All Public health articles – Page 80
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News17-language NHS guide available
A guide on Scotland’s health services is to be translated into 17 languages in a bid to put all patients at the “heart of the NHS”, it has been announced.
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NewsScotland sets obesity goal
Scotland aims to become the first country in the world to succeed in tackling the problem of obesity, which could cost the nation up to £3bn a year by 2030, it has been announced.
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NewsObesity could cost Scotland £3bn a year, report warns
Obesity could cost Scotland’s economy £3bn a year, according to a new government report.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to use NICE guidance to improve commissioning
Helpful guidance now explains how to make the best use of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recommendations. In the first in a three part series Jennifer Taylor looks at how it is helping to improve commissioning
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HSJ KnowledgeTransforming community services: handover heralds a flexible future
Transferring community services to a foundation trust allows one PCT to focus on choice, say Jamie Foster and Jane Gateley
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COPD awareness
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the UK’s fifth biggest killer, each year causing more deaths than breast, prostate and bowel cancer. However, 2.8 million people are undiagnosed and unaware they have the progressive, possibly terminal disease.
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NewsInvestment in prevention 'crucial' during recession
The NHS must spend more on ill health prevention despite the public spending squeeze, according to a major report on health inequalities published today.
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CommentMedia Watch: cancer care pledge
Gordon Brown’s pledge to provide free one-to-one homecare by specialist nurses for cancer patients divided the newspapers.
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NewsAndrew Lansley points to joint powers in public health
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley wants a Conservative government to keep a firm hand on public health. In a joint interview with HSJ and sister title Local Government Chronicle, he tells Rebecca Evans how local collaboration will be vital
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HSJ KnowledgePublic health: Birmingham gets fit with a purpose
An HSJ Award winning scheme is out to discover how much fitter a whole city can become. Stuart Shepherd reports
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NewsNHS joins fire service to combat smoking
A fire service has teamed up with the NHS to encourage people to stop smoking to cut fires and improve their health.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to use the Oneplace website to improve local services
The Oneplace website encourages joint working and flags up good provider performance. Moya Sarner reports
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NewsSwine flu website to close
The website and hotline handling swine flu queries are to be switched off due to the fall in the number of cases.
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NewsPCTs urged to invest in prevention
Primary care trusts could save more than £6.7m in five years by investing less than half that in measures to prevent ill health, according to an independent report commissioned by the government.
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CommentMedia Watch: smoke free future
The promise of government proposals to create a “smoke free future” for the UK provoked a press battle over the nanny state.
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NewsDH plans will cut smokers by half, says Burnham
Health secretary Andy Burnham has pledged to halve the number of smokers in England by 2020.
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HSJ KnowledgeTotal Place: why NHS partnerships make total sense for savings
In the first of three articles on Total Place, Helen Mooney looks at how Croydon’s PCT and council are using the scheme to focus on improving child health
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NewsPublic health directors push for alcohol minimum pricing
Public health directors have made a minimum price on alcohol their top priority ahead of the general election.
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NewsReport points to chlamydia waste
The national screening programme for chlamydia run by primary care trusts has proved inefficient, the Commons public accounts committee has said.
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Healthy eating promotion
To increase consumption of fruit and vegetables, customer insight analysis was used to determine the best route for a mobile food store around Great Yarmouth and Waveney Primary Care Trust.