What is health equity? The World Health Organisation defines health equity as “the absence of unfair and avoidable or remediable differences in health among population groups defined...

There is no doubt that our changing climate is a growing health security concern. During unprecedented high temperatures and hot weather this summer there were an estimated 2,803 excess...

This winter, both COVID-19 and flu may circulate at high levels, potentially at the same time. Ahead of what could be a difficult season, millions of people are being offered vaccination...

What is an STI? Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites that can be passed from one person to another during sex or intimate contact and most...

In 2021 a total of 311,604 new STIs were diagnosed in England, an increase of 1,683 compared to 2020. While still lower than pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, the overall number of STIs newly...

At this time of year most of us look forward to a bright blue sky with the sun shining. Being able to enjoy warm weather with friends and family and spending time outdoors. It makes a huge...

This summer the West Midlands is hosting the Commonwealth Games. Preparing for and managing the Games is a massive undertaking involving a diverse range of agencies from across the UK and...

Since the onset of the pandemic scientists and researchers, aided and supported by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and DHSC, have mobilised to create surveillance systems that have...

The Government’s Living with COVID-19 plan set out how the UK would transition from managing COVID-19 as an emergency response to living with the virus, whilst ensuring we retain the...

As Summer approaches, we look forward to  travelling, taking holidays, attending events and enjoying more time outdoors. There are some simple things we can all do to stay safe...

Two years ago, we launched the SARS-CoV2- Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation Study, known as SIREN, the largest of its kind globally. The study set out to find answers to some of the most...

Breathing in polluted air affects our health, reduces our life expectancy, and costs our society billions of pounds each year. It is estimated that two million healthy life years are lost...