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Preventing cancer – everyone’s challenge

Arpana Verma By Angela Spencer, Annet Nakaganda, Arpana Verma and Julia Mueller Filed Under: All posts, Health and Social Care Posted: February 3, 2017

On the eve of World Cancer Day, Arpana Verma, Julia Mueller, Annet Nakaganda and Angela Spencer lay out the importance of promoting the prevention and early detection of cancer in policy and in practice. Nine out of ten cancers are due to the lifestyle choices we make Governments need to prioritise public health policies and responsibility […]

Tagged With: cancer, early detection, health policy, prevention, Public Health Responsibility Deal, smoking, vaccinations

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Plain packaging essential to save children from smoking-related deaths

By Peter Mackereth Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: April 7, 2015

In the last days of the old Parliament, MPs agreed that from May next year cigarettes may only be sold in plain packaging. Dr Peter Mackereth congratulates politicians for their willingness to stand up to the tobacco industry, but warns the companies are fighting back. Almost a quarter of children aged 11 to 15 in […]

Tagged With: Australia, children, Greater Manchester, Ireland, lung cancer, parliament, plain packaging, smoking, tobacco, tobacco companies

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New approach needed to tackle ‘lifestyle diseases’

Stanley Blue By Stanley Blue Filed Under: Featured Posted: February 2, 2015

The Change4Life campaign just launched by NHS England is the latest attempt to persuade people to adopt healthier lifestyles.  But, says Dr Stanley Blue, this type of public health campaign is not enough to tackle fast rising rates of ‘lifestyle diseases’. Current public health policy is focussed on getting people to change their eating, drinking […]

Tagged With: cancer, cardiovascular disease, Change4Life, drinking, exercise, lifestyle diseases, NHS, NHS England, non-communicable diseases, obesity, public health, smoking, type 2 diabetes

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Do we need a ‘new settlement’ with Europe – or just a better sausage factory?

Clive Bates By Clive Bates Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: January 10, 2014

In seeking a ‘new settlement’ with the European Union (EU), the UK government is ignoring the existing rules and procedures that should already govern law making, argues Clive Bates. Here he focuses on a current example, the regulation of e-cigarettes, highlights the broader faults in the current process and offers some solutions. Otto Von Bismark […]

Tagged With: cancer, cigarettes, e-cigs, europe, government, health, medicines, policy, Public policy, regulation, smoking

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Public health: is the glass half full or half empty?

Julia Segar By Julia Segar Filed Under: Featured Posted: November 14, 2013

Dr Julia Segar was one of those out in force during Manchester Policy Week to hear Durham University’s Professor David Hunter and Manchester’s own Professor Steve Harrison ponder whether optimism or pessimism should prevail in the light of recent changes to the way public health is organised. The recent healthcare reforms have seen public health […]

Tagged With: council, local authority, local government, NHS, Nudge, obesity, public health, reform, shove, smoking

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Electronic cigarettes: public health problem or potential solution?

Catriona Rooke By Catriona Rooke Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: November 6, 2013

The use of electronic cigarettes in the UK continues to grow, posing complex challenges for regulators and public health policymakers alike. Current debates represent a struggle over whether e-cigs will ultimately be viewed as a trusted medicine, an everyday consumer product or a problematic recreational drug, writes Dr Catriona Rooke. In June the UK medicines […]

Tagged With: cancer, cigarettes, e-cigs, health, medicines, policy, Public policy, regulation, smoking

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