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Beautiful. An idea worthy of our 'Ministry of Imagination Manifesto'. The Dutch city that is piloting radical debt cancellations for poor families: theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

"Obesity is not a personal responsibility – it is caused by working conditions, changes in the built environment & our broken food system. The public are ahead of politicians: they want Gvt intervention & a break from failed policies focused on individual responsibility."⬇️⬇️

👇 Stigma is a powerful force that holds poverty in place. It enables and exacerbates inequalities. Loosening stigma's grip is a key lever of social change. 🔎 New JRF analysis using participatory, power-sharing approaches looks at poverty stigma and the actions needed 🧵(1/5)

The 2000-2010 English health inequalities strategy worked for pensioners - our new paper finds that there was a significant decrease in absolute health inequalities academic.oup.com/eurpub/advance…

Big day for Demos, as our Public Services Taskforce publishes its vision for reform. Whoever wins the next election needs a new vision for public services. We think Liberated Public Services could be it. demos.co.uk/research/liber… Quick thread... 1/

NEW ANALYSIS: Where does the #NHS money go? 💷 Total real-terms funding has increased by 3.1% a year over the past six years, but Sally Gainsbury & Sophie Julian look at how this hasn't been shared equally across different NHS services. nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/where…

The more fries we eat, the greater our risk of #depression/#anxiety, in large epidemiologic study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37094155 Can't prove causation, but an animal study identified a fried-chemical link: Acrylamide. Here's a diet that improves depression: moodtreatmentcenter.com/antidepressant…

This week I had the opportunity to talk to West Midlands trainees about research & policy change 🧵 summary... 1/ Firstly, useful to understand different roles of officials (civil servants) and politicians. Bear in mind everyone has a specific portfolio (area of responsibility)

Meet Louis and Lorcan. The differences in their housing, air quality, and access to good food could drastically impact their lives. Watch to find out more and let’s #MakeHealthEqual 👉 healthequals.org.uk

What makes the highest performing senior leadership teams ("genius teams") different to other teams? Three characteristics: 1) Each team member brings an outstanding capability that complements that of the others 2) They aspire to big ambitions for their systems - they are agents

#localgov has been navigating how to manage constrained finances while still creating positive outcomes for people, for over a decade. Here are 9 lessons from councils for the new Labour Government, in a brilliant blog by Catriona Maclay New Local newlocal.org.uk/articles/nine-…

An NHS England report on "NHS Productivity" in May 2024 highlights the growing % of NHS staff who are new/inexperienced as a barrier to productivity & the need to get them up the learning curve faster. New research suggests one catalyst for learning that is often lacking at this

Leaders from across South Yorkshire met to explore shifting power and resources into our #neighbourhoods There's great work going on - but more to do. City of Doncaster Council Oliver Coppard Emma Latimer 💙 Wendy Lowder Toby Lewis Glyn Butcher Citizen Network citizen-network.org/library/neighb…

We haven’t until now had reliable suicide rates for Gypsy & Irish Traveller groups. New study shows a doubling of risk for women. Lead author Dr Duleeka Knipe in Bristol, my Manchester colleague Prof Nav Kapur a co-author. thelancet.com/journals/lanps…

Thanks so much to Kate Dun Campbell for leading us on this NIHR Three Schools funded review on the commercial determinants of mental ill health in PLOS Global Public Health Commercial Determinants Research Group at LSHTM @GHPUEdinburgh May van Schalkwyk Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social #CDoH journals.plos.org/globalpubliche… Monika Kosinska gauden

🆕 “Experts call for public health approach to suicide prevention, with social factors addressed in addition to clinical treatment services” Explore a new 6-paper The Lancet Public Health Series: hubs.li/Q02Ph92_0 #WSPD #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

Come and join the team in Sheffield as a Health Improvement Practitioner in Tobacco Control and be part of our award winning tobacco control work ce0369li.webitrent.com/ce0369li_webre… greg fell FFPH

In our new long read, we outline seven key areas for action that we believe the government's forthcoming 10-year health plan should prioritise to ensure the #NHS can better tackle #HealthInequalities. See our seven priorities below – and read more here: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

The outdated siloed approach to public services is failing to meet today’s complex challenges. Rethinking public spending can unlock impactful, person-centred solutions without additional funding. Bridges Outcomes Partnerships's Grace Duffy on the 3 shifts we need. newlocal.org.uk/articles/three…