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Health inequalities

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Wealthy south set to gain from public health funding boost

21-Jan-2013
Commissioning board orders urgent review of NHS allocations

18-Dec-2012
Sally Gainsbury: to have and have not

1-Nov-2012
The benefits of the Atlas of Variation

31-Oct-2012
Is choice a blight or a boon for patient care?

18 October 2012
Map a course to quality

20 September 2012
Selbie: NHS has not 'done much good'

19-Sep-2012
Government rejects BMA's rationing warning

3-Sep-2012
Steve Field appointed to NHS Commissioning Board

30-Aug-2012
A mountain to climb

30 August 2012
What we can learn from Team GB

23 August 2012
Poorer areas 'hit harder by alcohol'

16-Aug-2012
Calls for extra public health funding

13-Aug-2012
Olympic legacy of a better life

9 August 2012
Life expectancy linked to jobless rate

3-Aug-2012
Neil Churchill: living within our means locally

2 August 2012
Wellbeing measure 'will boost health investment'

24-Jul-2012
New quality of life indicators reveal long term condition inequalities

11-Jul-2012
Why patient leaders are the new kids on the block

5 July 2012
How voluntary organisations can demonstrate their value

28-Jun-2012
PFI does not explain variations in financial performance, research finds

26-Jun-2012
Death rate to be used to determine public health funding

14-Jun-2012
'Lansley is right to say that age trumps poverty'

17-May-2012
MPs warn over medicine shortages

15-May-2012
Mapping variation to prioritise areas needing improved outcome, quality and productivity

3-May-2012
Sefton public health director takes on national role

19 April 2012
Regional differences in accidental injury death rates

26-Mar-2012
Alcohol blamed for surge in liver deaths

22-Mar-2012
Health Bill will widen inequalities says experts' 'risk register'

19-Mar-2012
Wide variations in children's care across England

15-Mar-2012
More needs to be done to improve NHS health check scheme

21-Feb-2012
Marmot demands focus on inequality as cuts bite

15-Feb-2012
Health Bill amendments target integration and secretary of state's duties

2-Feb-2012
Campaign to increase doctors working in Wales launched

2-Feb-2012
Royal colleges will 'continue dialogue' on reform

27-Jan-2012
Cameron warned Health Bill will 'widen inequalities'

20-Dec-2011
Analysis: patients in poorer regions using A&E over GP

13-Dec-2011
'Successful localism needs everyone working together'

5-Dec-2011
New health inequalities group launched

21-Nov-2011
Government public health plans 'ineffective', says study

18-Nov-2011
Obesity experts were axed after policy disagreements

17-Nov-2011
Exclusive: equality concern as eight in 10 CCGs led by men

3-Nov-2011
Sally Gainsbury: pain for providers - and the poor

3 November 2011
Community care failing the vunerable, report claims

1-Nov-2011
Why technology holds the key to better population health

27 October 2011
A blueprint to improve services for patients with hepatitis C

25-Oct-2011
'An important moment in public health history'

20-Oct-2011
The benefits of PbR in commissioning smoking cessation services

20 October 2011
Older patients' heart care 'not equal'

19-Oct-2011
Addiction help disadvantage for older people

17-Oct-2011
New Labour competition reforms did not increase health inequalities

13 October 2011
Health inequalities scheme flagging as GPs shun 'charity work'

12-Oct-2011
'Healthcare without competition is financially unsustainable'

29-Sep-2011
Exclusive: government funding changes 'will transfer £700m from poor to rich areas'

29-Sep-2011
How town planners can help integrate better health practices into the community

29 September 2011
'The NHS needs to avoid the wrong kind of integration'

22-Sep-2011
How to incorporate diversity into a top performing team

22 September 2011
Depression recovery varying wildly across the country

21-Sep-2011
Giving dementia the attention and support it needs - and deserves

12-Sep-2011
Research reveals disparity in UK bowel cancer survival rates

12-Sep-2011
Debate: is general practice pulling its weight in the efficiency challenge?

