Public Health and Protection
Stories from the realm of public protection.
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.
Tales from the front line: ‘We are trying to do things proactively’
The challenges faced by one Scottish EH team that has bounced between COVID-19 tiers.
Scottish government thanks EHPs for insight and expertise
MSP writes to EH and TS professionals saying she values the way they have ‘embraced partnership working’.
