All Public health articles – Page 62
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NewsGovernment to set up new arm's length body
Plans to set up a new arm’s length body to house Public Health England may not go far enough to ensure its independence and could cost the government lost income, experts have warned.
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NewsBeefed up health and wellbeing boards extend council powers
Councils have been handed greater influence over healthcare commissioning following the government’s decision to bolster the power of health and wellbeing boards.
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NewsPublic health funding argument 'is over'
A senior Department of Health official has given a strong indication that councils have lost the argument over ringfenced public health budgets and that the government will not turn on the issue.
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NewsPublic Health England 'will not be trusted' as part of the DH
Leading public health experts have called for Public Health England to be independent of the Department of Health in order to maintain public confidence.
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NewsNew MRSA strain discovered in British cows' milk
Scientists have discovered a new strain of the MRSA “superbug” in the milk of British cows, research published today says.
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NewsNew guidance warns of higher bar for JSNAs
The new “enhanced” joint strategic needs assessment does not represent “business as usual” for the NHS, guidelines have warned.
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NewsAudit Commission finds social care services improving
Local councils are improving their adult social care but need to pick up the pace, a watchdog has said.
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London public health risk after programme director redundancy
PERFORMANCE: A report fom the London strategic health authority, revealed under the Freedom of Information Act, showed risks to sexual health and smoking programmes due to senior staff cuts.
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NewsHospital alcohol admissions hit one million
The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in England has exceeded one million in a year for the first time, a report has found.
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Comment'Better quality data will help to reduce variations in care'
The latest report of the National Lung Cancer Audit has the potential to significantly reduce variations in care, writes Mick Peake
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NewsPublic health funding cut threatens skilled staff
Valuable health intelligence expertise is facing “fragmentation and dissolution”, following a 30 per cent cut in the core funding of public health observatories, MPs have been warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeTackling public health inequalities: NHS BEN's fight against smoking
With smoking levels above average in Birmingham East and North, NHS BEN’s Fight Back campaign has aimed to remove inequalities and improve health and wellbeing in the area.
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NHS Wiltshire plans early transfer of public health to local council
WORKFORCE: Public health staff at NHS Wiltshire are to be consulted on transfering to the local authority under plans for Wiltshire Council to become an early adopter of government proposals to integrate public health into local government.
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NewsInternational index finds UK obesity growing
A new international index launched online today has highlighted the UK’s worsening obesity problem.
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NewsSharp rise in young attending A&E
There has been a dramatic rise in the number of children taken to A&E departments with common illnesses, research suggests.
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Newcastle Hospitals creates community services division
STRUCTURE: Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust has taken on most of its local primary care trusts’ community services, and housing them in a new division.
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NewsLung cancer audit shows huge variations between trusts
An audit of lung cancer care has found wide regional variation in the number of patients receiving treatment.
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HSJ KnowledgeQIPP and care plans for long term conditions: revisited
Last year a study into the impact of care planning on patients with long term conditions showed the early benefits of individual care plans. Now, follow up data has strengthened those results - and could transform the patient-clinician relationship. Shahid Ail, Julia Coletta and Richard Pope report.
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NewsGovernment public health response held until July
A government response to the public health white paper consultation will not be published until July, Department of Health officials have told MPs.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow free technologies are mapping new ground for community health projects
Communities can connect with local projects thanks to free technology such as Google Maps, writes Birmingham University’s knowledge transfer associate Tom Lawrence.