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PRESS RELEASE
UPDATE - 13th August 2008
Yet more organisations are joining us in our policy call to Take action on active travel [press release pdf] - these include:
Blood Pressure Association
BMA Public Health Medicine Committee
British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences
British Lung Foundation
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV)
Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
Corporate Citizenship Committee of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Cyclinginstructor.com
Environmental Protection UK
Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign
NHS Sustainable Development Unit
PharmacyHealthLink
Town & Country Planning Association
Transport & Health Study Group
Walkit.com
Wheels for Wellbeing
There are now 85 signatories to Take action on active travel [pdf] and we are looking for more - please join us by contacting Julia.
28th April 2008
Take action on active travel - Press release [pdf]
For the first time, the UK’s leading organisations working on all areas of public health, including those who shape the environment we live in, have come together to give government our expert views on active travel and health.
We are calling on all UK governments and local authorities to promote public health:
take action on active travel [pdf].
We hope that signatories will commit to do what they can to bring this about in their own spheres of influence.
If you would like your organisation to become a signatory to this policy call, please provide your own and your organisation’s details to Julia. Current signatories include:
Age Concern
Arrhythmia Alliance
Association of Directors of Public Health
British Association for Cardiac Rehabilitation
British Association of Nursing in Cardiovascular Care
British Cardiovascular Society
British Dietetic Association
British Heart Foundation
BHF Health Promotion Research Group
BHF National Centre for Physical Activity & Health
British Hypertension Society
British Nutrition Foundation
Campaign for Better Transport
Campaign to Protect Rural England
Cancer Research UK
CCPR
Centre for Health Information, Research and Evaluation, Swansea University
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Child Growth Foundation
Children in Northern Ireland
CTC the national cyclists' organisation
Cycle Campaign Network
Cycling Scotland
Environmental Association for Universities & Colleges
Faculty of Public Health
Forum for the Future
Friends of the Earth (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Healthcare Commission
Heart Care Partnership (UK)
Heart of Mersey
Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers
liftshare.com
Living Streets
Living Streets Scotland
London Cycling Campaign
Men's Health Forum
Mental Health Foundation
National Coalition for Active Ageing
National Federation of Women's Institutes
National Heart Forum
National NGO Forum
National Obesity Forum
Northern Ireland Cycling Initiative
Northern Ireland Environment Link
Paths for All Partnership
Play England
Play Wales
Ramblers’ Association
Ramblers Scotland
Roadpeace
Royal College of Nursing
Royal College of Physicians
Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institute of Public Health
Royal Society of Health
Sandwell PCT
Socialist Health Association
South Asian Health Foundation
Spokes, the Lothian Cycle Campaign
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT)
Sustainable Development Commission
Sustrans
Transform Scotland
UK Public Health Association
University of Bristol Department of Exercise, Nutrition & Health Sciences
Walk21
Walk to School Campaign (National Steering Group)
Weight Concern
WWF Northern Ireland
PRESS RELEASE
18th October 2007
Choosing Health funding
Overall, two thirds (66%) of the 2006-2007 choosing health allocation was spent on other things. The most common place for the missing money to go was on supporting PCT financial deficits.
- Half of PCTs lost nearly all of their money (80% or more).
- Less than 10% of PCTs spent the full allocation.
- There was not much more confidence reported about the financial year 2007-8. PCTs reported that just 28% of these funds are likely to be made available.
The major areas for investment, where directors of public health expressed concern for their local population were sexual health, obesity, smoking, alcohol. Others were concerned about investment in coronary heart disease, mental health, health trainers, drugs, cancer, screening and long-term conditions.
Dr Tim Crayford, President of The Association of Directors of Public Health, said:
“Three years after the publication of the Choosing Health white paper, funding intended to tackle preventative health problems is still being used to pay for financial deficits in some parts of the NHS. All the evidence shows treatment for obesity, alcohol and sexual health problems are a drain on NHS resources and with funding now in place to tackle these issues at grass roots level, the government should make sure this is ring fenced so that it is used for its intended purpose.”
Read the full press release [pdf]
The Role of Public Health in Integrated Services
June 2007
The Integrated Care Network has launched guidance on The Role of Public Health in Integrated Services which can be found on the Care Services Improvement partnership website.
UK Public Health Network for Commissioning
March 2007
Information on the new UK Public Health Network for Commissioning [pdf]