All Public health articles – Page 41
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NewsRoyal college condemns obesity surgery stand-off
The Royal College of Surgeons has condemned a stand-off between local and national commissioners over surgery for the morbidly obese.
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BlogsLonger life expectancy can be too much of a good thing
An ageing society has to address ethical issues about when and how people choose to die
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CommentNew year's resolution: Tackle the UK's exercise crisis
Physical inactivity is a dangerous public health issue
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NewsMedicine addiction data 'needed'
GPs should start collecting anonymous data on patients they suspect or know to be hooked on prescription drugs, a group of MPs has found.
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NewsResearch reveals public health directors' status
Six in 10 top-tier councils have a director of public health who reports directly to the chief executive, according to research by the Faculty of Public Health.
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NewsMPs to discuss screening programmes
The scientific merits of screening programmes for prostate cancer, lung cancer and post-natal depression are to be examined by MPs.
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HSJ KnowledgeWalk and talk: A plan to improve public health
Exercise interventions can have great patient outcomes
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CommentMichael White: The coalition’s real U-turn
David Cameron is instinctively a pragmatic liberal Tory
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NewsPlain cigarette packaging back on agenda
The government is to reconsider introducing plain packaging for cigarettes.
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HSJ Knowledge'The NHS cannot close health inequalities on its own'
How the NHS can help create a fairer society
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NewsAction call on mental health 'mortality gap'
NHS services need to adapt so they can address both physical and mental health issues - and not deal with them separately, an expert has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeLocal integrated care receives a massive lift
Analysis of the LIFT programme’s benefits
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CommentCancer patients' journeys need joining up
Integrated care can be a positive for people with cancer
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HSJ Local
South Devon Healthcare creates public health video services
PERFORMANCE: Self-help videos could soon be prescribed to patients by GPs as part of a joint-venture between the patient-controlled online medical records system, Patients Know Best, and Hiblio TV.
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CommentPharmacies can ease the pressure on urgent care
Pharmacists deserve a voice in NHS decision making
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News'Large variations' in place of death
There are “large variations” across England in the proportion of people who die at hospital or in their own homes, figures show.
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NewsIndividual responsibility has been neglected, says NHS England director
Individuals’ responsibility for their own health and use of the NHS has been underemphasised and should be made more visible by NHS England, the organisation’s patient experience director has told HSJ.
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CommentNHS England ‘land grab’ causes dismay
Providers are unhappy with specialised commissioning policy
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Comment‘Health tourism’ and the China syndrome
Properly handled, health tourism is a legitimate target that should not be attracting the outrage it has
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News
'Non-blaming' obesity tone advised
Doctors should not blame patients for being fat, according to new NHS guidance.