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The Social Value Act: helping commissioners improve local health and reduce inequalities

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With 1 April nearly upon us, local authorities, government departments, NHS trusts, clinical commissioning groups and other public sector bodies have been busy planning their budgets and commissioning services for the next financial year.  In the context of increasingly limited resources …

A new approach to tackling Type 2 diabetes is a step forward for prevention

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As waistlines continue to expand across the country (62% of adults are overweight or obese), diagnoses of Type 2 diabetes are also rising. The cost of treating diabetes, and associated complications such as heart disease and stroke, is costing the …