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Policy Proposals Affecting Health Protection Provision in England

Health protection is defined as “public health activities intended to protect individuals, groups, and populations from infectious diseases, environmental hazards such as chemical contamination, and from radiation”.1 Infectious disease accounts for one in every 50 deaths,2 with rates highest in the first two years of life and amongst the elderly.3 …

Transfer of local public health functions from the NHS to local authorities

The government has proposed to reorganise the way public health services are delivered in England.1 At a National level this will involve the creation of a new body, within the Department of Health, called Public Health England. At a local level, health improvement functions will move into local authorities (LAs) …