DISEASES AND DISORDERS

Tuberculosis in the UK: Annual report on tuberculosis surveillance in the UK 2009 (2nd December 2009)
In 2008 in the UK, 8,655 cases of tuberculosis were reported, a rate of 14.1 per 100,000 population. This represents an increase of 2.2% in the rate of disease compared with 2007.

The main burden of disease was concentrated in major urban areas; 39% of cases were reported from London, a rate of 44.3 cases per 100,000. Nineteen primary care organisations had a rate of 40 per 100,000 or over, all of which covered major urban areas.
Report

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

FSA News No. 92, November 2009 (10th November 2009)

Environmental Public Health Quarterly Bulletin, issue 15, November 2009 (16th November 2009)

Health Protection Report, Vol. 3 No. 45 (13th November 2009)

Health Protection Report, Vol. 3 No. 46 (20th November 2009)

RCGP News - November 2009 (November 2009)

Emergency Care Bulletin, Issue 63, November 2009 (11th November 2009)

CSO Bulletin, Issue 5, November 2009 (23rd November 2009)

GP and Practice Team Bulletin, Issue 89, November 2009 (19th November 2009)

Social Care Bulletin, Issue 12, November 2009 (November 2009)

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS

Food route: a journey through food (10th August 2009)
'Food route: a journey through food' is a range of colourful age-appropriate resources designed and developed to enable young people to gain food-related skills and knowledge.

Informed by young people themselves, and their teachers, the resources bring the Food Standard Agency's food competences to life.
Resources

New online learning tool launched to help kids protect themselves from infections (3rd September 2009)
School children across England and Europe can now learn about protecting themselves from swine flu and other infections, following today's launch of an education programme and interactive website by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).

e-Bug is made up of educational activities for primary and secondary school-age children, complemented by online games, on microbes, hygiene, antibiotic use and vaccines. The programme features age-appropriate animated characters and cartoon microbes; and lesson plans and materials for teachers. Topics include hygiene measures to stop the spread of swine flu and other respiratory infections.
Press Release

Website

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 31 (7th August 2009)

Children, Families and Maternity e-bulletin, August 2009, Edition 53 (August 2009)

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No 27 (10th July 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 28 (17th July 2009)

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 25 (26th June 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 26 (3rd July 2009)

Sexual Health Quarterly Bulletin June 2009 (29th June 2009)

The month: issue 22, June 2009 (3rd July 2009)

CNO Bulletin, Issue 79, June 2009 (26th June 2009)

Children, Families and Maternity e-bulletin - July 2009 Edition 52 (July 2009)

GP and Practice Team Bulletin, Issue 85, June 2009 (25th June 2009)

Medical Directors' Bulletin, Issue 94, June 2009 (26th June 2009)

End of Life Care Programme Newsletter: issue 14 (1st July 2009)

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 23 (12th June 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 24 (19th June 2009)

Health E-news June 2009 (12th June 2009)

CDO Update, June 2009 (17th June 2009)

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTER

Embrace - Newsletter of the Embrace Project: Acting together on alcohol, children, families and domestic abuse. Resources Supplement 3 (20th May 2009)

RCGP News - May 2009 (May 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 19 (15th May 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 20 (22nd May 2009)

Medical Directors' Bulletin, Issue 93, May 2009 (20th May 2009)

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 14 (10th April 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 15 (17th April 2009)

INFECTIONS

Clostridium difficile infections continue to fall (16th April 2009)
Latest figures, released by the Health Protection Agency, show that cases of the healthcare associated infection Clostridium difficile are continuing to fall.
Information

Template Patient Leaflets on MRSA Screening (16th April 2009)
The NHS is now screening all relevant patients for MRSA before planned operations. This will help the NHS reduce the chances of patients getting an MRSA infection or passing MRSA onto another patient. These template patient leaflets have been developed to assist local areas in their patient communications around this topic.
Leaflets

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Sexual Health Quarterly Bulletin March 2009 Edition (25th March 2009)

