The Unit provides a range of evidence briefings for policy customers in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), as part of our Rapid Response function. All policy briefings reflect the evidence available at time of publication and are not regularly updated unless stated.
PRU-PB-001 Smoking Cessation in the Context of Health Inequalities
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Smoking Policy Briefing prepared for the Department of Health and Social Care.
PRU-PB-002 Physical activity and weight loss in the adult population
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Physical activity and weight loss in the adult population
PRU-PB-003 Key principles of public health prevention
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Key principles of public health prevention
PRU-PB-004 Community Pharmacy & Public Health Services
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Community Pharmacy & Public Health Services briefing prepared for the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health
PRU-PB-005 GP retention
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Policy Brief on GP retention
PRU-PB-006 Identifying interventions to increase organ donation rates
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Identifying interventions to increase organ donation rates in people from minority ethnic backgrounds
PRU-PB-007 Exploring Shared Medical Appointments for the management of chronic conditions
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Policy Brief on Shared Medical Appointments
PRU-PB-008 Understanding public views of community antibody testing for COVID-19
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Understanding public views of community antibody testing for Covid-19 and related behaviours – a qualitative study
PRU-PB-009 Timing and conditions for rolling out COVID-19 antibody testing
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Timing and conditions for rolling out COVID-19 antibody testing to the population: A behavioural science perspective
PRU-PB-010 COVID-19 vaccine intention
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Policy brief on factors associated with vaccine intention in adults living in England who either do not want or have not yet decided whether to be vaccinated against COVID-19
PRU-PB-011 Which factors may help increase COVID 19 vaccine uptake in England?
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Which factors may help increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in England?
PRU-PB-012 Shared medical appointments for the management of long-term condition
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Shared medical appointments for the management of long-term conditions in primary care: evidence of effectiveness and efficiency
PRU-PB-013 Comparison of seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccine intentions
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A comparison of seasonal flu and COVID-19 vaccine intentions: a cross-sectional survey of vaccine hesitant adults in England in 2020
PRU-PB-014 PH teams’ experience of inequalities and Covid-19 vaccine uptake
“Build it and they will come”? Learning from public health teams’ experience of tackling low rates of Covid-19 vaccination
PRU-PB-015 Choose Well
Encouraging the public to access the right health service for their health needs: an evidence review of interventions
PRU-PB-016 Prosocial messaging
Prosocial public messaging for population behaviour change: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of prosocial public health messages for population behaviour change in relation to respiratory infections
PRU-PB-017 COVID-19 boost vaccine
Using the precaution adoption process model to understand decision-making about the COVID-19 booster vaccine in England