#ARCadvent day 🔟: A review co-funded by @arc-gm.bsky.social reveals important insights into physical activity interventions for older adults from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, highlighting key factors that could make these interventions more appealing. arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/news/NE...

The two-child cap will be removed from April! We have campaigned for years to end this unjust policy – through evidence, advocacy & collaboration. Half a million children will be immediately lifted from poverty as a result. Read our reaction 👇 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f... 1/2 #Budget

It was a pleasure to welcome @profbambra.bsky.social (newcastleuni.bsky.social), @lukemunford.bsky.social (@manchester.ac.uk) to Parliament yesterday. As part of #HealthEquityNorth the #CommonsWorkandPensions commissioned them to analyse what savings could be generated from new #EmploymentSupport

ICYMI: A #mustread on #socialprescribing. First - at-scale - quant evaluation of effect in general practice i've seen. Small individual impacts, scaling significantly at population level. Congrats to @lukemunford.bsky.social and colleagues bjgp.org/content/earl...

Impact of the rollout of the national social prescribing link worker programme on population outcomes: evidence from a repeated cross-sectional survey

Background Social prescribing link workers have been rolled out nationally through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. Link workers connect people to advice and support to address the non-medic...

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Why children with SEN or disabilities are more likely to persistently miss school, and how this can be addressed 👉 theconversation.com/children-wit... Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social and @lukemunford.bsky.social write for @theconversation.com

Children with special educational needs are more likely to miss school – it’s sign of a system under strain

The solutions start with making mainstream education genuinely inclusive and properly funded.

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Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund

Exclusive: MP presses minister for explanation as thinktank says omission undermines innovation in the north

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Very pleased for the insightful seminar by @lukemunford.bsky.social at SUPSI today. Luke presented ongoing work in mental health and productivity in England, joint with @domignon.bsky.social S. Khavandi C. Bambra and @mattxsutton.bsky.social. @manchester.ac.uk @productivity.bsky.social

As we are talking about women's health in GM today, let's hear from @manchester.ac.uk's @lukemunford.bsky.social, who was one of the lead authors of the @healthequitynorth.bsky.social #womanofthenorth report... www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/... #healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall

📣 New paper alert 📣 Very happy to see this piece of work with The University of Manchester colleagues Joe Dodd, @lukemunford.bsky.social and @mattxsutton.bsky.social out in Labour Economics. Full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @arc-gm.bsky.social @hope-uom.bsky.social

The effect of area-level waiting times for psychological therapies on individual-level labour market outcomes

The association between common mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression, and labour outcomes has been extensively documented. Howeve…

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THREAD: Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs, according to our #AgeingintheNorth report released today www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15

Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South - The NHSA

Click here to download the Ageing in the North report Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing – resulting in mi...

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BMJ, @hannahdavies.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social @nataliecbennett.bsky.social and I outline how disability welfare cuts (PIP) will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest (again!), with long term harms @healthequitynorth.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...

Unfair welfare: disability cuts will widen England’s north-south divide

Welfare cuts will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest, with long term health and economic harms, write Clare Bambra and colleagues In her Spring Statement in March 2025, the ...

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Our research on the effects that PIP changes could have on local economies, written by authors @nataliecbennett.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social & @lukemunford.bsky.social, was featured on the @itvpeston.bsky.social programme last night - you can watch the episode on catch up

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Join ITV’s Flagship Politics show Tonight Robert Peston and Anushka Asthana will be joined by: 🌹 Gordon Brown 🇪🇺 Pedro Serrano 💼 Sir Charlie Mayfield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Stephen Flynn 🔵 Gillian Keegan #Peston youtube.com/live/_sOdZhH...

As the Govt’s proposal for PIP changes is estimated to push an extra 250,000 people into poverty our academic co-director @lukemunford.bsky.social of @uniofmanchester.bsky.social details why MPs need to consider the potential impact on deprived communities www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/red-wall-con...

Delighted that @marykfoymp.bsky.social highlighted our recent PIP analysis during today’s DWP debate in Parliament. She drew attention to the significant local impact of PIP reforms, noting that the City of Durham stands to lose - a staggering £13 million annually from its local economy.

