Public Health and Protection
Stories from the realm of public protection.
Air pollution is brought home
Availability of air quality data puts pressure on governments and property sector to act.
EH role in COVID-19 work ‘has boosted profile in government’
It’s now up to the profession to speak as one, says EHP at heart of government response.
Advisors ‘nudge’ public into COVID compliance
Local team will support EH and police, freeing up EHPs for more complex work.
COVID legislation ‘toothless’ and ‘racist’, say London EHPs
Small specialist businesses, often run by BAME people, at a disadvantage as large corporate rivals continue to trade.
Smoking ban in Wales will extend to more outdoor settings and hotel bedrooms
Welsh Government thanks EHPs for helping to implement legislation.
Poor pandemic response ‘due to wildly out-of-touch politicians’
Independent Sage founder Sir David King believes government is ‘turning a crisis to its advantage’.
Importance of test and trace being forgotten amid vaccine excitement, say scientists
Independent Sage urges government to do more to support people isolating.
EHP named in New Year Honours list for services to policing
Special Inspector brought skills from EH profession into volunteer role, and vice versa.
Isle of Man imposes short ‘circuit breaker’ as UK faces months of lockdown
Compliance expected to be high as residents keen to get back to relative freedoms of past six months.
We need full lockdown to deal with new virus strain, expert says
Test and trace had “no chance” once it was taken out of public health care system.
