All Public health articles – Page 109

  • News

    Scotland passes public health bill

    2008-06-13T12:15:00Z

    Scottish Parliament has passed a new public health bill that will strengthen health board and local authority powers to act when individuals, premises or any item pose a major risk to public health.

  • Comment

    David Baker on men's health

    2008-06-13T09:00:00Z

    According to independent body the Men's Health Forum, too many men suffer unnecessary poor health and die too young from preventable causes.

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    HSJ Knowledge

    How does the UK compare at commissioning?

    2008-06-12T09:00:00Z

    World class commissioning will require an international perspective on health and well-being. It is not enough for PCTs and SHAs to compare similar organisations in England or even the UK.

  • News

    Better on pain management

    2008-06-12T09:00:00Z

    In HSJ's Chronic Pain Management supplement, Shropshire GP Louise Warburton said the wait to see a pain management team in her area was six months.

  • News

    Alan Johnson steps up pace of inequalities reform

    2008-06-12T09:00:00Z

    Health secretary Alan Johnson has outlined plans to ramp up the pace of reform in the face of a struggle to meet health inequalities targets.

  • News

    Incentivise care in poorer areas - Liberal Democrats

    2008-06-10T11:52:00Z

    The Liberal Democrats would incentivise GPs to work in deprived areas and introduce a financial premium to treat poorer patients, party leader Nick Clegg has said.

  • News

    Statistics show variations in UK health spending

    2008-06-10T11:40:00Z

    UK health and social care spending varies from £1,915 per head in England to £2,313 per head in Scotland, statistics from the Office for National Statistics have shown.

  • News

    Tuberculosis undermining HIV work, says WHO

    2008-06-09T11:11:00Z

    Rates of tuberculosis, especially drug-resistant forms of the disease, are threatening to undermine progress on treating people with HIV, a global leaders forum has said.

  • News

    Healthy communities fund launched

    2008-06-09T10:56:00Z

    Every town in England will have the chance to bid for up to £5m for schemes to make their inhabitants healthier and more active, health minister Dawn Primarolo has announced.

  • News

    Health inequalities plans announced

    2008-06-09T10:46:00Z

    Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced details of £34m of spending on local programmes to tackle health inequalities, including £19m to improve life expectancy and reduce infant mortality.A national support team for alcohol will be set up to help areas with the highest rates of alcohol-related hospital admissions. ...

  • Comment

    David Woodhead and Adrian Kelly on reducing teenage pregnancy

    2008-06-09T09:00:00Z

    With the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in western Europe, the UK needed to take serious steps to meet its goal of halving incidents by 2010

  • News

    Inexperience affects sexual health services

    2008-06-05T09:00:00Z

    A lack of expertise and experience in sexual health commissioning is harming efforts to improve services, sexual health organisations claim.

  • Comment

    Steve Slack on why being gay is still bad for your health

    2008-06-04T09:00:00Z

    Despite improvements in UK legislation protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, discrimination is still affecting the quality of health and social care this community receives.

  • News

    Ugandans suffer record levels of post-traumatic stress

    2008-06-03T13:20:00Z

    People displaced by the 20-year war in northern Uganda have the highest ever recorded rate of post-traumatic stress and depression, a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Gulu University has found.

  • News

    Anti-smoking consultation begins

    2008-06-02T12:06:00Z

    Requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain, branding-free packets of at least 20, restricting access to cigarette machines, restricting the display of tobacco products and banning advertisements for cigarette papers are among measures being considered in a consultation to cut the number of people who smoke. ...

  • News

    Youth alcohol plan launched

    2008-06-02T11:46:00Z

    A plan to help young people make informed decisions about the risks of drinking alcohol has been launched by the Department of Health, the Home Office and the Department for Children, Schools and Families.It aims to provide clearer information to parents and young people about alcohol consumption. New guidelines on ...

  • News

    End of postcode lottery could put PCTs in a spin

    2008-05-29T09:00:00Z

    The Primary Care Commissioning Network will pool PCTs' expertise to help them make decisions on using new treatments while they wait for NICE guidance. But trusts that choose to ignore the network's advice could find themselves facing a media storm. By Alison Moore

  • Comment

    Media Watch: bets on Johnson

    2008-05-29T09:00:00Z

    Managers may be tempted to swell trust coffers by taking a punt on health secretary Alan Johnson to be prime minister, with most papers quoting odds of six to one to replace Gordon Brown.

  • News

    Sharp rise in stomach surgery for obesity

    2008-05-28T09:00:00Z

    The number of stomach operations for obesity rose by just over 40 per cent last year, show official figures.

  • News

    Scottish men drinking twice recommended amount

    2008-05-27T11:03:45Z

    Figures updated to reflect the increasing strength of alcoholic drinks show many more Scottish drinkers than previously thought could be putting their health at risk.