9-Sep-2011
Emerging Medway CCG sets out draft comms plans

2-Sep-2011
Coventry PCT tenders for a new provider of primary medical services for vulnerable groups

1-Sep-2011
'Real change in public health will be made more difficult if service transfers are delayed'

31-Aug-2011
Cancer drug access unequal across UK

30-Aug-2011
£2bn costs warning over growing obesity cases

26-Aug-2011
Getting streets ahead: improving the health of the homeless

25 August 2011
New set of listening exercise questions unveiled

18-Aug-2011
Michael White: the riots could change the outlook for health priorities

18-Aug-2011
Going green for public health: transforming cities to help health and wellbeing

10-Aug-2011
NHS organisations treat equality duty as 'tick box' exercise

4-Aug-2011
Poor areas won't suffer under reforms, insists Lansley

1-Aug-2011
Heart check target surpassed

27-Jul-2011
Learning lessons in mental health care from around the world

25-Jul-2011
Lung cancer survival differences revealed

12-Jul-2011
Community staff setting 'rubbish' example on public health

7-Jul-2011
Retailers' public health pledges praised by Lansley

5-Jul-2011
All ears: have the public's preferences for Health Bill changes been heard?

22-Jun-2011
Older women less likely to have breast cancer surgery

16-Jun-2011
New guidance warns of higher bar for JSNAs

2 June 2011
'Urgent action is needed to tackle mental health life expectancy inequalities'

31-May-2011
'Better quality data will help to reduce variations in care'

26-May-2011
Tackling public health inequalities: NHS BEN's fight against smoking

26 May 2011
International index finds UK obesity growing

24-May-2011
Lung cancer audit shows huge variations between trusts

23-May-2011
Scaling up collaboration: the public health manifesto

3-May-2011
How Liverpool PCT is using data presentation to improve access to its joint strategic needs assessment

26-Apr-2011
Improving vascular outcomes: the challenge of delivering NHS Health Checks

26-Apr-2011
Providing a quailty service to patients without English as a first language

21 April 2011
NHS 'failing to help' obese staff

19-Apr-2011
Book review: 2030 - The Future of Medicine

7 April 2011
Leading GP groups risk creation of 'sink estate' consortia

31 March 2011
MPs to hear criticism of MS care

28-Mar-2011
Rethink public health data cuts - watchdog

28-Mar-2011
Funding formula change boosts South

24 March 2011
Early death 'more likely in the North'

16-Feb-2011
Regional inequalities evident at early ages

11-Feb-2011
Fair funding change 'threatens' poorer areas

10 February 2011
Public health tremors could unleash a monster

3 February 2011
Three per cent of public health funds could go to Mayor

3 February 2011
The NHS Commissioning Board: biggest of the big spenders

24-Jan-2011
'Time to scrap GP exception reporting'

19-Jan-2011
Marmot voices 'nudge' doubts

19-Jan-2011
Planning for healthier places

14-Jan-2011
Local flu vaccine shortages revealed

6-Jan-2011
Review of care for limbless ex-servicemen

5-Jan-2011
Government sets out who will commission public health services

21-Dec-2010
Government sets out who will commission public health services

21-Dec-2010
UK tops European obesity league

15-Dec-2010
Call for action on teen pregnancy services

14-Dec-2010
The roots of poor health in England

14-Dec-2010
British public attitudes at ideological crossroads

13-Dec-2010
'Don't allow healthcare and public health improvement to be divided'

9 December 2010
How will the health reforms be judged?

9 December 2010
Report highlights productivity savings in mental health

9 December 2010
Passive smoking linked to 1% of deaths

26-Nov-2010
Cuts 'provoke anxiety' among mental health patients

25-Nov-2010
Pioneering 'NHS Atlas' reveals huge contrasts in care

25 November 2010
RCM highlights maternity care variations

19-Nov-2010
Andrew Murrison on the military covenant

19-Nov-2010
NHS leads access-to-care survey

19-Nov-2010
UK women 'more likely to die of cancer'

