All Public health articles – Page 22
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Trusts subject to new reporting regime as Brexit looms
A national “operational response centre” has gone live to deal with any fallout from a no-deal Brexit, while local NHS providers will be subject to new data collections to monitor their preparations.
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Local government should stop criticising the NHS and learn from it
‘This article was written for Local Government Chronicle’ First let me state that I am a fan of local government.
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Local organisations can help implement the long-term plan
Alex Lohman explains how local healthcare organisations and charities with expertise in managing specific health conditions – like sight loss and how to avoid it – can help meet the goals of the long-term plan
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Inequalities shift 'needs political and societal intervention'
Historically ingrained health inequalities in England won’t be reversed by measures in the long-term plan, which require bigger “political and societal” interventions, according to a public health expert whose work contributed to the plan.
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NHS England wins legal dispute over largest medicines procurement
NHS England has seen off a legal challenge to its largest ever medicines procurement, which is aimed at acquiring drugs to help eliminate hepatitis C in the country by 2025.
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Anger as NHS England accused of public health 'land grab'
NHS England has been accused of a “crude” attempt to engineer a “land grab” after its NHS long-term plan suggested a diminished role for local government in public health.
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HSJ Local
Council ceases NHS-provided smoking cessation service
The third largest London borough will discontinue its NHS-provided stop smoking service to save money.
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Using volunteers to fill workforce gaps is a risky strategy
Even though it features in the recent NHS long-term plan, good volunteering requires considerable resources and robust governance frameworks to mitigate risks. By Alison Leary
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Selbie: Public health leadership 'rationale' unchanged
The “rationale” for councils to lead on public health remains unchanged, the chief executive of Public Health England has said.
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NHS long-term plan: Full coverage
HSJ’s comprehensive full coverage of the important changes proposed in the NHS long-term plan,which was published today.
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NHS could take over key public health functions
The NHS and government will look at funding key public health services from the NHS budget, the long-term plan has said.
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Cowper’s Cut: That warm feeling down your back? It’s not rain
Andy Cowper discusses the government’s recently released Brexit operational readiness guidance for the health and care system in England
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Review makes multiple criticisms over screening failures
Jeremy Hunt’s statement in Parliament about failures in the national breast screening programme was based on incorrect information from Public Health England, according to an independent review published today.
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Exclusive: Screening IT system 'ageing and risky' - official review
England’s breast screening programme is running on IT systems with “multiple practical issues and risk associated with their operation”, according to an official investigation report obtained by HSJ.
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New mental health role labelled a 'nonsense sticking plaster'
Experts have questioned the decision to introduce a new mental health role in schools, rather than upskill the existing registered nurse workforce.
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Exclusive: Public want new NHS money to go on cancer and staff, not digital
The public’s highest priorities for new NHS funding are cancer care and staffing, while their lowest are digital access and better services for vulnerable groups.
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Public Health England to integrate with NHS England regions
Public Health England will integrate with the new NHS England structure by adding a director of public health to each of the seven new regions, PHE’s chief executive has said.
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NHS England overhauling national cancer screening programmes
NHS England will overhaul cancer screening as part of the long-term plan and has called on England’s first national cancer director to lead the work.
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The prevention agenda can tackle devastating diseases
The health and social care secretary’s prevention vision could, if given the backing it needs, really change the odds for people affected by heart and circulatory disease. By Simon Gillespie
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NHS England taken to court over 'largest ever medicines procurement'
A global pharmaceutical company has taken the NHS to court over a procurement process aimed to help England become the first country to eliminate hepatitis C.