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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 02/06/2026

Can employability programmes improve health as well as employment outcomes? Drawing on participatory research with young people in Inverclyde, this blog explores what a ‘health-promoting’ approach to employability support might look like. www.phiuk.org/news/blogs/p...

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Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

New blog with @profbambra.bsky.social & @jlynch13.bsky.social: www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/05/26/b... Too many people are dying earlier than they should, and too many communities are spending more years in poor health. This blog is a reminder that there are policy mixes that can change this.

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Britain’s health is declining – but it doesn’t have to be this way - Transforming Society

Clare Bambra, Julia Lynch and Katherine Smith, authors of 'Getting Better', argue that declining healthy life expectancy and widening health inequalities in the UK are the result of political and econ...

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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 12/03/2026

A productive Policy Modelling for Health Full Team Meeting in Leeds over the last two days. A valuable chance to reconnect face-to-face with colleagues and review progress at our programme midpoint. Really excited about our future plans! @phiuk.bsky.social

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Policy Modelling For Health @handle.invalid · 18/02/2026

How will the Autumn Budget 2025 affect poverty, inequality, and household incomes across the UK? Using UKMOD #microsimulation - modelling to simulate behaviour and interactions - our new report assesses winners, losers and fiscal impacts from 2026–2030. www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_1246769_smxx.pdf

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Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

New paper with @lisagarnham.bsky.social @profellenstu.bsky.social & @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social finds housing 3Cs (context, cost, condition) are recognised by researchers, policymakers & publics but only lived experience accounts centre a 4th C—control: journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/jc...

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Housing as a social determinant of health: System perspectives from lived experience, policy and evidence | Journal of Critical Public Health

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James Gilmour @cadastral.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Doing things differently here? After decades of hype, Greater Manchester is starting to look like something rare; an actual UK economic sucess story. I had a look into the latest economic data for @manchestermill.bsky.social to find out more (1/4)

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Julian Cox @julescox.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Fantastic to see the @greatermcr.bsky.social Unit Cost Database praised in the Green Book Review yesterday. It's a resource we've put lots of effort into over the years. New update out soon. www.gov.uk/government/p... www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/r...

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

NEW: Where and how does the government spend its money? @beeboileau.bsky.social, @maxwarner.bsky.social and @benzaranko.bsky.social's new interactive tool allows you to explore where and how the government spends money, over time and across the UK. 📊 Explore the data: ifs.org.uk/calculators/...

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Clemmie Hill O'Connor @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Funded PhD @uofgussp.bsky.social with Professor Sharon Wright, Professor Charlotte Pearson (and me!) - Exploring the Lived Experience of Benefit Reform and the Costs of Disability. Deadline 10 April - please get in touch if you want to discuss this opportunity www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...

Picture of University of Glasgow and text that says 'ESRC-funded Supervisor led Studentship: Disabled People's Lived Experience of Benefit Reform and the Costs of Disability' First Supervisor Professor Sharon Wright Second Supervisor Professor Charlotte Pearson. Application deadline: 10 April 5pm BST. A link to apply is included.

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Julian Cox @julescox.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Great to see the @greatermcr.bsky.social Research Team's Digital Exclusion Risk Index (DERI) tool featured as a case study in the government's Digital Inclusion Action Plan out today. www.gov.uk/government/p... Open for anyone to use to identify areas to target public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

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Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps

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Julian Cox @julescox.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Interesting research showing that public perceptions are shifting from "Health Individualism" to "Society shapes health". Opportunity to reinforce the message that we need joined up cross-sector approaches to shift the system and make progress.

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Kat Smith @profkatsmith.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

It can be hard to integrate diff evidence types, yet policy folk often want synthesis of broad evidence. Lisa Garnham, Ellen Stewart & I created a (prototype) layered systems map to integrate evidence about housing & health with community panel accounts www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... Feedback welcome

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University of Glasgow - Research - Research units A-Z - SIPHER - Products - Layered Systems Map housing and health Search iconClose menu iconMenu icon bar 1Menu icon bar 2Menu icon bar 3

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 02/10/2024

The Government needs to support vulnerable households who are no longer eligible for Winter Fuel Payments — and those who never have been. Read Cold comfort by @alexclegg.bsky.social and Jonathan Marshall now ⤵️ buff.ly/3zFU5Lm

Chart showing Projected proportion of households in fuel stress, by age group and household type, 2023-24: England

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