All Public health articles – Page 5
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NewsSeveral million vaccine doses ‘set to be binned’, despite shelf-life extension
Several million doses of the covid-19 vaccine are still ‘sitting in fridges’ across England and are likely to be thrown away, despite their expiry date already being extended, sources have told HSJ.
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CommentLevelling up must include action on variation in GP services
Unless urgent action is taken, failure to provide general practice according to people’s needs will likely widen disparities further, write Becks Fisher and Lucinda Allen
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NewsNHSE warns of significant variation in pregnant women’s vaccination uptake
An NHS England letter has warned of “significant variation” in the uptake of the covid-19 vaccine amongst pregnant women, and called on systems to enable more “spontaneous” antenatal vaccination.
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CommentWe should be horrified by the early deaths of those living with mental illness
Since the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health was published in 2016, delivery of physical health checks has remained significantly below the 60 per cent target. There is an urgent need to provide enhanced care for this particularly high-risk group, writes Mark Winstanley
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NewsExclusive: Pfizer extends shelf life after revelation NHS could waste ‘millions’ of vaccines
The expiry date on some covid vaccine supplies has been extended by two weeks, following concerns that large quantities would be wasted.
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News‘Millions of covid vaccines’ set to expire within two weeks, leaked memo warns
Large supplies of covid vaccine delivered to local centres before Christmas have not been used and are set to reach their expiry date within two weeks, a leaked memo suggests.
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CommentICS leaders must prioritise care for dying people
Dying people must be at the heart of integrated care system strategies and this cannot be left to chance, argues Matthew Reed, ahead of today’s debate in the House of Lords on the Health and Care Bill
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NewsBig city ICSs trail in booster uptake after Christmas slowdown
London, Birmingham and the Black Country are again trailing on vaccine uptake, after a large unplanned drop in booster demand since the Christmas period.
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CommentCommunity referrals can relieve burden on primary care
The pandemic has worsened health and wellbeing for many and widened inequalities further. Link workers can improve outcomes for people whom GPs may struggle to support and help achieve better results, writes Julie Bass
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HSJ PartnersEvaluation of AI risk scores in COPD opens to England
The new year brings a unique opportunity to pioneer the validation and accelerate the adoption of machine learning models trained to deliver clinically actionable risk scores, meet elective care targets and achieve the aims set out in the NHS long-term plan
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CommentThe NHS needs 'space' to deal with years of 'chronic intense pressure'
In 2022, we need to think more about people working under chronic intense pressure and the only way to manage this pressure and sustain good work is to create as much space as possible for ourselves and our staff, writes Jon Restell
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NewsCovid booster drive criticised amid call for vaccine hubs within councils
The covid booster vaccination programme has been criticised for being ‘considerably less well organised’ than the first two vaccine rounds, with some claiming it suffers from a ‘lack of focus’ and of being ‘lacklustre’ before the recent acceleration of pace.
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CommentNHS charities can help the service tackle the huge challenges ahead
Ellie Orton, chief executive at NHS Charities Together, urges trusts to engage with their local NHS charities to not only help tackle the huge pressures facing the NHS but also open up opportunities through investments in great ideas and innovations
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NewsUpdated: Javid says non-urgent elective operations will have to be postponed until 2022
The Prime Minister has admitted the NHS drive to provide booster vaccinations to as many people as possible by the end of the month will cause widespread disruption in the service before Christmas.
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HSJ PartnersThe importance of prevention in managing winter respiratory viruses
This is paid-for content from our commercial partners. Find out more. The public, NHS and economy face significant pressures annually from winter respiratory viruses, which can require substantial resources to manage.1,2,3 With covid-19 now also included within the seasonal illnesses being tackled, this winter could ...
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HSJ PartnersThe cost of doing nothing for people living with obesity
This is paid-for content from our commercial partners. Find out more It is now becoming accepted that the COVID-19 pandemic is not an intermezzo. Individuals and societies are learning to live with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Indeed populations who are adjusting effectively to the constant change ...
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CommentThe five habits of 'learning health systems'
During the past 18 months, healthcare systems have had to cope with the immense challenges of dealing with the unknowns. Dr Jenny Shand and Rachel Penniston shed light on the five features of a successful learning health system
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CommentCombating long covid will take a marathon effort
With over one million people thought to be suffering from long-term symptoms after a covid infection, the NHS needs funding for research into treatments and specialist staff so people with long covid can access the help they so desperately need, writes Sarah Woolnough, CEO of Asthma UK and the British ...
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NewsOmicron threat means NHS staff returning from any overseas destination must take PCR test
NHS staff returning from any non-red list country must have a negative PCR test before returning to work, according to latest guidance.
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CommentWhy we need to trigger ‘Plan B’ for covid now
The government should now trigger covid “Plan B” ahead of winter, if we are to minimise excess deaths from both covid and non-covid causes, writes public health director Dominic Harrison.