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Public health, adult social care, and the NHS

Public health, adult social care, and the NHS
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MedicineNet.com - We Bring Doctor's Knowledge to You Mindful Employer Initiative- Mental Health Issues at Work Centre of Research: Ethical Campaign Public Health Observatories - Health Profiles 04 August 2015 The interactive tool has been updated. Indicators on STIs and physically active adults now include 2014 data. "Health Profiles provide summary health information to support local authority members, officers and community partners to lead for health improvement" Health Profiles is a programm e to improve availability and accessibility for health and health-related information in England. Designed to help local government and health services make decisions and plans to improve local people's health and reduce health inequalities, the profiles present a set of health indicators that show how the area compares to the national average. Finding a profile You can find the profile you want by the area name using a text search, or select it using a clickable geographical map. Health Profiles interactive You can also access the Health Profiles information through our interactive tool (Fingertips) which provides colour-coded maps and comparison charts. Feedback

BandC - Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) Massage therapy in the workplace, stress relief, chair massage, Ethical Guidelines for Researching Counselling and Psychotherapy These guidelines aim to promote and inform good research practice. They are applicable to the wide range of different research positions and methodologies that contribute to the advancement of knowledge and understanding in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. The credibility and public standing of counselling and psychotherapy require that practitioners systematically and continually seek to enhance the quality, effects and safety of their practice on well-founded evidence. Public policy and commercial practice have combined to create a strong expectation that all professions undertake research in order to extend, challenge or transform existing knowledge and practice and as a way of demonstrating accountability for their work. These guidelines are consistent with and should be read alongside the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy .

Northwick Park Hospital Hospital in London, England Northwick Park Hospital (NWPH) is a major[1] National Health Service hospital situated near the town of Harrow, North West London, managed by the London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. It is located off Watford Road in the London Borough of Brent;[2][3][4] closely bordering the London Borough of Harrow. History[edit] In 1994, St Mark's Hospital, previously located 10 miles away in central London, moved into a wing of the hospital formerly occupied by the Medical Research Council.[10] In 1997, the hospital returned the worst figures for operations cancelled in the UK. In 2005, the hospital's maternity department was named as having one of the highest death rates in the United Kingdom.[12] During the period April 2002 to March 2004, the maternal death rate for the maternity unit was 74.2 per 100,000, 6.5 times the national average of 11.4 per 100,000, as reported by Cemach (Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health). Facilities[edit]

News - Investors in People launches health and wellbeing award Claridge's, Kimberley-Clark and NHS Suffolk are among the first employers to be awarded Investors in People's Health and Wellbeing Good Practice Award. In total, seven employers received the award, which was launched on 11 March and recognises employers that have strengthened their organisations by investing in the health and wellbeing of employees. Jane Jones, acting chief executive at Investors in People, said: "Over the past five years, we have worked with some of the UK’s leading employers to analyse the role of health and wellbeing in the workplace. “The organisations we have worked with recognise these benefits and we believe this new award will help other reap the same rewards. "One of the key things Claridge's demonstrated as part of the award process was the commitment of managers at all levels to improve employee wellbeing. Read more articles on healthcare and wellbeing.

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