Fab job; leading great team with diverse background. Keen to see diverse people applying who are up for a combination of leadership & technical expertise. Happy to chat too. Pls share with networks #modelling #healtheconomics #statistics #clinicaltrials #evaluations #datascience

Just reposting the opportunity below to join @ukhsa. Thanks to those who have reached out / applied already. Applications close end of Sunday for anyone else still interested.

"A new dashboard for tracking outbreaks of winter viruses in England, including Covid and flu, has been launched by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). The dashboard will be updated every Thursday and eventually include regional data." bbc.co.uk/news/health-66…

NEW: UKHSA is to start testing for covid in the community again this winter to track the spread of the virus and help prevent NHS being overwhelmed The i paper inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

UKHSA and ONS launch new Winter COVID-19 Infection Study - Very good to see this restarted. gov.uk/government/new…

🥳🥳🥳 Hurrah, the ONS Covid Infection Survey is making a comeback!! I’m literally doing my happy dance around the kitchen right now! Thank you UK Health Security Agency. It’s about time we had some proper Covid surveillance back again. Does anyone know when the first report will be published?

At last! "As well as working to provide UK Health Security Agency with regular rates of positivity, we will also be looking at analysis of symptoms, risk factors & the impact of respiratory infections, including #LongCovid, as part of this important surveillance." Office for National Statistics (ONS) gov.uk/government/new…

Please consider joining UKHSA as DD of Advanced Analytics and Chief Economist. Responsible for championing diversity and inclusivity, delivering key analytical capabilities and supporting response to health threats, working across UKHSA and beyond. bit.ly/48Vzgs2

Congratulations Dr Haowei Wang on successfully passing her viva! #OurImperial

Great opportunity to work with us on our Thanzi La Onse health system modelling project. Looking for a talented quantitative post-doctoral researcher who enjoys interdisciplinary work and tackling ambitious “big picture” projects. Apply by 6th Dec:

a week too late, but am going to share some photos and thoughts from our inaugural World Children's Day event last week Population, Policy and Practice Department UCL Global Health first up our colleagues from ArtGloᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ Malawi led by lekodi magobo presented their artsbased participatory advocacy work

We have detected a case of influenza A(H1N2)v through routine surveillance. Investigations are underway gov.uk/government/new…

New human flu variant found. This kind of thing shows the value of enhanced genomic surveillance for professional virus watchers, although despite recent events most of the public shouldn't worry overly. gov.uk/government/new…

NEW: Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study, England and Scotland: 21 December 2023 Prevalence (estimated proportion of the population infected with SARS-CoV-2) has increased over the two weeks up to 13 December 2023, in England and Scotland 🧵👇 gov.uk/government/sta…

FYI - UK Health Security Agency produced modelled prevalence is here: gov.uk/government/sta…

"This means that approximately 1 in every 24 people could test positive for COVID-19 infection at the current time. Prevalence rates were highest in people aged 18 to 44 years, and the highest prevalence regionally was found in London." gov.uk/government/new…

Main points from the ONS/UKHSA Winter Infection survey. TL-DR: There has been an increase in prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in England and Scotland during the 2 weeks leading up to 13 December 2023. 1/8 gov.uk/government/sta…