Great interview with our @swjatwell.bsky.social on supporting people with health conditions to stay in work… worth a listen

Charlie Mayfield's Keep Britain Working report out today. It sets out a clear case for better workplace health support, and a call to action for employers to lead the charge. V. important with over 4 million workers now with work-limiting health conditions www.gov.uk/government/p...

‘So many things that sit with Strategic Authorities have the benefit of creating healthy communities’@jobibby.bsky.social Our driving better health through English #devolution kicking off today in Leeds.

Welcoming the final report from Sir Charlie Mayfield’s Keep Britain Working Review, @davefinch.bsky.social​ says the only sustainable way to meet the growing workforce health challenge and improve lives is to keep people healthy and in work from the outset. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4nz5EH1

The forthcoming Keep Britain Working Review offers the government the opportunity to rebalance work and health support towards retention and rehabilitation, and a reformed Access to Work scheme should be central to that. @swjatwell.bsky.social responds to the latest government statistics ⬇️

Latest Access to Work stats are out today They show continued growth in the number of awards and spend, about 70% increase in both since 2019. This is not hugely surprising: there's now 4.1m workers with a work-limiting health condition, up from 2.4m a decade ago www.gov.uk/government/s...

1/7 This morning we launched our 2025 Inequality Landscape report at the Fraser of Allander Institute 50th Anniversary conference #FAI50

New report from @scothealtheq.bsky.social highlights a ‘policy blindspot’ in Scotland with younger men at risk of dying from drugs, alcohol or suicide. @emmanomics.bsky.social tells @dailyrecord.co.uk that too often the focus is on crisis intervention rather than prevention⬇️ bit.ly/4nELIDh

The English Devolution Bill offers a real opportunity to build healthier places across England. In this blog, @mariahkelly.bsky.social​ and Katherine Merrifield set out why strategic authorities are central to this mission. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3IsdGD5

🧵As our colleagues @scothealtheq.bsky.social release their 2025 Inequality Landscape report, @davefinch.bsky.social argues that with elections less than a year away, it offers a timely and important assessment of the state of Scotland’s health. Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/47R8Rhc

With the government's health mission missing in action, @jenniferthf.bsky.social​ & @thekingsfund.bsky.social​ Sarah Woolnough reflect on diluted ambitions & call for a prevention revolution Read our full response⬇️

The government came to power promising a ‘prevention revolution’, a cross-government mission to create good health. A year on, the rhetoric has not yet been matched by reality… www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

8.2 million people reported having a long-term health condition that limited their ability to work in the UK in 2023. That's almost 1 in 5 of the working-age population. But behind this statistic are stories that often remain untold. Explore these perspectives in our new interactive feature ⬇️

How can the government meet its commitment to halve the gap in healthy life expectancy between regions? Reading this excellent summary of some of the @healthfoundation.bsky.social latest analysis from @charlestallack.bsky.social would be a good place to start! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

The 10-Year Health Plan was supposed to herald a preventative shift, but @davefinch.bsky.social​ argues that it ultimately lacks ambition, and the commitments to systemic change and funding required to reduce inequalities and keep people in good health. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4nQEPzF

Where you live can double your risk of dying prematurely. Our new analysis with ONS reveals stark inequalities in premature deaths across England and Wales. Read more ⬇️

Responding to the release of Scotland's Population Health Framework, our colleagues @scothealtheq.bsky.social rightly highlight the need for a much clearer commitment to realising a whole of government approach to improving health and reducing inequalities ⬇️

The #SpendingReview risks being another missed opportunity for government to embed a preventative model to build good health. But @davefinch.bsky.social​ says it isn't too late to adopt a new approach that sees health as a shared responsibility across government and society⬇️ https://bit.ly/4naG4cp

Come and join our awesome team and get your teeth stuck into some great #policycomms

In the second blog in a series of work on our latest mortality trends research, David Jack, Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow at @scothealtheq.bsky.social ‬explores the data and implications for policymakers in Scotland. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3ThgDYZ

What happened to the government’s health mission? Good health isn't just built in hospitals but shaped by living conditions - from adequate income to secure housing. Alex Kennedy outlines the need for a cross-government plan to improve health and reduce health inequalities⬇️ https://bit.ly/3TorQHg

The government's proposed welfare reforms will lead to significant income loss for many and increase poverty. Talia Boshari shares an overview of our new rapid health impact assessment of the Pathways to Work Green Paper. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/45jDg6D

Published today, @healthfoundation.bsky.social reveals an increasingly concerning picture of health in the UK. www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

www.gov.uk/government/s... The cost of working age ill-health and disability that prevents work A quarter of a trillion pounds £259,000,000,000

Almost 1,800 early deaths could be prevented each year if we walked and cycled more. Find out more about why active travel matters for health ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3G61beZ

Electronic patient records (EPRs) can potentially transform health care delivery, improving quality, efficiency and patient safety. Most trusts in England now have EPRs but many are not yet using them to their full potential. We explored the challenges in our new analysis ⬇️

A recent RCP survey showed that 89% of doctors are concerned about the impact of health inequalities on their patients, while 72% have seen more patients in the past 3 months with illnesses related to poor-quality housing, air pollution and access to transport. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

☕️Sunday morning read ☕️ Sacha Romanovitch, Chair of the @healthfoundation.bsky.social Commission For Healthier Working Lives has written in the @financialtimes.com about how to keep people with health conditions in employment. First 3 clicks are not paywalled!

