Community Practitioner back issues from July 2008:
Sixty years of the NHS: as the NHS marks its 60th birthday this month, Unite/CPHVA continues to work for better employment conditions and services.(COMMENT)(National Health Service)(Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors Association)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This month sees the 60th anniversary of the NHS--the 20th Century's greatest achievement in social and health policy in the UK. The quality and longevity of millions of British lives were transformed when health minister Aneurin Bevan presided ...
Members reject pay offer: unite health sector members have overwhelmingly turned down the government's three-year pay offer and voted for a ballot on industrial action.(NEWS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Health sector members of Unite have voted to reject the government's proposed three-year pay deal and to hold a ballot on industrial action. Unite assistant general secretary Gail Cartmail stated: 'Unite members believe this pay deal is in effect a substantial pay cut when you ...
NMC 'fails to fulfil' expectations.(NEWS)(New Medical centers)(Report)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A special Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) review has found that the NMC 'fails to fulfil' public expectations in the way it carries out its statutory functions. CHRE chief executive Harry Cayton stated: 'We have serious concerns about the inadequate operation ...
All change at Unite/CPHVA.(NEWS)(Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors Association)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Unite Health Sector has two new national officers for health, following Kevin Coyne's departure to resume his responsibilities as the union's regional secretary for the North West. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Karen Reay and David Fleming (both pictured right) took post ...
Wales violence 'champion'.(NEWS)(David Francis appointed)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Former South Wales deputy chief constable David Francis has been appointed as a 'champion' to tackle violence toward NHS staff in Wales, where it has been estimated that 20 NHS staff experience abuse in a typical day. Unite/CPHVA professional officer Dave Munday stated: 'We ...
'Damaging' therapies for gay people criticised.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Healthcare professionals have reiterated that homosexuality is not a psychiatric disorder, following an MP's call for gay people to seek counselling to 'turn away' from their sexuality in order to 'become heterosexual'. The Royal College of Psychiatrists stated that lesbian, gay ...
Safeguarding conference.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Unite/CPHVA, the Association of Infant Mental Health (AIMH) UK, RCM and NSPCC are organising a conference themed 'Holding the baby in mind: a public health approach to safeguarding' at the Royal Institute of British Architects, London on 26 September. The conference aims to review evidence ...
Parenting and TV guidelines.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Unite/CPHVA guidelines regarding TV parenting programmes are available online. The guidelines were drawn up to act as a balance between the expectations of TV producers and the concerns of ...
Health in transition.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Members are being encouraged to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations at an international conference themed 'Health in transition: researching for the future,' which will be held in Adelaide, South Australia on 16 to 20 August 2009. Unite/CPHVA are keen to include abstracts ...
DPPi consultation.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International (DPPi) are producing two guides on pregnancy, birth and early baby care for physically disabled parents. DPPi are calling for disabled parents and professionals working with disabled ...
Safeguarding SIG.
Jul 01, 2008 ... A new Unite/CPHVA special interest group (SIG) has been set up for named nurses (safeguarding children) and is set to ...
Social care and public health research.(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A School for Social Care has been launched as part pf the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The new school will receive 3million [pounds sterling] a year for five years with the aim of helping to improve social care services. The NIHR will also collaborate with Public ...
Tobacco control consultation.(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A Department of Health consultation on the future of tobacco control is looking for contributions by 8 September. It will address proposals that include the removal of logos from tobacco product packaging, increasing the minimum pack size to 20 in ...
Bookstart campaign.
Jul 01, 2008 ... Following the launch of a new campaign on 9 June, Bookstart has produced an online toolkit on how to work with fathers locally, for them to help their children to develop a lifelong love ...
'I can't tell people ...'.
Jul 01, 2008 ... The NSPCC have published a report called 'I can't tell people what is happening at home' on the support needs of women, children and young people in South Asian communities who experience domestic abuse ....
New Scottish drugs strategy.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Scottish Parliament has voted to approve a new five-point plan to tackle drug-related problems, with [??94million earmarked to address them over the next three years. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Unite/CPHVA professional officer Gavin Fergie stated: 'Our members in ...
Children's rights 'worsening' in UK.(NEWS)(Report)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A report to the UN by the children's commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has described the rights of UK children as having worsened, with some aspects not improved since 2002. Kathleen Marshall, Scotland's commissioner for children and young people ...
Sexual health clinics in schools.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A pilot scheme set up to offer sexual health drop-in clinics to 16 schools in neighbourhood renewal areas in Bristol has been evaluated positively. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Melanie Iddon of Brook said: 'Brook's approach is to take services to young people because we ...
Before and after 1948: looking back at developments in the health service and community practice.(NEWS FEATURE)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] In 1948, the UK became the first country in the world to offer a free healthcare service to its people. As its founder health minister Aneurin Bevan stated: 'On July 5th, there is no reason why the whole of the doctor-patient relationship should not be ...
