All Public health articles – Page 101
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Annual health check case study: Salford
Salford is the only primary care trust to achieve double excellent scores, having improved its quality rating from good last year.
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Annual health check: London's NHS trusts slide down rankings
London is falling behind the rest of the country for service quality despite launching its Darzi plan a year before other regions.
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David Allen on letting the public shape the NHS
The government has published another NHS white paper in which politicians tell the public what sort of health service we must receive. It is time this changed.
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Primary care can tackle health inequalities - World Health Organisation
Striking worldwide inequities in healthcare - including outcomes, access, annual government expenditure and what people have to pay - could be improved through integrated primary healthcare, a report by the World Health Organisation has said.
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Steve Feast on GPs as community leaders
When I was a GP, I was always amazed by the degree to which people remembered and acted on my advice. Frequently, the advice sought was not obviously related to any of my medical training or education.
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Maggie Rae on giving blood and glory
Yes, it is my fault - I think I am to blame for our terrible weather over the summer. I supported the introduction of the national system to monitor the effects of excessive heat over the summer months.
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Media Watch: public health Jamie Oliver style
When a celebrity ventures into the inhospitable terrain of public health, the results tend to be predictably cringe-inducing.
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Killer health conditions go unseen by GPs
Only half of all patients with some killer conditions have been diagnosed and treated by their doctor.
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Picker Institute demands clarity for exceptional case decisions
Primary care trusts must communicate with patients more clearly about exceptional case decisions, the Picker Institute is demanding.
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Obesity 'costs more than £4bn a year'
The costs associated with people being obese or overweight reached £4.2bn in 2007, according to a toolkit aimed at helping primary care trusts and local authorities tackle obesity.The toolkit says the costs of obesity could reach £6.3bn by 2015.
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Smoking costs NHS £50m a week
Smoking costs the NHS £2.7bn a year or £50m a week, despite a drop in the number of smokers, according to a report by Action on Smoking and Health, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.
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TV campaign promotes mental health
The Care Services Improvement Partnership in the East of England and charity the Mental Health Foundation have launched a mental health promotion TV campaign.
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Department of Health publishes mortality statistics
Statistics outlining progress on reducing overall mortality rates from cancer, circulatory disease, suicide and undetermined injury and accidents have been published.
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Mind launches physical activity campaign
Mental health charity Mind has lanched Get Moving, a week of mass participation events that will raise awareness of the mental health benefits of physical activity while tackling the stigma and discrimination that people with mental health problems experience.
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PCTs launch chlamydia TV campaign
Primary care trusts in Northumberland and Tyne and Wear have created a regional TV advert for chlamydia screening starring local young people.
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WHO calls for evidence on alcohol strategy
The World Health Organisation is to hold a public hearing on its global strategy to combat the harmful use of alcohol.
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HSJ Knowledge
Building bridges to beat diabetes
Confronted with rising numbers of people with type 2 diabetes, a New Zealand health board forged a cross-sectoral alliance under the banner of Let's Beat Diabetes. Chris Mules, Chad Paraone and Paul Stephenson report
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Tories: Labour using NHS money for votes
The government is 'manipulating' the NHS funding allocation formula to 'shore up' votes in areas loyal to Labour, the Conservatives have claimed.
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Simon Stevens on health policy trends
Rather than attend this year's party conferences, I decided instead to take the temperature on US health reform at the two presidential nominating conventions.
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HSJ Knowledge
Equipping the service to maximise information
The NHS Information Centre has a wide range of products and services designed to support commissioners.