Although there has been huge growth in academic-policy engagement activity, there is no evidence that this is leading to an increase in evidence use by decision-makers. There is an almost total lack of empirical evidence about what works, and little …
by Heather Lawson, UK Health Security Agency Many people have to balance a home-life with a work-life, but usually it is to bring up children. I did it to look after my husband who was diagnosed with behavioural variant frontal …
Mental Health Awareness Week began on Monday 9 May, an annual event that encourages the people of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health. The campaign is owned by the Mental Health Foundation which states that prevention is …
Our bodies are full of trillions of bacteria, viruses and fungi. Collectively, they are known as the microbiota and the combination of their collective genomes is called the microbiome. Imagine a jungle, but instead of trees, insects and animals, we …
What is the Future Leaders Scheme (FLS)? The FLS is a cross-Government development scheme for high-potential grade 6 and 7 civil servants. It provides a leadership development curriculum, which supports civil servants in accelerating their development, as well as learning …
Rare diseases are those which affect fewer than 1 in 2,000 people. There are over 7,000 such conditions, ranging from those you may have heard of, like Huntington’s Disease or the muscular dystrophies, to syndromes so rare they have yet …
Zenisha Chouhan and Haskan Kaya, Co-Vice-Chairs of the DHSC Health Science & Engineering Network. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Health Science and Engineering Network (HSEN) is an exciting staff network which aims to bring together colleagues with …
Today is National DNA Day (25 April), marking the day James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin discovered the double helix in 1953. I thought it would be a great opportunity to highlight some of the exciting genomics …
Collaboration in the Space Sector – UK Space Agency & the National Physical Laboratory The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the UK’s National Metrology Institute, specialising in measurement science. We are delighted to be supporting the UK Space Agency in …
The UKHSA International Health Regulations (IHR) Strengthening Project is a UKAid funded project, to improve global health security through increased compliance with the WHO IHR (2005). The project works across Africa and Asia, to build technical capability of National Public Health …
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