Public Health England goes live

On 1 April 2013, Public Health England went live, bringing together a wide range of organisations and functions into a single body.

These include the Health Protection Agency, Public Health Observatories, National Treatment Agency, UK National Screening Committees, Cancer and Non-Cancer Screening Programmes and the Department of Health Public Health marketing.

Public Health England works with national and local government, industry and the NHS to protect and improve the nation's health and support healthier choices. They are addressing inequalities by focusing on removing barriers to good health.

The 2013-14 priorities for Public Health England can be downloaded at

www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-englands-priorities-for-2013-to-2014.