All Voluntary sector/third sector articles – Page 21
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HSJ Knowledge
Alcohol policy: battle of the binge
As drink gets cheaper and licensing hours get longer, stemming the effect on the nation's health and the NHS budget is causing headaches. Stuart Shepherd reports
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News
Failings in end of life care waste £100m every year
Failings in the commissioning and provision of end of life care services are costing the NHS more than £100m every year.A damning National Audit Office report has found massive service variations, with a difference of more than £1,500 per death between the highest and lowest spending primary care trusts.
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News
Young people need better mental health services, says charity
Three in four young people with mental health problems are not receiving the treatment they need, according to a report by New Philanthropy Capital.
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HSJ Knowledge
Is cancer campaigning skewing health priorities?
It is a disease that grips both public and media attention and has become a dominant force in health policy as a result. But is vociferous campaigning over cancer care skewing priorities, asks Emma Dent
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Comment
Laura Thomas on information prescriptions
By the end of 2008, people with long-term conditions should leave GP surgeries and hospitals clutching not one prescription but two: one for their medicines and another for the information and support they need.
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News
Give asylum seekers access to NHS care, BMA urges
Restricting asylum seekers' access to primary care results in costly treatment having to be accessed later, MPs have been told.
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News
Charities warn on 'over-hyped treatment claims'
A group of charities have issued a warning about 'over-hyped treatment claims that sell false hope' that can be found on the internet.
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News
Older people's charity calls on services to forge links for elderly
The chair of a new 'super charity' has called on managers to forge closer links with social services to ensure older people stay in hospital for the right length of time.
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News
Breast cancer sufferers need better support - Breast Cancer Care
Patients with secondary breast cancer have poor access to healthcare support, a survey has found.
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Comment
Sandy Watson on how the NHS can help young people
At any one time, there are about 35,000 young people in Scotland who are not in education, employment or training. Of these, 6,000 are aged 16, 9,000 aged 17, 12,000 aged 18, and 8,000 aged 19. Men are more likely to fall into this group than women.
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HSJ Knowledge
Health information: tackling the prostate cancer taboo
A play by Benjamin Zephaniah has helped tackle the stigma of prostate cancer. Suresh Rambaran explains how it came about
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News
Emma Dent on the credit crunch
When I was young my local council lost the equivalent of about £40m in today's money when the bank BCCI collapsed.
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News
Diabetes cases rising fast, charity warns
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has risen by more than 167,000 in a year, Diabetes UK is warning.
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HSJ Knowledge
Charities and the NHS private finance conundrum
Should NHS organisations set up charities to help them run PFI projects? Ted Powell examines the legal issues involved
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News
Long Term Conditions Alliance faces merger
Members of the Long Term Conditions Alliance were this week set to agree to merge with a new patient representation body.
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Comment
Ciaran Devane on surviving cancer
The latest buzzword in cancer care is 'survivorship' - a word that has caused a bit of controversy since it was first used in the cancer reform strategy to describe the rapidly growing number of people living with or beyond cancer.
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Comment
Mental health volunteering scheme has global ambitions
This World Mental Health Day, South London and Maudsley foundation trust is supporting a new initiative to encourage volunteering with VSO.
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News
TV campaign promotes mental health
The Care Services Improvement Partnership in the East of England and charity the Mental Health Foundation have launched a mental health promotion TV campaign.
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HSJ Knowledge
Building bridges to beat diabetes
Confronted with rising numbers of people with type 2 diabetes, a New Zealand health board forged a cross-sectoral alliance under the banner of Let's Beat Diabetes. Chris Mules, Chad Paraone and Paul Stephenson report
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News
Carers behind bars
Thank you Julia Tabreham for putting a spotlight on 'carers behind bars' - prison inmates giving routine care to others who are elderly, vulnerable or ill.