All Health inequalities articles – Page 29
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NewsNorth-South health divide remains
There is still a North-South divide on health in England despite attempts to promote wellbeing for all, according to figures published today.
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NewsASBO issued to patient who faked illness
A homeless man with over 70 aliases, who became an expert at faking illness so he could gain overnight admittance to hospitals, was issued with a three year criminal ASBO.
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NewsGovernment outlines 30 pledges on future of NHS
The government’s detailed coalition agreement Our Programme for Government, together with a further document sent to strategic health authorities this week, set out 30 pledges on the NHS and a further four on public health.
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NewsThousands of jobs at risk as strategic health authorities face axe
Strategic health authorities will be abolished by 2012, throwing the job security of over 3,000 staff in doubt.
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NewsHealth bill announced in Queen's speech
The Queen’s speech has prepared the way for a new health bill, the draft text of which was leaked two days ago.
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HSJ KnowledgeJoint commissioning in London
Consumers of health and social care increasingly demand high quality care, expect choice, personalised services and seamless provision.
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HSJ Knowledge
Seven rules of engagement
There is widespread non-compliance within the NHS, to race relations legislation designed to promote equality and equitable engagement. This is obviously not a systematic and purposeful strategy, but instead underlines the difficulty of engaging black and minority ethnic groups in health and wellbeing initiatives, when the huge proportion of managers ...
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CommentRichard Barker and Steve Smith: health and wealth are partners
The NHS and life sciences industry have already proven how well they can work together
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NewsLansley must focus on prevention and productivity - King's Fund
Andrew Lansley must increase NHS productivity and refocus the service on prevention in order to maintain the quality of services and avoid cuts, the King’s Fund has said.
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NewsFree NHS prescriptions should be axed, say public sector chiefs
Free prescriptions and eye tests, along with other universal benefits, must be considered for the axe, public sector chiefs have said.
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LeaderNational GP referral guidelines are needed to reduce inequalities
HSJ’s analysis of the first national collection of patient reported quality measures confirms what has long been suspected: better off patients undergo surgical procedures sooner after they develop health problems than poorer patients.
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NewsNearly half of GP practices bust commissioning budget
The value of the healthcare resources used by practice based commissioners significantly varies from the indicative budgets they have been set.
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NewsNHS patients in richer areas get operations earlier
The NHS is operating on patients from richer areas when they are significantly less sick than those from deprived communities, according to analysis carried out by HSJ of the inaugural national collection of patient reported quality measures.
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HSJ KnowledgeRebooting the NHS IT programme
When the next government takes over the struggling national programme for IT in the NHS, it must breathe new life into this drive, says John Cruickshank
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NewsCommissioning has 'singularly failed' on long term conditions
Improving commissioning for long term conditions is vital to the health service’s survival, NHS Alliance chief executive Michael Sobanja has warned.
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News‘Few quick fixes’ for London health inequalities
An “ambitious and far reaching” strategy to reduce health inequalities in the capital has been published by Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
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CommentChris Ham on urgency for healthcare innovation
Labour’s tenure has seen massive progress in areas including access to services and cardiac and cancer care. But the greatest changes must now follow fast - things can only get different
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NewsRace inequality on the rise
Black and minority ethnic people are experiencing declining health and poorer NHS and social care provision, according to a report from charity the Afiya Trust.
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CommentAndrew Haldenby on hospital closures and competition
The gloom surrounding the UK’s public finances is darkening as the general election approaches.
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NewsDH action needed to fill gaps in NHS data
Filling huge gaps in primary care data is vital if commissioning is to become more effective, public health experts have warned.