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Can we be aspirational about quality standards for mental health when resources are so tight?

Joanna Goodrich considers the impact of NICE's aspirational guidance on the delivery of adult mental health care on patient-centred care.
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By Joanna Goodrich - 22 December 2011
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We need to make our wards more friendly for people with dementia

The report of the National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2011 has put a sharp focus on the care of people with dementia in hospitals.
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By Sarah Waller CBE - 20 December 2011
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Obesity and public health: a taxing issue

David Buck questions whether a 'fat tax' would help or hinder the government's attempts to curb obesity in England.
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By David Buck - 27 October 2011
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Lost and confused: improving hospital care for dementia patients

After the CQC report on quality of care, Anna Dixon asks if acute hospitals are providing the right care for people with dementia.
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By Anna Dixon - 18 October 2011
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Who's paying for mental health services for young people?

Sarah Jonas asks what effect will large scale cuts to local authority social care budgets have on child and adolescent mental health services.
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By Sarah Jonas - 1 September 2011
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Blink and you missed it: the public health command paper

The recent public health Command Paper, Healthy lives, healthy people: Update & way forward, was underwhelming in its recommendations, according to David Buck.
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By David Buck - 27 July 2011
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Did Labour's Spearhead health inequalities policy miss the target but hit the point?

Will the health reforms and the formation of Public Health England help to address health inequalities in England? David Buck investigates in our blog.
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By David Buck - 6 July 2011
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Our health depends on it: the Health Select Committee pauses for thought on public health

With the Department of Health responding to the consultations on 'Healthy Lives, Healthy People' soon the Health Select Committee is looking at public health reforms
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By David Buck - 26 May 2011
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Incentivising public health in primary care: learning from the QOF

Good primary care is critical to public health and tackling inequalities. So how has the QOF incentivisation scheme in primary care impacted on public health?
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By David Buck - 21 April 2011
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Shove and nudge: the Tobacco Control Plan and the Responsibility Deal

Is the nation being nudged or shoved into making better health choices? What can we learn from the government's Tobacco Control Plan and the Responsibility Deal?
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By David Buck - 22 March 2011
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How will the Budget affect the state of our health?

Public spending must be cut to create the right conditions to deliver growth and innovation in the private sector. But how will this affect health and wellbeing?
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By David Buck - 24 February 2011
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Will the government's new mental health strategy succeed?

If the government’s new mental health strategy is to have any force behind it, mental health needs to be fully reflected in the outcomes framework.
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By Chris Naylor - 11 February 2011
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Will the Health Bill improve cancer survival rates?

Andrew Lansley has invoked our relatively poor cancer outcomes as part of his justification for health reform. But just how bad are we at treating cancer?
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By Catherine Foot - 28 January 2011
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The Big Society: nudging the public towards better health

How important is changing social norms to the success of health behaviour change? David Buck discusses his findings from the health and the Big Society event.
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By David Buck - 25 January 2011
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