All Public health articles – Page 85
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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.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Scoring Points - how Tesco continues to win customer loyalty
Tesco can teach the NHS a trick or two about customers, says Jane Thomas
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NewsClarify role of NHS, urges King's Fund
The NHS needs to clarify its role in public policy and stop “trying to do everything”, according to King’s Fund chief executive Niall Dickson.
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NewsNHS Wandsworth names new director
Houda Al-Sharifi has been appointed as the new director of public health for NHS Wandsworth.
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NewsProbe launched into cervical cancer vaccine death
An urgent investigation to determine why a 14-year-old girl died shortly after receiving the cervical cancer vaccine has been launched.
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NewsSwine flu vaccine trial begins
A trial of new swine flu vaccines has seen the first British children receive the jabs.
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NewsSwine flu vaccine approved
One of the swine flu vaccines ordered by the government has now been licensed for use in the UK.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to make sexual health promotion a success
Public and patient engagement in genito-urinary and HIV services in Coventry has included a comic turn and simpler branding, reports Lynne Greenwood
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SupplementsSmoking cessation: the first day of a healthier life
Stop smoking services have helped millions of people to kick the habit, improving their health and easing the long term strain on the NHS
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News'No evidence of increase in autism rates'
At least one in every 100 adults has a form of autism but rates of the condition are not on the rise, NHS research has revealed.
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Expand measles and hepatitis B vaccination programmes, NICE urges
NHS vaccination programmes against measles and hepatitis B in the under-19 age group must be expanded, says the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
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CommentSimon Stevens on Labour’s mistakes
Heat rather than light has been the main output of this summer’s transatlantic healthcare comparisons.
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NewsIncentive paradox dogs weight loss procedures
Despite NICE guidance, the fatter you get and the poorer your health outlook the better your chances may be of accessing bariatric surgery. Alison Moore reports on criteria that are proving hard to standardise across commissioning groups
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NewsGPs win 'unbelievable' deal over swine flu vaccination
Questions have been raised over whether the deal brokered by GPs and the government to deliver swine flu vaccination represents “good value for money”.
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NewsGovernment set to issue a five year spending plan for NHS
November’s pre-budget report could spell out the government’s health spending plans not just for the next 18 months but for the next five years, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Emergence - The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software
How communities evolve gives clues to better healthcare, says Steven Johnson
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HSJ KnowledgeSwine flu: what about NHS workers?
How do you deliver an effective health service with a workforce severely depleted by swine flu? Rachael Heenan looks at ways of coping