All Public Health England articles – Page 18
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NewsTreasury slammed for targeting public health underspend
This year’s council public health budgets were targeted for cuts by the Treasury because of a multimillion pound underspend in 2013-14.
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CommentShortsighted public health cut makes a mockery of prevention rhetoric
It will damage the NHS
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LeaderThe dominance of white men at the very top shames the NHS
It is unacceptable and unsustainable
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NewsFears health visitors will be target in £200m cuts round
Providers of health visiting services fear they could face funding cuts after the government said it would reduce councils’ public health budgets by £200m.
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NewsOsborne announces £200m cut to public health budgets
The Department of Health is to consult on an in-year cut of £200m to council controlled public health budgets.
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CommentThe NHS underplays how valuable its expertise is internationally
Tackles domestic challenges
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HSJ KnowledgeDiabetes: How to tackle UK's biggest public health threat
We need an intervention for the whole of the UK
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NewsExclusive: PHE to further investigate drop in elderly life expectancy
National public health officials have said they will further investigate falls in life expectancy among older people, after finding it was ‘too early’ to conclude they had stopped living for longer.
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HSJ KnowledgePublic health gets with the programme using technology
Smart solutions for getting public health messages across
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HSJ LocalGPs privately urged to prescribe Tamiflu despite concerns
WORKFORCE: NHS England is encouraging GPs to prescribe Tamiflu to care and nursing home patients as a preventative measure, despite concerns about its effectiveness.
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NewsExclusive: Public Health England examines older people life expectancy 'alert'
National public health officials are investigating concerns about a ‘sustained’ fall in the life expectancy of older people in some areas, after a local authority raised an alert.
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CommentHSJ annual lecture transcript: Simon Stevens' on forward view for the NHS
The edited transcript of the speech given by Simon Stevens at the HSJ inaugural lecture.
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NewsMorecambe Bay under fire on cancer screening services
A foundation trust has pledged to shake up the management of its breast screening unit after a probe found an “extremely poor” working environment that must be having an “impact on patient care”
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NewsNHS England extends drive for equality in senior posts
NHS England’s drive to boost the representation of ethnic minorities in senior positions will be followed by an equalities push on disability, sexual orientation and gender, its head of equality has said
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SupplementsIntegration Summit: Early learning on nutrition
Why children’s nutritional needs are as important as their education
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NewsUpdated: High profile panel calls for London health commissioner
A health commissioner post should be created in London to coordinate the work of councils, clinical commissioning groups and Public Health England, a panel of health experts headed by former health minister Lord Darzi has suggested.
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NewsNHS hospital comparison website launched
A new website to enable patients and staff to compare hospitals across a broad range of metrics from accident and emergency waiting times to the quality of meals will be launched tomorrow.
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NewsDH arm's length bodies to consider overseas business
A host of Department of Health arm’s length bodies - including Health Education England, Public Health England and Monitor - will meet this month to discuss the scope for marketing their services overseas.
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NewsCut to councils' public health budgets
Local authorities’ core public health funding will be cut in real terms in 2015-16, it has been announced