A national campaign to promote the early signs and symptoms of bowel cancer will start on 30 January 2012. Nationally bowel cancer is one of the biggest cancer killers and we know that there is considerable scope for improvement in outcomes. The aim of the campaign is to raise public awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer and to encourage those with persistent symptoms to present promptly. By catching the cancer earlier, it should be more treatable and the campaign is designed to; give simple information about bowel cancer symptoms; provide a clear call to action to see the GP and give a reassuring message that earlier diagnosis improves the chances of successful treatment. This video shows North of England Cancer Network director Roy McLachlan explaining more about the campaign and its potential impact on NHS services across the North of England.
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The north east is the first region in the UK to adopt a broad-based public health approach to end of life care issues. This video of Jim shows how doctors in Northumberland are working with residents of care homes to make sure all of their end of life care needs are planned for.... The first ever UK charter for 'A Good Death' was launched in the north east last year, setting out proposals for the kind of care and support which people who are dying, their families and carers, can expect to receive from local health and social care organisations. To find out more about A Good Death visit http://www.agooddeath.co.uk/
People across the north east have been on a March March to stamp out mental health stigma as part of the Time to Change campaign... One in four people in England are likely to experience a mental illness in their lives and Time to Change aims to break down stigma by getting people talking about mental health -- whether that's their own experiences or keeping in touch with family, friends and colleagues affected.
The NHS in the north east is continually improving the quality and convenience of local health services. By putting patients at the very heart of everything we do and every decision we take, our focus is on continuously improving those things that really matter to patients - the outcome of their healthcare. Extensive work is underway across the region to empower people to take control of their own healthcare, to better manage their own long term conditions, to avoid being unnecessarily admitted to hospital and, most importantly to increase focus on prevention and avoid becoming ill in the first place. This work is also helping the NHS to save money and work more efficiently. By keeping people well and in control of their own healthcare, it means our hospitals -- which are big, expensive places to run - are better able to care for those who need emergency or specialist treatment -- the things which can only be done in hospital. This short film shows how some award winning services across the region are already evolving to make life better for patients by delivering more personalised, convenient, high quality care closer to, and often within, the patient's own home....
We're the first region in the country to support www.justvisiting.com -- a FREE not-for-profit website which aims to make life easier for people who have a loved one in hospital. This short, poignant film shows the sobering, but unfortunately commonplace, scenario of someone visiting and caring for a loved one in hospital and how www.justvisiting.com can help.
Deputy medical director of NHS North East, Dr Tricia Cresswell, explains who is at risk from flu and why it is so important for them to get this year's winter flu vaccine
Patients and frontline staff from across the north east explain the importance of getting vaccinated against seasonal flu.
The NHS in the north east has launched a wide spread public awareness campaign to encourage people who are at risk from flu to get vaccinated and protect themselves against both seasonal flu and swine flu this winter.
As part of a ministerial tour of England, Health Minister Lord Howe visited the north east on 15 September to hear first-hand the region's views on the NHS white paper 'Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS', which sets out plans to put patients at the heart of everything the NHS does, improve results and empower NHS staff.
The NHS in the north east has launched a widespread public awareness campaign to encourage people who are at risk from flu to get vaccinated and protect themselves against both seasonal flu and swine flu this winter. For more info visit: http://www.northeast.nhs.uk/news-centre/news-releases/release/?id=158
It's Time to Change in the north east as England's most ambitious programme to end mental health prejudice launches in the region. Visit www.time-to-change.org.uk and make your pledge to end mental health discrimination today!
Time to Change is England's most ambitious programme to end the stigma and discrimination faced by people who experience mental health problems. The nationwide campaign is being led by mental health charities Mind and Rethink and funded by £16m from the Big Lottery Fund and £4m from Comic Relief. The campaign in the north east is being supported by NHS North East through the New Leaf New Life programme. Find out more and make your own personal pledge to end mental health discrimination at www.time-to-change.org.uk
Who pays for NHS fraud? We all do. A short film
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Explains the benefits of a healthy workplace and features case studies of North East organisations taking part in a regional awards scheme.
A major new awareness campaign has been launched urging young people across the north east to get tested for chlamydia - the most common sexually transmitted infection amongst people under 25. At least one in ten sexually active people under the age of 25 are thought to be infected with chlamydia however most people do not have any symptoms - men aged between 20 and 24 are more likely to test positive for chlamydia. If left untreated, chlamydia can leave both men and women infertile. It is however very quick and simple to treat with a short course of antibiotics. The campaign will urge young people to order a free pee in a pot testing kit by visiting www.checkyourbits.org, texting GREMLIN, with their full name and address to 80010, or by telephoning 0191 229 2958.
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