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Health profiles reveal drop in smoking-related deaths
Health profiles for each local authority and region in England were published today by the Department of Health and the Association of Public Health Observatories.The profiles show that deaths from smoking-related diseases fell across England and that while life expectancy from birth has improved, there is still wide variation across ...
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SAS committee appoints acting leaders
The British Medical Association has appointed Ashok Pathak and Dr Greg Dilliway as acting co-chairmen of the staff and associate specialist committee.
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Young people invited to join mental health discussion group
A mental health charity is calling on five to 25 year olds to join its virtual discussion group.
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Many schools offer on-site sex clinics, survey shows
A national survey of on-site sexual health services in secondary schools and pupil referral units has found that a significant number are providing these services for young people.
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More children with diabetes admitted to hospital
Hospital admissions for children with diabetes are on the increase, Diabetes UK has warned.
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Boost for healthy lifestyles in Scotland
The Scottish government has launched an action plan targeting obesity, poor diet and lack of exercise.Over the next three years, an additional £40m of funding will be invested in improving healthy eating and physical activity.
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Management coaching: project you
Isobel Gowan explains how she helped a client tackle a lack of self esteem and worth
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Top ups put vulnerable patients at risk, Confed hears
Vulnerable patients risk being exploited and health inequalities widened if rules on topping up NHS services are relaxed, a panel of experts has warned delegates at the NHS Confederation conference.
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Lansley outlines Conservatives' plans for NHS
A future Conservative government would state the outcomes it wanted the NHS to achieve, but would largely leave NHS managers and clinicians to decide how that was delivered, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley told the NHS Confederation conference on Friday.
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Senior NHS managers must listen more, say staff
NHS workers have highlighted poor relationships with senior managers as a key concern in a staff survey for the Department of Health.
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Tories consult on NHS top ups
The Conservatives have started their own consultation on top-up payments for NHS care in the light of a government review.
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New vision for nursing in Wales
A strategy that sets out the core values of nursing has been launched in Wales.
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Trust breached hygiene code
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals trust has been issued with an improvement notice by the Healthcare Commission for breaching the hygiene code.
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Funding for new vaccinations revealed
Primary care trusts have been allocated their share of £8.9m for a new vaccination programme against the virus that causes cervical cancer.The human papillomavirus immunisation programme will start at the beginning of the school year in September.
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PCTs not ready to regulate choice, says Darzi adviser
Primary care trusts are not yet up to the job of policing choice under integrated healthcare models, a senior health adviser has warned delegates at the NHS Confederation conference.
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Mark Britnell announces changes to commissioning framework
The time it takes to use the framework for procuring external support for commissioners is to be slashed under plans unveiled at the NHS Confederation conference.
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Trusts sign up to patient safety campaign
One hundred trusts have pledged their support to a patient safety campaign launched at the NHS Confederation conference that aims to achieve 'no avoidable death, no avoidable harm'.
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Confed warning to staff who break data rules
Employers at the NHS Confederation conference have been warned not to let staff off the hook over data breaches.
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Sustainability is key to NHS success, Confed hears
Patient experience will only improve if the NHS can sustain the gains from delivery of the 18-week referral to treatment target, delegates at the NHS Confederation conference have been told.
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Mental health anti-stigma campaign appeals for support
Trusts at the NHS Confederation conference are being urged to join the 'biggest-ever' campaign to abolish the stigma attached to mental health problems.