All Public health articles – Page 99
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News
Emma Dent on the need for a national hygiene drive
Obviously I'm in favour of tight infection controls in hospitals, but don't you feel for the mitts of the staff having to wash them dozens of times a day? They must get red raw.
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Presumed consent for organ donation
The British Medical Association has long enthusiastically supported presumed consent for organ donation, while strongly opposing presumed consent for doctors uploading patient records to a central electronic database. This leads to the suspicion that ethics, to the BMA, are what best suits doctors.
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Leader
Data tsunami will swamp trusts unless commissioners get a say
The clinical data revolution came closer this week with the unveiling of the approach for improving quality and a survey on what to include in quality accounts.
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MPs get tough on alcoholism
MPs have grilled Department of Health officials including permanent secretary Hugh Taylor and senior medical officer Mark Prunty over alcohol dependency figures published by the National Audit Office.
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£13.5m earmarked for public health initiatives
Public health minister Dawn Primarolo has unveiled a package of measures to help break down the barriers between primary care trusts and local authorities when tackling pockets of poor health.
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Luton and Dunstable owns up to errors in E coli fallout
Luton and Dunstable Hospital foundation trust should have been better prepared for the fallout from the media and damage to its reputation from an E coli outbreak, its chief executive has admitted.
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Comment
Norman Niven on wasted medicine
The more I read about the NHS's troubles, the more I wonder whether dramatic headlines about bed shortages, waiting lists and superbugs serve to obscure a problem that is far less attention grabbing but potentially more damaging to UK healthcare.
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Department of Health launches 'lifestyle revolution'
Thousands of national and local organisations have joined forces to launch a Department of Health-led 'lifestyle revolution' to eat well, get more exercise and live longer.
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Rise in alcohol-related A&E admissions among children
The number of alcohol-related accident and emergency admissions among children under 16 has increased by 17 per cent in five years, according to newly released figures.
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HSJ Knowledge
World class commissioning: setting your priorities to deliver improved health outcomes
HSJ gathered some of the biggest names in primary care to discuss the Department of Health’s ambitious world class commissioning programme as part of a live, online debate. Andy Cowper listened in
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Gordon Brown: press ahead with health equality drive
The prime minister has said the credit crunch is no reason to postpone plans to reduce health inequalities.Speaking at a World Health Organisation conference in London yesterday, Gordon Brown said 'there could be no worse time than this to turn back'.
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GP pay to reflect outcomes
The GP bonus scheme will be reformed to better link GP earnings to outcomes for patients under proposals outlined by the Department of Health.
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Comment
Media Watch: food terror
We're all doomed. From the day our mothers sipped their third cup of coffee while pregnant (Daily Mail) to the time we ignored the best before date on that pate at the back of the fridge (The Observer) to the decision to ditch the bran flakes for one of those ...
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Comment
Sophia Christie on the NHS and the credit crunch
We seem to be officially heading into recession. Even if it is shallow and short, this will disproportionately affect the most vulnerable.
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PCTs to share £3m to tackle alcohol misuse
The Department of Health has announced which 20 primary care trusts in the most deprived areas will receive a share of a £3m pot to tackle alcohol misuse.
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Pharmacy chain to offer cervical cancer vaccine
Ten branches of Boots in London have begun piloting a private cervical cancer vaccination service.
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HSJ Knowledge
Providing healthcare on a small island
Some islanders 'would rather be crippled than go to the mainland for an operation'. Alison Moore reports on the goldfish-bowl world of remote island healthcare
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News
Study examines effects of drinking during pregnancy
New research suggests that drinking a small amount of alcohol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of a child developing behavioural difficulties or cognitive deficits.
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Yorkshire SHA takes lead on quality pledge
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber is to set up a 'quality foundation', which it claims will go one step further than the regional quality observatories recommended by Lord Darzi.