All Health Service Journal articles in 18 February 2008 – Page 2

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    More children weighed

    2008-02-21T12:13:05Z

    The national child measurement programme has increased the numbers of school children between the ages of four and 11 who have had their body-mass index measured to 80 per cent.

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    'One in three' children overweight

    2008-02-22T10:56:13Z

    New figures show that one in three children aged 10-11 are overweight and London has the highest obesity prevalence in primary school aged children.

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    Include mental health in NHS Constitution

    2008-02-22T11:01:17Z

    A group of mental health charities have sent a joint letter to health secretary Alan Johnson calling on the government to recognise mental health within any potential NHS Constitution. It is signed by the chief executives of four major mental health charities as well as the president of the ...

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    Lord Warner new chair of UK Healthgateway

    2008-02-22T11:02:34Z

    UKhealth market access company UK Healthgateway has appointed former health minister Lord Warner as its chair.

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    Dentists call for more flexible scrutiny

    2008-02-22T11:03:34Z

    The British Dental Association has called for a more flexible way of monitoring NHS dentistry that emphasises factors such as preventive care, improved oral health, access, quality and patient experience.

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    Government 'still wasting money on ISTCs'

    2008-02-22T11:04:24Z

    Research published in the British Medical Journal today argues that there is no good evidence that independent sector treatment centres provide value for money or high-quality care.

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    Mental health charities make constitution plea

    2008-02-22T11:13:39Z

    A group of mental health charities has sent a joint letter to health secretary Alan Johnson calling on the government to recognise mental health in any potential NHS constitution.It is signed by the chief executives of four major charities and the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.