Five reasons why nurses should encourage smokers to switch to e-cigarettes
Vaping presents much lower risks to health than smoking tobacco
03 Jan 2019
Viv Bennett
How senior nurses can help fight antimicrobial resistance
Non-prescription advice pads rolled out to support Keep Antibiotics Working campaign
29 Oct 2018
Viv Bennett: Vaccines save lives, so let’s get the message out
The World Immunisation Week campaign urges nurses to help patients understand the value of vaccination
24 Apr 2018
Online advice for breastfeeding mums now includes Alexa voice service
Complementing support from healthcare professionals and breastfeeding specialists, Start4Life – Public Health England’s direct-to-public service for early years – has launched a new 24/7 Breastfeeding Friend available as a skill on the Amazon Alexa voice service
15 Mar 2018
Viv Bennett: Improving cervical screening uptake would save lives
With the uptake rate of cervical cancer screening at a 20-year low, nurses need to help women understand the importance of screening and its crucial role in preventing death from cervical cancer, says Public Health England chief nurse Viv Bennett
08 Dec 2017
Viv Bennett: Vital role for nurses in healthy lifestyles campaign
Nurses have a vital role to play in promoting the latest healthy lifestyles campaign, which stresses that just ten minutes of brisk walking a day can help ward off conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, says chief nurse for Public Health England Viv Bennett.
15 Sep 2017
Viv Bennett: Combating the ‘silent killer’ that is hypertension
Nurses can play vital roles in tackling high blood pressure, a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and stroke, says Public Health England chief nurse Viv Bennett.
26 Jan 2017
Nurse leader: creating a social movement for health
To develop a culture of health, we have to increase our focus on prevention, and support people and communities to create conditions for better outcomes, says Viv Bennett.
05 Oct 2016
Think ‘family’ to give every child the best start in life
Viv Bennett on giving children the best start in life
12 Jul 2016
Voices - Viv Bennett says all nurses can educate, prevent and be ‘antibiotic guardians’
Nurses have a vital role in improving and protecting the health of the population, and one area where we have opportunity and responsibility is in antimicrobial resistance.
20 Apr 2016
Voices - Viv Bennett outlines the key priorities in improving health inequalities
One of our pivotal challenges in public health is tackling health inequalities.
03 Feb 2016
Voices - Viv Bennett points out where nurses can make a difference to public health
The Five Year Forward View for health services in England calls for gaps in health and wellbeing to be closed. It spells out the need for a radical upgrade in prevention and public health.
02 Dec 2015
Voices - Nurses can engage with young people to improve care, says Viv Bennett
More than 300 delegates from around the world came to London in July to attend the school...
09 Sep 2015
Voices - Direct and indirect care nurses all play important roles, says Viv Bennett
A social media conversation recently looked at what ‘nursing care’ and ‘patient care’ mean...
17 Jun 2015