Health and Social Services for Older People II (HeSSOP II): Changing Profiles from 2000 to 2004

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From Ageism to Age Equality - Addressing the Challenges: Conference Proceedings

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Design Guidelines for Specialist Palliative Care Settings

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Department of Health Annual Report 2004

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An Age Friendly Society: A Position Statement

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Alcohol and Injuries in the Accident and Emergency Department:A National Perspective

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Adoption legislation: 2003 consultation and proposals for change

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Injuries in children aged 0 to 14 years and inequalities

Injury mortality and morbidity among children aged 0-14 varies substantially depending on the child's age, gender, socio-economic group, cultural and/or ethnic group, and where they live. This report describes and seeks to understand these variations and explains why each factor is associated with injury risk. It then highlights how a range of intervention studies have attempted to address these inequalities.

Delivering Choosing Health: Making healthier choices easier

This delivery plan outlines the key steps that will be taken over the next three years to deliver the Governnment White Paper Choosing Health: making healthier choices easier. This delivery plan highlights how the DH and the NHS, within the framework of government policies, will help more people make more healthy choices and reduce health inequalities. It outlines clearly the priorities for delivery at national, regional and local levels and what will be done by whom and when. It brings into one place all of the actions on the White Paper commitments, alongside related Public Service Agreements and local targets to improve health. It lists 45 'big wins' - key interventions which the evidence and expert advice suggest will make the greatest impact on health in the shortest period of time It explains how new policies and programmes will be developed and implemented. It describes how Government will drive forward delivery through Government targets to improve health new partnerships