Health and ten years of Labour government

A briefing published by the King’s Fund in April 2007. The 8-page report reports on trends in UK healthcare provision during the 10 years of the Blair government. It includes graphical presentations on healthcare spending, inpatient and outpatient waiting times, and other data on financial management, staffing, buildings, national standards, progress in tackling particular illnesses (including cancer and heart disease), health inequalities, NHS reform, hospital acquired infections, and references.

Click here!

New improved Health Service Journal!

Hello all,

The HSJ website - http://www.hsj.co.uk/ – has been relaunched with some new features which you might want to take a look at! However, you need to log in to reap the full benefits, so contact ILS for details.

Features include:

• A new ‘Inside Knowledge’ section, including barometers, data briefings and policy briefings
• Links to related stories and documents alongside each article
• More email newsletters – keep up-to-date!!
• Searchable archive of articles, going back to May 2006
• Best practice features and columns

Enjoy!

Crying shame: mental illness and stigma

Mental illness is still shrouded in stigma, fear and ignorance according to this report.  This research reveals that a shocking 72% of adults in the United Kingdom think that there is a stigma associated with having a mental illness and describe people with a mental illness as unpredictable (79%), dangerous (50%) and scary (49%). Less than half (45%) of the adult population think that people with long-term mental illnesses are able to lead independent, fulfilled lives. Read the report here.

Get Body Smart!

 

GetBodySmart is an animated, interactive teaching resource covering the fields of human anatomy and physiology, aimed at both students and lecturers.

Visit the home page for a ‘menu’ of topics, including the nervous system, muscle tissue physiology, the skeletal system and the respiratory system, amongst others.

http://www.getbodysmart.com/index.htm

End of Journalism?

The End of Journalism? is a discussion forum focusing on the future of international journalism.

It covers Managers & Moguls, Cost Cutting, PR Pressure, Professional Fatigue, User Generated Content, Media Regulation and Censorship.

Thanks to Intute for adding this resource to their gateway.

New Internet Tutorial for ICT

 

Intute have revamped their ICT Internet tutorial. Lots of handy tips for useful websites and good ways to search the Internet. Highly recommended.

Smokefree England – one month on

Data published by the Department of Health has revealed 97 per cent of premises inspected in the two weeks after England went smokefree on 1 July were found to be compliant with the new law.  So far, data has been collected from 88,899 inspections, which includes 1,090 hotels, 6,783 restaurants and 9,568 licensed premises.

Click here for the report.

Indications of Public Health in the English Regions: Alcohol

This report highlights the harm due to alcohol experienced across England. Each section highlights a different measure of the effect of alcohol on the population. It reviews 36 different indicators and 84 separate sub-measures relating to the individual, community and population showing the implications of alcohol use and its effect on health and well-being.

Witchcraft: academic approaches

The Renaissance of Witchcraft Studies and Perspectives on Witchcraft are two new Limelight features from Intute on academic approaches to witchcraft and magic.

Guardian Special Reports: Business

Guardian Special Reports are blog-style guides to issues in the news, which may be of use in research or teaching.

The Business Special Reports include The Airline Industry, Ethical Business, Gambling, Globalisation, Microsoft and Supermarkets.