The latest Sport England Active Lives Adults Survey report has been published today, covering data up to 2023/24. 🧵 www.sportengland.org/news-and-ins...

New @bmj.com opinion piece with Zoe Rostas out this evening unpicking our @healthfoundation.bsky.social / @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social public health polling data: www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Today, we've published new @healthfoundation.bsky.social / @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social showing the public supports bolder policy approaches to tackle alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy food. 1/n www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

APPG on Smoking and Health publish report today on how the government can make smoking obsolete. Top line recommendations here

ICYMI, welcome confirmation on Monday of supplementary drug and alcohol funding for local authorities for 25/26. Although a single year allocation coming right at the end of the financial year doesn't make service planning any easier for local public health teams. www.gov.uk/government/p...

V enjoyable discussion on The Future of Health Equity at #UKHSA25 yesterday. Thanks to Shona Arora for guiding us through questions on what an equitable health system looks like, and the challenges & opportunities in getting there. Hats off to conf. organisers for tackling health equity head on.

V much looking forward to discussing the Future of Health Equity at 2:35 today, with Shona Arora and intimidatingly impressive panel, Bola Owolabi, @felly500.bsky.social and @davidjbuck.bsky.social. Lots to unpick on what needs to change to better embed equity in health and PH. #UKHSA25

Thank you Manchester Folk Festival and New Century Hall. That was proper fun. (And yes, I did use my NHS Health Check bottle on stage, I know our demographic) #GetYourFreeNHSHealthCheck #MFF

Last week, a @bmj.com opinion piece suggested that the NHS Health Check should be abolished and instead, everyone over 50 should be given a polypill. Here's why it's not such a great idea and what could perhaps be done instead 👇 www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Thinking of public health NHS and DHSC / OHID colleagues who went through PHE’s dissolution during the pandemic just four years ago and are again facing huge professional uncertainty. Your work remains essential and hugely valued. Thank you.

New opinion piece in @bmj.com on the £200m uplift in the 2025/26 local authority public health grant allocation: is it really enough to shift the dial on prevention and public health? tl,dr: No, it's not. Yet. More here 👇 www.bmj.com/content/388/... And some charts / stats in the thread below.

Opinion piece from @admbriggs.bsky.social @healthfoundation.bsky.social and colleagues, on the #publichealth #grant uplift. As often is the case, i agree with Adam's opinions here www.bmj.com/content/388/... (err, though what on earth that photo has to do with it i really don't know...)

This is such a unique and exciting opportunity to join @healthfoundation.bsky.social as an Assistant Director and PH Consultant to lead on UK prevention policy. V happy to chat. Please share @adphuk.bsky.social @fphuk.bsky.social @publichealthjobs.bsky.social @pubhealthjobsuk.bsky.social 👇👇

Delighted that @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social in part of an @nihr.bsky.social and @ukri.org net zero hub research leading on health and extreme heat, led by Oxford Brookes. Massive hats off to all involved and really looking forward to getting started. www.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-ps4...

🧵 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

Responding to the latest ONS life expectancy data, Anna Gazzillo says that the downward revision to expected lifespans is deeply concerning, and reflects a long-standing trend of slowing improvements to mortality rates over the decade prior to the pandemic. Read our full response ⬇️ buff.ly/40UH75W

"Free webinar 27 February 2025" Join us to explore revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework, hosted with the Local Health and Global Profits project and Department of Health and Social Care. Find out more➡️bit.ly/4aRiRGJ

This is exciting. Big shoes to fill but very much looking forward to it. www.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-dir...

Great video from @healthequals.bsky.social on the factors that affect our health and wellbeing, and how the world around us shapes our health. #PublicHealth bit.ly/3WQ13FR

A reminder to all Faculty members to join us for tomorrow’s #PublicHealthSpaces meeting! @sallywarren.bsky.social will be discussing the 10-Year Health Plan’s priorities regarding prevention ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours... This session will be chaired by @profkevinfenton.bsky.social.

With alcohol related deaths at a record high, preventing alcohol related issues is key and it is important that we have a wide-ranging national strategy to reduce alcohol harm.

Today the ONS have published new estimates of UK healthcare productivity. They estimate that productivity has declined substantially, while last week NHS England estimated that English acute hospital productivity has increased. What’s going on? A short thread

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/

Responding to today's public health grant announcement, @admbriggs.bsky.social says it is a welcome first step in putting prevention at the heart of the government's agenda. After a decade of cuts, however, it needs to be backed up by a plan to restore the grant to 2015–16 levels ⬇️ buff.ly/4jPwvxZ

News! The public health grant has today received its first significant real-terms increase after a decade of neglect, something we - and others - have long been calling for. But it's still 26% down on 2015/16. More analysis once allocations published later.👀 www.health.org.uk/press-office...

ICYMI: Our new paper on the impact of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy is out. 19 months after implementation, we found that households purchased 7.5g less sugar from soft drinks compared to expected - equivalent to a 2.6% reduction. nutrition.bmj.com/content/earl...

Well timed report from @local.gov.uk on the need for a much clearer approach to health inequalities. Local gov is critical to narrowing the gap + great to see it feature @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social as a case study & refer to work from @healthfoundation.bsky.social www.local.gov.uk/about/news/g...

