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  1. News Article
    Rises in the cost of living are already having a negative impact of people's health, health professionals warn. BBC News has been told of people skipping meals or cutting back on medication, because of money worries. The Royal College of Nursing says people are having to make heart-wrenching choices that compromise their health and wellbeing. Along with GPs and hospital doctors, they warn health inequalities between rich and poor risk becoming worse. Laura Brant, 28, has already had to make some tough choices about a treatment keeping her alive. Having lived with kidney disease since the age of seven, she has already had two kidney transplants - and now needs another. Laura is dependent on a dialysis machine to carry out the filtering process usually performed by the kidneys. Without it, she could be dead in a week. Laura was having dialysis at home - but the machine used so much electricity and water the bills started to mount rapidly. "I'd say that it's the straw that broke the camel's back, really, with the cost of running the dialysis machine, the water it uses, the electric," she says. "And it was adding to my anxiety, like, 'How am I going to pay to do this treatment every month?'" Royal College of Physicians president Dr Andrew Goddard says some of his respiratory-medicine colleagues are hearing of patients choosing to turn off oxygen supplies to save money. "Respiratory disease disproportionately affects those least able to afford to improve their social circumstances," he says. "It seems likely the cost of living crisis will widen this disparity further." Read full story Source: BBC News, 9 June 2022
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    This report outlines the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland's priorities for the Scottish Parliament. The report centres on the idea that there should be 'no wrong door' for individuals in all communities to accessing the right care, in the right place, at the right time for mental ill health. It highlights the significant effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of the population: The number of people with high levels of psychological distress (indicating a potential psychiatric disorder) has doubled during the Covid-19 pandemic to 35.6%. Those most vulnerable to psychological distress (67%) were those with pre-existing mental ill health–the population already supported by psychiatrists. Women, young people, ethnically diverse communities and the economically disadvantaged have also been disproportionately affected.
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    Cases of monkeypox are being investigated in European countries, including the UK as well as the US, Canada and Australia. Monkeypox is caused by the monkeypox virus, a member of the same family of viruses as smallpox, although it is much less severe and experts say chances of infection are low. It occurs mostly in remote parts of central and west African countries, near tropical rainforests. There are two main strains of virus - west African and central African. Two of the infected patients in the UK travelled from Nigeria, so it is likely that they are suffering from the West African strain of the virus, which is generally mild, but this is as yet unconfirmed. Another case was a healthcare worker who picked up the virus from one of the patients. More recent cases do not have any known links with each other, or any history of travel. It appears they caught it in the UK from spread in the community. The UKHSA says anyone with concerns that they could be infected should see a health professional, but make contact with the clinic or surgery ahead of a visit. Initial symptoms include fever, headaches, swellings, back pain, aching muscles and a general listlessness. Once the fever breaks a rash can develop, often beginning on the face, then spreading to other parts of the body, most commonly the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The infection usually clears up on its own and lasts between 14 and 21 days. Experts say we are not on the brink of a national outbreak and, according to Public Health England, the risk to the public is low. Prof Jonathan Ball, professor of molecular virology, University of Nottingham, said: "The fact that only one of the 50 contacts of the initial monkeypox-infected patient has been infected shows how poorly infectious the virus is. "It is wrong to think that we are on the brink of a nationwide outbreak." Read full story Source: BBC News, 20 May 2022
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    This paper ranks the performance of the UK health care system with that of 18 similar, wealthy countries since 2000 or the earliest year for which data is available. It covers the level of health spending, overall life expectancy, the health care outcomes of the major diseases and the outcomes for treatable mortality and childbirth.
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    The UK Government has announce a statutory public inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic - the Hallett inquiry. However, in light of the wide-ranging impact of the pandemic, the inquiry faces a huge task to decide on the highest priority areas for investigation. This long read by Tim Gardner, Senior Policy Fellow at The Health Foundation, aims to examine what the parameters and structure of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry could be, and set out what it might realistically cover.
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    Health literacy describes "the personal characteristics and social resources needed for individuals and communities to access, understand, appraise and use information and services to make decisions about health." The National Health Literacy Community of Practice provides resources for healthcare staff about health literacy. On this online platform, the community shares research and best practice, offers support for training and discusses ideas about health literacy. Resources include a Health Literacy GeoData tool which provides an estimate of the percentage of a local authority population with low health literacy and numeracy.
