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Vacancy: Health Information Specialist (Cancer Intelligence)
The Health Information Specialist (Cancer Intelligence) will enhance capacity in cancer health intelligence in the North East region by developing effective collaborative working arrangements between the North East PHO (NEPHO), the North of England Cancer ...
Health Needs Assessment for Children and Young People Across the North of England Cancer Network
The North of England Cancer Network (NECN) has made much progress in implementing the NICE guidance on Children and Young People Improving Outcomes, August 2005. This health needs assessment was developed in order to inform the children’s cancer commissioning ...
New Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard tool for Local Authorities and update to the PCT tool
The Sexual Health Balanced Scorecard has been launched today, 23 August. This is a new Local Authority (LA) easy-to-use online tool that brings together 20 sexual health related indicators for each LA in England. ...
2012 Health Profiles
Local health profiles describe the health of the local population and enable comparison of indicators describing health and determinants of health at local, regional and national levels. The 2012 health profiles can be accessed via the Health Profiles website.
New publication: Secondary care for neurological conditions
A new publication by NEPHO on the use of secondary care for neurological conditions describes the impact that Long Term Neurological Conditions have in the North East.
New home for the Urological Cancer Hub
The Urological Cancer Hub has moved to the National Cancer Intelligence Network website.
The Hub provides information for health professionals and the public on urological cancers in England.
Big variation in deaths and hospital admissions due to injury across England
The rates of people killed and admitted to hospital due to injury differs dramatically from one local authority to another. These are the findings from the Injury Profiles, a new online data tool launched today by the South West Public Health Observatory ...
New report warns more people are dying from liver disease than ever before
The number of people dying from liver disease in England is rising, according to the first ever national report on the statistics published today by the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network.
National Library for Public Health e-Newsletter - March 2012
The last newsletter from the National Library for Public Health has been published today. Read the content here: http://www.nepho.org.uk/national-library-for-public-health/newsletters
Community Mental Health Profiles launched
Community Mental Health Profiles for every local authority in England were launched today by the North East Public Health Observatory. They are designed to give an overview of mental health risks, prevalence and services at a local, regional and national level, and can be viewed as an interactive tool as well as a downloadable PDF for each area.