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In principle, I support the handover of public health to local authorities. But, in practice, because the government has become so preoccupied with reform of the NHS, this handover spells real danger.
03 May 2013 | The Guardian
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The recent reforms to the English NHS present opportunities for GPs and other primary care staff to lead a more proactive approach to prevention and helping people remain healthy into old age but only if they are empowered to do so, argues a new report.
26 April 2013 | Nuffield Trust
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There has been both excitement and anxiety around the transfer of public health to local government this month. Unfortunately the excitement has mainly been in local government and most of the anxiety in the public health world.
22 April 2013 | The Guardian
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"GMFA first published FS magazine in 2002. In March this year we were told that the people who funded FS magazine were no longer going to continue this. Saying this came as a bit of a shock is an understatement. We believe that FS achieves something that no other HIV prevention does. Simply, we are able to reach gay men who are not necessarily seeking information on sexual health..." Ian Howley, editor of London's HIV prevention magazine for gay men, on why GMFA are going to try to continue to publish it, despite drastic funding cuts.
16 April 2013 | Sosogay
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This is a tough time for HIV prevention, and across the statutory and charitable sector: budgets are being slashed, resources are being expended in large scale reorganisations and leadership is changing. All of this means profound changes for GMFA.
11 April 2013 | Pink News
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Controversial reforms that some say amount to the most radical reorganisation in the history of the National Health Service in England have now come into effect. David Holmes reports.
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08 April 2013 | The Lancet
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More than one in ten public health director roles remain unfilled at local authorities, in a situation GP leaders have warned risks a leadership vacuum in the event of an outbreak or emergency. Public Health England, the new body responsible for public health, said that 16 out of 134 posts remain unfilled since their transfer from PCTs to local authorities on 1 April.
08 April 2013 | Pulse
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This toolkit is designed primarily for the many individuals and organisations who will have some responsibility for the commissioning of HIV testing services. But more broadly it will also be useful for the wide range of professionals and bodies with a responsibility for planning local health strategies and improving the quality of healthcare.
02 April 2013 | NAT
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Under the Coalition's reforms, the NHS’s former strengths are being replaced by a fragmented service, bound not by what is best for the patient but by cost
02 April 2013 | Daily Telegraph
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The committee's report raises concerns over the complex accountability mechanisms of the reformed system. In particular, it argues it is not clear who will be in charge in the event of a health emergency and urges the Government to set out clearly and unambiguously the lines of responsibility. Finally, the Report notes a perverse incentive in the funding formula and calls for it to be reviewed.
28 March 2013 | Parliament
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