Reflections on a busy fortnight for work, welfare and health… 👇

Welcoming the Discovery Phase Report of the Keep Britain Working Review, @christopher-rocks.bsky.social says it rightly emphasises the need for early, preventative action to protect workforce health, aligning with recommendations from our Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives ⬇️ buff.ly/8rqNWlT

Responding to the Pathways to Work Green Paper, @davefinch.bsky.social welcomes measures that will rebalance the benefits system to support people to stay in work, but warns that cuts to disability benefits risk undermining this new approach. Read our full response ⬇️ buff.ly/zW7C33b

🧵 Good to see our commissioned research mentioned by @faisalislam.bsky.social The upcoming Green Paper must offer a vision for keeping people healthy and in work, fixing gaps in the system such as low Statutory Sick Pay and inadequate support for those who risk falling out of work⬇️ buff.ly/eDyfxXP

Timely analysis from @theifs.bsky.social we've funded with @jrf-uk.bsky.social exploring role of health in increases in disability benefit claims Highlights the role of worsening mental health of the working age population And underscores the need to address underlying factors affecting health

🧵 Access to the essential building blocks of health is deeply unequal, with people in the most deprived areas of England living significantly shorter lives. Our new report with @runnymedetrust.bsky.social highlights how racism affects health ⬇️ buff.ly/MV6BT8n

Our new report with the @healthfoundation.bsky.social shows how structural racism operates across our labour market, housing systems and the lived environment, limiting a person’s opportunity to be healthy. Read it here 👇 www.runnymedetrust.org/publications/how-racism-affects-health

Our new report with @runnymedetrust.bsky.social reveals stark inequalities in access to the building blocks of good health by ethnicity, and identifies ways in which structural racism operates across our labour market, housing systems and the lived environment. Read it here 👇 buff.ly/LGnVEPE

Cuts to welfare won’t solve the working age health challenge. Coverage of new @healthfoundation.bsky.social report in todays @theguardian.com It’s not enough to reform welfare - there must be more support for people in work but in ill health www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Gavin Kelly on the Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives points out that you can’t live on basic Universal Credit or Statutory Sick Pay - makes people sicker and pushes into long term sickness.

Hearing from Sacha Romanovitch chair of the commission #healthierworkinglives kicking of our launch event…

Prevention must be at the heart of public service reform. Our research with @demos-uk.bsky.social highlights the need for both financial investment and institutional change to move beyond crisis management. Read now ⬇️ buff.ly/zJwNutR

NEW: Latest survey with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social of the UK public’s views on the NHS and social care, and first under the new Labour government, shows making it easier to get appointments at GP practices has risen to the top of the public’s priorities for the NHS. Full findings 👇 buff.ly/43auwOQ

The mad merry-go-round of spending on stop-gap accommodation for homeless. Up 80% in a year. Huge waste of money that isn’t fixing the problem. New report out from LSE and @crisis-uk.bsky.social reported in @financialtimes.com w @amyborrett.ft.com @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social on.ft.com/43d3q9U

✨ New paper on #prevention spending ✨ At Demos we have been making the case for a fundamental shift in the purpose of government, away from firefighting in public services towards prevention. 👉🛡️ 1️⃣ We first set out the case for The Preventative State in 2023. 1/4

🧵 We are pleased to support the Royal College of Physicians' new principles for an integrated public health system. @admbriggs.bsky.social says they show what that system could look like to deliver the required shift to prevention, and help embed public health across government. buff.ly/4hKnftx

🧵 NEW: The shift to prevention in public spending is gaining momentum, with recognition at the Autumn Budget and the NHS making it a priority in its 10-year plan. Our briefing with @demos-uk.bsky.social explores how to support this fundamental change. Read now ⬇️ https://buff.ly/4gAgJUN

An excellent new resource from our colleagues @healthequals.bsky.social, providing a helpful introduction to the building blocks of health and wellbeing ⬇️

Official labour market data may be significantly underestimating employment rates in Scotland. Interesting report from @scothealtheq.bsky.social, which we support. The unit is conducting vital work on the role of economic and social factors in shaping health and driving inequalities ⬇️

With all the excitement around #AI, what might it mean for our health? In our fifth #REALChallenge lecture, @hetanshah.bsky.social will warn of the risk of rushing breathlessly to unleash technology. Chaired by Anita Charlesworth. #AIHealthcare https://buff.ly/4j5xhq7

The details of the 2025/26 PH grant allocations are now available, including the £200m uplift announced first thing this morning. However, the grant value is still 26% lower per person in real terms than 2015/16. Short 🧵 on why today's uplift is important and why it needs to be just the start. 1/

I'm honoured to have been asked to give this year's @healthfoundation.bsky.social annual REAL Challenge lecture - on the theme of AI and health. Thursday 13th Feb in person / online. You can register here and please do share with any networks that may be interested www.health.org.uk/events/hype-...