions of UK workers, research by RSPH shows that there are key health and wellbeing disparities between different groups of people who made the move to home working as a result of Covid-19. Read more.
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