All Health Service Journal articles in 2007 – Page 42
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Reduced government funding leads to significant drop in smoking cessation efforts, FOI figures show
A 41 per cent cut in Department of Health funding for smoking cessation advertising last year was accompanied by a marked drop in the numbers of quitters, figures obtained by HSJ can reveal.
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Mental health charity urges government to heed own research
Mental health charity Rethink has urged the government to heed findings from its own research into community treatment orders on the day MPs debate mental health legislation.The charity said the research showed there was no evidence the orders actually work.
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NHS chief executive Nicholson creates new team to lead 'third stage of reform'
NHS chief executive David Nicholson has promised that the creation of a new senior team within the Department of Health will deliver a 'different kind of leadership to support local NHS staff'.
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One in five trusts still have mixed-sex wards
Almost one in five trusts has failed to eliminate mixed-sex wards from their accommodation, a Department of Health report has found.A total of 28 trusts are receiving extra DoH support to provide single-sex accommodation. Best practice guidance on privacy and dignity will be released later in the year.Read the report ...
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Survey reveals public satisfaction with GPs
A patient survey has found 21 categories in which GPs' patients feel services have improved over the last three years.Almost half rated their satisfaction levels as excellent and over 30 per cent as very good. Areas that showed most improvement were opening hours and appointment times.Read the survey here
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Imperial leads merger on hunt for joined-up research
The first academic health science centre in the country is aiming for the 'holy grail' of intimately connecting research with frontline healthcare, as Victoria Vaughan explains
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Ad campaign launched to prepare for smoking ban
A smoky atmosphere is the single biggest reason for avoiding a pub or bar, according to a survey published by the Department of Health.The government has also launched a national advertising campaign to remind the public what the legislation will mean when the smoking ban comes into force on 1 ...
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Breastfeeding on the rise
More mothers than ever before are choosing to breastfeed their newborn babies, according to a report published today by the Information Centre for health and social care.The 2005 infant feeding survey shows 76 per cent of mothers in the UK now start out breastfeeding - up 7 per cent since ...
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Cancer czar calls for more reform
The NHS must continue to change if it is to deliver better cancer care to patients according to the national cancer director Professor Mike Richards.Getting it right for people with cancer: the clinical case for change, published by Professor Richards today, says that to meet future demand the NHS must ...
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DoH launches occupational health projects
The Department of Health has announced that businesses in Yorkshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, London and Hampshire are to benefit from demonstration projects designed to improve occupational health. The projects will share £10m to help boost the mental, physical and social well-being of local staff.Health minister Rosie Winterton said: 'The funding of ...
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New phase of reform for mental health outlined
The national clinical director for mental health Professor Louis Appleby has set out the importance of continuing to improve mental health services with a new phase of reforms.Professor Appleby has called for barriers that prevent people from rebuilding their lives following mental healthcare to be broken down, and sets out ...
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Survival rates up, says Cancer Research
New statistics from Cancer Research UK show that 10-year survival for all types of cancer has reached 46.2 per cent.One of the charity's new goals is to increase the overall five-year survival rate to more than two-thirds by 2020.Click here for more information about the statistics:
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DoH catalogues local spending
Details of where the £8bn being spent in the NHS this year will go have been outlined in a new report published today.Local Spending for Local Needs will catalogue schemes rolling out across the country and coincides with local plans published by strategic health authorities.Read the report here
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Drug companies highlight industry standards
Employees in the pharmaceutical industry are spending the day raising awareness of industry standards.Code awareness day will involve more than 8,000 employees from pharmaceutical companies across the UK distributing information on the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry's code of practice.
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Trusts save millions through eAuction
Six NHS trusts have taken part in the latest IT hardware eAuctions run by the Office of Government Commerce.Along with 14 councils the trusts auctioned IT hardware requirements worth £13.7m at pre-auction benchmark prices, agreeing a £6.9m price at the end of the five-hour auction.
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NICE pilot project on safety solutions
NICE and the National Patient Safety Agency are collaborating on a pilot to investigate cost-effective safety solutions for the NHS.The pilot project is running between April and November 2007 and will assess evidence on clinical and cost effectiveness.Read the project summary here
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Cautious backing for vulnerable mothers scheme
Health visitors have given a cautious thumbs-up to government plans to help vulnerable mothers.Prime minister Tony Blair and social exclusion secretary Hilary Armstrong will today outline plans to give troubled first-time mothers intensive support by health visitors during the first two years of their baby's life.But trade union Amicus is ...
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Hospice funding criteria to change
The eligibility criteria for hospice funding have been updated for the financial year 2007-08.The new criteria include registration with the Commission for Social Care Inspection or other independent evidence as an indicator of the of quality and safety of the service.Click here for more information
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WHO fund to fight yellow fever
The World Health Organisation has received a $58m grant to fight yellow fever in Africa.The fund will support special immunisation campaigns in a dozen West African countries at high risk of yellow fever epidemics.www.who.int
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Pharmacy regulation plans get go-ahead
Government proposals to give pharmacy a second regulatory body have been endorsed by an independent working party.The party, led by Lord Carter, recommended forming a General Pharmaceutical Council to regulate the profession and a body similar to a royal college to provide leadership.Download the working party's report