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The public’s views of public health interventions

If population health is to be protected, funding for the NHS needs to be safeguarded, but other budgets, for housing, education and leisure facilities, are important too. When it comes to investing in public health measures, which interventions do the public favour?
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By Phoebe Dunn - 3 December 2014
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The role of the NHS in tackling poverty and the wider determinants of health

Despite all the pressures, the NHS remains, and will continue to remain, a massive economic and social entity. Are we making the most of this enormous power?
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By David Buck - 12 November 2014
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Waiting for mental health care: what does the public think?

How long is it reasonable to wait for treatment of depression after being referred by a GP? The results from the 2013 British Social Attitudes Survey are revealing and suggest that public expectations exceed current policy ambitions.
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By Chris Naylor - 24 October 2014
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Cultural change is as important as funding in transforming mental health

There is a growing disquiet around mental health. Across the board people are calling for change, but what exactly is it that needs to be done and how can we bring about the ‘parity of esteem’ that we all seek?
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By Helen Gilburt - 25 September 2014
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The Cancer Drugs Fund: inequitable and inefficient?

On the face of it, the CDF would seem perhaps to be a good thing, helping improve the quality of life for people at the end of their lives. But is it either a fair or efficient way for the NHS to spend its limited budget?
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By John Appleby - 23 September 2014
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Nice one NICE: developing the policy narrative on preventing disability, frailty and dementia in later life

Integration cannot just be about treating frail older people, we need to think beyond health and social care, and NICE is leading the way with their new guidelines – out for consultation – on preventing disability, frailty and dementia in later life.
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By David Oliver, David Buck - 18 August 2014
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E-cigarettes: a burning issue for future public health policy?

In the run-up to the next general election, navigating the complexities of evidence and opinion on e-cigarettes will be key as the political parties start to develop their positions on public health, says David Buck.
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By David Buck - 29 May 2014
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We can learn more from India than how to cut costs

Here’s a puzzle for you. You have a population of one million people, three psychiatrists, and no mental health nurses. How do you go about delivering mental health care?
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By Chris Naylor - 24 April 2014
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It's time to start asking and answering the hard questions: a view from an expert by experience

Dominic Stenning is a member of the experts by experience group for the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England. He spoke at the launch of the interim report, giving a frank and compelling patient perspective on the health, mental health and social care system.
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By Dominic Stenning - 24 April 2014
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Public Health England: speaking up and speaking truth to power?

Is it time to reassess Public Health England's role? David Buck explains how the organisation could strengthen its position and voice in wider government policy-making and public debate.
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By David Buck - 13 March 2014
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Tackling health inequalities: we need a national conversation

The three key system leaders on health inequalities – the Department of Health, NHS England and Public Health England – need to kick-start a national conversation by telling us how they are going to use their power to do their bit.
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By David Buck - 25 February 2014
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Re-allocating the money: who should lead on reforming mental health?

The focus on delivering improvements in mental health care is currently dominated by how funding is allocated. But in the midst of the debate, little thought has been given to who should receive this money, and importantly how this could lead to reforming the system.
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By Helen Gilburt - 13 February 2014
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