All North East articles – Page 56
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men's health
North Tyneside PCT is running a project to encourage elusive male patients to get health check ups.Men who visited the Asda supermarket in Benton yesterday were able to get a health check at the check out with their weekly shopping.North Tyneside PCT’s Community Health Development Team and the Pitstop project ...
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North East still suffering from poor public service outcomes
Pockets of poor public service outcomes in the North East are to blame for the region's poor outcomes overall, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research North.
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Strategies for managing the market
The Care Services Improvement Partnership has rolled out a pilot information-gathering project in East Lancashire to help commissioners and providers work together for patients. Tony Ryan and colleagues explain
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A game for two players
The Healthy Schools initiative continues to be a thriving joint programme, reports Varya Shaw
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Mums more depressed in the North
A survey of mothers has found that the further north mums live, the more likely they are to suffer from post-natal depression. The survey, carried out byparenting support and information website Netmums, found that mothers inScotlandand northernEnglandwere significantly more likely to be suffering from pos-tnatal depression than those in the ...
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Health managers receive birthday honours
A number of senior managers and leaders in the health service have received honours in the Queen's birthday honours.
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Clinical engagement needs more teeth, says Farrar
The NHS should explore 'radical models of clinical engagement' to give clinicians 'more teeth' and to improve scrutiny of potential conflicts of interests, the new chief executive of North East strategic health authority has said.
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The SHA interviews, David Flory: 'People might say I'm cool and calculating. I'm not'
Laura Donnelly interviews the new chief executive of North East SHA
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Tobacco control: Fresh air for the North East
There are encouraging reports from an independent tobacco control agency set up in an area with the highest adult smoking prevalence in the country
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Legal briefing: commissioning change after North Eastern Derbyshire PCT
PCTs need to be aware that commissioning of health services has to meet basic standards of transparency and fairness under European Union law
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In brief: North East Lincolnshire primary care trust
Newly formed North East Lincolnshire primary care trust has set up a residents panel with advice from local councils, police and voluntary groups to give the public a say in developing health services.