This is the main Department of Health section for Equity and Excellence

Links to individual papers are below:

Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS [White paper]

This document sets out the government's long-term vision for the future of the NHS, building on its core values and principles. 

http://alturl.com/svtue

Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS. Analytical strategy for the White Paper

and associated documents

http://alturl.com/9j56j

Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS. Initial Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA)

July 2010

http://alturl.com/y9ds2

The White Paper - supplementary management bulletin

Follow the link below to download results from a study which looked at how Stop Smoking Services are being accessed in Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland. Are the groups of people who are most likely to smoke using the Stop Smoking Service?
As a result of this, is the service contributing to reducing health inequalities?

NB These are large files that may take some time to download

AreStopSmokingServicesBeingAccessedFairlyInGateshead2009.pdf (pdf, 17MB)

AreStopSmokingServicesBeingAccessedFairlyInSouthTyneside2009.pdf (pdf, 15MB)

AreStopSmokingServicesBeingAccessedFairlyInSunderland2009.pdf (pdf, 16MB)

This is a new paper from the Greater Manchester Public Health Practice Unit.
The paper aims to give commissioners and service providers a framework to enable a more efficient method of carrying out evaluation. It explains the purpose of evaluation, types of evaluation with examples, and discusses service user involvement and engagement.

The Greater Manchester Public Health Practice Unit website will be launched over the next few months and will contain links to all its publications.

Under the influence - the damaging effect of alcohol marketing on young people
British Medical Assocation, September 2009
This report examines the damaging effect of alcohol marketing on young people. It aims to identify effective ways of protecting young people from the influence of alcohol promotion and marketing, thereby redressing the excessively pro-alcohol social norms to which they are exposed.

Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health has published Briefing 41:
Commissioning what works: the economic and financial case for supported employment
which shows that Individual Placement and Support (IPS), which helps people into paid competitive work, is effective, is good value for money and is affordable to the NHS.
Read the briefing here

Mental Health Needs Assessment of the Population of NHS South of Tyne and Wear: Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland - 2009
MHNA Final.doc

The July 2009 newsletter is now available on the NHS Evidence national library for public health website.

Past issues can be accessed in the NLPH monthly e-newsletter - archive

The May 2009 newsletter is now available on the NHS Evidence national library for public health website

Archived newsletters are now at:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/publichealth/page.aspx?pagename=NEWSLETTER

The March 2009 newsletter can be downloaded here.

Archived newsletters are now at:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/PUBLICHEALTH/ViewResource.aspx?resID=313467

The April 2009 newsletter is now available on the NLH Public Health Specialist Library website or you can download it here.

Archived newsletters are now at:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/PUBLICHEALTH/ViewResource.aspx?resID=313467

The February 2009 newsletter is now available on the NLH Public Health Specialist Library website
or you can download it here

Archived newsletters are now at:
http://www.library.nhs.uk/PUBLICHEALTH/ViewResource.aspx?resID=313467

There is a statutory duty under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act (2007) for local authorities and primary care trusts to undertake a Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA). A JSNA will identify current and future health and well-being needs of a local population. It will inform the priorities and targets set within Local Area Agreements and lead to agreed commissioning priorities that will improve outcomes and reduce health inequalities.

These reports presents a local perspective on health issues which have a strong national profile.

Annual Reports of the Directors of Public Health for South of Tyne and Wear 2007/08 (pdf 4.3MB)

Annual Report of the Director of Public Health for Gateshead 2007-08 (pdf 4.2MB)

Annual Report of the Director of Public Health for South Tyneside 2007-08 (pdf 1.4MB)

Annual Report of the Director of Public Health for Sunderland 2007-08 (pdf 2.8MB)

Health Improvement Monitor 2007-08 (pdf 3.5MB)

Please note that these are large files and may take some time to download, particularly if you are not using a broadband connection.

Gateshead has had a Healthy Communities Collaborative (HCC) since 2001, working to reduce falls and promote access to a healthy and affordable diet. In June 2007, Gateshead was invited to take part as one of ten, first wave sites in England in the promotion of earlier presentation of the symptoms of breast, bowel and lung cancer. Their findings are now available in an interim report.