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    This analysis by the Health Foundation examines the mismatch between the public’s perceptions of what influences health (namely individual behaviour and access to care) and the clear evidence base that demonstrates the significance of wider determinants of health. The authors explore the reasons behind public perceptions and look at how public health professionals can use communications techniques to improve public understanding of evidence about health inequalities.
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    This article in the Italian Journal of Pediatrics discusses existing knowledge about paediatric Long Covid and looks at how to identify and manage Long Covid in children. The authors recommend three-month primary care follow up for all children who have had Covid-19, to determine whether each child is experiencing ongoing effects after the acute phase of the virus. They highlight the need for relevant medical investigations when symptoms remain to give the best chance of successful recovery, and recommend that psychological support be offered to children where appropriate.
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    In this article for Nature, Aris Katzourakis, Professor of Evolution and Genomics at the University of Oxford, highlights misconceptions around the word 'endemic' that have arisen during the Covid-19 pandemic. He defines an endemic infection as "one in which overall rates are static — not rising, not falling," and highlights that we have come to associate this with less harmful illnesses such as the common cold, when in fact it can also be applied to deadly diseases including malaria, polio and tuberculosis. He argues that the word has been misused by policymakers to indicate that the virus poses less threat and therefore no action needs to be taken. In order to tackle the ongoing threat of Covid-19, the author suggests the following four actions: Set aside lazy optimism Be realistic about the likely levels of death, disability and sickness. Targets set for reduction should consider that circulating virus risks giving rise to new variants Use the weapons we have available, globally: effective vaccines, antiviral medications, diagnostic tests and a better understanding of how to stop an airborne virus through mask wearing, distancing, and air ventilation and filtration Iinvest in vaccines that protect against a broader range of variants
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    Sunday 16 January 2022 marked World Religion Day. Around half of the UK population identify with a faith tradition, and in this blog, Jeremy Simmons, Policy and Programme Officer at FaithAction, highlights the important role of faith-based organisations in addressing health inequalities and helping people access healthcare. FaithAction is a national network of faith-based and community organisations seeking to serve their communities through social action and by offering services such as health and social care, childcare, housing and welfare to work.
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    Gross spending on public sector procurement was £357 billion in 2020/21 across the UK a rise of 17% from 2019/20 due to the public sector response to the pandemic. This figure equates to approximately a third of all public expenditure every year and government accounts published for 2021/22 suggest that public sector procurement will remain around these higher levels. On the eve of the UK leaving the European Union, the Cabinet Office published the green paper, entitled Transforming Public Procurement. This green paper set out a bold and ambitious reform package which aimed to speed up and simplify the procurement processes, place value for money front and centre, generate social value and increase opportunities for small businesses, charities to innovate in public service delivery which in turn would assist greatly with the Government’s Levelling Up Agenda. After a period of consultation with over 600 stakeholders, the Cabinet Office published its response in December 2021 before embarking on formulating legislation for Parliament. Whilst there is broad support for the majority of the proposals, there has been a rethink in certain areas with the Government responding to make the obligations even clearer by splitting and refining objectives. This timely event, though a mixture of high-level keynotes and practical case studies will address these amendments, the key challenges in public procurement, adaptations to practices and how the general principles set out in this reform process are being met at both local and national levels. Register
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    The Oslo Medicines Initiative: “better access to effective, novel, high-priced medicines – a new vision for collaboration between the public and private sectors” is a new initiative of WHO/Europe, developed together with the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Norwegian Medicines Agency. The Initiative will provide a neutral platform for the public and private sectors to jointly outline a vision for equitable and sustainable access to effective, innovative and affordable medicines.
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    In this opinion piece in The Guardian, Gabriel Scally, professor of public health and member of the Independent Sage committee, argues that the government's response to Covid-19 relies on personal responsibility rather than public health measures. He highlights that this will not be adequate to get the pandemic under control. The author states that a public health-focused response should have three pillars: prevention, vaccination and control, but at the moment the government is using just one of these. He draws attention to the issue of resources being wasted on handwashing and sanitisation, when Covid-19 is primarily airborne, and argues that funding should be redirected to investing in ventilation improvements and promoting the use of more effective face coverings. He also highlights the failure of contact tracing in the UK, and calls for renewed efforts to develop a comprehensive public health response in light of the new Omicron strain.
