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Fran Bury

@theaudacityofboats.bsky.social
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Local Authority Consultant in Public Health. We Own It Board member. North Londoner, cyclist, book lover, violinist, local government enthusiast. All views my own etc

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Camden Cyclists @camdencyclists.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Check out the photos from this community ride: camdencyclists.org.uk/2025/10/dart... People want to see the bike lane between navigator square and whittington hospital cleared of constantly parked cars. Due to parked cars cyclist currently can’t use the lane and have to swerve into the road.
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Dartmouth Park Autumn Ride
A community bike ride around Dartmouth Park to celebrate the Autumn by Anke Boehme
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Fran Bury @theaudacityofboats.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Disappointed by this episode from a podcast I usually rate. Factual inaccuracies (nitazines are not a form of fentanyl), misleading stats (the Camden overdose cluster was awful but is not representative of general trends) but most of all the perpetuation of the stigma associated w/ illicit drug use
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
📊NEW ANALYSIS📊 Just 3% of the UK population take 30% of the fights. When this government expands UK airports, this 3% benefit the most. Who are these people? Introducing... the ultra-frequent flyer. Our research with Possible. 1/5
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Fran Bury @theaudacityofboats.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Public health trainees past and present - please consider contributing to Rachel’s study www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...
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🧠 Research Study Invitation Understanding Feedback Experiences in the… | Rachel Fardon
🧠 Research Study Invitation Understanding Feedback Experiences in the DFPH Exam Are you a UK Public Health Registrar who has sat the DFPH exam two or more times since March 2020? 🎓 What’s this abo...
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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 12/05/2025
You are a "citizen of nowhere", they said. A "queue-jumper", they said. Now I am a "squalid chapter", they say. A risk as I might make this an "island of strangers", they say. I am "pulling the country apart", they say.
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
1/12 Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town However it’s a bit odd By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
NEW: We've uncovered a 33% increase in the number of babies & toddlers admitted to #GreaterManchester hospitals with breathing problems between 2023 & 2024. #AirPollution levels in Manchester are illegal and have continued to rise. @andyburnham.bsky.social & @bevcraig.bsky.social must do more.
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'Illegal pollution choking 100s of Manchester kids' as hospital admission soar
“We were given inhalers, but sometimes the inhalers weren’t enough"
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Children's Food Campaign @childrensfood.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
The #GoodFoodLocal report for London boroughs is out today! Check out how your council is faring here at @sustainweb.org >> www.sustainweb.org/good-food-lo... Thanks to @london.gov.uk @trustforlondon.bsky.social @impurbanhealth.bsky.social for supporting this work 🙏
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Fran Bury @theaudacityofboats.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Not sure what’s happened to @greenparty.org.uk recently - first the nimbyism, now my local Green councillor is celebrating the cancellation of a proposed LTN 🤦🏼‍♀️
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Iain Porter @iainkporter.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Yesterday, a Government press release claimed the number of people “considered too sick to work” had "quadrupled" since the pandemic (a "383% rise"). This is incorrect. In fact, it’s not even close. It's more like 40%. This thread explains why 🧵1/7
Image of Government press release stating a "383% rise in less than five years" in the number of people considered too sick to look for work.
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Darren Parkinson @greendarrenshipley.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Government need to get over their #Covid amnesia and start engaging with the reality of #LongCovid. Too many people affected, too many lives ruined. This #LongCovidAwarenessMonth it's time for a government plan that addresses the scale of the problem & finds the treatments we need.
This is one of the strangest, and most worrying, obstacles to long Covid research and support. After the profound trauma of the pandemic, we appear to have developed a collective amnesia about what has happened. It’s an understandable survival mechanism; collective amnesia after war is a well-documented phenomenon. But it means that, politically, long Covid has become something no one wants to engage with. “There is definitely a political
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
New @thecccuk.bsky.social carbon budget shows urgent demand management of flying is needed. How can this possibly happen if Gov insists on rampant airport expansion? The report shows public support for a frequent flier levy and limiting expansion. #Gatwick decision up next, will Labour listen?
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walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
It's #WorldCancerDay. One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetime.
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Fran Bury @theaudacityofboats.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
So amazing for me (and my kids) to see my pretty niche job represented in a children’s book. Thank you @simonpackham.bsky.social - worrybot bringing joy to public health consultant parents across the country! #publichealth (And my daughter said it was great & recommended to all her friends)
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
A simple test for the Government: Do you ignore climate advice and expand airports at the whim of the aviation lobby, OR invest in the public transport we all use every day? @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Is 30 really the magic number when it comes to how many plants people eat? My new post: kucharski.substack.com/p/30-probabl...
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
The junk food crisis harming Britain’s children www.ft.com/content/b503... A. It'll not be solved by Celeb Chefs in Schools Self regulation Cookery classes Campaigns B. It'll be solved by govt regulation With interventions focused on price, advertising, reformulation, availability
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The junk food crisis harming Britain’s children
As their diets worsen, young people are suffering increasing levels of malnutrition and obesity. Can the UK turn the tide?
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Institute of Alcohol Studies @ias.org.uk · 02/01/2025
Are you doing Dry January? You're much more likely to succeed if you download @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social's app and follow their tips. Download the app here: alcoholchange.org.uk/help-and-sup...
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Try Dry®: the app for the Dry January® challenge and beyond | Alcohol Change UK
You can now download Try Dry® the app to help you track your time off drinking. And the best news? It's free.
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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
opportunity costs associated with NICE recommendations. Defo the most important h economics paper you will read today, maybe this week, maybe the year so far This is where the primary care budget gets spent A www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Anine Hartmann @aninehartmann.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Whoa! This thread of people with disabilities explaining why this guy is wrong. In many cases, having a disability means being car free.
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