Health Creation Alliance coverage
The doctor who wants to make his town better – Dr Mark Spencer explains why he is overseeing an ambitious year-long project in his town aimed at improving the health of people in his town. BBC
Housing and health: ships that pass in the night? – We have known for many years that good-quality housing is critical to health. Research evidence tells us this, our common sense tells us this, the NHS and wider health and care sector knows this, and the housing sector knows this. New NHS Alliance
Training administrative staff to deal with clinical letters – A new clinical assistant role has helped dramatically cut GP paperwork and shows how GP Forward View funding for training reception and administrative staff will be spent. Medeconomics
Health inequalities: Steps we can take to create health – Dr Mark Spencer, explains how a new initiative in Fleetwood, Lancashire is aiming to improve health across the whole community. GPOnline
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Manifesto for a healthy and health-creating society
Brexit and the troubled state of the NHS call for re-thinking the UK’s approach to health. Health Creation Alliance has joined others in calling for a rethink of the UK’s approach to health in a Manifesto for a healthy and health-creating society.
The Lancet Health Business
Health Creation Alliance wants to hear your Trojan Mice success stories – have you experienced or implemented a change in practice that has led to positive and lasting change in your life, in the life of one of your patients or in the life of the community where you live or work? Deadline for submissions is 31 October. Find out more here