All Prevention articles – Page 10
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NewsHunt: Peer review, not top-down targets, can improve NHS
Jeremy Hunt has praised the benefits of peer review to improve NHS standards, saying it is a better method than top-down targets.
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SupplementsSupplement: Everybody’s talking about integration but can the NHS deliver?
An overview of integrated care
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HSJ KnowledgeThe crowd speaks: Top 10 barriers to change
The most commonly occurring barriers to bottom-up change
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HSJ KnowledgeStart a conversation with NHS staff and patients to drive change
Crowdsourcing explained
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NewsBurnham attacks 'judgmental' restrictions on surgery for obese patients
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has attacked attempts by NHS commissioners to restrict routine surgery for overweight patients and smokers.
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CommentMoving with the times: a preventative approach to musculoskeletal health
Tackling the musculoskeletal health issue
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HSJ KnowledgeRoot out inequality in breast cancer care
Asian women in the UK have very high incidence of the disease
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NewsNHS plans 'radical upgrade' in public health
The NHS will become an ‘activist agent’ of social change in a ‘radical upgrade’ of prevention and public health, under plans announced today.
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HSJ KnowledgeFighting flu epidemics: the answer's in the numbers
Use meta-analysis of data to prevent flu
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NewsCharity slams NHS on diabetes care
The NHS is wasting billions of pounds of public money by failing to tackle diabetes early enough, a charity has warned.
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HSJ PartnersRealise the benefits of early hearing loss screening
Through any qualified provider contracts
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NewsFall in screening level revealed
There has been a drop in the percentage of women being screened for breast cancer, NHS figures show.
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NewsWarning over defibrillator shortage
A shortage of defibrillators - which shock the heart - and a lack of public awareness could be costing thousands of lives every year, research suggests.
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NewsExperts urge action on cancer rises
More must be done to address the “alarming” rise in cancer cases, experts have said.
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NewsPhysios call for changes to NHS treatment
Leading physiotherapists have issued a list of recommendations they believe should be implemented to improve care for NHS patients.
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CommentA fair deal for older people
One of the clearest signs of medical and social progress in the post-NHS era is the leap in life expectancy
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Comment‘The Health Act is a car crash and that’s a shame’
‘Red Tory’ Phillip Blond, the thinker behind the Big Society, talks about how to put it right