All Public health articles – Page 69
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NewsReport 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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CommentMichael 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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NewsBritish 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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NewsDrunk 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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CommentAlan 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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CommentMedia 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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NewsWinter 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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LeaderWhite 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.
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NewsMental health moves in public health white paper welcomed
Measures in the public health white paper to promote mental well-being have been welcomed by leading psychiatrists.
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NewsPublic health white paper stalls on handover to councils
The government has confirmed that public health funding is likely to be around £4bn, but has delayed shifting responsibility for local public health spending to councils until at least April 2013.
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NewsGovernment 'tinkering' with alcohol tax criticised
The government has been accused of “tinkering at the edges” over plans to tackle problem drinking by driving up taxes on super-strength beer and lager.
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Lack of clarity on GP role in public health
The public white paper lacks clarity on several crucial issues, both the NHS Confederation and the BMA have said.
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NewsPublic health drive starts with NHS staff
NHS Employers has pledged to continue to work in improving the health of the NHS workforce as outlined by the public health white paper.
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NewsPublic health faculty in resource warning
New public health services must be properly resourced and staffed if the white paper is to achieve its aims, a leading expert has said.
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NewsEx-RCGP chair to head new health inclusion board
Former chair of the Royal College of GPs Steve Field is to head a new “health inclusion board” with goals outlined in the public health white paper.
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NewsFew surprises in public health white paper
Andrew Lansley has unveiled the public health white paper saying it goes further and faster in tackling causes of premature death and illness and reducing health inequalities.
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NewsLung cancer rates for women soar
Rates of lung cancer in women have soared in a sign that efforts to persuade them to quit smoking have failed, research reveals.
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NewsSainsbury's 'to give GPs free room for surgeries'
Sainsbury’s is to give GPs free room to set up in-store surgeries and will market the service to shoppers.