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Sarah Jackson @drsarahejackson.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Interested in smoking and vaping? I will be giving a UCL Lunch Hour Lecture covering lots of our recent research findings in this area. The lecture will take place online on 29 May, 1-2pm. It’s free and all are welcome to attend. You can register here: www.ucl.ac.uk/events/event...

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Lunch Hour Lecture | Recent trends in smoking and vaping in England

The talk will include an overview of changes in the prevalence and patterns of smoking and vaping...

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Royal Society for Public Health @rsph.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Since the pandemic, wellbeing in adolescents has been declining, and educational inequalities widening. So what's the solution? Join us on 18 June for a free webinar discussing how we can stop educational inequalities widening. 👇 www.rsph.org.uk/event/school...

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School is more than a place to learn

A webinar supporting the development of a new WHO/UNICEF regional strategy for Child and Adolescent Health in Europe and Central Asia, as part of our Public Health in Practice Special Issue

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Exciting opportunity as Health Inequalities Programme Manager for Barking & Dagenham Place HI prog (until Dec 2026) Coproduced across LA,NHS & VCSFE, programme incl 10 workstreams developing & testing new approaches Closes 14/5 Please share! www.lbbd.gov.uk/council-jobs...

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| London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Toolkit on scaling for impact volunteer-led organisation coproduce with 5 VCS organisations Scale Vs growth Two phases (Design, Systematise & Pilot) Six mindsets required for sustainable scaling bit.ly/44AwWqM

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

New Active Lives adults data: Continued ⬇️physical inactivity (still 1 in 4 tho) Persistent inequalities No short term, but long term ⬆️economic inequalities in activity by individual & place Activity lowest for those w 2+ inequalities ⬇️cycling Pre-C19 levels of team sport

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Learning from 'Marmot places' approaches to ⬇️health inequalities @marmotihe.bsky.social @local.gov.uk 6 case studies from 50 places using local frameworks based on Marmot indicators Can't do 1 or 2, do the 8;“Do the eight! We very consciously did not order them in priority.” tinyurl.com/4dp4yy6z

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Thread explores 5% uplift in Public Health Grant still leaves in 25% lower than 15/16 Decline greatest in deprived areas. Intervention cost per additional year of good health: £3.8k Public Health £13.5k NHS Will limit progress on health inequalities & Prevention

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Great thread welcoming 25/26 Public health Grant uplift, but leaves PHG 25% lower than 15/16 Decline greatest in deprived areas PH intervnetions =£3.8k/additionla year of food health V £13.5k in for NHS Limits progress on health inequalities & prevention

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

McDonalds using f£ & legal means to stop LAs preventing new takeaways to protect residents Evidence is clear that limiting density: Supported by public (<1 in 10 opposed) ⬇️obesity Save money 4 services zenodo.org/records/1373... Toolkit for LAs: zenodo.org/records/1334... t.co/kyNyI9Ir8o

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Great blog on how Prevention will never be funded without restructuring NHS funding (& significant funding & service reductions in acute system) It doesn't mention it is 11 years since NHS 5 Year Forward View said "Getting serious about prevention"!! Not everyone can/will be happy t.co/4J5CddQbsf

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Housing tenure & associated costs is increasingly leading to divergence in many outcomes for home owners & renters Private renters pay 3x £/sq m than owners This work suggests at least half housing affordability gap based on ethnicity relates to tenure www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Interesting findings in annual survey of Londoners: -Differences between home renters & owners -Lower job satisfaction in those with lower health satisfaction -Majority favour speed limits -2 in 3 satisfied with local area -Satisfaction in GP services www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/news-and-pre...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Faith groups are critical public health partners Report on social prescribing suggests roles at Neighbourhood, Place & System levels Practical 'How to' guides' for SP Link workers & faith groups www.churchworks.org.uk/our-work/wel...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Regional & local breakdowns of annual social value of sport & physical activity Constituents values: 'primary'-wellbeing participating & volunteering 'Secondary'- wider savings to health and social care system For B&D it is £246k (£220k & £29k respectively) www.sportengland.org/news-and-ins...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Expert panel recommendation of new definition & diagnostic criteria for obesity based on clinical illness of pre-clinical or clinical obesity Suggest focussing therapeutic interventions on clinical obesity Aligns with NICE proposal for roll out of new weight loss drugs.

