All Public health articles – Page 84
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CommentMedia Watch: bingo wing treatment gets DH backing
The Nintendo Wii Fit Plus has become the first computer game to be endorsed by the Department of Health, the papers trumpeted this week.
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NewsWelsh hospitals prepare for swine flu
Hospitals in Wales are preparing for an increase in cases of swine flu by buying in ventilators, according to the Welsh Assembly.
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HSJ KnowledgeStop smoking services: keep quitters winning
The last decade of stop smoking services has seen great progress in getting people to quit, but if that good work is to continue managers will need accurate, meaningful data about local populations and their habits
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NewsConcern as swine flu cases double
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has spoken of his concern over the doubling of swine flu cases.
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Swine flu planning
With the possibility of a second, more serious wave of swine flu ahead, Ian Buchanan focuses on the work being done by hospices to prepare for an outbreak.
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Obesity challenge
As the obesity epidemic continues to gain weight, Liverpool tackles the problem head on.
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NewsTories need clear vision and a stronger message on health
The Conservatives have pronounced themselves the party of reform but are too wedded to the status quo. Andrew Haldenby argues they need to spend more energy advocating change
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NewsCommunity contraception clinics grow in popularity
A report has shown that the number of people using NHS community contraception clinics rose to 1.3 million in the year to March 2009, an increase of 7 per cent on the previous year.
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NewsAlcohol admissions could hit one million a year
Alcohol related hospital admissions in England could rise above one million per year in two years’ time, according to the North West Public Health Observatory.
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NewsWarning on Asian childhood obesity
Childhood obesity among Britain’s South Asian population is a future health time bomb, according to an NHS Evidence update on ethnicity and health.
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NewsBinge drinking strategies should recognise regional variations
Binge drinking needs to be tackled on a regional basis, according to new research showing that people in different areas of the country give different reasons for drinking to excess.
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NewsSwine flu vaccination programme start date announced
High risk patients and frontline health workers in hospitals will begin being vaccinated against swine flu on 21 October, chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has announced.
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Staff wellbeing
Strictly Come Dancing stars Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova used their creative talents to promote health and wellbeing in the workplace. The couple took centre stage to promote the launch of the NHS Barnsley staff support service’s ‘Live 4 Life’ campaign.
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NewsPhil Hope hails personal health budgets
Health minister Phil Hope has been in Devon to promote personal NHS health budgets that allow patients to choose for themselves the support services they receive.
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CommentAndrew Lansley on a Conservative recipe for NHS reform
Competition, choice and clinician power: the shadow health secretary lists the ingredients that he would use to make NHS outcomes the best in the world
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LeaderAndrew Lansley and NHS managers must face hard truths about cuts
The policies which shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley outlined to this week’s Conservative conference are not the answer to the exam question he will be set - save £20bn.
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NewsSwine flu: former nurses urged to re-register
A possible shortage of nurses and midwives caused by another swine flu outbreak has prompted the Scottish government to offer to pay former nurses £100 to re-register.
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NewsScale of smoking spend revealed
A new report has revealed that Wales spent an estimated £386m on health problems caused by smoking in 2007-08.
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NewsNHS Direct launches online mental health checker
An online mental heath checker has been launched by NHS Direct in response to rising numbers of people seeking help for depression and anxiety as a result of the recession.
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CommentMedia Watch: 'secret tipplers' and Scottish GPs
In the NHS, there is widespread agreement that early action to prevent disease, or at least spot it earlier, is beneficial for patients and the health service alike.