Health Select Committee report on Public Health England: government response
皇冠体育app government鈥檚 response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee鈥檚 report on Public Health England (PHE).
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PHE was established in April 2013. It is an executive agency of the Department of Health and provides a wide range of services including surveillance, cancer registration, and advice and support for local government and the NHS. It also publishes public health data.
皇冠体育app House of Commons Health Select Committee examined the new public health arrangements in England and the work of PHE. 皇冠体育app Committee was satisfied that some functions are operating well, but expressed concerns about PHE鈥檚 policy work and its relationship with government.
皇冠体育app government鈥檚 response directly addresses these concerns and the recommendations made by the Committee.
皇冠体育app government has also set out its expectations of PHE for 2014 to 2015 in a letter from the Public Health Minister. This is included as an annex to the response.
皇冠体育app on PHE was published in February 2014.