All Public health articles – Page 144
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NHS Immunisation Statistics, England: 2004-05
Office of National Statistics report, published in September 2005, on vaccines uptake among children: MMR vaccine uptake rose slightly year-on-year, uptake of vaccines for dipththeria, tetanus, etc remained stable at 93 per cent.
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Statistics on Alcohol: England, 2006
Document from the National Office of Statistics, published in July 2006, on alcohol use and misuse, examining drinking among school pupils, adults, and a survey of drinking-related ill-health, and country-wide economic costs. Among the report?s findings: 74 per cent of men and 59 per cent of women reported drinking an ...
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The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups
Document from the Office of National Statistics, based on the 2004 Health Survey for England, and published in April 2006. It examines a range of health indicators among ethnic minority populations, including blood pressure, exercise levels, smoking and alcohol use, and obesity. Among the findings: diabetes was almost four times ...
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News
Wanless warning: future of NHS hangs on obesity action
The government has failed to tackle obesity - and unless it does so, the future of the NHS hangs in the balance, says the man who persuaded ministers to pump record sums into the service.
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News analysis: Five years and billions of pounds later, what has changed since Wanless?
Sir Derek Wanless's 2002 report prompted the chancellor to pump billions into the health service - but called for reform too. Now he is back to pack another punch by examining how wisely the money was spent and set out lessons for the future. Daniel Martin reports
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Comment
Outspoken Wanless returns to judge a dream deferred
It comes as no surprise that Sir Derek Wanless believes that the promise laid out in his seminal 2002 report is becoming a dream deferred.
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News
DoH pledges support teams
The Department of Health is to create a national support team to help primary care trusts and local authorities tackle public health.
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Gender-specific services: equal, but not the same
From next April, trusts will have a legal duty to demonstrate gender equity across all areas of service provision. But as the deadline approaches, the national picture is looking decidedly patchy. Gabriel Fleming looks at how it will work
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Conservative conference: charities push for changes to GP incentive framework
Two charities are planning to launch a campaign to push for GPs' incentive payments to be based much more on their success in improving public health.
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'It's not about Americans in 10-gallon hats'
While North Eastern Derbyshire primary care trust's decision to award an APMS contract to UnitedHealth Europe ended in the High Court, at neighbouring Central and Greater Derby PCTs managers are confident that UHE will meet local people's needs. Lynne Greenwood reports
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Comment
David Woodhead on gardening for the mind
'She was clear that picking up a spade and plunging it into the ground enabled her to channel some of the anger she had felt the previous week at work.'
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Flint says 'one size fits all strategy' will never win public health war
National public health campaigns could contribute to a further widening of health inequalities, a public health minister has warned.
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Charles Core on Hepatitis C
1 October brings World Hepatitis Awareness Day, but on the domestic stage the NHS is struggling to cope, writes Charles Gore
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News
Deprived areas score best at smoking cessation
Primary care trusts show wide variations in the implementation of their smoking-cessation services, and many have not consulted with patients and the public, says the Healthcare Commission.
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News analysis: Obesity - private clubs help PCTs achieve the figures they want
Referring overweight patients from GPs to the independent sector is a controversial approach but for many, joining a commercial group proves more effective in losing weight than drug treatment. Tash Shifrin reports on how 'slimming on referral' is working
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More addicts getting help
More drug users are getting treatment but the standard of it is still highly variable, a Healthcare Commission report has concluded.
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HSJ Knowledge
Cutting unplanned emergency admissions
To improve and provide personalised care for patients with long-term, complex conditions and to provide appropriate patient treatment pathways for them, Dudley Beacon and Castle primary care trust recruited three assertive case managers and one nurse consultant.
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Sustainable Communities Awards expanded
HSJ's Sustainable Communities Awards, which recognise public sector achievement in the field, has grown. With 11 categories for 2007 - three more than last year - primary care trusts, local authorities, and other local partners will have a chance to be honoured for their role in delivery of sustainable communities.
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Smoking bans in mental health settings
Implementing smoke-free policy in healthcare settings is generally popular but not always so in mental healthcare.
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How to create real sustainable change in your community
To mark the launch of this year's Sustainable Communities Awards, Penny Harding explains how her project to create social inclusion in a deprived rural area won one of the categories