DPP - the UK's specialist provider of health information

Providing health information, such as the DPP's 'Better health at home and at work' booklet through the workplace sends a positive message to employees, whilst having the potential to reduce time off work with sickness absence and reducing consultations with health professionals for minor ailments.

These booklets 'Caring for Kids' are really good; I use them for my weekly mother and baby classes and they are ideal for handing out to mums when we are discussing childhood minor ailments. It has everything they need to know in it without having to refer to anything else. It's handy because it’s small, convenient, nice and clearly laid out, the pictures are superb.

The most essential part of our organisation is our workforce. This is why PSA Peugeot-Citroën is using DPP's Health at Work service. The group consider provision of good quality health information and advice to their employees as a social responsibility and commitment to ensuring safety and wellbeing at work.

For the average person flu is just a bad cold. GPs and practice nurses need to concentrate their attention on those who are at risk of it being something much worse. The worried well will find everything they need to know in this booklet.

Gone are the days of overstuffed, unreadable notice boards in the surgery. With the help of the wonderful material supplied through DPP, we now have changing displays throughout the year, that are meaningful and actually noticed by the patients!

Through their partnerships with expert organisations and their innovative approach to campaigns, DPP ensures that balanced messages reach the people who really need to hear them.

I didn't know it can cause cot death. Or meningitis or deafness. I'm a bit shocked it can do this to babies. People don't know enough about these things.

DPP is a vital tool for PCTs in developing their PPI strategy and will assist in the implementation of the GMS contract. They help PCTs communicate changes in services to the public in a very direct and readable style. They will help contribute to key policy areas such as unscheduled emergency care, out of hours services and medicines management issues.

I love the idea of this. You have to get the kids on board - otherwise mealtimes become hell.

DPP provides invaluable support to PCTs in the implementation of the GMS contract and in the provision of innovative and relevant health education campaigns.

It's a good guide, very clear. I would use the questions especially, if I was taking a conventional medicine, it might help to bring the subject up.

I have found DPP campaigns and resources extremely valuable. They have fitted in very well with the PCT's priorities and vision, which is for people to take more control of their own health.

I'd like it in the workplace. It's such a diverse subject. People need to be reminded what they can do about it and what the symptoms are.

Most of the time I think I know what to do, but this would help me make the right decision.

I love all the headings – real boys' language! It covers serious stuff like blood pressure and drinking. 'Hangovers to heart health' will appeal to a wide range.

DPP campaigns are an invaluable resource in helping PCTs to meet their targets on areas such as access to services. They're fantastic value for money.

It's a good idea cos you get healthy. I think it would be fun

Working for a busy inner-city health centre, I have found DPP leaflets, booklets and information ideal for undertaking awareness campaigns.

The size of the leaflet made it easy to read and carry about in order to refer to at any time or show others. This easy to refer to card meant that I could take it to the supermarket when shopping and pick up some of the recommended foods. The info was short and to the point which kept interest.

We chose to work with DPP as they have a great reputation for producing balanced, quality information and have a keen understanding of patients' and health professionals' needs.

I've had depression before and went to the doctor who was great, but there was no information like this then and it would have been good.