All Public health articles – Page 68
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News
Vulnerable young people reluctant to get flu jab
Young people are at a greater risk from swine flu than the over-60s but are more reluctant to get vaccinated, an expert has warned.
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News
Flu outbreak 'no worse than usual'
There is “no evidence as yet” that the winter flu outbreak is worse than usual, England’s interim chief medical officer has said after senior GPs warned that they feared a crisis was looming.
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News
Swine flu kills 14 people
Swine flu has killed 14 people in the UK this winter, according to the Health Protection Agency.
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News
No roles for PCT and SHA staff with new health and wellbeing boards
Former primary care trust and strategic health authority staff should not expect to find jobs with the new health and wellbeing boards, the Department of Health has warned.
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News
UK tops European obesity league
The UK has performed poorly in an influential health and lifestyle study, recording the highest levels of obesity and teen pregnancy.
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News
Call for action on teen pregnancy services
The number of teenage girls falling pregnant will rise unless the government takes action, experts have warned.
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News
Elderly care service review launched
The future planning of elderly care services is “one of the greatest challenges” for society, according to the chairman of a new group set up to investigate reforms in Scotland.
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HSJ Knowledge
The roots of poor health in England
Poor health impacts on society in a vast number of ways. What can be done to tackle its causes in one of England’s worst-hit boroughs?
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News
All admitted patients to have blood clot test
All patients being admitted into Scottish hospitals should be assessed for blood clots, new guidelines have said.
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Comment
The public health white paper: sizing up reactions
HSJ’s sister title Local Government Chronicle gathers reaction to last week’s public health white paper, Healthy Lives, Healthy People.
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News
Report highlights productivity savings in mental health
There are “significant opportunities” for savings to be made in mental health while improving patient care, according to the King’s Fund.
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Comment
Michael White: caution and openness
Watching Andrew Lansley introduce MPs to his “nudge” white paper on public health, I was struck by how much it is still a first draft and by how enthusiastic the new generation of Conservative MPs is for bossiness.
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News
British back lifestyle nudge
Most people are happy for the government to influence behaviour to encourage healthy lifestyles, according to international research.
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Comment
'Don't allow healthcare and public health improvement to be divided'
The raison d’être of local government is that elected councillors best represent residents’ concerns.
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News
Drunk tanks proposed to take pressure off services
Drunk tanks and booze buses should be used to take some of the burden of intoxicated people off the hands of the health service and the police, a report has said.
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Comment
Alan Maryon-Davis is dreaming of a white paper
There’s plenty of Christmas cheer in the public health white paper. Warming words about the importance of protecting and improving health.
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Comment
Media Watch: Shame on you
The Observer bagged the tenth Dr Foster Hospital Guide exclusive, leading with an exposé of the trusts it said “shame the NHS”.
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News
Winter deaths fall despite cold weather
The coldest winter in 14 years did not drive an increase in deaths during the December 2009 to March 2010 period.
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Leader
White paper let down by speedy schedule
The public health white paper is something of a an anticlimax. Government plans for improving the country’s wellbeing may well prove to be significant, but we will have to wait until well into 2011 to find out.