All Public health articles – Page 2
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Independent professional body guidelineManaging Ramadan queries guideline
Recommendations for guidance and management of patients of Muslim faith who are fasting during Ramadan
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News
IMC sets out strategy for ‘hidden pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance
A strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance has been set out in a policy document from the Infection Management Coalition (IMC)
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PHE/DH/DWP guideline
Let’s talk about weight guideline
Support your patients to manage their weight by initiating a conversation. This is a step-by-step guide to brief interventions with adults.
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Health and social care systems to link up under new Government plans
Patients will receive better, more joined-up care under new Government plans to improve the links between health and social care
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NHS soups and shakes diet programme being expanded after successful pilot
The weight-loss programme, which began in 2020, has been successful in improving health outcomes of over 2000 individuals with type 2 diabetes
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Lifestyle is likely to be more responsible for childhood obesity than mothers’ BMI
Researchers have found that higher maternal pre-/early-pregnancy BMI is not a key driver of higher adiposity in the next generation, suggesting that lifestyle is more likely to affect their child’s BMI than their own weight
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Current ‘safe’ alcohol consumption levels potentially harmful
New research suggests that even consuming less than the currently recommended safe level of alcohol is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, with researchers advising a reduction in safe level guidance
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Community pharmacists pitch in to help tackle obesity
High street pharmacists have been enlisted to help fight the battle against rising numbers of people who are obese
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Simple screening test for COPD could reduce global burden of undiagnosed disease
Short questionnaire combined with peak flow test provides cost-effective way of identifying people at high risk of COPD in low- and middle-income countries, according to international study
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Global telehealth guidelines urgently needed
New study warns that current AHP guidelines do not offer adequate support to AHPs delivering telehealth consultations
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Management of obesity in primary care: a Guidelines algorithm
Information intended for UK healthcare professionals only. These videos have been funded through an arm’s-length sponsorship by Novo Nordisk Limited. Guidelines approached Novo Nordisk Limited to fund the production of these videos.
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NICE guideline
NICE tobacco guideline
A new single source for tobacco guidance from NICE, covering promoting quitting, and treating tobacco dependence and tobacco-dependent pregnant women
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News
Publicly available defibrillators less common in deprived areas
New research shows that publicly accessible AEDs are not located in the areas that need them most
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NHS guideline
NHS blood testing guidance
Covering best practice guidance and practical advice for optimising use of blood testing
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News
Combined treatments are most effective for smoking cessation, study finds
A study has found that combined treatments are the most effective tobacco cessation pharmacotherapies
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Why was life expectancy declining in many English communities before COVID-19?
A substantial number of English communities experienced a decline in life expectancy from 2010–2019, Imperial College London researchers have found
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UK Health Security Agency launches nationwide, replaces Public Health England
The newly created public body will focus on health protection and security across the UK
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40 new community diagnostic centres to open in England
The new centres will offer earlier diagnostic tests to benefit millions of patients closer to home
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People in most deprived areas nearly twice as likely to wait over a year for treatment
Hospital treatment waiting lists have increased by more than half in the most deprived areas of England, according to data analysis
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COVID-19 hospitalisation ‘80% more likely for smokers’
A University of Oxford-led study analyses observational and genetic data on smoking and COVID-19
