East of England News Archive

Increase in hepatitis C diagnoses for 2008 Release date: 11 December 2009
HPA predicts future burden on NHS from hepatitis C related liver disease
Added/updated: 3 June 2010
TB remains a concern in East of England Release date: 2 December 2009
The number of people developing tuberculosis (TB) continues to increase despite earlier signs of stabilising, according to a report released today by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
Added/updated: 2 December 2009
1 in 4 HIV patients in the East are diagnosed late Release date: 1 December 2009
Almost a quarter of adults diagnosed with HIV in the East of England last year were diagnosed late. The Health Protection Agency is releasing the figures to coincide with World Aids Day (Tuesday 1st December 2009).
Added/updated: 2 June 2010
Take care when travelling to Mecca Release date: 19 November 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) East of England is urging UK travellers to the annual Hajj Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca to make sure they have taken all the appropriate health precautions before making the journey.
Added/updated: 19 November 2009
‘Hands Up’ to stop the spread of colds and flu in schools across the region Release date: 19 November 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is helping primary schools across the East of England to teach children that good hand hygiene can stop the spread of coughs, colds and even swine flu.
Added/updated: 19 November 2009
Reduce carbon monoxide risks Release date: 17 November 2009
Boilers, heaters and cookers that use fossil fuels or wood should be checked by an appropriately registered engineer before the winter sets in, advise the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
Added/updated: 19 November 2009
Be alert to meningitis this winter Release date: 13 November 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is urging people to stay alert to the signs and symptoms of meningitis this winter and to take immediate action if infection is suspected.
Added/updated: 19 November 2009
Large increase in Mumps across East of England Release date: 9 October 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) in the East of England is urging young people across the region to make sure they are protected with two doses of the MMR vaccine after a large increase in cases of mumps.
Added/updated: 2 June 2010
STIs on the increase in the East of England Release date: 27 July 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is urging people to practice safe sex and to get tested regularly as new figures show a continued annual increase in the number of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the East of England.
Added/updated: 27 July 2009
Duke of Kent launches new C.diff test at HPA lab in Cambridge Release date: 8 May 2009
His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent will visit the Health Protection Agency’s East of England Regional Microbiology Laboratory in Cambridge on the 13 May 2009, to inaugurate a new Clostridium difficile (C.diff) testing service which will benefit patients across the East of England.
Added/updated: 8 May 2009
New diagnoses figures for HIV in the East of England Release date: 27 March 2009
An estimated 460 new diagnoses of HIV were made at clinics in the East of England in 2008, according to latest figures from the Health Protection Agency.
Added/updated: 27 March 2009
HPA releases new regional figures for World TB day Release date: 24 March 2009
474 cases of Tuberculosis (TB) were reported in the East of England in 2008 according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) as it released provisional figures to mark World TB Day (24 March).
Added/updated: 18 May 2010
MRSA bloodstream infections continue to fall in East of England Release date: 19 March 2009
The latest quarterly figures on MRSA (meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bloodstream infections from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) continue to show a sustained decline in the numbers of infections in this region.
Added/updated: 19 March 2009
TB screening at Lea Manor High School – screening results Release date: 4 March 2009
The Health Protection Agency and NHS Luton have completed the majority of the TB screening of pupils at Lea Manor High School, Luton.
Added/updated: 4 March 2009
TB screening at Lea Manor High School – an update Release date: 27 February 2009
The Health Protection Agency and NHS Luton have today (Friday 27 February 2009) checked the skin tests of the pupils at Lea Manor High School, Luton, who were screened on Tuesday (24 February 2009) for Tuberculosis (TB).
Added/updated: 27 February 2009
Pupils and Staff at Lea Manor High School to be screened for TB Release date: 16 February 2009
The Health Protection Agency can confirm that a person associated with Lea Manor High School, Luton was diagnosed with Tuberculosis (TB). This person has received treatment and is no longer infectious.
Added/updated: 16 February 2009
Don’t spoil the romance of Valentine’s Day – HPA urges people to use a condom with new sexual partners Release date: 12 February 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) East of England is urging people not to spoil the romantic mood of Valentine’s Day by putting themselves at risk from a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
Added/updated: 24 May 2010
Health Protection Agency publishes latest Measles figures for East of England Release date: 6 February 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has announced there were 91 confirmed cases of measles in 2008 in the East of England.
Added/updated: 6 February 2009
Be alert for meningococcal disease, says HPA East of England Release date: 4 February 2009
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) East of England is asking people to be vigilant for the signs and symptoms of meningococcal infection after cases of the disease have increased over the winter period.
Added/updated: 27 May 2010
Update on seasonal flu in the East of England Release date: 15 January 2009
The Health Protection Agency is reminding vulnerable people to make sure they’ve had this year’s flu jab. Since early December flu activity has increased to the normal levels seen most winters.
