All Public health articles – Page 40
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CommentCouncils put the public health ethos into practice
A year since the transfer of public health
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NewsReview calls for Tamiflu rethink
Ministers should review the use of a widely used anti-flu medication, scientists have said after new research questioned the efficacy of the drug.
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NewsCCG leaders voice serious concern over public health
Clinical commissioning leaders have expressed serious concerns about the current state public health services.
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HSJ KnowledgeSugar tax will break the cycle of obesity and type 2 diabetes
Normalising junk food has exacerbated the problem
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CommentTo legislate or educate? That is the public health question
Legislation must be reinforced by awareness
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NewsCall for lung ‘allocation’ system
It is a “scandal” that one in three cystic fibrosis sufferers who are waiting for donated lungs die while on the transplant list, a charity has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge'Healthy hospitals' initiative is bearing fruit
Promote healthy behaviour among staff and patients
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CommentOur health attitudes and policies remain chaotic
Nanny state must hold its nerve on public health
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NewsFall in screening level revealed
There has been a drop in the percentage of women being screened for breast cancer, NHS figures show.
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NewsNICE: community centres best placed to tackle health inequalities
Councils can do more to encourage older people to attend NHS health checks as part of their new public health role, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said.
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NewsWarning over defibrillator shortage
A shortage of defibrillators - which shock the heart - and a lack of public awareness could be costing thousands of lives every year, research suggests.
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NewsBid to update alcohol licence rules
Councils should be able to curb pub and off licence opening hours in a bid to cut costs and ease the pressures of alcohol-related admissions on hospitals, it has been claimed.
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NewsDH acknowledges 'first fall in life expectancy since 2003'
The Department of Health has acknowledged that life expectancy at 75 – one of its corporate indicators – fell in 2012 for the first time in many years.
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NewsDiabetes total soars to top 3.2 million
The number of people with diabetes in the UK is now more than 3.2 million, with last year seeing the biggest jump in cases since 2008.
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NewsFGM data must be submitted by NHS
NHS hospitals will have to submit data on the number of girls and women who have suffered female genital mutilation, the government has announced.
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NewsExperts urge action on cancer rises
More must be done to address the “alarming” rise in cancer cases, experts have said.
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NewsHeart guidance 'could save lives'
Coroners could help save the lives of hundreds of people by telling bereaved family members to get themselves screened for inherited heart conditions, a charity has said.
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CommentThe service is not ready for a new flu pandemic
The NHS reforms have distracted public health officials
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NewsCancer diagnoses figures disclosed
Almost a third of a million people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer every year, figures show.