Department of Health
There will be a new drive to ensure GPs spot cervical cancer symptoms earlier in young women and refer patients correctly. The review, carried out by the independent Advisory Committee on Cervical Screening (ACCS) reported concern that young women who present to their GPs with cervical cancer symptoms are not always being given appropriate advice and have recommended immediate action in this area.
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Friday, 24 July 2009
NICE issues guidance to help healthcare professionals identify child maltreatment
NICE
NICE has issued guidance to help healthcare professionals to identify children who may have been maltreated. The guidance provides a summary of alerting features that should prompt a healthcare professional to consider, suspect or exclude child maltreatment. Child maltreatment includes neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and fabricated or induced illness.
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NICE has issued guidance to help healthcare professionals to identify children who may have been maltreated. The guidance provides a summary of alerting features that should prompt a healthcare professional to consider, suspect or exclude child maltreatment. Child maltreatment includes neglect, physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and fabricated or induced illness.
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The Marmot Review: strategic review of health inequalities
University College London
An interim report on the evidence and emerging themes of the independent strategic review of health inequalities post 2010, led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot, has been published for consultation. Comments must be submitted by 5 August 2009.
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An interim report on the evidence and emerging themes of the independent strategic review of health inequalities post 2010, led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot, has been published for consultation. Comments must be submitted by 5 August 2009.
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Swine flu: UK planning assumptions
Department of Health
This document contains revised planning assumptions in relation to the current swine flu pandemic. The assumptions are intended to assist local planning across all public and private sector organisations. Planning assumptions are for both pan-UK and local areas, to take account of the potential variation in epidemic profile from one local area to another
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This document contains revised planning assumptions in relation to the current swine flu pandemic. The assumptions are intended to assist local planning across all public and private sector organisations. Planning assumptions are for both pan-UK and local areas, to take account of the potential variation in epidemic profile from one local area to another
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Safeguarding disabled children: practice guidance
Department of Children, Schools and Families
This practice guidance makes clear that disabled children have exactly the
same human rights to be safe from abuse and neglect, to be protected from
harm and achieve the Every Child Matters outcomes as non-disabled children.
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This practice guidance makes clear that disabled children have exactly the
same human rights to be safe from abuse and neglect, to be protected from
harm and achieve the Every Child Matters outcomes as non-disabled children.
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First ever national statistics to measure school food uptake
Department of Children, Schools and Families
These new figures, published by the School Food Trust, give for the first time a comprehensive picture of school meal take-up across the country.
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These new figures, published by the School Food Trust, give for the first time a comprehensive picture of school meal take-up across the country.
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Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Healthy Leeds Newsletter summer 2009
Healthy Leeds
The summer edition of the Healthy Leeds newsletter is available to download now.
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The summer edition of the Healthy Leeds newsletter is available to download now.
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Health needs annual evidence update 2009
NHS Evidence
The 2009 Annual Evidence Update has focused on five key themes relating to the health needs of people with learning disabilities, which are cancer, coronary heart disease, challenging behaviour, epilepsy, and respiratory illness.
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The 2009 Annual Evidence Update has focused on five key themes relating to the health needs of people with learning disabilities, which are cancer, coronary heart disease, challenging behaviour, epilepsy, and respiratory illness.
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Transforming community services quality framework: guidance for community services
Department of Health
The ambition to make ‘everywhere as good as the best’, delivering real improvements in quality, innovation and productivity is the over-arching goal of the Transforming Community Services (TCS) Programme.
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The ambition to make ‘everywhere as good as the best’, delivering real improvements in quality, innovation and productivity is the over-arching goal of the Transforming Community Services (TCS) Programme.
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Ongoing FDA Safety Review of Association between Stimulants used for ADHD and Sudden Death in Children
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In the past, concern had been raised that the use of stimulants in patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and underlying heart disease may increase risk for sudden cardiac death. A newly published study has reported an association between stimulant use and risk of sudden death in children and adolescents without known cardiac risk factors.
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In the past, concern had been raised that the use of stimulants in patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and underlying heart disease may increase risk for sudden cardiac death. A newly published study has reported an association between stimulant use and risk of sudden death in children and adolescents without known cardiac risk factors.
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Heatwave Alert Warnng Raised
Department of Health
The Met Office has raised the heatwave warning alert again today on behalf of the Department of Health.
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The Met Office has raised the heatwave warning alert again today on behalf of the Department of Health.
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Moving on Up
Mental Health Foundation
This report from the Mental Health Foundation reveals the barriers that are preventing patients with mild or moderate depression from accessing exercise on prescription.
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This report from the Mental Health Foundation reveals the barriers that are preventing patients with mild or moderate depression from accessing exercise on prescription.
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Monday, 6 July 2009
Vegetarians get less cancer
NHS Choices
Vegetarians are less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to several newspapers. The findings come from the pooled results of two large studies, which looked at cancer rates and dietary habits in 61,566 people.
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Vegetarians are less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to several newspapers. The findings come from the pooled results of two large studies, which looked at cancer rates and dietary habits in 61,566 people.
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