Adam Briggs (@admbriggs) 's Twitter Profile
Adam Briggs

@admbriggs

Public health doctor, @HealthFdn, @OxfordshireCC & @NIHR_RSS. Past Harkness. Health/public health policy. Also @Stornowayband. Same handle on bSky. Views own

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Food Active (@food_active) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just one week to go until #FoodActive2024! We're excited to share a preview of the agenda - see below to find out what’s in store at this year’s exciting event... Haven't registered yet? Secure your ticket and find out more here 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/increasing-a…

Just one week to go until #FoodActive2024! 
 
We're excited to share a preview of the agenda - see below to find out what’s in store at this year’s exciting event...
 
Haven't registered yet? Secure your ticket and find out more here 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/increasing-a…
Adam Briggs (@admbriggs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In case you missed in among all the news on the tobacco and vapes bill, NHS England Transformation have today released the 2023/24 National Child Measurement Programme data. Tl,dr: #obesity rates trending downwards in year 6 but rising again in reception, with inequalities as wide as ever. đź§µ

In case you missed in among all the news on the tobacco and vapes bill, <a href="/NHSDigital/">NHS England Transformation</a> have today released the 2023/24 National Child Measurement Programme data. 

Tl,dr: #obesity rates trending downwards in year 6 but rising again in reception, with inequalities as wide as ever. đź§µ
Oxfordshire County Council (@oxfordshirecc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The strategy for Oxfordshire's natural environment will ensure that planners, developers, councils, and other land users all have the same information of how these spaces should be preserved, created, protected, and improve. We want to hear your views: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/lnrs-phase3-co…

The strategy for Oxfordshire's natural environment will ensure that planners, developers, councils, and other land users all have the same information of how these spaces should be preserved, created, protected, and improve.

We want to hear your views: letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/lnrs-phase3-co…
Adam Briggs (@admbriggs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ICYMI, really helpful work from Nesta, produced with a tonne of experts to directly compare and combine obesity policy ranging from jabs to labelling to tax.

Food Active (@food_active) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are delighted that Dr Adam Briggs, Senior Policy Fellow at The Health Foundation will be joining the panel discussion at #FoodActive2024 next week to discuss gaps in current government food policy Find out more about our wonderful speakers and register here 👉 lnkd.in/eQv9FbjA

We are delighted that Dr Adam Briggs, Senior Policy Fellow at <a href="/HealthFdn/">The Health Foundation</a> will be joining the panel discussion at #FoodActive2024 next week to discuss gaps in current government food policy 

Find out more about our wonderful speakers and register here 👉 lnkd.in/eQv9FbjA
Nuffield Trust (@nuffieldtrust) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW ANALYSIS: We estimate next year #SocialCare providers will have to meet national insurance rises of over £900m, more than wiping out an extra £600m in sector funds allocated in the #Budget. 💷 nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/will…

LGA Wellbeing (@lgawellbeing) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sir Jonathan Van-Tam says public health has been "grossly underfunded for years" and praised the efforts of local teams during the pandemic. Public health should be "hardwired into every decision that a councils takes." #HIAP Andrew Gwynne MP

Adam Briggs (@admbriggs) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill's second reading has just passed by 415 votes to just 47 🙌 A massive political endorsement of what is likely to be the most important piece of public health legislation in over a decade. Now onto the committee stage.

Professor Chris Whitty (@cmo_england) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Influenza is now rising rapidly. Antiviral 'flu medicines can now be used in primary care. If you are eligible please get vaccinated. For healthcare workers, being vaccinated helps protect you, your patients and colleagues. gov.uk/government/sta…

Influenza is now rising rapidly. Antiviral 'flu medicines can now be used in primary care.

If you are eligible please get vaccinated.

For healthcare workers, being vaccinated helps protect you, your patients and colleagues.

gov.uk/government/sta…
LGA Wellbeing (@lgawellbeing) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today's Office for National Statistics (ONS) stats continue a recent picture of “stalling” life expectancy improvements - seen since 2015. Most areas across Great Britain have experienced a fall in life expectancy. With some of the most deprived areas having the lowest expectancy. ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati…