All Smoking cessation articles – Page 4
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Liverpool Women’s FT behind on five CQUIN commitments
PERFORMANCE: The foundation is underperforming on five commissioning for quality and innovation schemes, which make a proportion of its income dependent on quality improvements.
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NewsAnti-smoking strategy unveiled
New plans to drastically reduce smoking levels in Wales have been announced.
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NHS Hertfordshire may ban surgery for smokers and the obese
PERFORMANCE: NHS Hertfordshire is considering banning patients who are obese or smokers from surgery unless they agree to treatment to change their behaviour.
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NewsMarmot voices 'nudge' doubts
The president of the British Medical Association has voiced doubts over the government’s “nudge” approach to public health.
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NewsQuitters to sign contracts in smoking cessation scheme
The government is looking at a wide range of schemes to “nudge” people into adopting healthier lifestyles.
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NewsNICE work on public health guidance put on hold
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has been ordered to stop developing guidance on some public health topics and put others on hold.
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NewsGovernment sets out who will commission public health services
Immunisation, screening and public health for the under fives will in future be commissioned by the NHS Commissioning Board, under latest government proposals.
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NewsUK tops European obesity league
The UK has performed poorly in an influential health and lifestyle study, recording the highest levels of obesity and teen pregnancy.
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NewsGovernment to target teenage smoking
The coalition government is planning “radical” action to curb teenage smoking, ban cheap alcohol and to encourage mothers to breastfeed at work, Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said.
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NewsLung cancer rates for women soar
Rates of lung cancer in women have soared in a sign that efforts to persuade them to quit smoking have failed, research reveals.
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NewsPassive smoking linked to 1% of deaths
Passive smoking claims more than 600,000 lives each year around the world - an estimated 1% of all deaths, a major study has found.
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NewsBritish Heart Foundation to answer questions in live chat session
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is to answer questions from the public on their health policies and campaigns in a live blog on 24 November.
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NewsPlain packaging for cigarettes planned
Tobacco companies could be forced to sell cigarettes in grey or brown plain packaging in an attempt to deter youngsters from taking up smoking.
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NewsSmoking cessation rates 'follow economy downwards'
The rate at which people are quitting smoking has slowed down at the same time as economic worries have increased, data suggests.
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NewsClimate change is 'cholera of our time', says public health expert
The transfer of commissioning from primary care trusts to GPs should be used to help drive environmentally friendly policies, according to the head of the NHS sustainable development unit.
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Smoking cessation
Knowsley has topped the North West’s smoking quit rate league, thanks to the borough’s innovative approach to smoking cessation services.
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NewsCall for public to improve their own health
People must do more to look after their health and stop preventable conditions draining NHS resources, the Welsh chief medical officer has said.
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Smoking cessation
NHS Birmingham East and North and Dr Foster Intelligence are currently working in partnership on exploiting the joint capabilities and networks available to both organisations to tackle health inequalities in the local community.
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HSJ KnowledgeSmoking cessation
In his first speech since taking up his post, Mr Lansley outlined his plans for making patients the driving force for improvements in the NHS so that “no decision is made about me, without me.”
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NewsBigger role for pharmacists could save £800m
More than £800m could be saved from NHS budgets by making more use of the skills of pharmacists, according to an influential think tank.