Hot off the press! Our latest research shows that the availability of community pharmacies has declined in the past decade, with the most deprived areas in England 65% more likely to lose a pharmacy. In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5... #gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky

Following the announcement of the #SpringStatement by Chancellor of the Exchequer, our Academic Co-Directors @profkepickett.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social & Prof David Taylor-Robinson have issued a joint statement in response www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...

Health Equity North directors respond to Spring Statement - Health Equity North

Following the announcement of today’s (March 26, 2025) Spring Statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP, Health Equity North’s four Academic Co-Directors have issued a joint statement ...

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📢New publication highlights the strong economic imperative of reducing inequities in #patientsafety. Addressing disparities can lead to cost savings for healthcare systems and enhance workforce productivity. ➡️Read more: bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/1... #HealthEquity #HealthEconomics

Economic case for reducing inequities in patient safety

Patient safety is a fundamental aspect of healthcare quality, yet significant inequities persist that adversely affect patient outcomes. Recent commentaries have highlighted these inequities in high-i...

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Excellent talk by @lukemunford.bsky.social to @esri.ie today on the relationship between mental health and productivity in England. #GrowthGrowthGrowth

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 UK experiences some of the widest regional inequalities among OECD countries. This is particularly reflected in measures of health and productivity. Find out more in a new blog by @hope-uom.bsky.social's @lukemunford.bsky.social & @domignon.bsky.social: www.productivity.ac.uk/the-producti...

Mental Health and Economic Prosperity: An analysis of Place-Based Data in England - The Productivity Institute

An analysis of granular measures of economic prosperity and health by location, examining how population mental health is associated with economic activity.

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Great coverage of the community resilience research from @lukemunford.bsky.social and Christine Camacho on @politicshome.bsky.social. The study showed coastal, rural and areas in the North of England are less able to withstand and recover from adverse events www.politicshome.com/members/arti...

Groundbreaking Index Uncovers the UK’s Resilience Gaps

Resilience determines how rapidly places are able to bounce back after major shocks and disruptions. But what are the specific factors that make a ...

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The UK has higher rates of health related worklessness than most comparable economies. In tackling this, the government should be careful to not drive people into more poverty, stigma, and ill health, and thereby further away from employment @profbambra.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

"To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy" - our BMJ editorial today with ideas for government @lukemunford.bsky.social @healthequitynorth.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy

An approach linking health and skills could boost employability In the UK, 2.8 million people are economically inactive and in receipt of health related welfare benefits.1 Almost a million young peop...

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Hello! Healthier Futures is the University of Manchester's research platform supporting interdisciplinary research and partnerships focussed on addressing #healthinequalities. Follow for news, views, events... @official-uom.bsky.social

🎉Congratulations to Yao Wei for passing his viva!🎉 His PhD is on “Impact of Greater Manchester Devolution on Population Health” with proud supervisors: @mattxsutton.bsky.social, Laura Anselmi & @lukemunford.bsky.social, funded by @arc-gm.bsky.social Thanks to Nigel Rice & Sean Urwin for examining.

#ARCadvent day 8️⃣: Our national #ARCseminar series this year centred on health inequalities. Speakers from across the ARCs explored how health inequity cuts across life stages and places. Across the three live events, over 1,200 attendances were recorded. arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/nationa...

#ARCadvent day 6️⃣: Coastal, rural & areas in the North of England are less able to withstand/recover from adverse events, according to research led by academics @healthequitynorth.bsky.social, The University of Manchester, @hope-uom.bsky.social & @arc-gm.bsky.social arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/news/NE...

The HOPE group at the University of Manchester is now on bsky. Give it a follow! bsky.app/profile/hope...

Today is #CarersRightsDay – our #WomanoftheNorth report released this year shows that northern women contribute £10bn of unpaid care to the UK economy each year. This is £2bn a year more than if they provided the national average of unpaid care. www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/vast-inequal...

This new paper shows how Germany reduced its East West life expectancy gap - lessons for England's North South health divide? doi.org/10.1016/j.so... @benjaminbarr.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social