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 health protection, vaccinations, health improvement, sexual health, women's health, COVID-19, physical activity, domestic abuse, influenza, substance abuse, alcohol, mental health, and poverty, amongst other subjects.
UK marks 132 million life-saving COVID-19 vaccinations in 2021
Department of Health and Social Care, 2 January 2022
Year rounded off with 1.6 million booster jabs in the final week. Read more.
New campaign launch reveals 6 major health benefits to losing weight
Department of Health and Social Care, 4 January 2022
New Better Health campaign offers free support and guidance to those working towards a healthier weight. Read more.
Rise in extremely drug-resistant Shigella in gay and bisexual men
UK Health Security Agency, 27 January 2022
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is reminding people how to minimise the risk of Shigella, a sexually transmitted infection with growing antibiotic resistance. Read more.
94% of secondary schools provide free period products to students
Department for Education, 27 January 2022
New data on government’s free period product scheme shows strong take up across the country. Read more.
England returns to Plan A as regulations on face coverings and COVID Passes change today
Department of Health and Social Care, 27 January 2022
From today and because of the success of the booster rollout, all measures under Plan B have been lifted. Read more.
Positivity rates highest ever recorded in REACT-1 study, but prevalence plateauing
UK Health Security Agency, 26 January 2022
Findings from the latest report of the government-backed REACT-1, one of the largest studies into COVID-19 infections in England, have been published today. Read more.
New executive agency Active Travel England launches
Active Travel England, 24 January 2022
Active Travel England builds on government commitment to boost cycling and walking and deliver a healthy, safe and carbon-neutral transport system. Read more.
Recent increase in group B meningococcal disease among teenagers and young adults
UK Health Security Agency, 19 January 2022
Teenagers and young adults are urged to look out for symptoms and check that they have received all routine vaccinations. Read more.
Pharmacies adopt government scheme to help domestic abuse victims
Home Office, 14 January 2022
The Home Office-backed scheme 'Ask for ANI' is now operating in over half of all UK pharmacies including independents and chains such as Boots and Superdrug. Read more.
New campaign launched to help parents improve children's diet
Department of Health and Social Care, 10 January 2022
The government's New Better Health campaign, including a new NHS Food Scanner App, launches today to help parents improve their children's diet. Read more.
Record level of flu jab uptake in those aged 65 and over
UK Health Security Agency, 6 January 2022
More people aged 65 and over than ever before have received their flu vaccine this year, announces the UK Health Security Agency. Read more.
LGA responds to NHS England alcohol treatment statistics
Local Government Association, 27 January 2022
The LGA's response to NHS England statistics on alcohol related hospital admissions, showing an increase over the course of the pandemic in people needing hospitalisation. Read more.
Self-harm is everyone’s business, NICE says in new draft guideline
NICE, 18 January 2022
All professionals working across the health and social care system have a role to play in supporting people who self-harm and the issue should not just be seen as the responsibility of those with mental health expertise, NICE has said in a new draft guideline. Read more.
UK Poverty 2022: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 18 January 2022
This is the first issue of our new-style UK Poverty report, which looks comprehensively at trends in poverty across all its characteristics and impacts. Read more.
Boosters provide high level of protection against death with Omicron
UK Health Security Agency, 27 January 2022
The latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) shows that boosters significantly reduce the risk of death with Omicron. Read more.
Latest data reinforces the safety of COVID-19 vaccinations in pregnant women
UK Health Security Agency, 27 January 2022
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) urges pregnant women to get vaccinated as latest data reinforces previous findings on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy. Read more.
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