Alan Higgins

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  www.oldham.nhs.uk/news_/dec2007/norovirus.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/12/2007    Last Visited: 8/4/2008  

  Alan Higgins, director of public health for Oldham, said: "There is no specific treatment for winter vomiting disease apart from letting it run its course.
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  Alan added: "To prevent others from becoming infected, good hygiene is important.

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  www.oldham.nhs.uk/news_/jan2007/mybutt.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/22/2007    Last Visited: 8/4/2008  

  Alan Higgins is Oldham's director of public health and will speak at the launch of the play on Wednesday, before it goes on a tour of all the borough's secondary schools.
  
  He said: "Almost 80 per cent of adult smokers start before they're 18; nearly one in four 15-year-olds smoke in Oldham, yet just two in a hundred children smoke at age 11.

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  www.oldham.nhs.uk/news_/jan2008/norovirus2.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/2/2008    Last Visited: 8/4/2008  

  Alan Higgins, director of public health for Oldham, said: "As is common at this time of year, there are a number of people in Oldham who are currently suffering from winter vomiting illness.
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  Alan added: "To prevent others from becoming infected, good hygiene is important.

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  www.nursing.salford.ac.uk/newsitem?id=485 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/5/2008    Last Visited: 10/21/2008  

  Alan Higgins, director of Public Health at Oldham PCT, said: "I have no doubt that the final JSNA would not have been the successful and influential document it is, were it not for your team's input."
  
  Read the report.

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  www.oldham.nhs.uk/news_/oct2006/flujab.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/11/2006    Last Visited: 8/4/2008  

  Alan Higgins, director of public health for Oldham PCT, said: "I would like to reassure patients that all Oldham GP practices have received initial supplies of flu vaccines and the rest will be staggered over the following months.

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  www.oldham-pct.nhs.uk/news_/feb2004/oldpeople.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/23/2004    Last Visited: 4/11/2007  

  Tom Hoyes will be joining Oldham Primary Care Trust Chief Executive Gail Richards, Oldham Social Services Executive Director Veronica Jackson, and Director of Public Health Alan Higgins at the Pennine Way hotel.
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  Alan Higgins said: "It's important to talk with the people who actually use the services so that we can understand what they need and want.

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  www.oldham.nhs.uk/publica_/pctboard/March%202004/AI%206 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/11/2004    Last Visited: 1/23/2008  

  Alan Higgins - Director of Public Health
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  6.3 Health Equity Audit - Alan Higgins had previously circulated a copy of the Health Equity Audit for members' consideration.Following discussion, it was agreed that this would be completed from a PEC group perspective at a separate meeting (4:00pm - 5:00 pm) immediately following the PEC Strategy workshop, next Thursday, 18th March at the Avant Hotel.Kathryn offered her apologies in advance and passed a copy of her completed Audit to Alan for inclusion in the group discussion.
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  11.1 Alan Higgins referred members to a report prepared by Dr John Billsborough on the performance of the 2003-04 flu immunisation programme.
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  Alan advised that these suggestions would be taken on board in the future immunisation planning processes.Action: Dr John Billsborough/Anita Roughley
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  Alan agreed to explore this through a number of sources.
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  Members were requested to forward comments to Alan.

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  www.oldham.nhs.uk/news_/oct2004/fluimmu.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/5/2004    Last Visited: 8/4/2008  

  Alan Higgins, director of public health for Oldham Primary Care Trust said: "The flu is not a severe cold, it can be a serious illness, and three to four thousand deaths are linked to flu every year.

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  www.oldham.nhs.uk/news_/mar2007/kickit.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/12/2007    Last Visited: 8/4/2008  

  Alan Higgins, Director of Public Health at Oldham PCT, said: "Smoking is a major factor in the biggest killer diseases in Oldham and other conditions that make people ill.

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  www.oldham.nhs.uk/news_/nov2005/werneth.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/17/2005    Last Visited: 8/4/2008  

  Oldham PCT's Director of Public Health, Alan Higgins, added: "Exercise, healthy eating, and drinking alcohol in sensible amounts , helping people learn more about these things is vital if we want them to be healthy, and stay that way.

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