All Public health articles – Page 52
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CommentIndependent assessment could reduce long-term sickness absence
Creating an independent assessment service to advise on employee absence is our chance to create a fair system, say Carol Black and David Frost.
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HSJ KnowledgeDeveloping a health and local government service integration model
Could one trust’s health and local government service integration be a model for the rest of the country to follow? Dr Chris Clayton reports on the successful pilot at Blackburn with Darwen PCT.
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HSJ Local
Kent PCTs launch phone app in bid to cut teenage pregnancies
PERFORMANCE: A mobile phone app has been launched as part of efforts to improve sexual health and reduce unplanned teenage pregnancies in Kent.
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NewsDH plans to allow councils to take on public health functions early
The Department of Health is considering “arrangements” that will allow councils to take over the management of public health functions before the legal transition of responsibility in 2013.
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NewsBurnham urges medical colleges to demand bill is dropped
Representatives from the main royal medical colleges have met shadow health secretary Andy Burnham to discuss the possibility of a issuing a joint call for the Health Bill to be dropped.
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NewsDH advertises for future leader of Public Health England
The Department of Health has begun advertising for a chief executive designate for its new executive agency Public Health England.
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NewsNHS chief executives should be 'held to account' for improving staff health
Senior managers should be held to account for improving the health and wellbeing of their workforce, the NHS Future Forum has recommended.
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HSJ KnowledgeDeveloping a new care pathway to enhance responses to alcohol cases
Alcohol-related emergency care demand needs to be understood and managed if the number of cases is to be reduced, say James Bell and colleagues.
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CommentMichael White: the mess in the cosmetic Wild West
Public authorities like the NHS often take a beating from energetic health journalists during the annual Christmas news doldrums. Why? Large, complex organisations always have problems, but are less likely to fire off menacing lawyers’ letters than dodgy banks.
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NewsSexual health services should offer alcohol advice
GP commissioners and councils should in future ensure sexual health services include interventions targeted at cutting alcohol consumption among young people, according to a report published today.
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NewsCameron 'set to back minimum alcohol price'
David Cameron will overrule Cabinet colleagues to push through plans setting a minimum price for alcohol, it has been reported.
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NewsCharity report paints 'bleak picture' of homeless health
Homeless people can expect to die 30 years before the average person, research for a charity has found.
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NewsSurvey: public health hit by loss of expertise
There has been considerable loss of public health capacity over the last 12 months, a workforce survey suggests.
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NewsPublic health needs new 'business model'
Public health professionals will need to “radically” change their approach to working with others when they move from primary care trusts to local authorities, a group of specialists has advised.
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NewsDH signs up 'trusted' agencies for PR campaigns
The Department of Health has appointed two media agencies to manage its public health awareness campaigns in a bid to “streamline” its approach to communications.
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NewsPublic health director to be statutory council post
Department of Health to issue statutory guidance on responsibilities
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NewsDH reveals plans for Public Health England structure
Public Health England will have four regional “hubs”, a series of local “units”, and employ around 5,000 staff, according to latest Department of Health documents.
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NewsCameron warned Health Bill will 'widen inequalities'
A group of leading public health specialists has written to the prime minster claiming the Health Bill will widen health inequalities, and should be reconsidered or withdrawn.
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CommentTwelve months of turbulence: 2011 in review
Continuing financial upheaval, industrial action taking hold and the implications of reform coming into focus: 2011 has been a tumultuous year. Here, HSJ’s writers reflect on some of the landmark events that defined the year.
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NewsGovernment urged to raise alcohol prices by leading medics
More expensive alcoholic drinks would save thousands of lives and prevent medical experts have said,