12-Nov-2010
The national public health service

11 November 2010
Pay GPs more in poorer areas - public accounts committee

2-Nov-2010
Take the lead in preventing ill health

14 October 2010
Eating disorders in children rise by 11%

13-Oct-2010
Call for public to improve their own health

8-Oct-2010
Government urged to plan for ageing population

1-Oct-2010
Trusts to be tested on dementia care standards

29-Sep-2010
UK 'behind on pain management'

29-Sep-2010
Scots twice as likely to die from alcohol

20-Sep-2010
Scottish life expectancy improving

17-Sep-2010
HIV cases predicted to rise

17-Sep-2010
Joint replacement patients in poorest ever health

16-Sep-2010
Cancer linked to lifestyle choice is 'global challenge'

13-Sep-2010
Local quit smoking campaign

9-Sep-2010
Weight loss surgery could save NHS £56m a year

8-Sep-2010
Nicola Sturgeon hails 'best ever' waiting times

1-Sep-2010
Alcohol-related hospital admissions soar

1-Sep-2010
NHS reorganisation: don't leave the patients behind

26 August 2010
Inequality fears over patient ID guidance

19 August 2010
Gypsies' and Travellers' health: the road to greater inclusion

17-Aug-2010
Social marketing in health: the right tools for the job

11-Aug-2010
Health Inequalities: local problems, local solutions

9-Aug-2010
Equality and the NHS White Paper

6-Aug-2010
Cancer drug fund access warning issued

6-Aug-2010
GPs overlook public health for QOF cash

5 August 2010
London mayor seeks health funds role

5 August 2010
How to tackle poor housing standards and improve health

28-Jul-2010
Health gap between rich and poor widest ever

23-Jul-2010
Don’t sideline sexual health, warn clinicians

22 July 2010
Local authority and PCT partnerships

22-Jul-2010
Access to kidney transplants 'varies widely across UK'

21-Jul-2010
GPs and QIPP: is there a doctor on board?

15 July 2010
Public health directors move to local authorities

12-Jul-2010
Health inequalities spearheads wavered on targets

7-Jul-2010
How to achieve value for money priorities

5-Jul-2010
Life expectancy gap widens across England

2-Jul-2010
NHS spending rises 'endanger vulnerable patients'

