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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sure Start Missed opportunities to keep children safe? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sure Start>>>great potential for child accident prevention onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Protecting children in their homes Sure Start will be rolled out to 1,000 hubs by 2028 www.nursingtimes.net/policies-and...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Healthy working environments are essential, but what exactly is HWE policy and who would be responsible for its success? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Govt action is needed. news.sky.com/story/three-...
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Three teenagers dead after car enters River Wear in Sunderland - as 17-year-old arrested
An Audi A3 came off the road near Wearmouth Bridge and went into the water on Tuesday, Northumbria Police said. The bodies of two boys and a girl were recovered by emergency services.
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Positive health promotion: the Ottawa Charter approach journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
International Journal of Health Promotion and Education - most read articles www.tandfonline.com/action/showM...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nancy Hey OBE - Director of Evidence & Insight at the Lloyd's Register Foundation >>Data from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s World Risk Poll was analysed to find out people’s experiences and perceptions of safety at work. www.rospa.com/safety-campa...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Lord Jordan - preventable workplace injuries and deaths continue to devastate individuals, families and communities. >>New report www.rospa.com/safety-campa...
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Coming up on 5th October! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Join us for the launch of the Poverty in Scotland 2026 report. At this event we will: - Share our latest findings on poverty in Scotland - Discuss the vital role local government can play in preventing and reducing it
Graphic showing the guest speakers at JRF's Poverty in Scotland launch event, including Prof. Kezia Dugdale of the Centre for Public Policy, Shirley Anne Somerville MSP, Laura Millar, CEO of Fife Gingerbread, Peter Kelly, CEO of the Poverty Alliance and Councillor Mark Flynn who is the leader of Dundee City Council
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Becky Hickman - Chief Executive Officer at The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) New research report * 395 million people are injured at work every year. * 88% of occupational injuries occur in low or middle income countries. www.rospa.com/safety-campa...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Catherine Dudley - >>New research report>> “Danger on the Job: How Global Inequality Shapes Workplace Harm”. @RoSPA www.rospa.com/safety-campa...
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Institute of Health Visiting @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The iHV is calling on the Government to avoid any further delays and publish its plan to rebuild health visiting services in England. #LabourConference #HealthVisiting #HealthVisitingWorkforce #EarlyYears #SaferStaffing
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Institute of Health Visiting @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
With ministers expected to set out their priorities for the NHS at the Labour Party conference next week, the Institute of Health Visiting is calling on the Government to ensure health visiting is not left behind yet again. Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/4dZO2lJ
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Health visitor decline confirmed in long-awaited official data www.nursingtimes.net/public-healt...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Positive health promotion: the Ottawa Charter approach journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Welcoming the latest update from the Keep Britain Working team, Senior Fellow Claire Campbell says a nation's health is not just a measure of its wellbeing, but a cornerstone of its economic strength. Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/3TJwCTC
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Young People 90MPH www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-n...
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Beloved teen's heartbreaking final moments before car plunged into river
Two people died in the incident and three others were taken to hospital for treatment
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
RoSPA launch new research report at the House of Lords. ****Danger on the job: How global inequality shapes workplace harm.******* Presentations by Lord Jordan, RoSPA Chief Executive Becky Hickman and Nancy Hey OBE from Lloyd's Register Foundation.
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
More than one in three young people killed in car crashes were not wearing seatbelts, stark new analysis highlighted by the AA Charitable Trust for Road Safety & Environment reveals today.
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or conscience. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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$15m fund launched to create ‘unstoppable momentum’ to end FGM worldwide
Her Horizon Fund seeks $100m to stop practice harming 230m women and girls globally
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New Editorial team www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhpe20/c...
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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Good questions
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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Fascinating
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Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Massive Uni NSW meta-analysis of 149 studies on cannabis & age at onset of psychosis shows association between cannabis use and earlier psychosis onset is robust www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/08/2026
MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality
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MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality
Cost of tickets included £858 to a Harry Styles concert at Wembley; £1,839 to the Chelsea flower show and £3,432 of hospitality at the Brit Awards MPs have been accused of failing to learn their lesson over freebies after taking almost £400,000 of hospitality to concerts, sport matches and other events this year, with Louise Haigh, Lucy Powell and Wes Streeting among those accepting tickets. Despite the previous outcry in 2024 over Keir Starmer accepting football tickets and gifts of clothing, MPs appear to have been declaring hospitality since the start of the year on a greater scale than previously seen. Continue reading...