Download Interim Report: HCC Interim Report July 08. Word: 4,453KB

Closing the gap in a generation: Health equity through action on the social determinants of health

Social justice is a matter of life and death. It affects the way people live, their consequent chance of illness, and their risk of premature death. We watch in wonder as life expectancy and good health continue to increase in parts of the world and in alarm as they fail to improve in others.

The Commission on Social Determinants of Health was set up by former World Health Organization Director-General JW Lee. It was tasked to collect, collate, and synthesize global evidence on the social determinants of health and their impact on health inequity, and to make recommendations for action to address that inequity.

The material for developing solutions to the gross inequities between and within countries is in the Report of this Commission.

Download the full report from here:

Closing the Gap in a Generation.pdf

Launched on World Mental Health Day, 10 October 2008 - a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) which maps out huge differences in mental health services and practice.

The report by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, co-funded by the European Commission and launched today at a meeting hosted by the Department of Health in London, provides data not hitherto available on mental health policy and practice across the WHO European Region. It also highlights important information gaps.

Policies and practices for mental health in Europe allows for country-to-country comparisons on indicators such as numbers of psychiatrists, financing, community services, training of workforce, prescription of antidepressants, and representation of users and carers. The data were obtained from ministries of health.

Download the full report (212 pages)

Download the briefing (summary of the main findings of the report) (2 pages)

Link to WHO website for reports, factsheet, key points, Powerpoint presentation and press release

Link to Department of Health for response from Health Secretary Alan Johnson

This report intends to highlight Healthy Communities Collaborative community activity over the last twelve months.

The Sunderland HCC is targeting three wards across the City (St. Chads ward, St. Peters ward & the Hetton ward) encouraging earlier recognition and presentation of breast, bowel lung cancer in the identified local communities. These sites were chosen due to the combined high prevalence and mortality rates of bowel, breast & lung cancer in the areas. Three HCC teams of volunteers and health professionals are working at grassroots level in order to encourage local people to access their GP sooner with potential signs and symptoms of the three cancers in addition to advocating the importance of breast and bowel screening.

Tackling health inequalities: 2007 Status Report on the Programme for Action. Department of Health, March 2008

The status report provides a review of developments against the data since the publication of the Programme for Action in 2003. It considers progress against the Public Service Agreement (PSA) target, the national headline indicators and against government commitments. The report highlights the challenging nature of the health inequalities PSA target for 2010.
Download 2007 status report

How to set and monitor goals for prevalence of child obesity: guidance for primary care trusts and local authorities
Department of Health, February 2007
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_083110

This guidance follows on from the publication of the Government’s obesity strategy Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: A Cross-Government strategy for England. The guidance provides advice to PCTs and local authorities on how to set child obesity goals as part of the Vital Signs and the National Indicator Set. This will be followed shortly with full guidance on developing local plans.
Download guidance (pdf file)

This monthly bulletin covers national, regional and local (St Helens & Halton) news, events and other relevant information which relate to the six key areas of the 'Choosing Health' white paper, and some wider public health information.
Read the August issue here

The bulletin is produced collaboratively by the Health Improvement Library, the Primary Care Library, St Helens Health Partnership and Halton Health Promotion Service.

A link to the report - Indications of Public Health in the English Regions: 8 Alcohol - has been added to the Chief Medical Officer's website.
The report provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of harmful drinking on individuals, their families and the wider community. It is available on the NWPHO website or you can download it here:
Full report (153pp)
Executive summary

The new Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Specialist Library - managed by the King's Fund for the National Library for Health was officially launched today.

The library aims to support the implementation of patient, user, carer and public involvement in health care by providing access, in one location, to the best information which is available on the Web. Go to the PPI home page

This monthly bulletin covers national, regional and local (St Helens & Halton) news, events and other relevant information which relate to the six key areas of the 'Choosing Health' white paper, and some wider public health information.
Read the July 2007 issue here

The bulletin is produced collaboratively by the Health Improvement Library, the Primary Care Library, St Helens Health Partnership and Halton Health Promotion Service.

The Chief Medical Officer's 2006 Annual Report includes articles on:
- Healthcare-Associated Infection
- Organ transplants
- Radiotherapy
- Deaths during labour and delivery
- Women in medicine
The regional focus on the North East looks at improvements in pregnancy outcomes for women with diabetes and local initiatives designed to prevent deaths on the railway network.

