Public Health and Protection
Stories from the realm of public protection.
Six months on, has anything been learned?
Your views on how the UK has dealt with the pandemic.
‘Instant history’ chronicles pandemic events amid political muddy waters
Public health and the economy should go ‘hand in glove’, says John Ashton in new book
New book seeks to highlight EHPs’ pandemic work
Submissions could also provide evidence to a future public inquiry.
Explainer: English local government reorganisation
Here’s what EHPs need to know as the government’s devolution White Paper looms closer.
‘Limiting testing to symptomatic people is not good enough’
Bacteriology specialist says contact tracing is dependent on adequate COVID-19 testing.
Enforcers' plea to Whitehall: give us clear powers to do our jobs
New regulations have more bite but concerns over clarity of legislation remain.
COVID-19 enforcement fund of £60m for councils and police
A pot of £60m is being made available for police and local authorities to enforce COVID social distancing rules. It is believed some of this money will fund...
PHE replacement due to be up and running by spring
Health prevention work not forgotten, says Westminster.
Lockdowns in North East preventable with stronger powers, say some EH managers
London group brands COVID-19 powers in England “toothless” and calls for similar system to Wales and Scotland.
Tales from the front line: 'It’s very much a public protection team effort'
The operational lead for Torfaen's contact tracing service tells us about his journey.