Heading to a festival this summer? 🎟️🎪😎 UK Health Security Agency has seen measles circulating in different parts of the UK. #Measles is highly infectious, so check you've had 2 doses of the #MMR vaccine for full protection: nhs.uk/vaccinations/m…

Since the start of Paris 2024, residents from this retirement home next to the Olympic Village keep a set routine. They sit outside and invite the athletes to come in, say hi and take a photo 📸 👋 🏃

Despite the hard work and effort from staff in sexual health services, the latest data from UKHSA on gonorrhoea and mpox shows the demand for services is at all time high. bit.ly/46Me8no

The provision of adult social care in County Durham has been rated as ‘good’ following a recent assessment by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The report praises our staff for how well they meet their responsibilities to ensure people have access to adult social care and

All our North East and North Cumbria NHS hospitals play an important role as anchor institutions and staff can be invaluable champions as we strive towards a #Smokefree future #NowsTheTime #TogetherWeCan

With only a few weeks to go until the start of the university term, it's important that students are up to date with vaccines for: 🔹 MenACWY 🔹 HPV 🔹 MMR This can be checked on the NHS App 📱

Thank you to Susan Hopkins and UK Health Security Agency colleagues for an informative, situation report briefing on #mpox this evening. Over 600 people from across the local PH system dialled in. gov.uk/guidance/monke…

I'm old now Old enough to remember the smoke free legislation Everything said today: End of the British boozer A fundamental assault on our freedoms and liberties World stops turning etc Was all said then Almost as if someone dusted off the BAT PR playbook and amplified it...

Consumer choice isn’t completely free. It is heavily influenced by industry lobbying & tactics. We need to rethink how these businesses are engaged in policy making & focus on building a strong economy which delivers gd wages, gd jobs & promotes gd health & wellbeing⬇️⬇️

The Faculty welcomes the news that free school meals will be offered to all primary school children in Wales. This is a crucial measure to give children the best start in life and reduce health inequalities.

Gary Speed would have been 55 today. I know his death still produces strong emotions for so many people… and not just football fans. I try and use today as a reminder to reach out to someone who might be struggling… to send a message to a friend or catch up with a family

Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. Please take the time to share this post. Your outreach might be the lifeline someone desperately needs. Together, we can help save lives. Let's break the silence and stigma surrounding suicide. 💜 #WSPD #WSPD24 #SuicidePrevention

Liverpool City Council will no longer stomach junk food ads marketing-beat.co.uk/2024/09/09/liv…

Fantastic news 👏👏👏 #Obesity Food Active Champs Public Health Collaborative Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) LGA Wellbeing Public Health Liverpool

Targeted supervised toothbrushing delivers oral health benefits and return on investment, models positive behaviour and is enjoyed by the kids that take part…. “Nanny state” at its best, in my opinion.

Brave and powerful stories shared here from two NE families. We need to make the misery of smoking related illnesses history.

Evidence shows takeaway management zones can change local environments for the better. Great to attend the National Institute for Health and Care Research launch of the 'Managing takeaways near schools: a toolkit for local authorities' today in Cambridge 👇 zenodo.org/records/133416…

NEW PODCAST EPISODE! This month’s podcast will discuss the development of a community research network in County Durham; which is a way of supporting local people to have an active role in research. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/5MspFO…

Rev Captain Katie ♥️ We all love you, we want you home where you belong with your beloved family. Katie is one of the most wonderful women I’ve the pleasure of knowing. A veteran, a woman who has helped so many as a hospital chaplain too PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR HER AND SHARE 🙏🏼

North-East folk, please be on the look out for Katie. For many of us Newcastle Hospitals she was our rock during the worst parts of the COVID Pandemic