Download the 2006 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer
Access a series of video podcasts made by Sir Liam Donaldson on topics in the report

Partnerships for Better Health - Small Change, Big Difference: healthier choices for life
Department of Health, 20 June 2007

This report highlights the government's role in influencing non-statutory, commercial and not-for-profit sectors in securing public health goals. Through the report, case studies and best practice tips we are encouraging the greater use of such partnerships for health at a local level.
Download report or link to page on DoH website.

Informing healthier choices: information and intelligence for healthy populations
Department of Health, May 2007

The strategy sets out the Department of Health's vision for information and intelligence to support implementation of the public health white paper Choosing Health: Making healthier choices easier. It includes a framework and an overview of plans for delivery.

You can download the strategy here or read it on the Department of Health web site.

Our health, our care, our say - one year on.
Making it happen - The third sector. Event report, actions and next steps.
Department of Health, May 2007

This report details the points raised at the Making it Happen: The third sector event held on 12 March 2007. It includes points raised in workshop session discussions and the final plenary session, and gives a brief description of current and future departmental work in these areas

You can download the report here or read it on the DoH web site.
The Powerpoint slide presentations (annexes) are only available on the web site.

As part of the Nutrition Strategy for Gateshead, a NUTRITION AGREEMENT has been developed with key partners in relation to good practice in nutrition education and directly commissioned nutrition work. The aim of this is to have a consistent and joined up approach to all nutrition/healthy eating work that takes place in Gateshead, as part of a local area agreement. A key aim of the strategy is to promote consistent nutrition messages on healthy choices for adults and children. Nutrition education encompasses key healthy eating messages, local information about services and programmes, cooking skills, addressing the barriers to healthier food consumption such as attitudes, awareness, access and availability. In addition a supporting document stating the current key messages for nutrition has been produced.

The agreement has been made specific to commissioning independent agencies, and the CHECKLIST (appendix 1) is almost a good practice guide for individuals, groups or organisations such as schools that may invite in guest speakers or external agencies. The KEY MESSAGES LEAFLET (appendix 2) for professionals forms an appendix to both the agreement and checklist.

Our health, our care, our say – one year on: research report.
Prepared by Opinion Leader.
Department of Health, May 2007

This is a report of the event that took place on Tuesday 27 March 2007, where 90 people met Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Health, to hear what has been happening across health and social care since the publication, in January 2006, of the white paper 'Our health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services'.

Download details of the event and the research report

PCC (NHS Primary Care Contracting) has published four Primary Care Service Frameworks:

Long term conditions
Support for self care
Sexual health
Obesity (NEW)

Each framework is a generic, comprehensive and enhanced service specification for PCT commissioners and practice based commissioners for 2007/08 - see the PCC website for much more information on what they are and how to use them:
http://www.pcc.nhs.uk/204.php
The frameworks, supportive statements, a blank framework for local adaptation, and a feedback questionnaire are all available for download.

SPOTLIGHT ON support for self care in the NHS
National Primary Care Research & Development Centre, April 2007

This issue of Spotlight examines the role of self care support for people with long-term conditions within the NHS. It has been written to inform debate about future service delivery and the ongoing research agenda about self care support. It is informed by research and reviews of the literature undertaken in the self-management programme at the NPCRDC, University of Manchester. [Includes references]
Available to download here:
Download summary (6 pages)
or from the NPCRDC web site at:
http://www.npcrdc.ac.uk/Publications/self_care_spotlight.pdf

The Government has developed a booklet for parents: "Why your child's weight matters�?, which includes information for parents about:

• The National Child Measurement Programme
• Why maintaining a healthy weight is important
• Steps that parents can take to help their family lead a healthy lifestyle

You can download the booklet HERE or contact Health Promotion Resources on 0191 4335684 for your copy.

