It was great to welcome Louise Shepherd, NHS North West regional director, and @furbera.bsky.social last week. They met with Tameside living well service and heard from our military veterans' services. They also spoke with our chief executive Anthony Hassall, and chair Evelyn Asante-Mensah OBE.

Improving productivity in the #NHS - good read on #value HT @sallygainsbury.bsky.social @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Catch up with the latest episode of our podcast #PublicHealth Spotlight, made in partnership with Panoramic Associates, where we hear from @furbera.bsky.social, former President of ADPH, about why public health is a "team sport". 👀👂Watch and listen now➡️ bit.ly/PHSpotlight

The impacts of climate change won't hit us all equally, with this research showing low income and minority ethnic people are most at risk from dangerously hot homes. More needs to be done to reduce the risks we face as high temperatures become more common. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

RSV vaccine is safe and effective. Please encourage anyone who is eligible- pregnant women from 28 weeks and people aged 75-79. My parents paid for the vaccine last year- we are very glad they did. www.gov.uk/government/n...

In this guest blog, public health consultant Sarah Smith reflects on strategic commissioning for population health and the steps needed to prepare integrated care boards for the future. buff.ly/Rhpiepl

🆕 Is poor dental health in children equally common across England? Five-year-olds in London and northern England experience the worst rates of dental decay. Chart of the week from @stutibagri.bsky.social also explores tooth extraction rates. 👇 buff.ly/cn1HDP2

"Tobacco must disappear where there are children" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Has the UK become a nation of runners? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athlet...

Liverpool Cathedral #Helios

Good to be in Liverpool again today.

Stunning gothic grandeur in Liverpool.

New DHSC Permanent Secretary Appointed www.gov.uk/government/n...

Great editorial here in @addictionjournal.bsky.social from Shane Darke et al. arguing that the use of 'deaths of despair' to refer to deaths from alcohol, illicit drugs and suicide should be retired because the data doesn't support it and it's potentially actively unhelpful. doi.org/10.1111/add....

NEW: Drug and alcohol treatment and recovery funding allocations: 2025 to 2026 www.gov.uk/government/p...

Good news 👉 Schools and hospitals get £180m solar investment www.bbc.com/news/article...

A year ago the What Works Centre for Wellbeing put together EVERYTHING we had learned about community wellbeing, place, environment , social capital & civil society in ten years of working with some of the biggest - and smallest - community funders whatworkswellbeing.org/blog/what-we...

Honoured to contribute to this podcast. The series is well worth a listen to help you reflect on your own #leadership journey. podcast.fionadayconsulting.co.uk

NEW REPORT: Preventing poor health is better value for money for NHS Wales and tackles inequalities phw.nhs.wales/news/prevent...

Join our FREE webinar to raise awareness of the Health Equity Assessment Tool (HEAT). This includes Core20PLUS5 HEAT learning about recent updates and improvements made to the tool and how it is used. Find out more ➡️ champspublichealth.com/heat-webinar

From the Beatles to biologics – how #Liverpool became a life science hotspot www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Frosty robin

Mortality Insights from Government Actuary's Department - December 2024. Good explainer. www.gov.uk/government/p...

These are the two most insightful books I read in 2024. Both challenge stigma. Kingsolver on the tragedies of poverty, substance misuse and the opioid epidemic. Diangelo on attitudes to race. Things to reflect on as we head into 2025.