Better Health For All

by Martin Dockrell FRSPH   Director of Research & Policy ASH The Health Secretary has opened a consultation  on plain standardised packaging for the tobacco industry, picking up a proposal first mooted by Alan Johnson when he was Labour’s Secretary of State for Health. It is no surprise that the idea receives all party support [...]

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The Food Growing in Schools report highlights compelling evidence that proves food growing in schools helps support children achieve, builds life and employability skills, and improves their health and well-being. The report was published in March 2012 by a Taskforce led by the charity Garden Organic alongside 25 members, including Morrisons Supermarket, Forestry Commission and [...]

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Vishnee Sauntoo No Smoking Day Campaign Marketing Manager Wednesday 14 March is the 29th annual No Smoking Day and is one the biggest public health awareness campaigns of its kind. Each year, up to one million smokers make a quit attempt on No Smoking Day. Not only is the campaign one of the most cost-effective [...]

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by Corinne Camilleri-Ferrante Consultant in Public Health Medicine The recently published Design of the NHS Commissioning Board (CB)  “presents recommendations for the organisational design of the NHS CB”. This was followed by the Commissioning Intelligence Report, which contained the Commissioning Intelligence Model. The juxtaposition of these two documents highlights the lack of joined up thinking [...]

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by Dr  John Middleton and Dr Corinne Camilleri-Ferrante (writing here in a personal capacity) Since before Christmas, women have been concerned by the revelations about faulty implants used in breast surgery. There has been much debate about whether or not these should be removed and, if so, who should foot the bill. The expert committee [...]

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‘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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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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