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Indices of multiple deprivation: find the poorest places in England
The Indices, published by the Department for Communities and Local Government, examines poverty through a number of significant indicators – aiming to identify the poorest areas for alleviation policy. The figures haven't been calculated since 2007 and they show that:
- Over 5 million people live in the most deprived areas in England and 38% of them were poor
- Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Manchester, Knowsley, Hull, Hackney and Tower Hamlets are the local authorities with the highest number of areas among the most deprived in England
- The most deprived areas are in cities - 98% in fact
- Using the data, we can pinpoint the most deprived place in England: Jaywick Sands in Essex
Read more in the Guardian article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/mar/29/indices-multiple-deprivation-poverty-england
To access the data please visit the Department for Communities and Local Government website: http://www.imd.communities.gov.uk
Asthma UK has received a prestigious science communication. NGO Forum member Asthma UK received an award from the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) for the research information on our website.
The AMRC represents 126 member charities and runs its Science Communication Awards every two years. The entries are judged by an independent panel of experts in science communication, public engagement, PR, publishing and design.
MIND And Federation Of Small Businesses Launch Guidance On Mental Health In The Workplace, UK
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has teamed up with MIND to publish guidance to help small firms manage mental health and wellbeing in the workplace and support their staff.
Conditions such as anxiety, depression and unmanageable stress affect one in six British workers each year, and can cost businesses up to £26 billion annually. However, simple steps can help to manage mental health issues in the workplace and promote the wellbeing of staff which could save firms up to one third of these costs.
A united front against dementia. Forty five organisations from the charity, public and private sectors have come together to form the largest ever united front against dementia. The Dementia Action Alliance has been set up to bring about radical changes in the way society responds to dementia and to transform quality of life for people living with the condition.
Exercise link to low depression. This was a large cross-sectional study that has provided more detail on the relationship between leisure-time and work-based physical activity. The study has several strengths, notably its size and the detailed information collected on both social and biological factors.
HPV testing and vaccination could cut cervical screening to twice in a lifetime. Women who have had the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could need only two HPV screening tests for the rest of their lives according to new calculations being presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Liverpool.
Men’s lives too short says new charity campaign. Too many men are still dying far too young. 22% of men in England and Wales die before the age of 65 and 42% before 75.The Men’s Health Forum is calling for action to tackle men’s poor health after their new campaign report Lives Too Short – the State of Men’s Health shows that too many men die young and that men are hit particularly badly by problems like suicide and cancer.
Survey reveals scepticism over big society's potential. Council staff 'more optimistic' overall than those in voluntary sector. This was one of the main findings of a poll about the big society, carried out by Third Sector and Local Government Chronicle, which attracted nearly 1,200 respondents from readers of the two magazines.
Office for Civil Society asks councils to avoid 'easy option' of cutting the voluntary sector. Data from the National Survey of Charities and Social Enterprises, carried out by the Cabinet Office and the polling firm Ipsos Mori in 2008, showed that 33 per cent of charities working with socially excluded or vulnerable people reported public funding as their most important source of income, compared with 31 per cent of those working with people with mental health needs and 26 per cent of those helping people with learning difficulties. Read more on
Public health is sidelined in the NHS White Paper, say top public health specialists. Results released by the UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH) in its survey of 3,300 public health specialist members, show that there is real concern and uncertainty over the future of the public health profession and the White Paper’s impact on the nation’s health.
RSPH, through Training Solutions currently run a course on “An introduction to Mental Health First Aid”. For more information or to book onto the course please contact Nicolette Smith email: nsmith@rsph.org.uk
New Training Accreditation for the Third Sector from Royal Society of Public Health. The RSPH has launched a new training programme accreditation service, specifically for programmes delivered by the not-for-profit sector. The scheme aims to encourage high standards in the public health training programmes which organisations deliver to their own staff, their supporters or the general public.