The 'Healthy Living' social marketing initiative: a review of the evidence.
Susan Jebb, Toni Steer, Christopher Holmes.
MRC Human Nutrition Research, March 2007
Download report

An independent report commissioned by the Department of Health.
Contents:
Background
Lifestyle determinants of obesity
Making healthier choices
Barriers to healthy living in families
Limited parental awareness of weight status and associated health risks
Parental beliefs that healthy lifestyles are too challenging
Pressure on parents that undermines healthy food choices
Pressure on parents that reduces the opportunities for active lifestyles 24
Driving change
References

Tackling health inequalities: status report on the programme for action – 2006 update of headline indicators
Department of Health, 2006
Download report

This update provides a review of headline indicators since the publication of Tackling Health Inequalities: Status Report on the Programme for Action in 2005

Communities for health: learning from the pilots.
Department of Health, Februrary 2007
Best practice guidance
Download report

Learning case examples and best practice from the pilot areas of Communities for Health. These pilots detail how communities have addressed a wide range of health issues and tackled health inequalities. Rural and urban deprived areas have worked to address obesity, healthy eating, mental health and sexual health.

Thirteen chapters of the 2005 Gateshead Compendium of Health Related Statistics are now available. The Compendium is an annual publication which accompanies the Director of Public Health's Annual Report. It pulls together the latest information on health outcomes and lifestyle behaviours for the population of Gateshead and compares these figures with those for the NE and England. Read the complete blog for links to individual chapters...

Interventions to reduce substance misuse among vulnerable young people.
Quick reference guide
Public health intervention guidance 004
NICE, March 2007
Download file

For the full guidance, in pdf and Word versions, patient information, background and associated documents, see the NICE web site at
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PHI4

Second Choosing Health progress report
Department of Health, October 2006
Download report (84 pages)

Tabular report in topic sections showing Commitment/Action achieved in May 2006 report; Commitment/Action achieved in this report; Commitment/Action still outstanding

Prevention of sexually transmitted infections and under 18 conceptions.
Quick reference guide
Public health intervention guidance 003
NICE, February 2007
Download Quick reference guide

For the full guidance, in pdf and Word versions, patient information, background and associated documents, see the NICE web site at
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PHI3

Public health interventions to promote positive mental health and prevent
mental health disorders among adults. Evidence briefing.
Lorraine Taylor, Nichole Taske, Catherine Swann, Seta Waller.
NICE, January 2007
Download briefing

Care pathway for the management of overweight and obesity.
Department of Health, May 2006
Best practice guidance
Download document

Includes asssessment, management, parental awareness, obesity care pathways for adults and children, 'Raising the issue of weight' tool for adults and children, centile BMI charts for children.

Factsheets covering specific topics on health improvement including the Public Service Agreement target areas specifically associated with the achievement of improvement of overall public health, and the reduction of health inequalities.

Download factsheets file
Contains the following 13 factsheets:

Alcohol misuse
Helping children and young people lead healthy lives
Diet and nutrition
Health inequalities
Health, work and well being
Obesity
Physical actvity
Sexual health
Tobacco
Workforce
Mental health
Social marketing
Local government & communities

or download individual factsheets from the Department of Health web site at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4139513

Care planning in diabetes: report from the joint Department of Health and Diabetes UK Care Planning Working Group
Department of Health, December 2006
Download report

This report contains guidance on the care planning process for diabetes services, building on Standard 3 of the Diabetes National Service Framework (NSF). It explains the principles and processes of care planning, reviews the evidence base, and offers guidance on putting it into practice.
The report aims to be a useful point of reference for all involved in the care planning process.

Physical activity
Four commonly used methods to increase physical activity: brief interventions in primary care, exercise referral schemes, pedometers and community-based exercise programmes for walking and cycling.
Quick reference guide
Public health intervention guidance 002
NICE, March 2006
Download Quick reference guide

For the full guidance, in pdf and Word versions, patient information, background and associated documents, see the NICE web site at:
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PHI2

Commissioning is an important element of securing effective services. This new guide by Jackie Gray and Mark Lambert offers structured guidance on 'how to do it'. Please use, comment and improve!

Download file

The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) commissioned TNS, an independent research company, to conduct the third annual survey of school sport in England covering the academic year 2005/06. In total, 16,882 schools within School Sport Partnerships took part in the survey between May 2006 and July 2006. The survey reports on what over 5 million school children are doing and is the largest survey of its kind in Europe.

Download Survey (PDF:1.3MB)

Download Gateshead results (xls: 247KB)

Our health, our care, our say: making it happen

A national publication Our health, our care, our say: making it happen provides an update on progress on implementation of the White Paper and sets out the next stages. It includes a road map to implementation and is a resource to support key actions for local implementation.