2-Jul-2010
DH to consult on cutting its supplied staff

1 July 2010
Stephen Eames on GPs in the hotseat

1 July 2010
Book Review: Understanding Health Inequalities

30-Jun-2010
Plugging the inequality gaps with prevention

29-Jun-2010
Stomach cancer survival rate improves

25-Jun-2010
C diff target increased to 50% in Scotland

25-Jun-2010
Why the NHS should devote 5 per cent of its budget to public health

24 June 2010
Early breast cancer diagnosis could save 1,000 lives

17-Jun-2010
Regional health differences increase cancer risk

14-Jun-2010
Spearhead PCTs achieve limited success on cancer survival

10 June 2010
North-South health divide remains

9-Jun-2010
ASBO issued to patient who faked illness

4-Jun-2010
Government outlines 30 pledges on future of NHS

26-May-2010
Thousands of jobs at risk as strategic health authorities face axe

26-May-2010
Health bill announced in Queen's speech

25-May-2010
Joint commissioning in London

20-May-2010
Richard Barker and Steve Smith: health and wealth are partners

13 May 2010
Seven rules of engagement

13-May-2010
Lansley must focus on prevention and productivity - King's Fund

12-May-2010
Free NHS prescriptions should be axed, say public sector chiefs

12-May-2010
National GP referral guidelines are needed to reduce inequalities

29 April 2010
Nearly half of GP practices bust commissioning budget

29 April 2010
NHS patients in richer areas get operations earlier

29 April 2010
Rebooting the NHS IT programme

27-Apr-2010
Commissioning has 'singularly failed' on long term conditions

21-Apr-2010
‘Few quick fixes’ for London health inequalities

15 April 2010
Chris Ham on urgency for healthcare innovation

25 March 2010
Race inequality on the rise

18 March 2010
Andrew Haldenby on hospital closures and competition

17-Mar-2010
DH action needed to fill gaps in NHS data

16-Mar-2010
£21bn spent on health inequalities has had little impact

11 March 2010
Andy McKeon: NHS cash alone won’t end health inequalities

11 March 2010
Marmot might be fair, but will it be feasible?

4 March 2010
Blackburn care trust plus given go ahead

17-Feb-2010
Investment in prevention 'crucial' during recession

11 February 2010
Public health: Birmingham gets fit with a purpose

9-Feb-2010
How to use the Oneplace website to improve local services

8-Feb-2010
Total Place: why working together boosts independence

8-Feb-2010
Report highlights trauma care variations

5-Feb-2010
Local partnerships fail on children's health priorities

3-Feb-2010
Out of hours GP variations 'unacceptable'

2-Feb-2010
Healthy eating promotion

26-Jan-2010
Can healthcare spending thaw icy economies?

21 January 2010
Four nations research reignites row over targets

20-Jan-2010
Four nations: was England’s approach to the NHS on target after all?

20-Jan-2010
Andy Burnham rages at Tory ‘about-turn’ on funding

14 January 2010
Your Humble Servant: manifest nonsense

14 January 2010
Public health workforce development

7-Jan-2010
PCTs falling behind on maternity access

7 January 2010
Tories target deprived areas in public health reform

7 January 2010
Tackling social exclusion: an accessible answer to a huge unmet need

5-Jan-2010
Conservatives to divert NHS resources to deprived areas

4-Jan-2010
Court rules Monitor unlawful on private patient cap

10-Dec-2009
Angela Greatley: mental health services are moving on

10 December 2009
Website puts PCTs under fresh public spotlight

9-Dec-2009
Target inequalities, beat cancer

3 December 2009
Lung cancer treatment 'varies hugely'

2-Dec-2009
Action urged over cancer death rates

1-Dec-2009
NHS constitution: report says staff need more enthusiasm

26 November 2009
Wide variations in A&E treatment speed

19-Nov-2009
Stroke care gets better since health check

19 November 2009
Independent sector treatment centres 'cherry pick' patients

16-Nov-2009
Noel Plumridge on medicine’s gender balance

5 November 2009
Stop smoking services: keep quitters winning

26-Oct-2009
CQC chief ‘will not wade in’ on race equalities

22 October 2009
Warning on Asian childhood obesity

20-Oct-2009
CQC to target racial health inequalities

19-Oct-2009
Phil Hope hails personal health budgets

9-Oct-2009
Access to maternity care

8-Oct-2009
Sophia Christie on getting the best from GPs

8 October 2009
NICE calls for more transparency on uptake of guidance

7-Oct-2009
Choice of male or female GP still unequal

1 October 2009
PCTs neglect value in general practice

1 October 2009
NHS could save money by becoming more 'humane'

29-Sep-2009
Scottish health inequalities persist despite rise in life expectancy

25-Sep-2009
CQC says poorest areas suffer worse care from GPs

18-Sep-2009
London NHS should 'prescribe' debt prevention services

17 September 2009
Waiting time targets 'have not increased inequalities'

8-Sep-2009
NHS leaders vow to cut emissions by 10pc

2-Sep-2009
A guide to improving services for deaf people

19-Aug-2009
DH data shows no link between NHS spending and patient outcomes

6-Aug-2009
Matching best PCT performers could cut NHS costs by 20pc

6-Aug-2009
PCTs urged to chase mental health value

5-Aug-2009
Tower Hamlets PCT works with local mosques

30 July 2009
Ethnicity 'not a factor in primary care access'

29-Jul-2009
Older women suffer from breast cancer inequality

29-Jul-2009
Sainsbury's refuses to act as antiviral collection point

24-Jul-2009
Michael White on the future of healthcare funding

23 July 2009
Will the public back the national care service?

23 July 2009
Asylum seekers to get free NHS treatment

22-Jul-2009
Paratroopers mark D-Day in war on childhood obesity

20-Jul-2009
‘National care service’ could pit councils against NHS

15-Jul-2009
Simon Stevens: on lifestyles and living beyond 100

9 July 2009
Know the figures behind the facts on health inequalities

7-Jul-2009
Lifestyle messages confusing, says Public Health Commission

2-Jul-2009
Government to reduce SHAs' performance management role

30-Jun-2009
London stroke and trauma shake-up gets public approval

30-Jun-2009
Patients face radiotherapy 'lottery'