Lifetimes of love and care: members' recollections and photos from old editions of the journal provide a flavour of how community nursing has changed over the decades.
Jul 01, 2008 ... EME Gent When I returned to nursing in 1972, I decided to work in the community. I was based in a clinic on a housing estate. The atmosphere was friendly and local families felt free to call in casually for advice. I felt very happy there from the start. I will always remember ...
Yesterday's lessons: after 60 years, why do some lessons in public health remain unlearnt?(PLATFORM)
Jul 01, 2008; ... In 1948, my father Dr John Howells took up a consultant post as a child psychiatrist. He later described the beginning of the NHS as a time 'when innovation was encouraged'. Having become dissatisfied with psychoanalysis and the psychopathology then practised, he had realised that the ...
And the next 60 years? We asked a selection of people involved in Unite/CPHVA: 'what kind of change would you like to see in the NHS over the next 60 years?'.
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Unite/CPHVA president and Turning Point chief executive Lord Victor Adebowale: 'I would hope that the integration of health and social care is a given, not, as it is at the moment, an aspiration. This is vital for people with complex needs who often fall ...
Risk, its perception and the media: the MMR controversy.(PROFESSIONAL)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract This article aims to explore how the media contributes to and generates 'risk' and 'risk perception.' The example of parents refusing to have their children immunised with the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine following negative media reporting will be ...
Safeguarding children: the case for mandatory training.(PROFESSIONAL)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract The case for safeguarding children and child protection training for all staff working in the health services is compelling. This paper examines the legislation and guidance underpinning the statutory status of this training, and offers an insight into integrating the ...
An evaluation of a domiciliary blood transfusion service for palliative care patients in Northern Ireland.(PROFESSIONAL)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract Marie Curie Cancer Care is a national charitable organisation that provides specialist palliative care services to patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Marie Curie Nursing Service (MCNS) provides nursing services to patients in their own homes. The ...
Taking a lead in change: the role of community practitioners is more important than ever.
Jul 01, 2008; ... The causes of mortality and ill health have changed since the NHS was founded 60 years ago, with many now the result of avoidable lifestyle factors. A significant volume of care has shifted from single episodes of elective and urgent care toward better management of long-term conditions ....
Happy birthday, old girl: Gavin Fergie wishing the NHS a very happy birthday.(LIGHTEN UP)
Jul 01, 2008; ... I am excited, and it's nothing to do with the double pack of unopened Chocolate Hob Nobs in the cupboard. I am going to a party. The little black number has been dry cleaned and freshened up, my invitation has been on the mantelpiece for several months and it's almost time to go. ...
Alopecia in children: this month, In the Picture looks at different types of alopecia common in children.(IN THE PICTURE)(Report)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hair loss in children is usually caused by three conditions--trichotillomania, alopecia areata and tinea capitis. Trichotillomania is caused by the child twisting or pulling on the hair out of habit. The patches of hair loss are in no particular ...
Sudden unexpected death in infancy could be linked to bacterial infection.(CLINICAL PAPERS)(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Weber MA, Klein NJ, Hartley JC, Lock PE, Malone M, Sebire NJ. Infection and sudden unexpected death in infancy: a systematic retrospective case review. Lancet, 2008; 371(9627): 1848-53. High levels of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and ...
Lone asylum-seeking children have experienced high levels of war trauma and need better care.(CLINICAL PAPERS)(Brief article)(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Hodes M, Jagdev D, Chandra N, Cunniff A. Risk and resilience for psychological distress amongst unaccompanied asylum-seeking adolescents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008; doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01912.x (19 May 2008). Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children ...
Rubella-susceptible women need MMR following delivery.(CLINICAL PAPERS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Yung C, Skidmore S, Sharon Lord S. Postpartum MMR immunisation uptake in non-immune women. British Journal of Midwifery, 2008; 16(5): 288-91. Offering measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) immunisation following delivery to women found to be non-immune to rubella at antenatal ...
Maternal infections may predispose fetus to epilepsy.(Brief article)(Clinical report)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Sun Y, Vestergaard M, Christensen J, Nahmias AJ, Olsen J. Prenatal exposure to maternal infections and epilepsy in childhood: a population-based cohort study. Pediatrics, 2008; doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2316 (1 May 2008). Prenatal exposure to some maternal infections is associated ...
Trends in CHD decline reversing in younger population.(coronary heart disease)(Report)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Allender S, Scarborough P, O'Flaherty M, Capewell S. Patterns of coronary heart disease mortality over the 20th Century in England and Wales: possible plateaus in the rate of decline. BMC Public Health, 2008; doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-148 (1 May 2008). Although coronary heart ...