A national project is developing a compendium of commonly used mental health outcome tools. The Care Services Improvement Project is requesting the voluntary involvement of people and services that use outcomes tools to find out about their experience of using them in practice.

Read a letter which gives more details.

Evaluation of Your Health, Your Care, Your Say
An independent report commissioned by the Department of Health. 2006

The Your Health, Your Care, Your Say initiative (YHYCYS) for the Department of Health created one of the largest and most ambitious public engagement exercises ever mounted in the UK.

This report summarises the results of an evaluation study which examines the whole process but which focuses on the ‘listening exercise’ – the local, regional and national deliberative events that enabled members of the public to discuss a range of topics (based on information provided and a carefully structured process).

The evaluation study aimed to come to conclusions about the extent to which the methodology chosen and the delivery of YHYCYS met the objectives set, and draw out learning for future public engagement activity.

The report can be downloaded here:
Full report
Executive summary

or from the Deaportment of Health web site:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/
Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/
fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4138622&chk=CUl0La

Patient-focused interventions: a review of the evidence
Angela Coulter, Jo Ellins
Picker Institute Europe, August 2006

The Picker Institute has just completed a major review of the effectiveness of patient and public involvement strategies, and their impact on health care quality.
Funded by the Health Foundation, the report focuses on the benefits and costs of strategies for:

The Gateshead Mental Health Promotion Strategy for 2003-2010 has been added to CEHI.
You can download it here
MH Promotion strategy
or from the Gateshead Health Promotion web site at:
http://www.healthpromotion.demon.co.uk/gateshead/mentalhealthgateshead.html

Population statistics for children and young adults
Hugh Cochrane
Department of Health, July 2006

Population estimates for England for 2004 at Strategic Health Authority (SHA) and Primary Care Trust (PCT) level for residents aged 0-30, by age band. These statistics have been produced for the Children and Young People's Policy Review of Integrated Services for Disabled Children and Young people, but may also be useful for other purposes.
Download statistics

On the state of the public health: Annual report of the Chief Medical Officer 2005
Published 21 July 2006
Outline, contents list and separate downloadable chapters are on the DH web site at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/
Publications/AnnualReports/CMOAnnualReportsArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4137366&chk=IiXWXk

or you can download the full report as a pdf file here:
CMO report (80p.)

Food support programmes for low-income and socially disadvantaged childbearing women in developed country settings. Systematic review of the evidence
Lalitha D'Souza, Mary Renfrew, Felicia McCormick, Lisa Dyson, Kath Wright, Jane Henderson, James Thomas
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), July 2006

Read the systematic review (109p.)
Read review summary

Interventions to prevent accidental injury to young people aged 15-24
Evidence briefing
Gail Errington, Kathleen Athey, Elizabeth Towner, Heather Dickinson, Mariana Brussoni, Michael Hayes,
Louise Millward, Nichole Taske
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), July 2006
Read evidence briefing (67p.)
Read evidence briefing summary

Accidental injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in young adults aged 15-24. This age group, which has received far less attention than children and older people, includes the period from late adolescence and the transition to early adulthood.

This evidence briefing is a review of reviews of interventions to prevent accidental injury to young people in the 15-24 age group.

Transport interventions promoting safe cycling and walking: review of the evidence
Evidence briefing
Amanda Killoran, Nick Doyle, Seta Waller, Clare Wohlgemuth and Hugo Crombie
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), July 2006
Read the briefing

Introduction
This evidence briefing aims to answer two related research questions:
• what transport interventions are effective in increasing active travel, specifically walking and cycling?
• what transport interventions are effective in increasing the safety of walking and cycling?

A Community Health Profile of Gateshead has been published by the Association of Regional Public Health Observatories. The Profile contains an overview of the health status of the Gateshead population including information on life expectancy, CHD and cancer mortality and lifestyle behaviours such smoking and drinking. The Profile can be downloaded by visiting the Community Health Profile website.

Visit the Community Health Profile website.

