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March 20, 2008

Tackling health inequalities - new 2007 status report

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


Posted by Sue Austin on March 20, 2008 1:31 PM | | Comments (0)

February 22, 2008

How to Set and Monitor Goals for Prevalence of Child Obesity

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)

Posted by Sue Austin on February 22, 2008 6:09 PM | | Comments (0)

August 21, 2007

Health E-news Bulletin - August 2007, issue 15

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.

Posted by Sue Austin on August 21, 2007 1:38 PM | | Comments (0)

Indications of public health in the English regions 8: Alcohol

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


Posted by Sue Austin on August 21, 2007 1:13 PM | | Comments (0)

July 27, 2007

New PPI Specialist Library

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

Posted by Sue Austin on July 27, 2007 10:47 AM | | Comments (0)

July 24, 2007

Health E-news bulletin - July 2007, issue 14

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.

Posted by Sue Austin on July 24, 2007 1:25 PM | | Comments (0)

July 23, 2007

2006 Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer

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

Posted by Andy Billett on July 23, 2007 9:51 AM | | Comments (0)

June 20, 2007

Partnerships for Better Health

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.


Posted by Sue Austin on June 20, 2007 6:08 PM | | Comments (0)

June 11, 2007

Informing healthier choices

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.

Posted by Sue Austin on June 11, 2007 5:39 PM | | Comments (0)

Our health, our care, our say - The Third Sector

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.

Posted by Sue Austin on June 11, 2007 5:25 PM | | Comments (0)

May 25, 2007

Gateshead Nutrition Agreement

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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.

Continue reading "Gateshead Nutrition Agreement" »

Posted by Tom Hall on May 25, 2007 9:52 AM | | Comments (0)

May 9, 2007

Our Health, Our Care, Our Say - One year on: research report

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

Posted by Sue Austin on May 9, 2007 6:37 PM | | Comments (0)

May 8, 2007

Primary Care Service Frameworks from PCC

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.


Posted by Sue Austin on May 8, 2007 6:16 PM | | Comments (0)

Support for self care in the NHS

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

Posted by Sue Austin on May 8, 2007 5:27 PM | | Comments (0)

April 26, 2007

Your Child's Weight Matters

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.

Posted by Tom Hall on April 26, 2007 3:08 PM | | Comments (0)

April 18, 2007

The 'Healthy Living' Social Marketing Initiative

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

Posted by Sue Austin on April 18, 2007 3:03 PM | | Comments (0)

April 17, 2007

Tackling Health Inequalities status report 2006

Tackling health inequalities: status report on the programme for action – 2006 update of headline indicators
Department of Health, 2006
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This update provides a review of headline indicators since the publication of Tackling Health Inequalities: Status Report on the Programme for Action in 2005

Posted by Sue Austin on April 17, 2007 7:06 PM | | Comments (0)

April 15, 2007

Communities for Health: Learning from the Pilots

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

Posted by Sue Austin on April 15, 2007 2:02 PM | | Comments (0)

March 30, 2007

2005 Gateshead Compendium of Health Related Statistics

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...

Continue reading "2005 Gateshead Compendium of Health Related Statistics" »

Posted by Andy Billett on March 30, 2007 11:16 AM | | Comments (0)

March 18, 2007

Public health intervention guidance - Substance misuse

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

Posted by Sue Austin on March 18, 2007 4:26 PM | | Comments (0)

March 8, 2007

Second Choosing Health progress report

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

Posted by Sue Austin on March 8, 2007 4:49 PM | | Comments (0)

February 18, 2007

Public health intervention guidance - STIs and under 18 conceptions

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

Posted by Sue Austin on February 18, 2007 4:13 PM | | Comments (0)

Public health intervention - mental health

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

Posted by Sue Austin on February 18, 2007 2:52 PM | | Comments (0)

Care pathway for the management of overweight and obesity

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.


Posted by Sue Austin on February 18, 2007 2:23 PM | | Comments (0)

Health Challenge England factsheets

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

Posted by Sue Austin on February 18, 2007 11:52 AM | | Comments (0)

February 17, 2007

Care Planning in Diabetes

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

Posted by Sue Austin on February 17, 2007 6:38 PM | | Comments (0)

January 18, 2007

Public health intervention guidance - Physical Activity

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


Posted by Sue Austin on January 18, 2007 3:56 PM | | Comments (0)

November 21, 2006

talk about commissioning

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

Posted by Mark Lambert on November 21, 2006 5:09 PM | | Comments (1)

November 10, 2006

School Sport Survey

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)

Posted by Administrator on November 10, 2006 3:30 PM | | Comments (0)

October 31, 2006

Our health, our care, our say...

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.

Posted by Andy Billett on October 31, 2006 4:47 PM | | Comments (0)

Measuring mental health outcomes

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.

Posted by Andy Billett on October 31, 2006 4:28 PM | | Comments (0)

September 1, 2006

Your Health evaluation report

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

Posted by Sue Austin on September 1, 2006 4:52 PM | | Comments (0)

August 17, 2006

Patient-focused interventions: a review of the evidence

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:

Continue reading "Patient-focused interventions: a review of the evidence" »

Posted by Sue Austin on August 17, 2006 11:40 AM | | Comments (0)

Mental Health Promotion strategy

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

Posted by Sue Austin on August 17, 2006 11:29 AM |

August 2, 2006

Population statistics for children and young adults

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

Posted by Sue Austin on August 2, 2006 2:28 PM | | Comments (2)

CMO report - On the state of the public health

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.)

