PublicHealthMatters 
Prisons are complex settings in which to deliver healthcare, and people in prisons and under probation service supervision have higher levels of health and social care needs than others in the community. This is due to multiple overlapping factors such as adverse childhood experiences, a history of poor housing and a lack of engagement with … Read more
Vaccines save lives. They prevent around three million deaths worldwide every year and the World Health Organization states that after clean water, vaccination has the greatest impact on health globally. In the UK, we are incredibly fortunate to be able to offer our children the best protection against serious and life-threatening infections through our routine … Read more
This year’s British Science Week theme is “connections” and throughout the week we’re looking at how UKHSA science is carried out in partnership with a wide range of organisations. In this blog Ginny Moore – an expert in applied environmental microbiology research – looks at our work to help hospitals prevent the spread of infections, which … Read more
Throughout British Science Week we are exploring this year’s theme of ‘connections’ by showcasing some of the vital partnerships that underpin UKHSA’s work. In this blog we look at our partnerships with academia through the National Institute for Health and Care (NIHR) Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs). NIHR HPRUs are partnerships between UKHSA and Universities, … Read more
This year’s British Science Week theme is “connections” and throughout the week we’re looking at how UKHSA science is carried out in partnership with a wide range of organisations. In this blog UKHSA’s Donna Lecky and Brieze Read discuss partnering with schools through our e-Bug programme which educates young people on infection prevention and control … Read more
This year’s British Science Week theme is “connections” and throughout the week we’re highlighting how UKHSA science is carried out in partnership with a wide range of organisations. In this blog UKHSA Chief Scientific Officer Isabel Oliver looks at how these partnerships can benefit both health and society. When it comes to protecting health … Read more
The start of each year is a time where we recall the previous year and anticipate the year ahead, and there’s much to reflect on. For climate scientists, there’s no doubt that 2022 was remarkable. Here in the UK we recorded our warmest year on record with temperatures in excess of 40C recorded for the … Read more
In November 2022 the SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation study, or SIREN for short, expanded to study flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). The COVID-19 pandemic provided a masterclass in how to rapidly build understanding of a virus – with new studies rolled out, unprecedented levels of data collected, and scores of dedicated researchers tasked … Read more
COVID-19 reinforced to the world that the early days of a pandemic are crucial. It also demonstrated the art of the possible when governments, industry and academic work at pace to translate science into public health action. With this impetus, a global mission began in 2021 to ensure that the best weapons we have to … Read more
We are changing the way we present COVID-19 death statistics on the GOV.UK COVID-19 Dashboard. “Deaths with COVID-19 on the death registration” will replace “deaths within 28 days of a positive test” as the primary reported COVID-19 death statistic. This blog explains why we are making changes to how we present data on COVID-19 deaths. … Read more