‘Medical’ and ‘public’ health By Sir Richard Thompson, President of the Royal College of Physicians Prevention is better than cure. It is a cliché, but it is true. There are opportunities within public health policy to address the rising demand on the NHS and other public services. It is obvious to me that the future [...]
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Sir Richard Thompson’s perspective on public health reforms
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Concerns about future of public health nursing: Jan Maw, RCN
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By Jan Maw, Public Health Adviser at the Royal College of Nursing At this moment in time thousands of public health nurses are left in limbo, seeing changes on the ground but with no real news or updates from the people making them. The RCN is concerned that significant changes are being made to public [...]
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