Public Health and Protection
Stories from the realm of public protection.
‘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.
‘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.