Models of care for alcohol misusers (MoCAM)
Department of Health / National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, June 2006

Best practice guidance on a framework for commissionoing and provding interventions and treatment for adults affected by alcohol misuse. It describes a four tier system of stepped care for alcohol misusers
Download MoCAM

Public Health: Everyone's Choice

The 2004 Compendium is attached below. Each chapter of the Compendium is posted as a separate pdf document. The Compendium includes statistics relating to health outcomes such as life expectancy, mortality and morbidity in primary care. In addition there is information on lifestyle behaviours including diet, alcohol consumption and physical exercise. For most indicators, it compares outcomes in Gateshead with those across the North East and England.

Public Health: Everything Changes It?

The Gateshead PCT Director of Public Health's Annual Report 2003 is now available in pdf format by following the link. The report focuses on the wider determinants of health including employment, education, environment and housing.

A successful approach Community Health Development is a tried and tested approach that is particularly successful in reducing health inequalities and improving health. Many workers across Gateshead engage in such activity - recently, Health Visitors, Nursery workers and Sure Start staff were involved in training to support their skills in Community Health Development. It is an approach that seeks to work with communities, utilising local skills and knowledge
to generate local solutions.

Download Factsheet (PDF:100KB)

This fact sheet aims to help you find the information you might need to undertake a piece of health needs assessment (HNA) work. HNA is a systematic method of identifying the health and healthcare needs of a population and making recommendations for changes to meet these needs. The key types of information which might be included in HNA are
summarised in the box below and the fact sheet highlights the main sources of health information along with contact details.

Download Factsheet

In Gateshead 32% of adults smoke- that’s higher than the national average of 27%. In some parts of Gateshead over 50% of adults smoke. The proportions of men and women smoking are similar.
Smoking rates are lower among socio-economic class I, and rise successively through to the most disadvantaged classes IV and V. Although a lot of adults have given up smoking the number of adults who smoke has stopped
falling and more are starting. About 70% of current smokers would like to quit.

Download Factsheet (PDF:96KB)

Review of grey literature on drug prevention among young people
Yuko McGrath, Harry Sumnall, Kimberley Edmonds, Jim McVeigh, Mark Bellis
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, May 2006
Full review (98 pages)
Review summary (6 pages)

Also available on the NICE web site at:
http://www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=316428 (review)

"It Burns Like Fire"
Baby Burns Awareness Training
An evaluation of the training programme developed by Whoops! Child Safety Project and Gateshead Primary Care Trust.
Report produced by Gail Errington, February 2006
Download report

For further information, contact:
Carole Hewison, Project Manager
Whoops Child Safety Project
12 Gladstone Terrace
Gateshead NE8 4DY
Tel: 0191 477 7366
Email: information@whoopschildsafety.co.uk

Self-assessment toolkit.
From values to action: the Chief Nursing Officer's review of mental health nursing
Department of Health, April 2006

Description: This toolkit is intended to complement the report – From values to action: the Chief Nursing Officer’s
review of mental health nursing. The toolkit is largely for the use of organisations, in consultation with stakeholders – but anyone can use it to reflect on current local nursingrelated issues

Download Self-assessment toolkit

Caring for people with long term conditions: an education framework for community matrons and case managers
Department of Health, 2006

Description: This document provides a framework for commissioners and providers of education and training for community matrons and case managers. It is designed to help ensure that education and training for practitioners enables them to provide more effective care for people with complex long term conditions.

Download Caring for people with long term conditions

Smoking cessation
Public health intervention guidance PHI 001
NICE, March 2006

You can download the Quick Reference Guide below:
Quick Reference Guide (4 pages)

Full the full guidance, in pdf and Word versions, patient information, background etc., go to the NICE web site at:
http://www.publichealth.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=PHI001

Physical activity
Public health intervention guidance PHI 002
NICE, March 2006

You can download the Quick Reference Guide below:
Quick reference guide (4 pages)

Full the full guidance, in pdf and Word versions, patient information, background etc., go to the NICE web site at:
http://www.publichealth.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=PHI002

Promotion of physical activity among adults: evidence into practice briefing
Nick Cavill, Kim Buxton, Fiona Bull, Charlie Foster
NICE, March 2006
(Originally commissioned by HDA)

