All Public health articles – Page 118
-
HSJ Knowledge
Born in Bradford project takes on infant mortality
Bradford's infant mortality rate is twice the British average. An ambitious project is tracking the lives of 10,000 babies in the archetypal deprived, multi-ethnic city in the hope of understanding why. Emma Dent reports. Pictures by Rii Schroer
-
News
Scottish funding to tackle obesity
The Scottish government aims to invest an extra £40m in healthy living and eating programmes targeted at reducing the country's obesity problem.
-
News
Why achieving equality in healthcare is proving tricky
Spending on heart disease detection and treatment perfectly illustrates how the neediest patients often get the rawest deal. Could local scrutiny ensure fair play? Sally Gainsbury reports
-
News
Smoking in decline in the UK, figures show
Smoking in Britain has hit an all-time low, says a report on smoking and drinking habits from the Office for National Statistics.
-
News
NICE promotes stair-climbing for fitness
Ensuring staircases are attractive and clearly signposted is one way public bodies can encourage people to do more exercise, according to new public health guidance.The guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence encourage NHS organisations, councils and others to create buildings and spaces that boost physical activity.
-
Comment
Brown's good news for public health
Gordon Brown's New Year commitment to cardiovascular screening is a firm step in the right direction - upstream towards prevention - and although we've heard this kind of thing from government before, this time I get the feeling they really mean it.
-
News
WHO to discuss effects of climate change on health
Issues including the effects of climate change on health are due to be discussed this week by the executive board of the World Health Organisation.The board is also due to discuss flu pandemic preparation and polio eradication.
-
HSJ Knowledge
Workplace health trainers
'Ambassadors' in the workplace are being equipped to promote healthier lives. Lynne Greenwood reports
-
News
GPs failing to pick up patients at most risk of heart disease
GPs in some of the poorest areas of the country are failing to identify patients with coronary heart disease and treat them effectively, HSJ’s analysis suggests.
-
News
Heart death rates show a nation of inequalities
Research by HSJ has revealed the huge inequalities between healthcare need and NHS spending throughout England.An HSJ analysis of the latest data on coronary heart disease premature death rates and primary care trust heart disease spending shows that some of the PCTs with the greatest health need spend the least.
-
News
Derby City PCT appoints public health director
Dr Andrew Wakeman has been appointed as the new director of public health at Derby City primary care trust.
-
News
Internet used to diagnose embarrassing conditions
A third of people with embarrassing health conditions would rather use the internet to self-diagnose than visit the doctor, according to a poll carried out by TV channel UKTV Style.The poll also found nearly half of all people with conditions such as sexually transmitted infections or bowel problems were reluctant ...
-
HSJ Knowledge
Maggie Rae on action for equality
Christmas came early for me insofar as all the objectives I wanted to deliver were prioritised in the NHS operating framework. I was delighted to see health inequalities in there.
-
News
Pregnancy grant a 'gimmick' - Tories
The Conservative Party has questioned whether Labour's planned grants for pregnant women will provide any health benefits.The health in pregnancy grant will be available from the 29th week of pregnancy to improve the nutrition of expectant mothers, under plans outlined in the Health and Social Care Bill.
-
HSJ Knowledge
Home truths from New Zealand's healthcare system
The UK and New Zealand are similar enough for them to learn from each other's very different health service reforms, writes Chris Ham
-
News
Healthy diet messages not hitting home
Healthy eating messages are failing to change people's decisions on what food to buy, a government report has warned.
-
HSJ Knowledge
60 years of eating and smoking
It was in the 'ninth year of austerity' - with the end of full rationing still six years away - that the NHS came into existence on 5 July 1948. The chief medical officer, reporting on the state of the public's health, declared the NHS had begun 'its colossal task' ...
-
Comment
Preventive care rhetoric could become reality
Gordon Brown's keynote health speech was not just a crucial moment in the bid to relaunch his premiership (for more details, click here). As the NHS heads towards its 60th anniversary, his government's ability to deliver these reforms will have a profound impact on the service's long-term future.
-
News
Vitamin D heart disease link
Researchers in the US say that a lack of vitamin D may be linked to an increase in heart disease.
-
News
How to live 14 years longer
A new study claims that the combination of four health behaviours can add up to 14 years to people's lives.