All Public health articles – Page 127

  • News

    Exclusive: NHS gets first medical director as Sir Liam's role is scaled back

    2007-08-23T16:15:00Z

    Leading cardiac surgeon and president of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has been appointed as the Department of Health's medical director, HSJ has learnt.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Strategies for tackling obesity

    2007-08-23T15:19:00Z

    A number of approaches have been successful in delivering cost-effective obesity management in the NHS. Ailsa Brotherton and Carol Pinder explain

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Hospital health advice and toolkit

    2007-08-23T12:04:00Z

    Cheshire and Merseyside Partnerships for Health, the public health network forCheshireand Merseyside, has added two useful documents to its page.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Sexual health courses in London

    2007-08-23T12:03:00Z

    The South West London HIV and GUM clinical services network will be holding two-day sexual health courses in the coming months.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Success Through Partnership conference

    2007-08-23T12:00:00Z

    Presentations from the Success Through Partnership health and travel conference, held in May at Nottingham University Hospitals trust, are now available to download from the website of Spokes, the NHS Cycling Network.Click here to read the presentations

  • News

    Website aims to bridge life expectancy gap

    2007-08-23T00:00:00Z

    The Department of Health has launched a website aimed at reducing gaps in life expectancy in England.

  • HSJ Knowledge

    Public health trends August 2007

    2007-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August sees a drop in confidence over the target to halt the rise in childhood obesity, according to the latest Barometer of public health directors, with June’s figure of 3.25 dipping to 2.91 out of 10.

  • News

    New measures to tackle Wales' growing drink problem

    2007-08-21T10:13:00Z

    Doctors' leaders have developed new policy proposals to tackle the increasing alcohol problem in Wales.

  • News

    Call to improve foot care for older people

    2007-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Older people's bids to stay active and independent are being curtailed by cuts in foot care services, according to charity Age Concern.

  • News

    Text messages help smokers kick the habit

    2007-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Smokers in north London are benefiting from mobile support to help them give up the habit.

  • News

    Large waist increases heart disease risk

    2007-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Scientists in Texas have warned that people with a larger waist-to-hip ratio may be at increased risk of heart disease.

  • News

    When will NHS digital dreams become a reality for patients?

    2007-08-16T00:00:00Z

    The internet is helping feed the public's huge appetite for information. But with NHS websites struggling to live up to their potential and fears of a 'digital divide', how is the health service going to meet this challenge? Alison Moore reports.

  • News

    Contract awarded for flu vaccine

    2007-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Two pharmaceutical companies have won a £155.4m contract to supply a vaccine as soon as an expected pandemic flu outbreak is confirmed.

  • News

    Booklet to help pharmacists spot alcoholics

    2007-08-16T00:00:00Z

    A new booklet written to help healthcare professionals recognise and advise alcoholics will be sent out to all 4,000 Boots dispensing pharmacists.

  • News

    UK urged to adopt international child growth standards

    2007-08-16T00:00:00Z

    A joint report by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has recommended adopting World Health Organisation child growth standards in the UK.

  • News

    Alcohol abuse worst in North West, report claims

    2007-08-16T00:00:00Z

    People living in the North West are more likely to die from alcohol-related illnesses than anywhere else in England, according to a new report.

  • News

    9When will NHS digital dreams become a reality for patients?

    2007-08-16T00:00:00Z

    The internet is helping feed the public's huge appetite for information. But with NHS websites struggling to live up to their potential and fears of a 'digital divide',.how is the health service going to meet this challenge? Alison Moore reports

  • News

    Mixed performance in community mental healthcare

    2007-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Pace of change and improvement in community mental healthcare has been variable and service users are often too little involved in their care, according to a review carried out by the Healthcare Commission and the Commission for Social Care Inspection. It said that although services had improved, some people still ...

  • HSJ Knowledge

    A game for two players

    2007-08-14T00:00:00Z

    The Healthy Schools initiative continues to be a thriving joint programme, reports Varya Shaw

  • Comment

    An ode to the Daily Mail?

    2007-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Michael White's 800-word bansturbation (opinion, page 10, 26 July) to the thought of stricter discipline and control of drugs, drinking, gambling and advertising included a stout defence of the Daily Mail. Will HSJ soon have a Daily Mail editor as its political columnist?Rory Meakin is patient safety co-ordinator at Camden ...