All Public health articles – Page 47
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NewsAttitude change needed to increase organ donation
The UK’s transplant waiting list will never be significantly reduced in size unless public attitudes towards organ donation change, according to a charity.
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HSJ LocalThousands stop smoking in Northamptonshire
PERFORMANCE: More than 5,000 people decided to quit smoking in Northamptonshire last year health officials have announced.
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NewsHuge rise in gastric bypass ops
The number of gastric bypass operations carried out by the NHS in England has risen five-fold during the past five years
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Blogs
Improving the health of the poorest, fastest: why clusters of lifestyle behaviours matter
When the coalition came to power I, like many others, was nervous about whether the government would see inequality reduction as one of its core aims.
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HSJ KnowledgeStepping good practice up a gear
HIECs are invaluable in delivering improvement at scale and pace
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HSJ Local
Mental health trust to host Yorkshire public health initiative
STRUCTURE: South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is to host Altogether Better, a Yorkshire and the Humber wide public health programme.
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HSJ Local
GP gains role on health and wellbeing board
WORKFORCE: A GP commissioner has been appointed as deputy chair of West Sussex’s emerging health and wellbeing board.
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NewsPoorer areas 'hit harder by alcohol'
Poorer communities have substantially higher levels of alcohol-related ill health, anti-social behaviour and premature deaths than their wealthier neighbours, research suggests.
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NewsCalls for extra public health funding
The Department of Health will face widespread calls to increase the total budget for public health from the £2.2bn pledged by health secretary Andrew Lansley earlier this year.
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking legacy a reality
How can the UK get in shape to make the most of the Olympic health legacy?
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HSJ KnowledgeOlympic legacy of a better life
NHS London is hopeful the Games will leave a lasting legacy after the athletes depart
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NewsSurgeon calls for obesity surgery to be prioritised over end of life cancer drugs
A surgeon has suggested that it might be better to spend NHS funds on surgery for obese patients than on palliative care for the terminally ill.
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HSJ KnowledgeMake time for talking
The introduction of a web-based tool that lets patients maximise limited time
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CommentNeil Churchill: living within our means locally
It’s predicted the NHS will have to learn to live on half its long-term growth rate
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HSJ Local
Middlesbrough holds first health and wellbeing board meeting
STRUCTURE: The first meeting of the health and wellbeing board meeting for Middlesbrough was held in June.
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NewsPatient dies in legionnaires' outbreak
One of the patients affected by a legionnaires’ disease outbreak has died in hospital, the Health Protection Agency has said.
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HSJ Local
New service to enhance patient physical health and wellbeing
STRUCTURE: South Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust has launched a new activity co-ordinator service.
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News
More Legionnaires' cases confirmed
Two more cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been confirmed in a Stoke-on-Trent outbreak and one patient is in a critical condition.
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HSJ Local
New advice website for Brighton patients
STRUCTURE: A one-stop shop online advice service was launched in July by NHS commissioners and the local council in Brighton and Hove.
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NewsRoom for manoeuvre on public health funding formula
Controversial proposals for distributing public health funding that would see a major transfer of resources from poor to rich areas could yet be significantly changed, it has emerged.