All Public health articles – Page 79
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NewsNo Department of Public Health in coalition agreement
The Conservatives’ pre-election pledge to turn the Department of Health into a Department of Public Health has not been included in the government’s coalition agreement.
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HSJ KnowledgeHealth checks for all?
The government has promised free health checks to everyone over 40 but how can PCTs ensure they are providing them effectively, and what role can pharmacies play in carrying out health MoTs?
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NewsAndrew Lansley outlines NHS ambitions
New health secretary Andrew Lansley has promised a “more integrated public health service” in his first official statement since taking up post.
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NewsAndrew Lansley sets out priorities for NHS
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has set out his priorities for the NHS.
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NewsLansley must focus on prevention and productivity - King's Fund
Andrew Lansley must increase NHS productivity and refocus the service on prevention in order to maintain the quality of services and avoid cuts, the King’s Fund has said.
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NewsFree NHS prescriptions should be axed, say public sector chiefs
Free prescriptions and eye tests, along with other universal benefits, must be considered for the axe, public sector chiefs have said.
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NewsUK women's early death rate on a par with Albania
Premature death rates among women in Britain are on a par with those in Slovenia and Albania, a study has shown.
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NewsSwine flu bill less than feared
The bill picked up by the Welsh Assembly for dealing with swine flu was £30m smaller than some estimates, it has been revealed.
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News£36m for Scottish alcohol services
Health boards across Scotland are to share £36m to help tackle the country’s drink problem, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
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HSJ KnowledgeRebooting the NHS IT programme
When the next government takes over the struggling national programme for IT in the NHS, it must breathe new life into this drive, says John Cruickshank
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Social Marketing and Public Health
This practical guide has a touch of ambition, says Russell Collins
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NewsNHS tainted blood decision due
A celebrated composer who contracted HIV and hepatitis C through infected NHS blood transfusions will learn the outcome of his legal challenge over compensation payments on Friday.
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NewsHPA issues volcanic ash advice
The Health Protection Agency has reassured people in the UK that ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland will not cause “serious harm”.
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News‘Few quick fixes’ for London health inequalities
An “ambitious and far reaching” strategy to reduce health inequalities in the capital has been published by Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
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NewsPreventable disease warning
Doctors at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool have warned cs are reaching epidemic proportions.
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NewsKing's Fund: NHS needs rapid change to meet challenges
The NHS has addressed many of the challenges it faced in 1997 but needs to change rapidly to meet the big challenges it now faces, according to a major review of the NHS in England by the King’s Fund.
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NewsSwine flu vaccine deal agreed
The government has said it is cutting its swine flu vaccine deal with GlaxoSmithKline in a move that will see it pay two thirds of the original value - but receive just over a third of the doses.
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NewsScotland airs first suicide prevention TV advert
Scotland’s first ever suicide prevention advert has been broadcast on television.
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NewsSwine flu 'hit credibility' of WHO
Public confidence in the World Health Organisation has ebbed away because the dangers of the swine flu pandemic were overstated, a draft report to the Council of Europe seen by The Guardian has found.