All Public health articles – Page 38
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NewsMental health rising as reason for helping homeless
Mental health has become an increasingly significant reason for housing homeless people, an analysis of figures recorded by councils show.
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NewsNHS to keep health visitor funding until after general election
More than £650m a year of public health funding will be withheld from local authorities until after next year’s general election, it has emerged.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS Health Checks under scrutiny
The importance of reviewing the public health programme
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HSJ Knowledge'Eradicating hepatitis C is a realistic aim'
With the right models, HCV can disappear as a healthcare problem
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HSJ KnowledgeBreak the cycle of unemployment and mental health
Help people with mental health problems get work
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NewsHealth atlas pinpoints area risks
A new health atlas has been developed to help people assess medical and environmental risks.
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CommentCouncils put the public health ethos into practice
A year since the transfer of public health
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NewsReview calls for Tamiflu rethink
Ministers should review the use of a widely used anti-flu medication, scientists have said after new research questioned the efficacy of the drug.
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NewsCCG leaders voice serious concern over public health
Clinical commissioning leaders have expressed serious concerns about the current state public health services.
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HSJ KnowledgeSugar tax will break the cycle of obesity and type 2 diabetes
Normalising junk food has exacerbated the problem
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CommentTo legislate or educate? That is the public health question
Legislation must be reinforced by awareness
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NewsCall for lung ‘allocation’ system
It is a “scandal” that one in three cystic fibrosis sufferers who are waiting for donated lungs die while on the transplant list, a charity has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge'Healthy hospitals' initiative is bearing fruit
Promote healthy behaviour among staff and patients
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CommentOur health attitudes and policies remain chaotic
Nanny state must hold its nerve on public health
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NewsFall in screening level revealed
There has been a drop in the percentage of women being screened for breast cancer, NHS figures show.
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NewsNICE: community centres best placed to tackle health inequalities
Councils can do more to encourage older people to attend NHS health checks as part of their new public health role, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said.
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NewsWarning over defibrillator shortage
A shortage of defibrillators - which shock the heart - and a lack of public awareness could be costing thousands of lives every year, research suggests.
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NewsBid to update alcohol licence rules
Councils should be able to curb pub and off licence opening hours in a bid to cut costs and ease the pressures of alcohol-related admissions on hospitals, it has been claimed.
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NewsDH acknowledges 'first fall in life expectancy since 2003'
The Department of Health has acknowledged that life expectancy at 75 – one of its corporate indicators – fell in 2012 for the first time in many years.
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NewsDiabetes total soars to top 3.2 million
The number of people with diabetes in the UK is now more than 3.2 million, with last year seeing the biggest jump in cases since 2008.