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Philippa Lynch
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15 Nov 2017 - 11:10

null Health Profiles survey

The content of Public Health England's Health Profiles are reviewed annually to ensure that the indicators included are relevant and present a comprehensive overview of health at a local level. PHE are currently running a survey to canvas views from users to help shape the 2018 Health Profile pdf. The questions are focused on suggested changes to the indicators within the 2018... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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22 Sep 2015 - 12:04

null Beyond Fighting Fires – The role of the fire and rescue service in improving the public's health

Firefighters across England are going above and beyond their fire prevention work and are now supporting vulnerable people with issues relating to dementia, mental health, domestic abuse, social isolation, childhood obesity and youth unemployment. Following the transfer of public health duties to local government, the fire and rescue service is now working in partnership with councils to help... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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18 Aug 2015 - 16:00

null Kent's public health-led approach to data sharing has brought integrated care closer

The Kent Long-Term Conditions Year of Care Programme has successfully linked cost and activity data from health and social care services in Kent to produce an anonymised dataset for use in funding, planning and evaluating integrated care services. Patient data from 12 organisations, plus 90 general practitioners, is collected monthly and linked via NHS number to provide a standard set of... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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03 Aug 2015 - 14:54

null DH Consultation on local authority public health allocations 2015 to 2016

The Department of Health (DH) has opened its consultation on the £200m reduction to the Public Health Grant, stating its preferred option is a standard 6.2% cut to all local authorities, but also asking for feedback on other options such as identifying which local authorities have more in unspent reserves or reducing the grant dependent on individual circumstances. As part of wider... See more
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Philippa Lynch
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23 Apr 2015 - 13:15

null The King's Fund - The pledges on health and social care

What are the parties promising on health and social care? The King's Fund have gone through the Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green and UKIP manifestos to find out. You can explore the results as an animated infographic or a downloadable round-up. As we approach the 2015 general election, the NHS is one of the most important issues facing Britain. This King's Fund election... See more
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