Public Health and Protection
Stories from the realm of public protection.
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.
‘Focus on track and trace, not £100bn Moonshot’
Independent SAGE group also calls Matt Hancock’s blaming of the public ‘dangerous’.
PM announces EHP register to help local authorities’ pandemic work
Johnson specifically mentions EH in ‘rule of 6’ press conference.
Who will take on PHE’s preventative health work?
Replacement of Public Health England with new health protection body has reignited calls to reinstate position of English chief EH officer.
COVID-19 exposed global failure to invest in public health
Pandemic must stimulate greater political action around non-communicable diseases.
‘EH officers are part of the team that is helping to keep Wales safe’
Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething speaks to EHN Extra.
Ramp up test, trace, isolate to avoid second deadlier virus wave
But fears of redoubling virus not a reason to postpone school reopening.
Tackling modern day slavery during COVID-19
Don’t let trafficking cause a coronavirus spike in your area
Politicisation of COVID-19 testing targets slowed progress
Higher BAME risk missed due to poor handling of data by national agencies
Public health ‘sidelined’ in post-Brexit trade talks
New trade commission contains no public health representation.