Download Physical Activity briefing

Levels of conviction following drug treatment - linking data from the National Treatment Outcome Research Study and the Offenders Index.
Michael Gossop, Katia Trakada, Duncan Stewart and John Witton
Findings 275
Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate, 2006

Summary of research findings

Gateshead Health Trainer Partnership

A powerpoint presentation by: Pat Elms, Nicoll Loyd and Trevor Hopkins

Download Presentation [Powerpoint: 22.5MB]

Reflections on a Healthy Communities Beacon Year

Powerpoint Presentation by Trevor Hopkins and Nicoll Loyd

Download Presentation [Powerpoint: 15.4MB]

This document supports the expansion and development of the school nursing service.
The guide is intended primarily for headteachers, teachers, support staff and
governors to help them to work with their local health partners to expand or develop their
school nursing service.
Download 'Looking for a school nurse'

The practice development resource pack is an update of the previous pack issued in 2001.
It identifies the key policy drivers influencing practice, the child-centred public health role of school nurses and how they can contribute towards delivering on key public service agreement targets. The school nursing work is set in the context of a team approach.
Download Resource Pack

DfES Personal, Social and Health Education Certification for Community Nurses Handbook
Revised edition, February 2006
Download handbook

Summary:
This handbook has been developed to support community nurses through the programme of continuing professional development and help them to understand the aims of the standards for certification and what the process involves.

There is also a teacher's handbook available on the Department of Health web site:
DfES Personal, Social and Health Education Certification for Teachers Handbook
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/13/18/98/04131898.pdf

How a Community Matron can help you with your long-term condition
Leaflet from Department of Health, March 2006
Leaflet in English

The leaflet can also be downloaded in 10 other languages from the DH web site at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/
PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/
PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/
fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4131689&chk=0udPcC

Summary:
This leaflet explains how people with a serious long-term condition are now being offered the chance of support from a community matron - a senior nurse who will not only provide nursing care but will also plan and co-ordinate ways of meeting patients' health and social care needs

White Paper Bulletin
Department of Health, January 2006
Gives an overview of and summarises key messages and changes contained in the white paper 'Our health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services'
Bulletin

Supporting people with long term conditions to self care: a guide to developing local strategies and good practice
Department of Health, February 2006
Supporting people with long term conditions

A rapid review of the current state of knowledge regarding lay-led self-management of chronic illness
Evidence review, December 2005
Authors: Michael Bury, Jennifer Newbould, David Taylor
NICE, 2005 [review commissioned by Health Development Agency]
Rapid review

Hidden harm: responding to the needs of children of problem drug users.
Executive summary of the report of an inquiry by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, June 2003
Hidden harm (16 pages)

Drug use prevention among young people: a review of reviews. Evidence briefing update.
Yuko McGrath, Harry Sumnall, Jim McVeigh, Mark Bellis
NICE, January 2006
Evidence briefing update (35 pages)

Drug use prevention among young people. Evidence into practice briefing.
Yuko McGrath, Harry Sumnall, Jim McVeigh, Kimberley Burrell. Lynne Wilkinson, Mark Bellis
NICE, February 2006
Evidence into practice briefing (29 pages)

Making a difference. Tackling poverty - a progress report.
Department for Work and Pensions, March 2006

Download report (38 pages)

Health equity audit - learning from practice briefing.
NICE, February 2006
(Commissioned by Health Development Agency)

Download briefing (32 pages)

These provide summaries intelligence on ten areas of Choosing Health:

Accidents
Alcoholl
Diet and nutrition
Inequalities
Mental health
Obesity
Physical activity
Sexual health
Substance misuse
Tobacco

Choosing Health: making healthy choices easier: Executive summary
Department of Health, November 2004
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Choosing Health: making healthy choices easier: Easy read version
Department of Health, November 2004
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Choosing Health: making healthy choices easier
Department of Health, November 2004
Cm 6374

Full version, 207 pages. Large file - may take a long time to open.
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Individual chapters can be browsed or downloaded from the Department of Health web site:

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The recently published 'Our Health' command paper has been added to the CEHI Document Bank. You can download it from here, or from the Department of Health web site, where you can also read or download it in separate chapters.

