All Public health articles – Page 43
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News
Cancer 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 Knowledge
Resource 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 Knowledge
Why CCGs must nurture local politics
Developing strong relationships with councillors must be a priority for CCGs
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HSJ Knowledge
Rumours of public health's death are greatly exaggerated
The picture isn’t all doom and gloom
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HSJ Knowledge
Raising awareness of breast cancer among over 70s
How a pilot to promote detection yielded exceptional results
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News
Only half health and wellbeing boards consider end-of-life care
Concerns have been raised that some bodies introduced under the NHS reforms have not considered the needs of dying people.
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HSJ Knowledge
Exploring how new NHS organisations will collaborate
How HWBs and AHSN will help each other
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News
CMO notes 'catastrophic' antimicrobial resistance
The threat posed by antibiotic resistance should be ranked alongside terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the government’s chief medical officer has said.
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HSJ Local
Sussex health visitor receives QNI grant for local project
FINANCE: A health visitor from Lewes has been awarded a £5,000 grant by the Queen’s Nursing Institute to improve access to healthcare for the Gypsy and Traveller community locally.
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Comment
We should all join Burnham's debate on integrated care
Key decisions on fusing health and social care cannot wait
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News
Selbie: 'The NHS is not the same as health'
The chief executive of Public Health England has urged a fundamental rethink of how illness and wellbeing are perceived, stating: “The NHS is not the same as health.”
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News
Many public health posts left unfilled
Almost a third of public health director posts could be unfilled when councils take control of the £2.7bn service in April, according to research by the Association of Directors of Public Health.
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HSJ Knowledge
Immaculate contraception: better sexual health services
A blueprint for providing free, high quality contraceptive services
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News
Council-led public health group has role extended
A group of council representatives set up to negotiate local government’s new public health role with the Department of Health will continue to run for another year.
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News
Asthma cases 'down after smoke ban'
The number of children admitted to hospital with symptoms of asthma has fallen since the ban on smoking in enclosed public places came into effect, a study has found.
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News
Wealthy south set to gain from public health funding boost
The Department of Health has almost doubled some councils’ public health allocations, according to research which reveals authorities in the relatively wealthy south and east are among the biggest winners.
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News
Plan to tackle breast cancer with prevention
Women with a family history of breast cancer could be offered preventative medication on the NHS under new plans outlined by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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News
Misconceptions rife over HIV
Fewer than four in 10 people are aware that the vast majority of HIV infections in the UK are caused by unsafe sex, a survey has revealed.
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News
UPDATED: Public health funds rise to £2.66bn
Councils’ budgets for public health will rise to £2.66bn this year and almost £2.8bn in 2014-15, the Department of Health has announced.