All Public health articles – Page 49
-
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.
-
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
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.
-
CommentMichael White: abortion row gives a glimpse of politically disfiguring culture wars
Partisans are standing firm and playing politics.
-
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.
-
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.
-
HSJ Local
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.
-
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.
-
HSJ Local
New director of public health appointed for the south
WORKFORCE: Yvonne Doyle has been appointed as director of public health for the NHS South of England strategic health authority cluster, with immediate effect.
-
NewsIndependent advice service for NHS patients launches
A new independent advice service for NHS patients in Scotland begins its work today.
-
CommentMichael White: regional pay policy needs greater attention
The maximum fuss was over minimum pricing.
-
-
HSJ Local
Gateshead announces new public health director
WORKFORCE: Carole Wood has been appointed as the new director of public health for Gateshead and will take over when the current postholder, Alyson Learmonth, retires in May.
-
NewsRegional differences in accidental injury death rates
The number of people who die from injuries such as falls, road accidents and poisoning varies dramatically aross England, research suggests.
-
NewsCameron outlines alcohol pricing plans
The prime minister has announced plans to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol in England in a bid to ease the pressure drink-related cases are placing on the health service.
-
NewsAlcohol blamed for surge in liver deaths
Deaths from liver disease in England have jumped 25 per cent with alcohol the major cause, men the biggest victims and fatalities more prevalent in the North, new statistics have revealed.
-
NewsHealth Bill will widen inequalities says experts' 'risk register'
The Health Bill will widen health inequalities, increase healthcare costs, reduce quality of care and the lead to the loss of a comprehensive NHS, according to an alternative “risk register” drawn up by the Faculty of Public Health.
-
NewsCall for food advert watershed
Adverts for food which is high in fat, sugar and salt should not be broadcast before the 9pm watershed, according to the public health minister for Scotland.