All Public health articles – Page 107
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HSJ Knowledge
Mainstreaming health inequalities in action
Two senior executives discuss putting healthcare at the centre of local policy.
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News
New kite mark for public sector canteens
A new kite mark is to be developed for public sector canteens that provide nutritious food and encourage healthier eating.
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Plans to reduce young people's exposure to smoking
A new report calls on the UK governments to introduce a range of tough measures aimed at reducing young people's exposure to positive images of smoking.
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HSJ Knowledge
David Peat on 60 years with the NHS
Call it a fortuitous coincidence if you will, but the NHS and I share the same birthday. Not to the day, but near enough.
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Pilot will help GPs advise patients on health at work
GPs will be able to access occupational health advice for their patients through a new Welsh Assembly pilot scheme.
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HSJ Knowledge
Lessons in success: delivering on health inequalities
Three leaders who are tackling inequalities in deprived areas explain why their initiatives are working
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HSJ Knowledge
Adding value with national support
The aim of national support teams is to reflect back the work of trusts and local authorities and to support change, as director Cathy Hamlyn told HSJ
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Future NHS: the heat is on
As the population changes, the web transforms our relationship with information, medicines emerge to suit individuals' genomes and the planet warms, the NHS faces momentous challenges. By Daloni Carlisle
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Gordon Brown pledges to free and empower staff
The prime minister Gordon Brown has pledged to 'back to the hilt' NHS staff when they want to improve services.
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DH behind in Olympic planning race
Senior managers have attacked the Department of Health for failing to face the health and safety challenges of the 2012 Olympic games.
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HSJ Knowledge
1948 and the leap forward in human rights
The year the NHS was launched saw another great landmark: the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The right to healthcare is as basic as they get - but the battle is still not won
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Life expectancy tool helps address local inequalities
A life expectancy intervention tool is now available to help all local planners make informed decisions, writes Andy Cowper.
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HSJ Knowledge
Collaborative approach to cancer inequalities
A national initiative is encouraging patients to present themselves earlier when they display symptoms they might otherwise ignore.
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News
DH celebrates anniversary of smoking ban
More people are trying to quit smoking, the air in pubs and bars is cleaner and rates of compliance with smoke-free laws is high, according to the Department of Health report published to mark the first anniversary of the smoking ban.
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Consultation on vascular check programme
The Department of Health is consulting on the modelling undertaken by its analysts, which shows its proposed programme of vascular checks for patients aged 40-74 is likely to be very cost-effective and result in significant health improvements.
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Healthy Futures programme appoints director
A senior nurse and former patients' champion for accident and emergency services has been appointed as the new programme director for the Healthy Futures North East reconfiguration programme.
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Research examines effects of poor diet in pregnancy
Mothers who eat an unhealthy diet during pregnancy may be putting their children at risk of developing long-term health problems, according to research published today.
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Smoking ban spurred 400,000 to kick habit, study claims
At least 400,000 people quit smoking as a result of the smoking ban in England, according to research presented today.The Smoking Toolkit Study interviewed more than 32,000 people in England over the nine months before and nine months after the ban took effect on 1 July last year.
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Sexually transmitted infection rates soar in over 45s
Rates of sexually transmitted infections (except HIV) have doubled among people over 45 in less than a decade, research published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections has found.
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HSJ Knowledge
Young people's sexual health
While the GP practice seems an obvious place for improving uptake of sexual health screening, funding issues are slowing progress, says Caroline White