Our health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services.
Department of Health, January 2006. Cm6737

Full version (236 pages)

A brief guide (28 pages)

Easy read version (20 pages)

DH web site link:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/
PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/
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Publications from NICE Public Health Excellence, December 2005:

Housing and public health: a review of reviews of interventions for improving health - Evidence briefing
(66 pages)

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Housing and public health: a review of reviews of interventions for improving health - Evidence briefing summary
(4 pages)

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This fact sheet aims to help you find the information you might need to undertake a piece of health needs assessment (HNA) work.

HNA is a systematic method of identifying the health and healthcare needs of a population and making recommendations for changes to meet these needs. The key types of information which might be included in HNA are summarised and the fact sheet highlights the main sources of health information along with contact details.

Download HNA Fact Sheet (PDF: 49KB)

Back in February 2005 Gateshead launched its Obesity Strategy and its Nutrition Strategy. Both of these health improvement strategies have joined the Physical Activity Strategy in aiming to improve the health of individuals and communities, living and working within Gateshead. You can now download these three strategies below.

Download file Obesity Strategy
Download file Nutrition Strategy
Download file Physcial Activity Strategy

As we speak, action plans for the strategies are under development and consultation. The action plans will be availible on the website in due course, so watch this space. However, in the mean time if you have any comments or questions then please contact...

Tom Hall, Health Promotion Officer for Obesity tom.hall@ghpct.nhs.uk
Angela Hannant, Health Promotion Specialist for Cancer Prevention angela.hannant@ghpct.nhs.uk
Michael Chappell, Health Promotion Specialist for Physical Activity michael.chappell@ghnt.nhs.uk

Health Coaches in Gateshead - Growing people in communities

One of the key priorities in the white paper "Choosing Health" is to build capacity for public health by engaging people from local communities in a new role as NHS health trainers.

This report sets out preliminary plans for the health trainer role in Gateshead. These plans have been developed by the multi-agency Gateshead CEHI partnership.

Download Report: (Word:57KB)

Over 50 people attended this multi agency event at the Media Centre, Stonehills, to explore next how we can work together to tackle obesity, improve nutrition and increase levels of physical activity.

Thank you to all those who attended and feedback from the event (attached) will assist with planning future events.

Our next events on Sexual Health, June 21st and Smoking, July 11th are currently being planned. Details of these events will be posted on the weblog.

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If you didn't know, you do now! Last year Gateshead Primary Care Trust commissioned two studies. One on lifestyle and one on body mass index. Both these studies have provided a valuable picture of health and well-being in Gateshead. They make very interesting reading and they are there for you to use!

If you require any more information contact Tom Hall on 0191-4789061 or tom.hall@ghpct.nhs.uk

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one
What A View!
Adrian Smith, Assistant Director, Healthy Communities Collaborative and
Amanda Potts, Health Promotion Manager, Gateshead Primary Care Trust.

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Health Promotion Resource Service
Eileen Westthorp
Gateshead Health NHS Trust
awaiting finalised powerpoint

three
Choosing Health - A Quick Look at the Map
Dr Mark Lambert: Director of Public Health

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four
PDSA - The Edie Way
video - converting to streaming media

five
Health Trainers
Trevor Hopkins: Health Improvement Co-ordinator
Gateshead Council

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six
Magical Mystery Tour
Sexual Health Services

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seven
National Clean Air Award
Paul Gray: Senior Environmental Health Officer
Gateshead Council

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Video Montage
video - converting to streaming media

A Summary of the event to launch Gateshead Centre for Enabling Health Improvement.

Gateshead Centre for Enabling Health Improvement (CEHI) will support all those people who are responsible for improving public health and reducing inequalities for the Gateshead population and it will recognise and develop the contribution those individuals and groups can make.

This report provides an overview of the Networking event held in July 2004 and the findings from the workshops and also sets out how CEHI will be using the findings.

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Why CEHI is needed and...making public health "everyone's business".

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Gateshead Centre for Enabling Health Improvement (CEHI) will support all those who are responsible for improving public health and reducing inequalities for the Gateshead population and will recognise and develop the contribution those individuals and groups can make.

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Gateshead Centre for Enabling Health Improvement (CEHI) will support all those people who are responsible for improving public health and reducing inequalities for the Gateshead population and it will recognise and develop the contribution those individuals and groups can make.

Download Strategic Plan: 300KB Doc