30-Jun-2009
Cancer prevention groups to target inequalities among minority groups

25-Jun-2009
Lord Darzi on the first year of high quality care for all

25 June 2009
Team up to control costs of chlamydia campaigns

25 June 2009
How to use NHS leadership training to drive performance

23-Jun-2009
NHS dentistry shake-up on the cards

23-Jun-2009
Statistics reveal prostate cancer postcode lottery in UK

18-Jun-2009
Reform or 'go broke', Obama tells US doctors

16-Jun-2009
Andy Burnham makes prevention a mission for the NHS

11-Jun-2009
Derek Campbell: There can be no progress without prevention

11 June 2009
Michael White on the big split over ISTCs

4 June 2009
Simon Stevens on toothless dental policies

4 June 2009
Tories would get tougher on public health realities

4 June 2009
Yorkshire and Humber commissioners accused of grilling gender change patients

4 June 2009
Working in partnership to tackle health inequalities

1-Jun-2009
World class commissioning could save PCTs £3bn

1-Jun-2009
Divide and conquer: how patient segmentation can beat inequality

28 May 2009
GP incentive system delivers disappointing results on diabetes

27-May-2009
Health inequalities evaluation framework

26-May-2009
Banned PCT video edges towards a million views

22-May-2009
MPs warn NICE over cancer drug 'inequities'

12-May-2009
NHS marketing: a new future

7 May 2009
Tory councillors call for shared health, police and council budgets

1-May-2009
Crunch time: coming to terms with NHS funding cuts

30 April 2009
When communities pull together there is a big health benefit

30 April 2009
London announces first seven polyclinics

29-Apr-2009
Boris Johnson pledges long-term Olympics health legacy

28-Apr-2009
Community engagement: how to help people care about health

28-Apr-2009
Whooping cough making a 'dramatic comeback', warn Liberal Democrats

27-Apr-2009
Treatment referral scheme aims to get drug users back into work

27-Apr-2009
Can health trainers reduce poor health?

24-Apr-2009
NHS maternity spending falls in first year of DH strategy for improving services

23 April 2009
Local government to make £600m extra efficiency savings

22-Apr-2009
DH team launched to reduce infant deaths

22-Apr-2009
UK government warns over EU health plans

22-Apr-2009
Hospital trust opens GP centre

20-Apr-2009
David and Hilary Woodhead on combining NHS efforts with local social care

16-Apr-2009
GP quality bonuses do not reflect patient satisfaction

16 April 2009
Michael Marmot on why health inequalities matter

16 April 2009
NHS turns to marketing to change public health attitudes

16-Apr-2009
Death in Swaziland

9-Apr-2009
Advertising guilt

9 April 2009
MPs launch inquiry into cancer treatment inequality

3-Apr-2009
'Distressing failures' in NHS care for people with learning disabilities

2-Apr-2009
Michael White on the effect of unemployment on health

2 April 2009
Healthcare Commission criticises older people's mental healthcare

31-Mar-2009
NHS told to help staff get healthier

30-Mar-2009
Call for more research as cancer survival rates rise

26 March 2009
NHS faces up to 1,000 lawsuits over prison drug programmes

26 March 2009
The north-south alcohol divide

26 March 2009
What can turn the tide of the obesity epidemic?

26 March 2009
Government accused of 'wanton experimentation on the public'

19 March 2009
Michael White on health inequalities

19 March 2009
Government accused of 'wanton experimentation on the public'

16-Mar-2009
Does quality differ across UK nations?

12-Mar-2009

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