Added/updated: 27 January 2009
Cases of C. difficile continue to fall across the East of England Release date: 15 January 2009
Latest figures from the Health Protection Agency show that 542 cases of C. difficile were reported in patients aged 65 years and over in the East of England, between July and September 2008.
Added/updated: 27 January 2009
HPA warns of measles epidemic risk Release date: 9 January 2009
The Health Protection Agency East of England has announced there have been 72 confirmed cases of measles in 2008 by November, compared to 160 cases in the whole of 2007.
Added/updated: 14 January 2009
Cases of seasonal flu increase across the East of England Release date: 24 December 2008
Cases of seasonal flu increase across the East of England
Added/updated: 30 December 2008
MRSA bloodstream infections in East of England continue to fall Release date: 18 December 2008
Latest data published by the Health Protection Agency
Added/updated: 2 June 2010
Over 1,000 in East of England unaware they have HIV Release date: 1 December 2008
Health Protection Agency says early diagnosis is key.
Added/updated: 1 December 2008
Vaccine call as measles epidemic predicted Release date: 28 November 2008
The Health Protection Agency has announced that 1,051 confirmed cases of measles have been reported in England and Wales up to the end of October 2008 surpassing last year’s total of 990 cases.
Added/updated: 16 December 2008
Great Yarmouth and Waveney health services team up to issue “winter vomiting” advice Release date: 27 October 2008
Local health services in Great Yarmouth and Waveney have joined forces to advise people on how best to avoid and control the spread of norovirus the most common cause of vomiting and diarrhea.
Added/updated: 29 October 2008
C. difficile infections fall significantly in the East of England Release date: 23 October 2008
Quarterly figures for April to June 2008 published by Health Protection Agency in the East of England
Added/updated: 16 June 2010
HPA East of England Urges: “Protect Yourself from Flu” Release date: 3 October 2008
As the Department of Health launches its seasonal flu jabs campaign, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) East of England is urging everyone who is eligible for flu vaccination to take up the offer of immunisation.
Added/updated: 30 October 2008
East of England students warned of rise in STIs Release date: 18 September 2008
As the new university term starts, the Health Protection Agency is urging students in the region to practise safer sex. This plea follows the publication of figures over the summer which shows this region to have the highest percentage increase in new cases of chlamydia in England.
Added/updated: 2 June 2010
Latest MRSA figures for East of England Release date: 18 September 2008
The Health Protection Agency has today published its latest quarterly report on MRSA (meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bloodstream infections.
Added/updated: 24 May 2010
Book your back to school MMR jab Release date: 2 September 2008
The Health Protection Agency is urging parents in the East of England to protect their children against measles by getting them immunised with two doses of MMR before they return to school this September.
Added/updated: 19 September 2008
MRSA bloodstream infections continue to fall in the East of England Release date: 17 July 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has today published its latest quarterly figures on MRSA (meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bloodstream infections and C. difficile (Clostridium difficile) infections.
Added/updated: 21 May 2010
East of England Sees Largest Increase in Chlamydia Release date: 15 July 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) in the East of England is urging people who’ve had unprotected sex to get tested as new figures reveal that this region has the highest percentage increase of chlamydia in England.
Added/updated: 21 May 2010
Caravan holiday makers warned of carbon monoxide risk Release date: 11 July 2008
With the start of the school holidays, the Health Protection Agency in the East of England is today warning people of the potential health risks of carbon monoxide poisoning from fossil fuel burning appliances – such as gas powered fridges, heaters or cookers - while on caravanning holidays.
Added/updated: 7 January 2009
Suffolk Nurse Wins Top Award Release date: 18 June 2008
Gillian Brown, a Suffolk nurse has been named as Health Protection Agency Regional “Employee of the Year” for her dedication to protecting the health of people in Suffolk.
Added/updated: 28 May 2010
Queen’s Birthday Honour for Dr Tim Wreghitt Release date: 14 June 2008
Dr Tim Wreghitt has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his work on public health virology.
Added/updated: 7 January 2009
MRSA bloodstream infections continue to decline in the East of England Release date: 28 April 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has today published its latest quarterly report on MRSA (meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bloodstream infection and C. difficile (Clostridium difficile) infection figures.
Added/updated: 1 June 2010
What will you give your partner this Valentine's? Release date: 13 February 2008
St Valentine's is famously a day for lovers and this year the Health Protection Agency is asking people to give their partner something special like champagne, flowers or chocolates, and not a STI.
Added/updated: 7 January 2009
Latest figures show continuing decline in MRSA bloodstream infections Release date: 30 January 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has today published its latest quarterly report on MRSA (m eticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bloodstream infection and C. difficile (Clostridium difficile) infection figures.
Added/updated: 7 January 2009
Cases of seasonal flu increase across the East of England Release date: 17 January 2008
The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is reminding people how they can stop the spread of colds and flu, following a rise in the number of cases of seasonal influenza.
Added/updated: 7 January 2009
East of England Regional Archive pre 2008 (PDF, 510 KB)
Added/updated: 1 June 2010