Increased risk of death reduced within years of quitting smoking.(Report)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; ... SA Kenfield, MJ Stampfer, BA Rosner, GA Colditz. Smoking and smoking cessation in relation to mortality in women. Journal of the American Medical Association 2008; 299(17): 2037-47. Women who quit smoking significantly reduce their risk of death from CHD within five years and ...
Routine mammography may benefit women aged 80 or older.(Report)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Badgwell BD, Giordano SH, Duan ZZ, Fang S, Bedrosian I, Kuerer HM, Singletary SE, Hunt KK, Hortobagyi GN, Babiera G. Mammography before diagnosis among women age 80 years and older with breast cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2008; 26(15): 2482-8. Having a regular mammogram ...
Better information needed prior to prenatal screening tests.(Report)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Grati FR. Prenatal biochemical screening only detects half of chromosomal abnormalities. Barcelona: European Society of Human Genetics Annual Conference, 2008. Prenatal biochemical screening tests used to look for chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus may detect only half of ...
Better now than before: the employment rights of NHS staff have come a long way since the foundation of the health service in 1948, the biggest shift being from reliance on previous legal precedents to provisions set out in legislation and the terms and conditions in Agenda for Change.(United Kingdom National Health Service)(YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK)
Jul 01, 2008; ... In 1948, staff who became employees of the newly-founded NHS came from a variety of different employers--predominantly from local government and from hospitals supported by charities. Their terms of service and employment conditions arose from the development of the Whitley council system, ...
Courses.(NETWORK)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Rhythm Kids Workshop On-going dates One-day fun-filled workshop for baby massage teachers. Enhances child's language, muscle, cognitive and vestibular development, as well as their social skills. Please contact: Touch-Learn Ltd T ...
Noticeboard.(NETWORK)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Vaccinations resource We are looking for health visitors, practice nurses and school nurses who either give advice about childhood immunisations or administer vaccines (including the planned HPV vaccine) to take part in an hour-long recorded telephone interview. The focus of the ...
Sixty years of the NHS
Jul 01, 2008; ... As the NHS marks its 60th birthday this month, Unite/CPHVA continues to work for better employment conditions and services This month sees the 60th anniversary of the NHS - the 20th Century's greatest achievement in social and health policy in the UK. The quality and longevity of ...
Members reject pay offer
Jul 01, 2008; ... Unite health sector members have overwhelmingly turned down the government's three-year pay offer and voted for a ballot on industrial action Health sector members of Unite have voted to reject the government's proposed three-year pay deal and to hold a ballot on industrial ...
NMC 'fails to fulfil' expectations
Jul 01, 2008; ... A special Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) review has found that the NMC 'fails to fulfil' public expectations in the way it carries out its statutory functions. CHRE chief executive Harry Cayton stated: 'We have serious concerns about the inadequate operation of the ...
All change at Unite/CPHVA
Jul 01, 2008; ... Unite Health Sector has two new national officers for health, following Kevin Coyne's departure to resume his responsibilities as the union's regional secretary for the North West. Karen Reay and David Fleming (both pictured right) took post last month. Karen is a former health visitor ...
Wales violence 'champion'
Jul 01, 2008; ... Former South Wales deputy chief constable David Francis has been appointed as a 'champion' to tackle violence toward NHS staff in Wales, where it has been estimated that 20 NHS staff experience abuse in a typical day. Unite/CPHVA professional officer Dave Munday stated: 'We support any ...
'Damaging' therapies for gay people criticised
Jul 01, 2008; ... Healthcare professionals have reiterated that homosexuality is not a psychiatric disorder, following an MP's call for gay people to seek counselling to 'turn away" from their sexuality in order to 'become heterosexual". The Royal College of Psychiatrists stated that lesbian, gay and ...
NEWS: IN BRIEF...
Jul 01, 2008; ... Safeguarding conference Unite/CPHVA, the Association of Infant Mental Health (AIMH) UK, RCM and NSPCC are organising a conference themed 'Holding the baby in mind: a public health approach to safeguarding' at the Royal Institute of British Architects, London on 26 September. The ...
New Scottish drugs strategy
Jul 01, 2008; ... The Scottish Parliament has voted to approve a new five-point plan to tackle drug-related problems, with £94million earmarked to address them over the next three years. Unite/CPHVA professional officer Gavin Fergie stated: 'Our members in Scotland witness the damage that drug and alcohol ...
Children's rights 'worsening' in UK
Jul 01, 2008; ... A report to the UN by the children's commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has described the rights of UK children as having worsened, with some aspects not improved since 2002. Kathleen Marshall, Scotland's commissioner for children and young people stated: ...
Sexual health clinics in schools
Jul 01, 2008; ... A pilot scheme set up to offer sexual health drop-in clinics to 16 schools in neighbourhood renewal areas in Bristol has been evaluated positively. Melanie Iddon of Brook said: 'Brook's approach is to take services to young people because we believe that's the most effective way of ...
