Mark Osterloh is a Senior Policy Manager at the Department of Health.
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is recognised globally as a human rights violation with no known health benefits and a lifetime of physical and psychological harm. Efforts continue to be made internationally to raise awareness and put an end to this …
In recent years, the Department of Health Lounge at NCAS has become a popular destination for delegates – a place to network, catch a breath (or a coffee!) between plenaries, but also find out more about the big policy issues …
There’s never been a dull moment at NCAS for the Department of Health – and this year will be no different! Frankly, we wouldn’t have it any other way. Across the three days, we’re fielding seven main conference sessions, two …
The National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCAS 2015) is soon upon us. As ever, the Social Care News Blog, in tandem with Department of Health (DH) colleagues across our directorate, will be delivering coverage of this landmark care and …
Efforts to improve the quality and range of mental health services – and those providing them – are being made on multiple fronts, not just the purely clinical. It is gratifying therefore to see a new fast track route into …
The work of the police and health professionals frequently intersects – often in the aftermath of crises involving physical injury and not always due to criminality. In these situations, a person is treated at the scene or conveyed to hospital …
Sorry to subvert a romantic pop classic in the pursuit of sharing public health messages, but it’s long been established that second hand smoke can cause cancer. Indeed, regular exposure – so called passive smoking – can increase a non-smoker’s …
Digital tools and services should be the great enablers – facilitators and catalysts for information sharing, innovation and transparency. The trouble is not everyone has the same view or awareness of the benefits offered by online resources. New apps can …
The Transforming Care Delivery Board, comprising NHS England, the Local Government Association (LGA), the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Health Education England (HEE) and the Department of Health has today published a …
The way we search for and receive information is changing all the time. So too is the way we seek and receive help. As professionals, service users and communicators within the health and care sector, we are increasingly aware of …