@adphuk.bsky.social President @felly500.bsky.social responds to Local Government Association report. "Closing the health inequality gap needs an ambitious, health in all policies approach." 👀Read full response➡️ bit.ly/4hL6Qol bit.ly/4hNLB5r

Today's ONS data shows alcohol specific deaths in England alongside the rest of the UK. While deaths have plateaued in in Scotland and NI, they continue to rise in Eng and Wales with major inequalities between regions. England (still) hasn't had a national alcohol strategy since 2010.

In December, Wes Streeting told the Health and Social Care Committee that the announcement of the Public Health Grant allocations to local councils would be made in January...#clocksticking committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...

DHSC's now responded to the @houseoflords.parliament.uk 'Recipe for Health' report on how to fix our food system The response includes: -a new food strategy to come from Defra -recognition that it needs a cross-gov approach -industry to remain v much part of the solution www.gov.uk/government/p...

In December, Wes Streeting told the Health and Social Care Committee that the announcement of the Public Health Grant allocations to local councils would be made in January...#clocksticking committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...

Last week ONS published analysis showing that an A&E wait of 12-13 hours is associated with a more-than-doubling of the chance of death within 30 days, compared to a wait of 2-3 hours. But how many deaths is that? 🧵 1/12 www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...

Bold action on unhealthy food will be essential if gov is going to delivering on its health mission to increase healthy life expectancy and tackle inequalities. Great to talk to @hannahbrins.bsky.social and @foodfoundation.bsky.social about what can be done to create a healthier food system.

It was a great pleasure to chat to @admbriggs.bsky.social , Alison, Antony and Lord Bethell about the opportunities of the new government, especially the food strategy, to really incentivise change in the system and make it easier to access and afford health food!

Fascinating interview with the NovoNordisk scientist behind ozempic on R4Today. Seemed fairly extraordinary she refused to talk about side effects because she’s “not a medical doctor”. Pharma is obliged to record side effects - it’s particularly important for drugs used at such vast scale.

Today MPs are debating the impact of food and diet on obesity. This follows the landmark @houseoflords.parliament.uk report last year. There’s no silver bullet - any approach will need both strong regulatory action as well as individual support. 1/ committees.parliament.uk/committee/69...

WEBINAR CATCH UP: What can #LocalGovernment in England do to tackle the leading risk factors for ill health - tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food? In September, Alice Wiseman, Shannon Katiyo and Jeanelle de Gruchy joined @admbriggs.bsky.social to discuss 👇 https://buff.ly/4gEyjrT

Really good to hear @laylamoran.bsky.social on Today programme this morning talk about the need to move away from short term policy making and the need to protect prevention spending across gov. www.health.org.uk/press-office...

Come and work with me and my colleagues on an exciting project with the Health Foundation around modelling multimorbidity Research Fellow (Epidemiology & Data Science) Public Health, Policy & Systems Grade 8 £46,485 - £58,596 pa 07-Jan-2025 23:30 my.corehr.com/pls/ulivrecr...

Excellent thread from @jleggat.bsky.social unpicking yesterday's local gov finance settlement. The 2025/26 public health grant wasn't announcement, with details of the allocation now expected in Jan. Knowing grant details early is essential for councils to plan services, 1/

Where we live has a profound impact on our health & wellbeing⬇️ Find out what we're doing to foster collaborative relationships between planning & public health teams so health & wellbeing can be embedded into planning ➡️bit.ly/3WmqMoq www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-re...

BBC news today: "A spokesperson from the Department of Health and Social Care said there had been an unwillingness to lead on issues such as alcohol harm..."for too long"." Hopefully this signals some intent to start taking rising alcohol harms seriously in England. www.bbc.co.uk/naews/articl...

Monday night at @unionchapeluk.bsky.social with @stornowayband.bsky.social was absolutely gorgeous. Thank you to everyone who helped make it so special.

New ONS data shows that healthy life expectancy in England and Wales has fallen below 2017-19 levels, with stark regional inequalities. This reflects the pandemic's toll and follows a decade of stagnation. Explore our Evidence Hub for more insights ⬇️ https://buff.ly/4ga5SBB

Strengthening the National Planning Policy Framework was one of our five @healthfoundation.bsky.social asks when we wrote about what national government can do to support local government do more to reduce harm from alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy food. 1/ www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Earlier this year, we called for measures to enable local authorities to shape their food environments and reduce the proximity of fast food outlets to schools. @oha-updates.bsky.social Today, the National Planning Policy Framework has been revised to reflect our recommendations. 🧵👇

The CMO's annual report highlights health challenges & opportunities for people living in cities. We need to: ▶️make eating healthily an option for all ▶️⬇️air pollution ▶️address mental health needs ▶️improve access to sexual health services www.gov.uk/government/p...

Out just now, this is now explicit guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework! This will be a huge help for councils wanting to create healthy places, reducing the scope for costly legal challenges from fast food companies. #HealthyPlaceShaping www.gov.uk/government/p...

Wowsers. Thankfully no-one obviously hurt. This is going to take a while to clear. Headington Hill, Oxford #StormDarragh @oxfordclarion.bsky.social