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Re: Editorial: Taking Prevention Seriously

P Ladbury — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:58:00 -0000

Thank you for the editorial it chimes very well with the social marketing approach we have been using and training NHS staff on for a number of years. Our methodology reccommends an intervention mix based on audience insight. The mix includes 4 areas, Support, Design (environment and services), Inform and Control (incentives and disincetives). You need to choose the appropriate mix for the appropriate audience to be successful in your behavioural programme. Further information including free online training modules (til March 2012)Â can be found at www.thensmc.com

Re: Editorial: Taking Prevention Seriously

P Ladbury — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:58:33 -0000

Re: Notes from the Editor: The Big Society gets a little smaller?

Yazidi — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:04:00 -0000

I dont think it is as bad as it says. Most of the young guys i see in my area are pretty thin and slim and eat nothing but Donner kebabs and chips all day long.

Also dont forget that these Takeaways are peoples livelihoods they generate millions if not billions in taxes each year for the British economy which is poured back into the NHS.

Also many of the conditions in life are written in your genetic code before you are even thought off in your mothers womb.

Its true to some extent that these takeaways may act as a Catalyst for these health problems but on the whole banning them or limiting them will not result in a more detrimental effect in the overall scheme of things.

Why i could eat nothing but donner meat for breakfast lunch and supper and i bet when i reach 60yrs i will still be strong as a mule!

Re: Notes from the Editor: The Big Society gets a little smaller?

Yazidi — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 07:04:21 -0000

I dont think it is as bad as it says. Most of the young guys i see in my area are pretty thin and slim and eat nothing but Donner kebabs and chips all day long.

Also dont forget that these Takeaways are peoples livelihoods they generate millions if not billions in taxes each year for the British economy which is poured back into the NHS.

Also many of the conditions in life are written in your genetic code before you are even thought off in your mothers womb.

Why i could eat nothing but donner meat for breakfast lunch and supper and i bet when i reach 60yrs i will still be strong as a mule!

Re: Notes from the Editor: The Big Society gets a little smaller?

MG — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:33:00 -0000

I certainly agree with the concept and firmly believe that planning approval of fast food outlets has to be one of the key foundations of our Public Health agenda.

Typically if we walk down couple of our main High St in parts of our deprived communities both in the sense of health we see a string of fast food outlets i.e. Alum Rock Rd, Ladypool Rd, Stratford Rd, Soho Rd.

Recently more and more retailers are setting up large mobile frying outlets outside of their shops. There is a significant health and safety issue and food hygiene concern.

I am surprised that such suggestions to address the planning of fast food outlets has just come to light, this should have been a key concern for all addressing the Public Health agenda.

It is common practice for children and parents to walk out of schools and have their tea at the fast food outlet. It is cheaper, convenient and easy.

In areas of high health deprivation it is coupled with high levels of Cardio Vascular Disease and Diabetes, to name a few. For example if we take the South Asian population living in a inner city area with vasts amounts of fast food outlets, coupled with their lifestyle, employment, diet and exercise practice, or lack of it. It is not surprising we are facing such a Public Health predicament.

Re: Notes from the Editor: The Big Society gets a little smaller?

MG — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:33:48 -0000

I certainly agree with the concept and firmly believe that planning approval of fast food outlets has to be one of the key foundations of our Public Health agenda.

Recently more and more retailers are setting up large mobile frying outlets outside of their shops. There is a significant health and safety issue and food hygiene concern.

I am surprised that such suggestions to address the planning of fast food outlets has just come to light, this should have been a key concern for all addressing the Public Health agenda.

It is common practice for children and parents to walk out of schools and have their tea at the fast food outlet. It is cheaper, convenient and easy.

Re: A GPs view: Equity and excellence – Liberating the NHS

RobB — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:35:00 -0000

The whole public sector is faced with the huge challenge of integrated working. A major part of this will be sharing information, most typically using a range of different systems. And this often will have an impact on the time it takes to serve this information.

Recent research that showed that the sample of GPs "would require a system that was 14 seconds faster to compensate for allowing social care as well as National Health Service staff to read patient data" (GP preferences for information systems: conjoint analysis of speed, reliability, access and users - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov....

This is real moon on a stick territory - any chance of integrated working could fall down, and technology may well get the blame. But technology catches up - mobile technology is revolutionising US healthcare, but was nowhere near good enough a few years ago, for example. I fear that the underlying issue in the research is not the technology, which will make information sharing faster and better. It's the fact of sharing. At the risk of being provocative, how about we take the ownership of medical records out of the hands of GPs and put it in a place where they and others can contribute? It would certainly make it faster.

Re: A GPs view: Equity and excellence – Liberating the NHS

RobB — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:35:00 -0000

Re: A GPs view: Equity and excellence – Liberating the NHS

RobB — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:35:46 -0000

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