All Public health articles – Page 57
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HSJ KnowledgeHow predictive modelling can help reduce risk, and hospital admissions
Accurate prediction of patients at risk is central to preventing admissions, but funding to develop predictive models has been withdrawn by the DH. Geraint Lewis and colleagues look at some of the tools available to local commissioners now charged reducing admissions.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a weather forecasting service can reduce COPD hospital admissions
Hospitals are routinely troubled with rising admissions and demand during the winter months, but using a Met Office forecast alert can help patients stay healthier, and help hospitals better manage their services.
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NewsAddiction help disadvantage for older people
GPs and other health professionals should undergo more training to help older people who are dependent on alcohol or drugs, experts have warned.
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Peterborough in preventative strategy talks
PERFORMANCE: NHS organisations in Peterborough are planning to focus on preventative services, after a meeting was held to discuss strategic planning in the city.
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NewsLansley: 'honesty' needed to tackle obesity
People need to be honest with themselves about how much they eat and drink in order to tackle obesity, the government has said.
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NewsNew Labour competition reforms did not increase health inequalities
The pro-competition NHS reforms introduced over the past decade of Labour governments did not affect deprived communities’ access to healthcare, a York University study has found.
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NewsHealth inequalities scheme flagging as GPs shun 'charity work'
The NHS health check programme – aimed at slashing health inequalities – is flagging, as GPs dismiss it as “charity work” that mainly benefits the worried well.
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NewsPrime minister's Health Bill claims 'false', say doctors
The prime minister has been accused by leading doctors of making false claims about their level of support for the Health Bill.
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HSJ Local
Sheffield PCT notes revalidation assessment risk
STRUCTURE: Sheffield PCT has identified a “governance risk” to its “organisational readiness self assessment” process - a key process in the revalidation of doctors.
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Kent launches new mental health website
PERFORMANCE: A new website has been launched to support Kent’s five-year strategy for mental health and wellbeing.
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NewsTreatments for drug addiction fall
The number of patients needing treatment for hard drug addiction fell by almost 10,000 over the last two years, figures show.
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NewsCouncil chiefs rebel over public health funding sign-off
Council chief executives are understood to have staged a backlash over the Department of Health’s bid to get them to “sign off” local public-health spending figures.
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NewsCost of treating brain disorders doubles
Treating brain disorders such as depression and dementia in the UK is costing £116bn annually, a total which has risen more than 50 per cent in just six years.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy accident prevention is a major policy issue for public health
The theory goes that prevention of accidents is better, and cheaper, than the cure. Tom Mullarkey argues that it’s now time for public health strategy to put this theory into practice.
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CommentWhy public health practice must be integrated into commissioning
Whatever form the new NHS commissioning landscape takes, public health practice needs to be an integral part of it. A discussion is needed as to how it fits in to the structure, write Julie Sin, Su Sethi and Alison Rylands.
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NewsPublic health engagement group to steer DH policy
An engagement team has been set up to road test government policy on public health over the coming months.
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NewsCigarette vending machines ban to improve health in children
A ban on vending machines selling tobacco that comes into force in England today will reduce the access children have to cigarettes and cut down the number of young smokers, it is hoped.
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Comment'Social enterprise is a real alternative to the big, bland offer'
City Health Care Partnership CIC chief executive Andrew Burnell reports from the social enterprise’s first AGM how it is aiming to utilise its flexibility to deliver quality local services by making its offering bigger, and more sustainable.
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NewsNHS costs cut by smoking schemes, study shows
A new report which found that tobacco control programmes can cut health care costs has been hailed by anti-smoking campaigners Ash Scotland.
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News'Medical tourism' warning over government cuts
The number of patients travelling abroad for medical treatment could rise significantly due to government cuts, a new report has suggested.