All Public health articles – Page 29
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NewsRevealed: Children's services hardest hit by public health cuts
Services aimed at children and young people are bearing the brunt of cuts to public health spending by local authorities, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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NewsPublic health cuts 'playing around with people's lives', says RCN chief
Government plans to scrap bursaries in England, public health cuts, caps on pay for agency staff and the removal of the Department of Health’s nursing policy unit all came under fire from the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing at the union’s annual congress.
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CommentWhat could a regional mayor do for the health of local populations?
Rob Newton asks what impact locally elected mayors are likely to have on public health
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2016: Community Health Service Redesign
First place went to a project to increase early identification and fast-track at-risk people to an exercise intervention
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: When councils should take over
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by integration reporter David Williams.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England U-turn on funding of council HIV drugs
NHS England confirms responsibility for reimbursing drugs for HIV post exposure prophylaxis Last month commissioner sent letter saying it would no longer pay for drugs provided by council commissioned services U-turn comes one week after legal threat prompts NHS England rethink on another HIV drug NHS England has ...
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CommentSugar is a more bitter pill to swallow than the Brexit debate
Every step forward taken by food manufacturers in the so-called war on obesity is countered by half a step backwards
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NewsNHS England refuses to fund local authority HIV drugs
Letter circulated in Yorkshire and the Humber says NHS England will no longer pay for HIV drugs provided by local authority commissioned services Association of Directors of Public Health says move is not in interests of those at risk of HIV Local government has accused NHS England of “shunting” ...
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CommentThe NHS has shunted HIV costs on to councils
Jim McManus says the decision over HIV prevention funding has serious implications for other costs
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Why the budget wasn't all sweetness and light for the NHS
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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CommentSweet drinks tax has a sour aftertaste for the chancellor
Osborne’s latest headline-grabber shows a politician truly cannot win
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CommentAnalysis: This budget could have a nasty sting in the tail for health
At first glance, today’s budget did little to change the outlook for NHS funding in the coming years.
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NewsBudget 2016: Sugar tax and changes to NHS pensions
Most of the £520m raised in the first year of the tax will be used to boost school sports NHS England says levy is a “major first step to what must be a comprehensive childhood obesity strategy” Employers will have to contribute an extra £2bn to public sector pensions ...
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NewsSimon Stevens reveals first 10 'healthy new towns'
Simon Stevens unveils 10 sites to be part of Healthy New Towns programme NHS England aims to “design in” health focused features, including fast food free zones near schools and dementia friendly streets Clinicians, designers and technology experts to shape care provision in each location NHS England chief ...
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NewsCCGs 'unprepared' for specialised surgery handover
Clinicians raise concerns with Jeremy Hunt after survey finds two thirds of CCGs have taken no action to prepare for transfer of obesity surgery commissioning Only 12 per cent of CCGs aware of post-surgery “follow up protocols”. Lack of follow up can be fatal Transfer delayed for a second ...
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NewsExclusive: Rocketing death rate provokes calls for national investigation
There were 5.4 per cent more deaths in England in Wales in 2015 than in 2014 – the biggest year on year increase in several decades Many of the deaths were during winter in early 2015 Potential causes include public spending cuts and constraint, problems with flu vaccine, and ...
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NewsHospital services targeted in sexual health shake-up
London’s sexual health services are set to undergo a major shake-up, featuring a reduction in expensive hospital based services.
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CommentDo more than talk about prevention
Service transformation and redesign are needed to achieve more expansive prevention in healthcare, says Jim McManus
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HSJ LocalU-turn on plans for health visiting cuts at London council
Councillors at a local authority in north London have overturned proposals to potentially remove its entire health visiting budget by 2018, following a meeting last week.
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HSJ PartnersGo back and predict the future
MedeAnalytics’ Paul Molyneux on patient-focused predictive modelling