All Public health articles – Page 7
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CommentNHS charities can help the service tackle the huge challenges ahead
Ellie Orton, chief executive at NHS Charities Together, urges trusts to engage with their local NHS charities to not only help tackle the huge pressures facing the NHS but also open up opportunities through investments in great ideas and innovations
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NewsUpdated: Javid says non-urgent elective operations will have to be postponed until 2022
The Prime Minister has admitted the NHS drive to provide booster vaccinations to as many people as possible by the end of the month will cause widespread disruption in the service before Christmas.
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HSJ PartnersThe cost of doing nothing for people living with obesity
This is paid-for content from our commercial partners. Find out more It is now becoming accepted that the COVID-19 pandemic is not an intermezzo. Individuals and societies are learning to live with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Indeed populations who are adjusting effectively to the constant change ...
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CommentThe five habits of 'learning health systems'
During the past 18 months, healthcare systems have had to cope with the immense challenges of dealing with the unknowns. Dr Jenny Shand and Rachel Penniston shed light on the five features of a successful learning health system
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CommentCombating long covid will take a marathon effort
With over one million people thought to be suffering from long-term symptoms after a covid infection, the NHS needs funding for research into treatments and specialist staff so people with long covid can access the help they so desperately need, writes Sarah Woolnough, CEO of Asthma UK and the British ...
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NewsOmicron threat means NHS staff returning from any overseas destination must take PCR test
NHS staff returning from any non-red list country must have a negative PCR test before returning to work, according to latest guidance.
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CommentWhy we need to trigger ‘Plan B’ for covid now
The government should now trigger covid “Plan B” ahead of winter, if we are to minimise excess deaths from both covid and non-covid causes, writes public health director Dominic Harrison.
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CommentWe need to make health inequalities everyone’s business
The NHS has to prioritise reducing inequalities in health, but the most important solutions are not always in its gift, write Stephen Bradley and Tom Gardiner
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CommentContinuing healthcare is failing those with dementia
For anyone who is living with dementia, with the condition’s progressive nature and potential to lead to spiralling care costs, NHS continuing healthcare can be a lifeline, writes Dr Hilda Hayo
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HSJ InteractivePlanning ahead in terms of future technology
A panel of experts explored how best to embed innovations that will support new pathways and paradigms of care
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HSJ InteractiveHarnessing the potential of smart hospitals
An HSJ webinar brings together experts to discuss the role of smart hospitals in the health and care sector, by Jennifer Trueland
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CommentHealth Bill update: Small victories and missed opportunities
The Health and Care Bill will most definitely not bring the required openness and transparency that aids accountability but will likely plug the more glaring loopholes, argues Labour MP and former NHS manager Karin Smyth.
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HSJ InteractiveHow can the NHS manage the needs of covid patients in the longer term?
Continuing to meet the needs of covid patients while also addressing the backlogs that have built up in other areas of care will clearly be challenging. At a recent HSJ webinar, a panel of experts explored what we have already learnt about how best to manage covid and where the ...
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HSJ PartnersExploring the opportunities of population health management
The shift to a comprehensive population health management approach is a huge change management challenge. But there are tools and support available to help to make it a reality, write Rebecca Richmond and Alex Miller
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HSJ InteractiveHow can ICSs transform diabetes management and outcomes?
Diabetes touches on many challenges that will be at the top of priority lists for integrated care systems. It also provides an example of how expanded use of technology might help address such issues. By Claire Read
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CommentThe fatalism of leaders turns blind eye to vulnerable lives
The fatalism of response and the slowness of decision making in dealing with the pandemic is largely based on the assumption that nothing can be done to make others safer. By Charlotte Augst
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CommentCovid has given us the data blueprint for ‘programming’ population health
Data and analytics will provide the timely insights ICSs need if they are to take action and meet the new triple aim - improve outcomes, tackle inequalities and enhance productivity. By Joe Rafferty, Jim Hughes and Professor Iain Buchan
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CommentRefugees can help tackle the NHS workforce shortage
Kaye Burnett places emphasis on supporting people from excluded communities with the opportunity of being potential recruits for the NHS
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CommentThe NHS needs more leaders who ‘think in systems’
For all the welcome aspects of the Health and Care Bill, it is culture, not structure, that ultimately determines the quality of health system integration, writes Dr Parth Patel
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NewsMinisters target 85pc flu vaccine uptake among frontline NHS staff
The government is aiming to get at least 85 per cent of NHS frontline staff vaccinated against flu this winter – an 8 percentage point increase on last year’s performance.