Posted by Sue Austin on August 2, 2006 2:10 PM | | Comments (0)

July 28, 2006

Food support programmes - NICE public health evidence

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

Posted by Sue Austin on July 28, 2006 2:45 PM | | Comments (0)

Accidental injury interventions - NICE public health evidence

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.

Posted by Sue Austin on July 28, 2006 2:19 PM | | Comments (0)

Transport interventions - NICE public health evidence

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?

Continue reading "Transport interventions - NICE public health evidence" »

Posted by Sue Austin on July 28, 2006 2:08 PM | | Comments (3)

July 18, 2006

Gateshead Community Health Profile

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.

Posted by Andy Billett on July 18, 2006 8:22 AM | | Comments (0)

July 11, 2006

MoCAM

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

Posted by Sue Austin on July 11, 2006 11:33 AM | | Comments (0)

June 25, 2006

Gateshead PCT Director of Public Health Annual Report 2004

Public Health: Everyone's Choice

Posted by Andy Billett on June 25, 2006 2:38 PM | | Comments (0)

June 24, 2006

Gateshead Compendium of Health Related Statistics 2004

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.

Continue reading "Gateshead Compendium of Health Related Statistics 2004" »

Posted by Andy Billett on June 24, 2006 9:23 AM | | Comments (0)

June 23, 2006

Gateshead PCT Director of Public Health Annual Report 2003

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.

Posted by Andy Billett on June 23, 2006 5:16 PM | | Comments (0)

June 14, 2006

CEHI Community Health Development Factsheet

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)

Posted by Administrator on June 14, 2006 8:30 AM | | Comments (0)

CEHI Health Needs Assessment Factsheet

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

Posted by Administrator on June 14, 2006 8:27 AM | | Comments (0)

CEHI Smoking 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)

Posted by Administrator on June 14, 2006 8:22 AM | | Comments (0)

May 17, 2006

Drug Prevention among Young People review

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)

Continue reading "Drug Prevention among Young People review" »

Posted by Sue Austin on May 17, 2006 6:30 PM | | Comments (0)

May 11, 2006

Whoops! Child Safety Project

"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

Posted by Sue Austin on May 11, 2006 5:57 PM | | Comments (0)

April 28, 2006

Self-assessment toolkit: From Values to Action

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


Posted by Sue Austin on April 28, 2006 6:12 PM |

Caring for people with long term conditions

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

Posted by Sue Austin on April 28, 2006 6:00 PM |

April 24, 2006

Smoking cessation - public health intervention guidance

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

Posted by Sue Austin on April 24, 2006 5:40 PM | | Comments (0)

Physical activity - public health intervention guidance

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

Posted by Sue Austin on April 24, 2006 5:28 PM | | Comments (0)

Physical activity evidence briefing

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

Posted by Sue Austin on April 24, 2006 5:15 PM | | Comments (0)

Levels of conviction following drug treatment

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

Posted by Sue Austin on April 24, 2006 5:00 PM | | Comments (0)

April 3, 2006

Health Trainers: Getting them Going in Gateshead....Getting them Going for You?

Gateshead Health Trainer Partnership

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

Download Presentation [Powerpoint: 22.5MB]

Posted by Administrator on April 3, 2006 2:25 PM | | Comments (1)

A Healthy Communities “Beacon� – “Doing, Being, Becoming?�

Reflections on a Healthy Communities Beacon Year

Powerpoint Presentation by Trevor Hopkins and Nicoll Loyd

Download Presentation [Powerpoint: 15.4MB]

Posted by Trevor Hopkins on April 3, 2006 11:55 AM | | Comments (1)

March 24, 2006

Looking for a school nurse?

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'


Posted by Sue Austin on March 24, 2006 4:42 PM |

School Nurse Practice Development Resource Pack 2006

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

Posted by Sue Austin on March 24, 2006 4:30 PM |

March 23, 2006

PSHE Certification for Community Nurses Handbook

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

Posted by Sue Austin on March 23, 2006 1:15 PM |

March 17, 2006

Community Matron leaflet

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

Posted by Sue Austin on March 17, 2006 5:43 PM |

March 16, 2006

White Paper Bulletin

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

Posted by Sue Austin on March 16, 2006 2:41 PM |

Supporting people with long term conditions to self care

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


Posted by Sue Austin on March 16, 2006 2:35 PM |

Rapid Review - Self management of chronic illness

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

Posted by Sue Austin on March 16, 2006 1:03 PM |

March 10, 2006

Hidden Harm - Executive summary

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)

Posted by Sue Austin on March 10, 2006 6:27 PM |

March 9, 2006

Drug use prevention

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)

Posted by Sue Austin on March 9, 2006 5:44 PM |

Tackling poverty report

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

Download report (38 pages)

Posted by Sue Austin on March 9, 2006 5:20 PM |

Health Equity Audit

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

Download briefing (32 pages)

Posted by Sue Austin on March 9, 2006 5:16 PM |

March 7, 2006

Choosing Health Summaries

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

Posted by Sue Austin on March 7, 2006 6:13 PM |

Choosing Health short versions

Choosing Health: making healthy choices easier: Executive summa