All Public health articles – Page 43
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NewsCouncils to be ranked on public health outcomes
Public Health England is planning to publish national rankings of public health outcomes in different local authority areas, in a bid to encourage journalists and members of the public to “challenge those in positions of responsibility”.
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NewsUse health budget for troubled families, chief urges
Public Health England chief executive Duncan Selbie says £2.6bn budget should be put towards DCLG programme
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NewsHealth inequality efforts 'failed'
Efforts to tackle health inequalities among England’s richest and poorest children during the last decade have failed, research claims.
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HSJ KnowledgePodcast: The next five years for population healthcare
Dr Kevin Fenton on Public Health England and health improvement
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HSJ Local
Durham Dales falling short on health checks
PERFORMANCE: GP surgeries in the Durham Dales are not calling enough patients for health checks to meet targets.
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CommentMichael White: two cheers for the Queen's Speech
The pitfalls of the Care Bill and health tourism
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CommentCarol Black: The many benefits of healthy staff
Promoting and ensuring staff health and wellbeing is essential
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News
Medical device assessment 'inconsistent' claim
The European Union process of assessing whether medical devices are fit for public use are “inconsistent and opaque”, researchers have claimed.
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CommentPublic health must lead a public system
Why we need 21st century “national health socialism”
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HSJ Local
Lancs CCG loses out in public health allocation
FINANCE: Finance strategy board papers from East Lancashire CCG warn that it has seen the “largest reduction” nationally in its public health allocation, which has now transferred to local government control.
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HSJ KnowledgeCommissioning must have a community focus
It is vital for to engage with our communities
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HSJ Local
Imperial clinician appointed national obesity and diabetes director
WORKFORCE: Dr Jonathan Valabhji lead clinician for diabetes Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, has been appointed national clinical director for obesity and diabetes for NHS England.
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Blogs
Politics and the English language
End Game has been a fan of minister for laughs Anna Soubry maverick style ever since she arrived at Richmond House.She’s a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm and she’s peppered her latest interview with hearty profanity.Limbering up, she declared a builder’s sign to be “fucking useless” ...
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NewsAnti-smoking campaigns top PHE marketing list
A quarter of Public Health England’s marketing budget will be spent on stopping smoking
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NewsCancer survival rates vary by geography
Cancer patients face “wide and persistent” variations in survival rates depending on where they live, officials said.
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HSJ KnowledgeResource allocation: a forgotten element of health policy
An even more important area in austerity
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News
Labour warns over 'unfair' public health budget split
The handover of responsibility for public health from primary care trusts to local authorities could be a “car crash”, the Labour party has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy CCGs must nurture local politics
Developing strong relationships with councillors must be a priority for CCGs
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HSJ KnowledgeRumours of public health's death are greatly exaggerated
The picture isn’t all doom and gloom