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Imperial College London publish new research into NHS Health Checks

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An outline of ICL’s findings Researchers from Imperial College London (ICL) have found that community providers of NHS Health Checks are able to “effectively reach under-served groups by delivering preventive CVD services to younger, more deprived populations, and a representative proportion of ethnic minority groups”. According to the authors of the study, implementation of the […]

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Health Diagnostics’ statement on the ransomware attack affecting the NHS

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    As you will no doubt be aware if you work in the health sector, the NHS was recently affected by a cyber-attack that is reported to have since spread to many other organisations, bringing about global repercussions. This statement is to offer our partners assurances that Health Diagnostics have in place the utmost security

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Physical health checks for people with mental health difficulties: the why and the how

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The big picture When, in 2014, the NHS published its strategy in the form of the Five Year Forward View, a special emphasis was placed on mapping out a future that “dissolves the classic divide… between physical and mental health”. Despite having been “set in stone almost since 1948”, a wave of recent evidence has

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The effect of CPD certified NHS Health Check training on knowledge levels

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The research detailed here has been selected as a featured poster presentation at Public Health England’s 2017 conference.   INTRODUCTION: Since the publication of the NHS Health Check Competence Framework in 2014, an increasing emphasis has been placed on the requirement for service providers to undergo quality-assured training that ensures key competencies are understood and adhered to.

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Learning from Berkshire’s award-winning NHS Health Check nurses

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  A service recognised as superior In this month’s blog, we focus in on an award-winning team of nurses working across Berkshire to deliver NHS Health Checks. In recognition of their excellent standards of nursing care, the Royal College of Nurses recently presented the county’s Cardiovascular Health Check Team with the 2016 Bank Nurse Award.

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London boroughs link up to tackle the city’s health inequalities

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    The context within the Tri-Borough area With some of the highest average house prices in the UK, the Tri-Borough area in Central London (which includes Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham and Westminster) is firmly associated with affluence in the minds of most people. The fact that you’ll need an average of £1,200,000

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Men’s health and premature mortality: physical and mental dimensions

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    Whilst it’s widely acknowledged that women tend to live longer than their male counterparts (latest UK life expectancy data puts the female average at 82.9 years and the male average at 79.3 years), what is less well known are the startling premature mortality figures that are contributing to this gender gap. According to

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Workplace health: why invest and what are the leading examples?

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  What’s does sickness absence cost the UK? According to an independent review carried out for the Government, the figure is staggeringly high. With all things considered – including lost productivity, time spent on sickness absence management and healthcare – sickness absence is estimated to cost the UK £15 billion every year. Perhaps more surprising

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