BOSTON (CBS) – The Boston Police Department hopes to add 15 mental health counselors to aid its police force. Figure 1 shows that local government plans to spend £72.5 million less in 2019/20 than it planned to spend in 2018/19 (darker bars). [12], PHE laboratories provide an extensive range of microbiological diagnostic tests. In addition, an "integrated surveillance system" and "investigation and management of outbreaks of infectious diseases" were listed in an annex. PDF, 13.3MB, 168 pages. Public Health England - nnual eport and ccounts 2016/17 5 1 Performance report 6 Chair’s report 7 Chief Executive’s review 9 Our role and how we operate 10 Some of our achievements in 2016/17 12 People and budgets 13 Our national and local presence “Although smoking rates are declining, we must not be complacent. This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-1289-0, PHE publication gateway number GW-541, HC 2465 2018-19 PHE itself has an … The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Like-for-like comparisons exclude spending on children’s 0-5 services. Weeks after the prime minister launched a drive against obesity, warning that it seriously increased the risks from coronavirus, the new body is jettisoning responsibility for such issues. 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[36], The agency was criticised by The Lancet for allegedly using weak evidence in a review of electronic cigarettes to endorse an estimate that e-cigarette use is 95% less hazardous than smoking: "it is on this extraordinarily flimsy foundation that PHE based the major conclusion and message of its report" ... this "raises serious questions not only about the conclusions of the PHE report, but also about the quality of the agency's peer review process. The Health Foundation. [18] In the reorganisation announced in August 2020, Michael Brodie was appointed as interim CEO. The National Institute for Health Protection will focus solely on infectious diseases, pandemics and what Mr Hancock termed “external” health threats, such as biological weapons. commitments that will affect the population’s health. In particular, it offers little to local areas and none of the five things that we suggested would help local government, with the partial exception of a positive mention of the Wigan Deal as an example of local government strongly engaging with its communities on health. And what role do we all play in keeping our communities healthy? Investing in prevention and public health is not only good for the health of individuals: it is a core pillar of any comprehensive strategy for a financially sustainable future for the NHS. Join us at our award-winning Health and care explained event to learn about the system, the challenges for the future of health care and current plans to address them. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. Yet, the last five years have seen cuts to local government in England – and specifically, to the public health grant - that rank amongst the most severe of the austerity era. The British Lung Foundation ​(BLF) said the drive by Public Health England (PHE) to try to persuade smokers to quit in January as part of their new year resolutions had become a victim of “foolhardy” funding cuts by ministers. The BLF wants the Treasury to “reinstate comprehensive funding for both Stoptober and the January Health Harms campaign”. As health thinktanks have noted, it is unclear what problem this rearrangement is meant to solve, or how it would solve it. It employs approximately 5,000 staff (full-time equivalent), who are mostly scientists, researchers and public health professionals. [29][30], By July, as the number of deaths continued to fall, PHE reported significantly more deaths than those collated weekly by the Office for National Statistics from death certificates. [38] The agency has also been criticised for "serious questions about transparency and conflicts of interest" regarding this review, that PHE's response "did not even begin to address the various relationships and funding connections" in question, and that this "adds to questions about the credibility of the organisation’s advice". Nearly 6 million people in England are smokers and around one in five people in the UK is affected by lung disease, Health budget cuts mean 'fewer smokers will be persuaded to quit', NHS parking fees for disabled patients to be abolished from April 2020, This is the PM’s chance to prove his commitment to the NHS, Community nursing crisis ‘means NHS plan is undeliverable’, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. [19], PHE took over the responsibility for 'Be Clear on Cancer' campaigns after it was created in the Health and Social Care Act 2012.