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    In this BMJ paper, Jin-Ling Tang and Li-Ming Li argue that despite the lure of vaccines and new drugs, established public health measures will remain our best tool to control COVID-19 and future epidemics
  15. News Article
    Austerity measures introduced by David Cameron’s coalition government after 2010 can be linked to tens of thousands of additional deaths, according to a damning new study. A paper published by researchers at the University of York concluded that reductions in funding to health can be linked to an extra 57,550 fatalities. Researchers looked at the healthcare spending of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat government after 2010. The researchers said the results of their paper confirmed what had been reported in previous studies. But the conclusions of causal impact of social care, public health and healthcare expenditure on mortality in England, published in the BMJ Open journal, make “a major contribution by additionally estimating the effect of social care expenditure,” its authors said. Read full story Source: The Independent, 15 October 2021
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    Do masks work? Why do some people claim they don’t work? Do they cause harm? What kinds of masks should we wear? How does masking need to change now we know that Covid is airborne? When can we stop wearing them? In this long-read Twitter thread Trisha Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford, outlines the data.
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    This Lancet article argues that the UK Government's plan to lift almost all COVID-19 restrictions on 19 July 2021 is a mistake, setting out five main concerns in this regard.
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    An original two-part documentary on pharmaceutical companies and their impact on public health. The documentary explores the opioid epidemic in America and the subsequent deaths associated with it.
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    This article from the Transforming Maternity Care Collaborative discusses midwifery a public health strategy, highlighting midwives in continuity of care models, evidence on midwifery public health interventions, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of investing in public health care to meet population health needs.
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    In this report, the government sets out reforms to the public health system in England and invite you to share your insights and experience to help them with the next stages of our work. Your feedback will help to shape the future of the public health system. This update focuses on structural reforms, which are a vital enabler of delivering better and more equal outcomes on public health, but they are just one aspect of public health reform. Its focus is the public health system for England, but chapter two highlights the interaction with important UK-wide elements of our health protection response. A further update will be published later in 2021 with final details on design, structure and implementation, and it will also set out government's plans for the policies, delivery and outcomes they want this reformed system to drive and deliver.
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    A 3 minute, plain English video from Dr Jackie Barker of the nine roles public contributors play when they get involved with health organisations, from the BMJ Open paper titled "Developing a typology of the roles public contributors undertake to establish legitimacy: a longitudinal case study of patient and public involvement in a health network".
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    After a decade of austerity, The NHS Long Term Plan was meant to be a turning point for healthcare. However, those plans have been severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research shows the scale of the damage done by the pandemic across several major health conditions. It recommends a package of six ambitious changes to ‘build back better’. These policies are designed to do three things. First, they intend to ensure the pandemic does not cause lasting damage to healthcare services for future generations. Second, they look to bring in areas – like social care and public health – that are not covered in The NHS Long Term Plan, but which COVID-19 has harshly reminded us are integral to healthcare. Third, they look to capture the innovations that occurred during the pandemic.
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    A few weeks into the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, many health care workers across the US are less than eager to roll up their sleeves for this new shot, with roughly three in ten health care workers express hesitancy about getting the vaccine. To address these concerns, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement have worked with partners to develop a guide for conversations with nursing home staff about vaccine hesitancy. The suggestions can be easily modified for discussions with any health care workers.
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    The report of the Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health chaired by Sir Donald Acheson was published in 1998. The purpose of the inquiry was to inform the development of the government's public health strategy and to contribute to the forthcoming white paper, Our healthier nation. The report made a number of specific recommendations on a range of areas relating to health, environmental and social factors including: introducing health impact assessments for all policies that were likely to have a direct or indirect impact on health and health inequalities. appointing directors of public health in every health authority. placing a partnership duty on the NHS executive and regional government to ensure local partnerships between health and local government.
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    Good health is not simply an output of a fair economy. A healthy population is one of the nation’s most important assets: a vital input into a strong economy that improves people’s wellbeing, their productivity and their ability to participate in society. But how do we measure the health of the nation? The ONS has launched an ‘experimental’ version of its health index, which was proposed in 2018 by the then Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dame Sally Davies, and it is currently open for public consultation before being finalised in 2021. Join this webinar from the Health Foundation where you will hear from Dame Sally Davies and guests to find out more about the index, why it was commissioned, and how it can be used in practice. Register
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