All Public health articles – Page 129
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New PSAs will boost local freedoms
Trusts are to be given greater freedom from central government to set their own local priorities and spend government funding as they see fit.
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Fewer targets means more accountability
'The reduction in targets does not mean data collection will be weakened. For example, health inequalities cannot be monitored without understanding smoking cessation, obesity and infant mortality'
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HSJ Knowledge
Success story: pulmonary rehabilitation
One primary care trust's award-winning pulmonary rehabilitation service has made a real difference to local people's lives, as David Peat explains
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The role of primary care in tackling allergic diseases
The Information Centre for health and social care.has published an analysis of patterns of allergic diseases in patients diagnosed in primary care.
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Activity project leaps obstacles
Barriers to sport and physical activities for children with special health needs are being removed, explains Helen Sugden
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Ringfencing is only a short-term cash fix
'Local flexibility is a principle that needs defending. Ringfencing is only convenient so long as the political wind is blowing in your direction'
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Donaldson warns off budget raiders
The chief medical officer has pledged to clamp down on 'smash and grab raids' of public health money.
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Donaldson publishes annual report on public health
Chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson has published his annual report for 2006.
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Consumers can afford healthy food, report claims
People are not being priced out of healthy eating and there is no significant link between income and dietary patterns, a report claims.
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HSJ Knowledge
Maggie Rae on righting wrongs
'Seeing desperate poverty and inequality of life chances galvanised me and has continued to be a driving force for more than 25 years'
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Myth-buster: less is more
Spending more on healthcare could harm patients, writes Stephen Black
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Searching for the sex factor
In search of stars in sexual health improvement, the Terrence Higgins Trust has discovered innovative services dedicated to providing the best possible care for their users.
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Richard Morgan and Allison Thorpe on social marketing
'Social marketing recognises that, all things being equal, people will choose behaviours that keep them in good health. But all things are rarely equal; most people have to make choices and compromises'
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£100m funding for school sports
A £100m campaign to provide schoolchildren with the chance to participate in five hours of sport every week has been announced.
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New weapon in fight against childhood obesity
Schools in deprived areas are to be given 45,000 pedometers to encourage children to get active.
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London review: everyday problems at heart of proposals
'Darzi argues that his approach to this study - listening to Londoners, building a clinical consensus, providing evidence for the recommendations, working with the mayor and London boroughs - provides the foundations for success'
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Healthcare Commission slams sexual health data
The Healthcare Commission has slammed the standard of data collection and information-gathering in NHS sexual health services.
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Scientists pinpoint bowel cancer gene
Scientists funded by Cancer Research UK have identified a common genetic variant that can increase a person's risk of developing bowel cancer.
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A milestone in self-management
Principles that ensure older people can use their medicines safely are vital across the NHS, say Theresa Rutter and Nina Barnett
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Stroke consultation under way
Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched a consultation on stroke services in order to develop a stroke strategy. It includes proposals on providing faster treatment for minor strokes, treating the earliest signs of strokes seriously and improving care and support when people leave hospital.