Meningococcal infections among refugees and immigrants: silent threats of past, present and future by Ener Cagri Dinleyici, Ray Borrow

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Tackling obesity in mental health secure units: a mixed method synthesis of available evidence by Maxine Johnson, Matthew Day, Rajesh Moholkar, Paul Gilluley, Elizabeth Goyder

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Integration of Epigenetic Mechanisms into Non-Genotoxic Carcinogenicity Hazard Assessment: Focus on DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications by Daniel Desaulniers, Paule Vasseur, Abigail Jacobs, M. Cecilia Aguila, Norman Ertych, Miriam N. Jacobs

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Survival from Cervical Cancer Diagnosed Aged 20–29 Years by Age at First Invitation to Screening in England: Population-Based Study by Alejandra Castanon, Daniela Tataru, Peter Sasieni

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TIPICO XI: report of the first series and podcast on infectious diseases and vaccines (aTIPICO) by Federico Martinón-Torres, Adolfo García-Sastre, Andrew J. Pollard, Carlos Martín, Albert Osterhaus, Shamez N Ladhani, Octavio Ramilo, Jose Gómez Rial, Antonio Salas, F Xavier Bosch, María Martinón-Torres, Michael J. Mina, James Cherry

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Variability in Bacteriophage and Antibiotic Sensitivity in Serial <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Airway Cultures over 12 Months by Isaac Martin, Dervla T. D. Kenna, Sandra Morales, Eric W. F. W. Alton, Jane C. Davies

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Geographic accessibility to childhood tuberculosis care in Pakistan by Aashifa Yaqoob, Muhammad Rizwan Alvi, Razia Fatima, Hina Najmi, Zia Samad, Nadia Nisar, Anwar Ul Haq, Basharat Javed, Abdul Wali Khan, Sven Gudmund Hinderaker

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A Metagenomic approach to characterize temperate bacteriophage populations from cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis patients by Mohammad Adnan Tariq, Francesca Louise Claire Everest, Lauren eCowley, Anthony eDe Soyza, Anthony eDe Soyza, Giles Samuel Holt, Simon Harwood Bridge, Audrey ePerry, John D Perry, Stephen eBourke, Stephen eCummings, Clare Veronica Lanyon, Jeremy J Barr, Darren Lee Smith

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Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A content analysis of government social media platforms in England and Italy during 2020–2021 by Giulia Sesa, Katarzyna Czabanowska, Antonio Giangreco, John Middleton

“…Study design: A conventional content analysis of the social media accounts of Public Health England (PHE), currently the UK Health Security Agency, and the Italian Ministry of Health (IMH) were performed during December 1st, 2020–April 30th, 2021. …”
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Genetic Markers in <i>S.</i> Paratyphi C Reveal Primary Adaptation to Pigs by Satheesh Nair, Maria Fookes, Craig Corton, Nicholas R. Thomson, John Wain, Gemma C. Langridge

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Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings: Is the Stay-Put Tactic a Misjudgement or Magnificent Strategy? by Andrew Oyen Arewa, Abdullahi Ahmed, David J. Edwards, Chizaram Nwankwo

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A Qualitative Investigation of the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Urinary Tract Infection Patient Information Leaflet for Older Adults and Their Carers by Leah F. Jones, Heidi Williamson, Petronella Downing, Donna M. Lecky, Diana Harcourt, Cliodna McNulty

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Alcohol and physical activity screening in the National Health Service Health Check programme: Comparison of medical records and actual practice by Victoria Riley, Christopher Gidlow

“…Objectives: National data for the National Health Service (NHS) Health Check programme (in England), collected by University College London, Public Health England and NHS Digital, found that physical activity and alcohol was recorded in just 64.5% and 38.3% of patient records, respectively. …”
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Prevalence three ways: Comparison of linked data from a patient register and electronic health records with allowance for linkage error by James Doidge, Joan Morris, Katie Harron, Sarah Stevens, Ruth Gilbert

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Serological surveillance of influenza in an English sentinel network: pilot study protocol by De Lusignan, S, Borrow, R, Tripathy, M, Linley, E, Zambon, M, Hoschler, K, Ferreira, F, Andrews, N, Yonova, I, Hriskova, M, Rafi, I, Pebody, R

“…</p> <p><strong>METHODS:</strong> We will send the samples to the Public Health England (PHE) Seroepidemiology Unit for processing and storage. …”

Shift work is associated with positive COVID-19 status in hospitalised patients by Maidstone, R, Anderson, SG, Ray, DW, Rutter, MK, Durrington, HJ, Blaikley, JF

“…<br> <strong>Methods</strong> 501 000 UK Biobank participants were linked to secondary care SARS-CoV-2 PCR results from Public Health England. Healthcare worker occupational testing and those without an occupational history were excluded from analysis. …”

NHS Health Check programme: a protocol for a realist review by Duddy, C, Wong, GR, Gadsby, EW, Krska, J, Hibberd, V

“…We will recruit a stakeholder group (including Public Health England, commissioners and providers of Health Checks, plus members of the public and patients) to advise us throughout. …”

Using linked electronic health records to report healthcare-associated infections by Quan, T, Hope, R, Clarke, T, Moroney, R, Butcher, L, Knight, P, Crook, D, Hopkins, S, Peto, T, Johnson, A, Walker, A

“…<strong>Background</strong> Reporting of strategic healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) to Public Health England is mandatory for all acute hospital trusts in England, via a web-based HCAI Data Capture System (HCAI-DCS). …”

Safety of meningococcal group B vaccination in hospitalised premature infants by Kent, A, Beebeejaun, K, Braccio, S, Kadambari, S, Clarke, P, Heath, P, Ladhani, S, National Neonatal Audit Network

“…</p> <h4>Participants, design and setting</h4> <p>In December 2015, Public Health England requested neonatal units across England to voluntarily participate in a national audit; 19 units agreed to participate. …”

Public health surveillance in the UK revolutionises our understanding of the invasive Salmonella Typhimurium epidemic in Africa by Ashton, P, Owen, S, Kaindama, L, Rowe, W, Lane, C, Larkin, L, Nair, S, Jenkins, C, de Pinna, E, Feasey, N, Hinton, J, Dallman, T

“…Typhimurium isolates from UK patients that were generated following the introduction of routine whole-genome sequencing (WGS) of Salmonella enterica by Public Health England in 2014.</p> <h4>Results</h4> <p>We found that 2.7% (84/3147) of S. …”