Before and after 1948
Jul 01, 2008; ... Looking back at developments in the health service and community practice In 1948, the UK became the first country in the world to offer a free healthcare service to its people. As its founder health minister Aneurin Bevan stated: On July 5th, there is no reason why the whole of the ...
Lifetimes of love and care
Jul 01, 2008; ... Members' recollections and photos from old editions of the journal provide a flavour of how community nursing has changed over the decades EME Gent When I returned to nursing in 1972, I decided to work in the community. I was based in a clinic on a housing estate. The atmosphere ...
Yesterday's lessons
Jul 01, 2008; ... After 60 years, why do some lessons in public health remain unlearnt? In 1948, my father Dr John Howells took up a consultant post as a child psychiatrist. He later described the beginning of the NHS as a time 'when innovation was encouraged'. Having become dissatisfied with ...
And the next 60 years?
Jul 01, 2008; ... We asked a selection of people involved in Unite/CPHVA: 'What kind of change would you like to see in the NHS over the next 60 years?' Unite/CPHVA president and Turning Point chief executive Lord Victor Adebowale: 'I would hope that the integration of health and social care is a given, ...
Risk, its perception and the media: the MMR controversy
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract This article aims to explore how the media contributes to and generates 'risk' and 'risk perception.' The example of parents refusing to have their children immunised with the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine following negative media reporting will be discussed. The ...
Safeguarding children: the case for mandatory training
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract The case for safeguarding children and child protection training for all staff working in the health services is compelling. This paper examines the legislation and guidance underpinning the statutory status of this training, and offers an insight into integrating the NHS ...
An evaluation of a domiciliary blood transfusion service for palliative care patients in Northern Ireland
Jul 01, 2008; ... Abstract Marie Curie Cancer Care is a national charitable organisation that provides specialist palliative care services to patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Marie Curie Nursing Service (MCNS) provides nursing services to patients in their own homes. The ...
Taking a lead in change
Jul 01, 2008; ... The role of community practitioners is more important than ever The causes of mortality and ill health have changed since the NHS was founded 60 years ago, with many now the result of avoidable lifestyle factors. A significant volume of care has shifted from single episodes of elective ...
Happy birthday, old girl
Jul 01, 2008; ... Gavin Fergie wishing the NHS a very happy birthday I am excited, and it's nothing to do with the double pack of unopened Chocolate Hob Nobs in the cupboard. I am going to a party. The little black number has been dry cleaned and freshened up, my invitation has been on the mantelpiece for ...
Alopecia in children
Jul 01, 2008; ... IN THE PICTURE This month, In the Picture looks at different types of alopecia common in children Hair loss in children is usually caused by three conditions trichotillomania, alopecia areata and tinea capitis. Trichotillomania is caused by the child twisting or pulling ...
Sudden unexpected death in infancy could be linked to bacterial infection
Jul 01, 2008; ... Weber MA, Klein NJ, Hartley JC, Lock PE, Malone M, Sebire NJ. Infection and sudden unexpected death in infancy: a systematic retrospective case review. Lancet, 2008; 371(9627): 1848-53. High levels of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia colt (E. coli) bacteria found during ...
Lone asylum-seeking children have experienced high levels of war trauma and need better care
Jul 01, 2008; ... Modes M. Jagdev D, Chandra N, Cunniff A. Risk and resilience for psychological distress amongst unaccompanied asylum-seeking adolescents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2008; doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01912.x (19 May 2008). Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and ...
Rubella-susceptible women need MMR following delivery
Jul 01, 2008; ... Yung C, Skidmore S, Sharon Lord S. Postpartum MMR immunisation uptake in non-immune women. British Journal of Midwifery, 2008; 16(5): 288-91. Offering measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) immunisation following delivery to women found to be non-immune to rubella at antenatal screening ...
CLINICAL PAPERS: IN BRIEF...
Jul 01, 2008; ... Maternal infections may predispose fetus to epilepsy Sun Y, Vestergaard M, Christensen J, Nahmlas AJ, Olsen J. Prenatal exposure to maternal Infections and epilepsy In childhood: a population-based cohort study. Pediatrics, 2008; doi:10.1542/peds.2007-2316 (1 May 2008). Prenatal ...
Better now than before
Jul 01, 2008; ... The employment rights of NHS staff have come a long way since the foundation of the health service in 1948, the biggest shift being from reliance on previous legal precedents to provisions set out in legislation and the terms and conditions in Agenda for Change In 1948, staff who became ...
NETWORK
Jul 01, 2008; ... Courses Rhythm Kids Workshop On-going dates One-day fun-filled workshop for baby massage teachers. Enhances child's language, muscle, cognitive and vestibular development, as well as their social skills. Please contact: Touch-Learn Ltd T 01889 ...