All Public health articles – Page 45
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NewsObese NHS staff criticised in Lords
Obese NHS staff provide a “very poor role model” to patients trying to lose weight, according to a leading doctor.
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'Substantial' hole in many public health budgets
Many local authorities will inherit a “substantial” hole in their public health budgets when they take over responsibility for the role next year, research by the British Medical Association has revealed.
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NewsFunding for fingerprint drugs test
Drug tests that will be able to detect the substances someone has taken through their fingerprints have been given funding.
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NHS Haringey misses stop smoking target for quarter one
PERFORMANCE: NHS Haringey missed its target for getting smokers to quit for quarter one, achieving 300 against a target of 427.
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New Derby drug and alcohol centre opens
STRUCTURE: A new treatment centre for people recovering from drug and alcohol misuse will open in Derby on Monday 29 October.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe art of getting NHS staff physical
How the Workforce Workfit programme got 10,000 staff on the move
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CommentReaders' letters - 11 October 2012
Critics of the Manchester maternity review are in denial, says Leila Williams of NHS Greater Manchester
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NewsCuts 'threaten drug abuse progress'
Funding cuts and reforms to public services risk reversing the declining trend in drug abuse among young people, campaigners have warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to stop diabetes engulfing the NHS
Health checks are key to keeping diseases under control
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NewsScottish ministers challenged over fatalism about health
The Scottish government is being challenged to set out how it will address the “fatalistic attitude” that means some people in the poorest areas expect to suffer health problems such as heart disease.
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CommentThe God Delusion
The wellness drive hasn’t won public support because we view the NHS as a national religion
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NewsSelbie: NHS has not 'done much good'
The new chief executive of Public Health England has said the NHS’s effort to improve health and reduce illness over the past four decades “hasn’t worked and has not been sufficient”.
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Health workers trained to spot human trafficking
Doctors and nurses are being given advice on how to spot the victims of human trafficking.
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HSJ KnowledgeServe up a change that lasts for life
Combined weight therapy and medication is cutting demand for surgery
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NewsAttitude change needed to increase organ donation
The UK’s transplant waiting list will never be significantly reduced in size unless public attitudes towards organ donation change, according to a charity.
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HSJ LocalThousands stop smoking in Northamptonshire
PERFORMANCE: More than 5,000 people decided to quit smoking in Northamptonshire last year health officials have announced.