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 Covid-19, health promotion, physical activity, mental health, families, children's health, rough sleepers, online safety, inequality, gambling, carers, and oral health, amongst other subjects.
Public reminded they must stay outside when meeting others to reduce the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19)
Department of Health and Social Care, 29 March 2021
The public are being reminded they must stay outside when meeting others as part of the next step of easing Covid restrictions in a new film released today narrated by GP Dr Hilary Jones MBE. Read more.
Speak up and help beat coronavirus (COVID-19)
Department of Health and Social Care, 29 March 2021
We are seeking volunteers to take part in a study at the forefront of new and emerging science and technology. Read more.
New Office for Health Promotion to drive improvement of nation’s health
Department of Health and Social Care, 29 March 2021
The new Office for Health Promotion will lead national efforts to improve and level up the health of the nation by tackling obesity, improving mental health and promoting physical activity. Read more.
Government and sports stars urge everyone to get active as outdoor sports reopen
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, 29 March 2021
Major physical and mental health push as outdoor sports return. Read more.
30 million people in UK receive first dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine
Department of Health and Social Care, 28 March 2021
More than 30 million people in the UK have received a first dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine as the NHS prepares to administer millions of second doses in the coming weeks. Read more.
Mental health recovery plan backed by £500 million
Department of Health and Social Care, 27 March 2021
The government's mental health recovery action plan will support hundreds of thousands of people with mental health issues. Read more.
New study finds strong immune response following COVID-19 vaccination
Department of Health and Social Care, 26 March 2021
Study led by Sheffield and Oxford Universities finds that 99% of people have robust immune response against COVID-19 after one dose of Pfizer vaccine. Read more.
Next phase of £165 million programme for vulnerable families launched
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 26 March 2021
The newly named Supporting Families programme to support some of the most vulnerable families in society. Read more.
COVID-19 vaccines have prevented thousands of deaths in older adults, new data shows
Public Health England, 25 March 2021
Analysis carried out by Public Health England suggests that the COVID-19 vaccination programme prevented 6,100 deaths in England up to the end of February 2021. Read more.
Government publishes review to improve babies' and children's healthy development
Department of Health and Social Care, 25 March 2021
Babies and children in England will get a better start in life following the publication of a review into reducing inequalities in the first 1,001 days of life. Read more.
Thousands of rough sleepers to be supported with £212 million government investment in homes
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 18 March 2021
Homes will be made available in every region of England, enabling people who sleep rough to be rehoused in secure, long-term accommodation. Read more.
PHE study shows three-quarters of over 70s have COVID-19 antibodies
Public Health England, 17 March 2021
New findings from Public Health England have shown that an estimated 75.8% of 70 to 84 year old blood donors had antibodies against COVID-19 by early March. Read more.
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 variants identified in UK
Public Health England, 16 March 2021
Latest updates on SARS-CoV-2 variants detected in UK. Read more.
Health charities back vaccines drive for those at risk
Department of Health and Social Care, 14 March 2021
People with underlying conditions including cancer, diabetes and heart disease are encouraged to come forward for a COVID-19 vaccine by leading UK health charities. Read more.
More than £50m to keep families warm and well-fed this Easter
Department for Work and Pensions, 12 March 2021
Families will receive a boost of over £50 million this Easter, with councils given additional funding to keep vulnerable children warm and well-fed. Read more.
Government targets false vaccine information on social media
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, 11 March 2021
A new social media campaign to tackle false vaccine information shared amongst ethnic minority communities will launch today, supported by the world’s biggest social media companies. Read more.
Most people believe inequality has increased due to the pandemic
Social Mobility Commission, 11 March 2021
A new poll by the Social Mobility Commission reveals a growing gulf between social classes and a mental health crisis that needs to be addressed. Read more.
New Action Group to boost mental health education
Department of Health and Social Care, 9 March 2021
Group of ministers, charities and Youth Ambassador Dr. Alex George to focus on improving mental health and wellbeing in school, college and university. Read more.
One year on: Three myths about COVID-19 that the data proved wrong
The Health Foundation, 23 March 2021
It's been a year since COVID-19 took hold in the UK, and we have produced three charts highlighting some of the myths that were prevalent at the very start of the pandemic – around who would die, how COVID-19 compared to flu, and that COVID-19 would kill ‘indiscriminately’, paying no attention to wealth or ethnicity. Read more.
Public health annual report 2021: rising to the challenges of COVID-19
Local Government Association, 23 March 2021
This year's annual report looks back at what public health has helped to achieve and what could have been done better during the pandemic. It also looks to the future - the new National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP) and the publication of the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) white paper, ‘Integration and Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all’ and the significant organisational changes these could bring. Read more.
Overwhelming public support for action to make gambling safer
Royal Society for Public Health, 24 March 2021
Research by the Gambling Health Alliance has found that the majority of the public support proposals designed to reduce the harms gambling can have on health, finances and quality of life, and is calling on the Government to introduce robust measures to make gambling safer as it undertakes its review of the 2005 Gambling Act. Read more.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) latest insights
Office for National Statistics, 26 March 2021
An interactive tool to explore the latest data and trends about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from the ONS and other sources. Read more.
COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing COVID-19
NICE, 23 March 2021
This guideline covers the management of COVID-19 for children, young people and adults in all care settings. It brings together our existing recommendations on managing COVID-19 so that healthcare staff and those planning and delivering services can find and use them more easily. The guideline includes new recommendations on therapeutics, and we will update the guideline further as new evidence emerges. Read more.
Caring as a social determinant of health: review of evidence
Public Health England, 19 March 2021
This report adds to the growing evidence that unpaid caring should be considered a social determinant of health. Read more.
Inequalities in oral health in England
Public Health England, 19 March 2021
This report describes the current picture of oral health inequalities and oral health services inequalities in England and ways to reduce them. Read more.
Transforming the public health system
Department of Health and Social Care, 29 March 2021
Sets out reforms to the public health system in England to transform our national health protection capabilities, put health promotion at the heart of government, and more deeply embed prevention and health improvement expertise across local and national government and the NHS. Read more.
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