Current awareness updates
Family hubs and start for life programme: local authority guide.
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2022.
(Guidance and sign up form for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the family hubs and start for life programme.)
Commissioning quality standard: alcohol and drug services.
Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID); 2022.
(Guidance for local authorities to support them in commissioning effective alcohol and drug treatment and recovery services in their areas.)
Direct and indirect health impacts of Covid-19 in England: emerging Omicron impacts
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); 2022 This paper (produced together with the Office for National Statistics) gives an overview of the direct health impacts of Covid-19 in terms of morbidity and mortality and the indirect impacts arising through behavioural changes and health system pressures.
Public Health Outcomes Framework: August 2022 data update
Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID); 2022.
The Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF) examines indicators that help health and care professionals and the public to understand trends in public health. The data is presented in an interactive tool that allows users to view it in a user-friendly format. The data tool also provides links to further supporting information, to aid understanding of public health in a local population.