All Public health articles – Page 35
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HSJ LocalLeeds CCG appoints associate medical director
WORKFORCE: Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed Fiona Day as associate medical director.
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NewsCCGs must set targets for reducing health inequalities
Clinical commissioning groups will have to set targets for reducing health inequalities and improving outcomes for health and wellbeing, under the 2015-16 planning guidance.
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HSJ KnowledgeTips to prevent mental health co-morbidities in diabetic patients
A project in London has developed a model for diagnosing and treating the mental health co-morbidities of diabetes. Steven Reid explains
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HSJ KnowledgeImmigration Act: Implications for GPs and trusts explained
GPs and trusts to enforce Immigration Act
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon drops plans to restrict surgery for smokers and obese patients
Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group has dropped controversial ‘rationing’ plans that would have restricted elective surgery to smokers and obese patients.
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CommentReshape guidelines on body contouring surgery to best treat obese patients
After weight loss surgery
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Ebola crisis: four lessons for the NHS
How a British team in Sierra Leone helped boost the health system
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon imposes widespread restrictions on smokers and obese patients
Morbidly obese patients in most of Devon will have to lose up to 5 per cent of their weight before undergoing any elective surgery, under plans confirmed by the country’s largest clinical commissioning group.
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CommentTackling the weighty problem of obese patients without the scalpel
Surgery often leads to further weight gain
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CommentDon't call me 'frail': Older patients don't want to be defined by their condition
Focus on social aspects
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CommentTragic tale of 'Baby P' shows we shouldn't play the blame game
Distinguish accountability from blame
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CommentFour reasons to be optimistic about the future of healthcare
Why the future is looking brighter
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CommentMoving with the times: a preventative approach to musculoskeletal health
Tackling the musculoskeletal health issue
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CommentThere's a lack of political courage to stand up to populist nonsense
Good politics, but bad policy
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CommentA new partnership could stop preventable diseases
Charities are ready to be part of the solution
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HSJ KnowledgeInnovator case study: New pathway means earlier diagnosis of liver disease
The winners of the 2013 NHS Innovation Challenge Prize are changing lives