All Public health articles – Page 49
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NewsProstate cancer rates now top 40,000 annually
More than 40,000 men a year in the UK are being affected by prostate cancer, a charity’s research has show.
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CommentUnemployment is bad for your health - now and in the future
Public health work at one primary care trust has shown how unemployment could have massive impact on a generation’s life expectancy, and why it’s important they get back to work. John Middleton reports.
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PCT public health staff move to council offices
WORKFORCE: NHS Surrey staff have moved to Surrey County Council a year before the authority officially takes responsibility for public health.
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NewsPublic health transition chief wins new job in Wales
The woman leading public health’s transition from the health service to local government is quitting the English NHS after securing a major new job in Wales.
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HSJ KnowledgeFrom healthcare to self care: services that help patients look after themselves
Dee Kyne explains how investing in a service redesign secured savings for one practice and health improvements for its patients.
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NewsPCTs restricting availability of contraceptives
Primary care trusts are restricting the availability and prescribing of contraceptives leaving 3.2 million women without access to a full range of services, according to a report by a group of experts.
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Surrey health and wellbeing board lauded in Westminster
STRUCTURE: Surrey County Council cabinet member for adult social care and health Michael Gosling has spoken at a Westminster event about improving health and wellbeing.
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NewsPublic health leader quitting NHS for Canada role
One of the country’s leading public health directors will be leaving the NHS for Canada next month, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSefton public health director takes on national role
Janet Atherton has been named as the next president of the Association of the Directors of Public Health.
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NewsMinimum alcohol pricing 'will save lives'
Implementing a minimum alcohol unit price would save more than 1,000 lives each year, a report has claimed.
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NewsA&E departments see fall in violence related cases
An estimated 307,998 people were admitted to accident and emergency units for violence-related injuries last year, 10,879 fewer than in 2010, data supplied by the units showed.
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NewsNew approach to back pain management could save NHS £120m
Outcomes among back patients could be improved if a stratified management approach to providing primary care physiotherapy is adopted, research suggests.
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Chief exec confirms he is leaving in May
WORKFORCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust chief executive Duncan Selbie is to leave the organisation at the end of next month.
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East Sussex DPH given national role
WORKFORCE: Diana Grice, director of public health for East Sussex, has been appointed vice president of the Association of the Directors of Public Health.
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NewsObesity strategy criticised by royal colleges
Surgeons, psychiatrists, paediatricians and GPs launched a campaign today to battle rising levels of obesity, saying current strategies are not working.
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CommentMichael White: abortion row gives a glimpse of politically disfiguring culture wars
Partisans are standing firm and playing politics.
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NewsAcute trusts absent from local wellbeing boards
Emerging health and wellbeing boards believe they will successfully shape local health policies and drive service integration. But many boards still lack input from NHS providers, a survey shared exclusively with HSJ reveals.
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News£250m proton cancer therapy boost announced
Hundreds of patients currently sent abroad for a cancer treatment will soon be able to get it at home, the government has announced.
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Brighton chief handed leading public health role
WORKFORCE: Duncan Selbie, currently chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, has been named as chief executive designate of Public Health England.
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NewsBrighton acute chief to lead Public Health England
Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust, has been named as chief executive designate of Public Health England.