June 25, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Covid-19, Health Protection
Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy, President, Association of Directors of Public Health This is a valuable report and the Association of Directors of Public Health welcomed the opportunity to represent the views of Directors
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June 10, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Blog, Covid-19, Health Protection
Jim McManus, Vice President, Association of Directors of Public Health The UK, alongside the rest of the world, has faced hurdle after hurdle whilst dealing with the effects of Covid.
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March 24, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Covid-19, Health Protection, PH System
Today’s announcement provides some clarity about the leadership of the UK Health Security Agency and we look forward to further details setting out the government’s wider approach to public health
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March 16, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Covid-19, Health Protection, PH Funding, PH System
The public health grant allocations are too little, too late. After years of cuts, and in the context of COVID-19, we are dismayed that this settlement does not reflect the
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March 4, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Covid-19, Health Protection, Obesity, nutrition and physical activity
Whilst we welcome this additional funding for weight management services, we need urgent action and investment to promote healthy places and address the environmental, social and economic factors which cause
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February 26, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Covid-19, Health Protection
Directors of Public Health (DsPH), their teams and partners have been working tirelessly for over a year now with absolute determination to protect the health, wellbeing, and livelihoods of the communities they
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February 22, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Covid-19, Health Protection
Whilst we cannot afford to endure an endless cycle of lockdowns forever, neither can we accept high levels of COVID-19. That is why the Government is right to take a
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February 11, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Integration & Devolution, PH System
The proposals recognise the strong collaboration already happening between Directors of Public Health in local government and the NHS; and provide an opportunity to strengthen these relationships in the future.
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January 11, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Covid-19, Health Protection
Key messages The continuing development and deployment of vaccines at scale over the next few months adds a powerful tool to a broader combination strategy aimed at preventing and suppressing
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January 5, 2021 in ADPH Updates, Covid-19, Health Protection
“As the 4 UK Chief Medical Officers outlined in their statement yesterday, COVID-19 cases are rising at an alarming rate and without strong action there is a serious risk that
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