All World Health Organisation (WHO) articles – Page 3
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HSJ Local
Chesterfield Royal Hospital FT retains BFI standard
PERFORMANCE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital has once again passed all required standards set by the Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI), it has announced
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HSJ Local
NHS Stoke on Trent signs concordat with council
STRUCTURE: NHS Stoke on Trent has signed a concordat on future health planning with its local authority.
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NewsUK breast cancer rate blamed on obesity and alcohol
The UK ranks 11th out of 50 countries for rates of breast cancer, according to a new report.
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CommentTake the lead in preventing ill health
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s Britain was known as “the sick man of Europe”. Then it related to industrial strife and poor economic performance. Now we are in danger of regaining that mantle, but this time in public health terms.
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HSJ Knowledge
Commitment to health outcomes
“The government believes that we need to…encourage behaviour change to help people build healthier lives”.
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NewsThird of operating time lost to late starts and early finishes
Acute foundation trusts lost a third of their operating theatre time to late starts and early finishes by the clinical teams, according to research presented by the Foundation Trust Network (FTN) at the NHS Confederation annual conference.
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NewsNICE calls to slash transfat levels
Small changes to people’s diets that make them more healthy could prevent tens of thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke, experts have claimed.
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HSJ KnowledgeWHO surgical safety checklist: a simple list gives a sure touch
The World Health Organization’s surgical safety checklist is a valuable communication tool in a high risk environment. Helen Mooney looks at how a simple routine can save lives
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NewsSwine flu 'hit credibility' of WHO
Public confidence in the World Health Organisation has ebbed away because the dangers of the swine flu pandemic were overstated, a draft report to the Council of Europe seen by The Guardian has found.
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NewsHow Labour saved the NHS from the brink
Nigel Crisp believes that when Labour inherited the NHS in 1997 it was ‘falling apart’. After four years away from the service the former chief executive reflects on the successes of the last 13 years - and the missed opportunities. By Alastair McLellan
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NewsTrusts told to monitor use of safer surgery checklist
Many acute trusts could be failing to monitor the use of a mandatory patient safety tool, HSJ understands.
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NewsSwine flu preparations cost £1bn
The government spent more than £1bn in preparation for a flu pandemic, it has been disclosed.
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CommentSimon Stevens on the best healthcare system in the world
Torture the statistics until they confess. That seems to be the approach of many academics, journalists and policy wonks to the ideologically loaded question: which country’s healthcare system is best?
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HSJ KnowledgeGuide to increasing breastfeeding rates with the Baby Friendly initiative
The Baby Friendly accreditation scheme has the power to reduce costs as well as infant and maternal illnesses
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NewsSwine flu antiviral guidance issued
Otherwise healthy people who contract the H1N1 “swine flu” virus do not need to be treated with antivirals if their symptoms are uncomplicated, the World Health Organisation has said.
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News'Explosion' of swine flu cases expected
Governments must prepare for a swift response to the global spread of swine flu as it is expected to speed up in the next few months, the World Health Organisation has said.
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GSK claims 'rapid progress' on swine flu vaccine
Drugs company GlaxoSmithKline says it is making “rapid progress” on its swine flu vaccine.
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NewsWHO declares swine flu pandemic
The World Health Organisation has declared a swine flu pandemic.
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NewsAndy Burnham: NHS must maintain strength in face of swine flu
It is “vital” that the NHS maintains its national strength as the health service battles a swine flu pandemic, health secretary Andy Burnham has warned.
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NewsFears grow over flu pandemic stockpiles
Concerns are growing over whether primary care trusts will be able to avoid running out of flu pandemic equipment amid confusion over who should be stockpiling supplies.
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