Implementing health in all policies: Lessons from around the world

Implementing health in all policies: Lessons from around the world Health in all policies is an established approach to improving health and health equity through cross-sector action on the wider determinants of health: the social, environmental, economic and commercial conditions in which people live.

Our collection of case studies looks at practical attempts to implement this around the world. The nine case studies offer valuable insights into the practicalities of delivering a health in all policies approach in different contexts, sectors and levels of government. The Health Foundation

Good Childhood Report 2019

Good Childhood Report 2019 

Since 2009 children and young people have become increasingly unhappy. Based on the latest figures we estimate a quarter of a million children are unhappy with their lives, with factors like friends, school and appearance all playing a role.

We are calling on the Government to introduce national measurement of well-being for all children aged 11-18 to be undertaken through schools and colleges once a year. This would enable the experiences of young people to be recorded and issues acted upon for future generations.

The Good Childhood Report 2019 is the eighth in our annual series and alongside the latest trends in children’s well-being, also looks at family, financial circumstance, multiple disadvantage and what children and young people think about the future. The Children's Society

See also:

• Children's happiness at lowest level in 25 years amid 'excessive social media use', Children's Society finds The Daily Telegraph
• Children in UK least happy they have been in a decade, says report The Guardian

Navigating the uncharted waters: population ageing in the UK

Navigating the uncharted waters: population ageing in the UK This report argues that the UK’s unprecedented population ageing poses a set of daunting, yet not insurmountable, challenges for policymakers, institutions and health care providers to design better solutions fit for an ageing society. It calls for health policy reforms that focus on preventing, rather than curing disease to enable people to stay active and healthy for longer. International Longevity Centre - UK

Ageist Britain?

Ageist Britain? This report aims to shine a light on the issue of casual ageism and the impact that it has on all of us. It highlights how ageism can have real life consequences, promotes exclusion and can affect physical and mental health. SunLife

Muckamore Abbey: CCTV reveals 1,500 crimes at hospital

Muckamore Abbey: CCTV reveals 1,500 crimes at hospital CCTV footage has revealed 1,500 crimes on one ward of Muckamore Abbey Hospital in County Antrim, the police officer leading the investigation has said.

The incidents happened in the psychiatric intensive care unit over the course of six months in 2017-18.

Police are investigating allegations about the physical and mental abuse of patients. BBC News

See also:

• CCTV footage reveals '1,500 crimes against patients' in six months at psychiatric unit in Northern Ireland The Independent

Mental health problems are the main cause of sick days for NHS staff, figures show -

Mental health problems are the main cause of sick days for NHS staff, figures show Mental health problems like stress, depression and anxiety are the most common reason NHS staff in England take sick days, analysis of NHS Digital statistics shows.

Workers took a total of 17.7 million days of sick leave between December 2017 and November 2018.

Of these, almost a quarter or 4.2 million were taken due to stress, anxiety, depression or other psychiatric illnesses. The Independent

Homeopathic treatment has been dismissed as quackery by doctors — so why do people keep taking the medicine?

Homeopathic treatment has been dismissed as quackery by doctors — so why do people keep taking the medicine? Homeopathy is the Marmite of alternative medicine. It’s “gentle and safe – yet effective”, according to TV personality Jo Wood, one of several celebrities offering an enthusiastic endorsement on the British Homeopathic Association website. She “always” used it for her children, who now use it for theirs, she explains. Or it’s “tap water masquerading as medicine”, Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England said recently. It’s “witchcraft”, says the British Medical Association (BMA). iNews

Cyber attack on NHS would trigger full Nato response, says alliance's general secretary

Cyber attack on NHS would trigger full Nato response, says alliance's general secretary A cyber strike similar to the computer hack that crippled NHS hospitals in 2017 could trigger a revenge attack from all Nato allies, its general secretary has warned.

Jens Stoltenberg cited the WannaCry ransomware attack as an example of a “serious cyber attack” that would be viewed by Nato as requiring a response from all members of the alliance. The Daily Telegraph

High blood pressure pills will be offered to 720,000 more NHS patients

High blood pressure pills will be offered to 720,000 more NHS patients UK health watchdog, NICE, has confirmed plans it suggested in March to recommend doctors offer blood pressure pills to patients with high blood pressure and a 10 per cent risk of heart disease. The Daily Mail

How social media is fuelling a deadly conspiracy: More modern parents are shunning the MMR jab

How social media is fuelling a deadly conspiracy: More modern parents are shunning the MMR jab Anna Watson is not the kind of woman you would expect to be accused of putting young lives at risk.

She is a much respected primary school teacher who lives in the affluent Londonsuburb of Kingston-upon-Thames with her businessman husband, their two children, aged 13 and 15 — and the family dog. The Daily Mail