All Public health articles – Page 6
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CommentWe need to make health inequalities everyone’s business
The NHS has to prioritise reducing inequalities in health, but the most important solutions are not always in its gift, write Stephen Bradley and Tom Gardiner
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CommentContinuing healthcare is failing those with dementia
For anyone who is living with dementia, with the condition’s progressive nature and potential to lead to spiralling care costs, NHS continuing healthcare can be a lifeline, writes Dr Hilda Hayo
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HSJ InteractiveHarnessing the potential of smart hospitals
An HSJ webinar brings together experts to discuss the role of smart hospitals in the health and care sector, by Jennifer Trueland
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HSJ InteractivePlanning ahead in terms of future technology
A panel of experts explored how best to embed innovations that will support new pathways and paradigms of care
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CommentHealth Bill update: Small victories and missed opportunities
The Health and Care Bill will most definitely not bring the required openness and transparency that aids accountability but will likely plug the more glaring loopholes, argues Labour MP and former NHS manager Karin Smyth.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS manage the needs of covid patients in the longer term?
Continuing to meet the needs of covid patients while also addressing the backlogs that have built up in other areas of care will clearly be challenging. At a recent HSJ webinar, a panel of experts explored what we have already learnt about how best to manage covid and where the ...
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HSJ PartnersExploring the opportunities of population health management
The shift to a comprehensive population health management approach is a huge change management challenge. But there are tools and support available to help to make it a reality, write Rebecca Richmond and Alex Miller
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HSJ InteractiveHow can ICSs transform diabetes management and outcomes?
Diabetes touches on many challenges that will be at the top of priority lists for integrated care systems. It also provides an example of how expanded use of technology might help address such issues. By Claire Read
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CommentThe fatalism of leaders turns blind eye to vulnerable lives
The fatalism of response and the slowness of decision making in dealing with the pandemic is largely based on the assumption that nothing can be done to make others safer. By Charlotte Augst
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CommentCovid has given us the data blueprint for ‘programming’ population health
Data and analytics will provide the timely insights ICSs need if they are to take action and meet the new triple aim - improve outcomes, tackle inequalities and enhance productivity. By Joe Rafferty, Jim Hughes and Professor Iain Buchan
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CommentRefugees can help tackle the NHS workforce shortage
Kaye Burnett places emphasis on supporting people from excluded communities with the opportunity of being potential recruits for the NHS
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CommentThe NHS needs more leaders who ‘think in systems’
For all the welcome aspects of the Health and Care Bill, it is culture, not structure, that ultimately determines the quality of health system integration, writes Dr Parth Patel
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NewsMinisters target 85pc flu vaccine uptake among frontline NHS staff
The government is aiming to get at least 85 per cent of NHS frontline staff vaccinated against flu this winter – an 8 percentage point increase on last year’s performance.
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CommentWhy some people on elective waiting lists may never reach the front of the queue
If we don’t keep up with demand, some patients may never reach the front of the queue
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CommentA focus on neurology can unlock wider benefits for the NHS
In many ways the issues facing neurology services are a microcosm of those facing the wider NHS. Getting neurology services right can help local NHS decision-makers meet many of their other targets. By Nick Moberly
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CommentTackling health inequalities must be a fundamental priority for the NHS
A new report on health inequalities sets out how a supportive policy framework will help the NHS address longstanding injustice, says Saffron Cordery
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HSJ PartnersA bionic approach to population health
Stephen Sutherland and Dr Ben Horner recommend eight steps to a bionic population health approach, building momentum to improve health and address inequalities
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NewsUPDATE: Four new ministers join DHSC
Four new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NewsDHSC hires new deputy chief medical officer
Jeanelle de Gruchy, Association of Directors of Public Health president, is expected to be named as a new deputy chief medical officer later today.
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NewsNew covid agency’s £2bn procurement budget revealed
The government is looking for two commercial directors for its new health protection agency, with one expected to be responsible for £2bn-a-year expenditure.