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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Good series.
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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Good article.
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Mike Daube @mikedaube.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Excellent article
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Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Wonderful to see Dr Tedros talk about the 40th Anniversary of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and acknowledge the work of Professor Ilona Kickbusch
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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
📣 Call for Papers for Special Collection @healthpromint.bsky.social: Power, Equity & the Health of Women & Girls 📆 Submission deadlines: Abstracts - 30 September 2026 Full papers - 01 March 2027 More information: academic.oup.com/heapro/pages... @docsamantha.bsky.social
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Call for Papers for Special Collection in Health Promotion International: Power, Equity and the Health of Women and Girls
Health Promotion International is a peer reviewed, fully open access journal that contains refereed original articles, perspectives, opinion pieces, policy piec
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Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I’ve been watching the debate on gambling legislation in the parliament and it’s pretty upsetting from the major parties. My thoughts here. #Auspol You can also follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/profsamantha...
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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
“The government has effectively said that they recognise that #gambling sponsorship is harmful to children and then decided that it can continue for the next five years.” @docsamantha.bsky.social For Albo, harm to children comes a distant second to any threat to wagering industry profits. #auspol
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Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Come study with us! If you are a domestic Australian student interested in policy responses to harmful industries we would love to hear from you ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Our latest Editorial launches our celebration of the Ottawa Charter at 40! @healthpromint.bsky.social @ottawacharter40.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... Watch my interview with Ilona Kickbusch www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pWr... Or listen on our podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/1GKA...
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40 years of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion—Reaffirming Health for All
On the 21st November 1986, the first International Conference on Health Promotion in Ottawa, Canada presented a Charter that would change the way we think
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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This #WSHD2026, we’re reflecting on the milestones that have transformed sexual health, inc the vital role #PH policies & interventions have played in breaking down barriers to care & information, & driving breakthroughs in prevention. 💉 👀 Read our explainer to explore this history ➡️ bit.ly/45NlKou
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
ADPH President, @felly500.bsky.social, has talked to #LEPH2026 about the similarities between the causes of crime, and poor health, and why effective prevention of both requires action on the wider building blocks of society like access to good education and work and social connection.
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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are offering a leadership opportunity for the @commonwealthfund.org​ 2027-28 Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice. Applications are now open, find out more and apply ⬇️ bit.ly/4x2lsYL
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A socio-ecological model of drowsy driving in the UK www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A socio-ecological model of drowsy driving in the UK: Are we there yet? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 07/09/2026
Today, the Health Bill is being debated in the House of Commons. This bill could have lasting consequences for staff working in the NHS in England. Find out about the amendments made to the bill off the back of our evidence, and what’s next for the bill itself in our explainer ⬇️
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Health Bill: what is it and why should nursing staff care? | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
From boardroom representation to staffing levels, this bill could have lasting consequences for nursing staff and patients
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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
As MPs debate the Health Bill today, our briefing sets out where we think it needs further scrutiny and amendment. Read more ⬇️
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​​​Briefing: Health Bill – report stage and third reading, 7–8 September 2026
This briefing sets out the Health Foundation's overall position on the Health Bill and identifies several issues that require further scrutiny and amendment.
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Local Government Association (LGA) @local.gov.uk · 07/09/2026
Our statement following the Government's announcement confirming a review of local government reorganisation (LGR): orlo.uk/xdWgn #LGA #LocalGov #LGR
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Dr Louise Lawson Lecturer in social policy, University of Glasgow www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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A health MOT is just one step towards prevention | Letters
Letters: Tackling social and economic conditions must come first, writes Dr Louise Lawson. Plus letters from James Hibberd, Bob Forster and Dr Giles Youngs
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Latest news....... api.transpond.io/api/preview?...
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IHPE Sept Newsletter 2026
Take a look at Institute of Health Promotion & Education's latest email IHPE Sept Newsletter 2026
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Latest Health Promotion Newsletter.....National Water Safety Conference.....Young carers....physical activity.....water, sanitation, hygiene.......Masterclasses...... api.transpond.io/api/preview?...
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Dr Michael Craig Watson (Trustee IHPE) @drmcw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Positive health promotion: the Ottawa Charter approach journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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