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Faculty of Public Health @fphuk.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

We're delighted to announce that @sallywarren.bsky.social will be joining our next #PublicHealthSpaces to discuss the 10-Year Health Plan! @profkevinfenton.bsky.social, Prof Zafar Iqbal, Dr Amanjit Jhund & Rachel Johns will share their expert views. Register today ➡️ www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

CMO report on health in cities Considers characteristics & implications for health Key challenges: Health effects of housing Food env Vaccination & screening rates STIs Access to physical activity Air pollution Case studies incl London Incl analysis of specific issues www.gov.uk/government/p...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Hackney SPD for child-friendly spaces “Children are a kind of indicator species. If we can build a successful city for children, we will have a successful city for all people.” 8 designs principles Incl activity/play on doorstep, not just playgrounds hackney.gov.uk/child-friend...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Report on housing impacts on health from @marmotihe.bsky.social UK crisis: 1 in 7 CYP in temp accommodation Costs £18.5bn/yr (educational achievement, productivity, H&SC), incl £1.4bn to NHS Need cross-sector approach focusing on: Quality Supply Affordability Environment Reccs across 8 areas

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Considering 'missingness' rather than DNA for appointments could improve efficiency & outcomes Study of 824k patient records High # missed GP appointments➡️high outpatient & inpatient hospital care but not emergency care signalling high treatment burden pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Paper considers creation of national Gov Preventative Department Expenditure Limits (PDEL) mechanisms to identify, account & track spend on prevention Consider prevention in 3 areas that have seen up to 78% cut: Health Homelessness Children's Social care demos.co.uk/research/cou...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

DHSC-funded analysis of smoking impact on life expectancy (LE): 1 cig➡️20 mins⬇️ LE Pack of 20 cigs ➡️7 hours⬇️ LE ⬆️LE of 10-a-day smoker after quitting: Week ➡️1 day ⬆️LE Month ➡️1 week 8 months ➡️1 month Year➡️50 days Smoking reduces midlife healthy years onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life?

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Inspiring @fphuk.bsky.social @rcgp.bsky.social webinar tody on realising potential of GPs on reducing health inequalities Emerging models: RCGP GPwER Pop Health & Health Inequals DeepEnd GP pioneers Fair Health GP trailblazers CSFs: Dedicated time Dev support Local PH link Coproduction VCSFE link

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

A potential 'natural experiment' on alcohol policy (eg Minimum Unit Pricing) as alcohol deaths fall in Scotland & rise in England. Alcohol deaths in NE England now higher than Scotland People have maintained increased consumption during COVID Particular issue in those 55-74yo

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

esearch into lack of use of science in policy making 80% said policy makers lack understanding of science 73% said researchers lack understanding of how policy work “It’s a constant tension between the scientifically illiterate & politically clueless” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Not sure what happened to the Gov's "Health mission" Presumably they forgot the UK has: 2nd highest LTC burden in G7 behind USA Only G7 country with lower employment than pre-Covid Av. 4 LTCs for those dropping out of work due to health obr.uk/frs/fiscal-r... Good health underpins ALL missions.

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Resources on Story telling for system change @cpi-foundation.bsky.social Aims: Deepen understanding Influence decision makers Offer new vision Incl: What good story telling looks like Challenges Start by listening! centreforpublicimpact.org/resource-hub...

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Maddy Arden @maddyarden.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

We are delivering a free webinar on 10th December, hosted by the Anna Freud Centre on our project funded by the Department For Education to increase uptake and engagement of family hub service. bookings.annafreud.org/s/event/a4VQ... #BehaviouralScience #FamilyHubs

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Population Health Management webinar worth watching; @healthfoundation.bsky.social Incl: Learning from @TheKingsFund report Panel insights PHM moves from “hindsight to insight” for planning Despite confusion / lack of single model people are 'getting on with it' www.health.org.uk/about-the-he...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

NAO review of CVD prevention focusses on NHS Health Checks 4 reccs,incl incentivising targeting highest risk Highlights lack of evidence of effectiveness/impact (ie what happens after NHS HC) Pressure on GP practices creates competing pressures & risk to delivery www.nao.org.uk/reports/prog...

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Mike Brannan @brannanm.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

NCMP shows CYP in deprived areas ~2x more likely to be obese by end-primary school than in least deprived (28.9% vs 14.7%), & increasing If every region matched best in Eng➡️~27k less obese children Deprivation gap in Y6 ⬆️1.7➡️2x in 09/10➡️23-24 www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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