Health and Sustainability Fact Sheet 1: March 2009 (1st April 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 12 (27th March 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 13 (3rd April 2009)

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 10 (13th March 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 11 (20th March 2009)

The Week: issue 87 (13th March 2009)

AHP Bulletin special issue: Leadership challenge, March 2009 (23rd March 2009)

CNO Bulletin, Issue 76, March 2009 (19th March 2009)

Children, Families and Maternity Bulletin, March 2009 (March 2009)

Medical Directors' Bulletin, issue 91, March 2009 (20th March 2009)

NHS Workforce Bulletin, issue 156 (23rd March 2009)

CHILDREN/YOUNG PEOPLE

The Protection of Children in England: A progress report (12th March 2009)
This document, and its recommendations by Lord Laming, are aimed at making sure that good practice becomes standard practice in every service. This includes recommendations on improving the inspection of safeguarding services and the quality of Serious Case Reviews as well as recommendations on improving the help and support children receive when they are at risk of harm.

The document aims to: evaluate the good practice that has been developed since the publication of the report of the Independent Statutory Inquiry following the death of Victoria Climbié; identify the barriers that are now preventing good practice becoming standard practice; and recommend actions to be taken to make systematic improvements in safeguarding children across the country.
Report

A Children's Environment and Health Strategy for the UK (24th March 2009)
The Health Protection Agency today publishes a Strategy to improve the health and well-being of children in the United Kingdom by changing the environment in which they live. The Agency was commissioned to write the report by the Department of Health.
Report

HEALTH PROTECTION

High Dose Radiation Effects and Tissue Injury RCE 10 (19th March 2009)
A report reviewing the effects of high doses of radiation on human health has been published by an independent expert Advisory Group to the Health Protection Agency. The report, at the request of the Department of Health, also addresses specific issues concerning the medical management of radiation accidents and incidents.

The report makes several recommendation on how the UK could improve the dianosis of radiation damaged patients, the treatment of patients suffering the physical and psychological effects of a radiation incident, as well as the future training needs of clinicians.
Report

STATISTICS

Statutory Homelessness: 4th Quarter (October to December) 2008, England (12th March 2009)

Household Projections to 2031, England (11th March 2009)

MRSA Bloodstream infections continue to fall (19th March 2009)

Cancer Survival in England, patients diagnosed 2001-2006 followed up to 2007 (20th March 2009)

Labour Market Statistics - March 2009 (18th March 2009)

Direct Access Audiology Waiting Times - December 2008 (11th March 2009)

NHS Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activities - Month ending January 2009 (11th March 2009)

GP Extended Opening Hours (20th March 2009)

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

The Quarter: quarter 3, 2008/09 (4th March 2009)

National Council for Palliative Care Newsletter - No. 1 (March 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 7 (20th February 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 8 (27th February 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 9 (6th March 2009)

Dignity Champions Newsletter Issue 9 - February 2009 (March 2009)

Housing with Care Matters - February 2009 (February 2009)

The month: issue 18, February 2009 (26th February 2009)

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 5 (6th February 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 6 (13th February 2009)

Keeping Children Safe - Issue 6 (16th February 2009)

RCGP News February 2009 (February 2009)

Impact. Prescribing and Dispensing Newsletter February 2009 (February 2009)

Medical Directors' Bulletin, Issue 90, February 2009 (16th February 2009)

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 3 (23rd January 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 4 (30th January 2009)

Telecare LIN eNewsletter January 2009 (3rd February 2009)

HEALTH PROTECTION

Increase in Meningococcal type B infections in England (23rd January 2009)
The Health Protection Agency reported that there has been an increase in meningococcal group B (MenB) infections in late December 2008 and early January of this years for England. There have been 252 cases of MenB reported in the last four weeks in December and first two weeks of January compared to 198 for the same period the year before.

BULLETINS/NEWSLETTERS

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 1 (9th January 2009)

Health Protection Report Vol. 3 No. 2 (16th January 2009)

Telecare eNewsletter December 2008 (13th January 2009)