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Childhood obesity
In some London boroughs a third of children leaving primary school at the age of 11 are overweight or obese. We know overweight children are much more likely to become obese adults, so this major public health problem must be tackled early. The government’s child obesity public service agreement target ...
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Redundant equipment
If you have old hospital equipment to dispose of, the question is what to do next. While in the past, hospital managers paid to recycle surplus items or returned them to manufacturers to refurbish and sell on, there is now an emphasis on reusing equipment.
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Independent contractor performance
Central Lancashire has a large number of highly skilled independent contractors. However, when concerns are raised it is important that investigations are carried out in a fair and open environment.
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Smoking in pregnancy
For some time, government policy has backed the need to tackle smoking in pregnancy, especially among teenagers and those who are less well off. England’s current target is to reduce the prevalence of smoking at delivery to 15 per cent by 2010.
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GP-led services
GPs will increasingly call the shots about how and where money is spent in the local health economy, writes Conor Burke
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Practice based commissioning
With the success of practice based commissioning high on the agenda of the Department of Health and the pivotal role PBC plays in underpinning world class commissioning, it is important for PCT provider arms to understand the potential impact of giving GP practices commissioning power.
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Dementia strategy
In the UK there are approximately 700,000 people with dementia. In 30 years, this number is expected to double.
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Leadership development
For a cluster of primary care trusts on Teesside (Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton on Tees Teaching PCT), developing their strategy for 2008/13 and preparing for world class commissioning assessment led to a change in their thinking about the nature of leadership and leadership development in their organisations.
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Carers and medical training
Michael Yousif looks at how carers’ experiences can be incorporated into psychiatric training
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Joint working with the pharmaceutical industry
Steve Williamson, Sean McGrath and Abbie Pound explore the importance of collaborative working between healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical industry - facilitated by medical education agencies - and what this might mean for patient care
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Patient safety interventions
Avril Lowery explains how Gateshead Health Foundation Trust has taken the guiding principle of Patient Safety First, to make patient safety the trust’s number one priority, and applied it to their own environment, creating an internal campaign that works for them.
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Care of deteriorating patients
Salford Royal Foundation Trust signed up to Patient Safety First in 2008 and is one of the trusts to implement the reducing harm from deterioration intervention.
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Patient safety strategy
Sarah Woolley explains how Heart of England Foundation Trust has put the Patient Safety First campaign into action.
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Cost cutting
As rising demand for services begins to clash with increasingly tight financial constraints, the NHS must plan now for impending 2011 funding restrictions.
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Swine flu planning
With the possibility of a second, more serious wave of swine flu ahead, Ian Buchanan focuses on the work being done by hospices to prepare for an outbreak.
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Chlamydia screening
As chlamydia continues to prove a problem among young people, some PCTs are turning to more innovative methods to relate to them.
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Obesity challenge
As the obesity epidemic continues to gain weight, Liverpool tackles the problem head on.
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Staff health
Rachael Heenan discusses how to promote wellbeing among healthcare professionals.
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Patient experience
Philip Darbyshire considers the patient experience and how healthcare professional can empathise.
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Thromboprophylaxis
Clinical Leadership is called for in all sectors of patient care1. As practitioners, we are asked to step forward and lead change and use the NHS leadership and qualities framework to support our work2.