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Written halfway through the 2010–2014 parliament, this review considers how the NHS is performing under the coalition government, following on from The King’s Fund’s major review of NHS performance from 1997 to 2010.
Our paper looks at how smoking, excessive drinking, poor diet and lack of exercise cluster in the English population and how that is changing over time.
Anna Dixon, Artak Khachatryan, Andrew Wallace, Stephen Peckham, Tammy Boyce, Stephen Gillam
The National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation programme commissioned The King's Fund, together with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, to explore the impact of the QOF on public health and health inequalities.
Draws on a series of working papers and seminars to assesses existing and innovative methods the health service can use to persuade people to live healthier lifestyles.
Explores the arguments for and against the proposed ban on indoor smoking in psychiatric units, as well as the impact of smoking and smoking bans in these settings.
How effective is the NHS in providing accessible health care for all Britons, regardless of their ethnic or religious background? This briefing sets out the background to some of the issues.
How can hospitals manage food procurement sustainably and promote healthy eating? Includes a framework for assessing procurement and catering practices and offers recommendations for policies, menu designs and contract specifications.
What actions can governments take to influence individual and collective behaviour to reduce health risks, and how does state intervention impact on public health?
What incentives exist for NHS managers to focus on wider health issues?
1 Feb 2005
David Hunter , Linda Marks
This paper looks at how incentives in the health system could bring about a shift in focus, to encourage NHS managers to focus on wider public health issues.
This report makes the case for supporting and developing health advocacy in London to promote health and tackle inequality and recommends ways forward..
Argues for a health system geared towards keeping people healthy, and asks what mechanisms and incentives are needed to put health at the heart of attitudes, policy and behaviour.
A practical approach to promoting age equality in health and social care
1 Feb 2003
Ros Levenson
Discrimination against older people is an increasingly high-profile problem, but it can be hard to define. This guide explains how to gather and assess evidence of age discrimination in health.
Reaching and supporting Londoners with severe mental health problems
1 Nov 2002
Angela Greatley
Reports back on the lessons learned from three assertive outreach projects set up to help people with severe and long-term mental health problems in some of London's most deprived communities.
Child health has been high on the government's agenda since it launched its Healthy Schools initiative in 1998. This paper asks students how healthy they feel their schools really are.
Tackling age discrimination in health and social care
1 Jan 2002
Emilie Roberts, Janice Robinson, Linda Seymour
Identifies a lack of tools to help combat age discrimination in the health and social care sectors, and offers guidance on policies to help eradicate ageist practices from the NHS.
