The launch of the annual Prevention Report was marked at the first of a series of community health events at the African Caribbean Centre in Leicester, where members of the public could take up free liver screening, head and neck cancer checks, learn the basics of CPR and gather health advice from more than 20 stalls.  

Ruw Abeyratne, director of health equality and inclusion at UHL, said: ‘We have made significant strides in prevention since our first report was published in 2024. Undertaking this work as an integrated, acute provider is vital to improving health outcomes, addressing inequalities and achieving the bigger NHS shift from sickness to prevention.'

Key priorities highlighted in the report include: strengthening Making Every Contact Count at every patient contact point; expanding smoking cessation services; improving alcohol and obesity management pathways to provide earlier interventions; enhancing tuberculosis and bloodborne virus screening to tackle rising cases; and improving colleague wellbeing and expanding mental health support.

You can read the full report on the UHL website.