The NGO Forum has developed a resource to help voluntary and community sector organisations address health inequalities. The resource ‘A planning guide: health inequalities and the voluntary and community sector’has been produced to encourage voluntary groups and their partners to place tackling health inequalities at the top of their agenda. The guide has been developed by working with some innovative projects within the sector, learning from their experience to help others. To download the guide please click here
Following the successful launch of the RSPH’s Guide for World Class Commissioners Promoting Health and Well-Being, the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) have launched a tailored 1 and 2 day training programmes, which dovetail with recommendations contained in the ‘The Guide for World Class Commissioners’. The Guide is availble to download from http://www.rsph.org.uk/commissioning
RSPH is offering Meeting Rooms for Hire at Vauxhall Bridge. For further information on prices or to make
an appointment to view, please contact:
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Events
NICE annual conference
10 - 11 May 2011
Birmingham
The government has set out plans for radical change in the way the NHS is organised, with a wholesale shake-up of the way services are commissioned, healthcare providers operate, outcomes are measured, and patients and the public are involved. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is at the heart of these changes, with a central role for our quality standards that will inform the commissioning of all NHS care, payment and inspection systems.
Women’s Health & Wellbeing
12 May 2011
London
To complement the Men's Health on the 13th May (see below), RSPH Training Solutions will be running a Programme on Women's Health and Well-being.
Men's Health
13 May 2011
London
Men’s health is unnecessarily poor. In response, a special workshop on men's health has been developed by Jo McCullagh, with the support of the RSPH and Men's Health Forum.
Community Engagement: Working with Local Populations more Effectively
17 May 2011
London
This one-day programme, delivered in partnership with RBE Training and Development, is designed to enable participants to find effective ways to reach groups that are adversely affected by health inequalities.
Localism in practice: How can Big Society, localism and the local delivery of services work in practice in our towns?
18 May 2011
Thirsk Racecourse, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
This North Yorkshire Towns’ Alive event (a collaboration with North Yorkshire County Council) should tell you everything you need to know about Big Society, localism and what these much-used phrases really mean for your town.
Practical Localism
26 May 2011
The Watershed, Bristol
Action for Market Towns
This Practical Localism Conference will help you to navigate the new challenges and opportunities presented by the Decentralisation and Localism Bill.
Level 2 Award in Health Promotion
16 June 2011 - 17 June 2011 - 1 July 2011 - 12 July 2011 - 13 July 2011
London
The Level 2 Award in Health Promotion covers the principles of health promotion. It has been developed to meet the increasing needs of a wide range of individuals to acquire fundamental knowledge and skills in health promotion, so that they are in a position to influence and advise. The Award provides candidates with an opportunity to work and train within a multi-disciplinary group, exploring and examining basic theory in relation to the concepts, influences and determinants of health.
Faculty of Public Health Annual Conference- Public Health in a Changing World
4 July
University of Birmingham
This year’s FPH conference will look at how public health operates in a world of changing structures, different players in public health policy, increasing financial constraints (nationally and globally), and the increasing need for innovation in public health to meet these challenges.
For more information please visit the FPH website or contact Karen Tidy at karentidy@fph.org.uk or 020 7935 3115 for details.
NHS Confederation Conference and exhibition
6th – 8th July
Manchester
Chaired by Sarah Montague, presenter on the Today programme, the agenda has been designed to explore the key challenges health leaders will face during a period of transition, together with opportunities to discuss how the new system can deliver high quality care for patients and the public.
Confirmed speakers include
- Sir David Nicholson , Chief Executive of the NHS in England
- Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP , Secretary of State for Health
- Camila Batmanghelidjh, CEO and founder of Kids Company
- John M Neill CBE, Chief Executive and Deputy chairman Unipart Group
- Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, advising the UK government
- Nigel Edwards, acting chief executive, NHS Confederation
For more information please visit www.nhsconfed.org/2011
Public Health International Conference 2011
8th – 9th September 2011
London
The journal Public Health is holding its second international conference. Taking as its theme health and wellbeing, the conference will explore the relationships between health, wellbeing and the factors which influence them in a global environment. Come and join us in refocusing the agenda on health and wellbeing as we move forward into the second decade of the 21st century.
Key note speakers include Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Jonathon Porritt, Professor Sir Andy Haines, Professor Dame Carol Black and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.
The NGO Forum held its National Conference on the
30th January 2008
with the participation of 130 delegates across public
health organisations of UK. Presentations and reports
are now available online
Please click below to download the presentations
Please click below to download the reports
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