Great to see @bhfpolicy.bsky.social calling for a health inequalities strategy as part of the fight against cardiovascular health inequalities.

BHF Policy@bhfpolicy.bsky.social · last yr.

🆕 Out today, our new report 'Bridging Hearts' explores the inequalities which exist in cardiovascular risk, outcomes and care across 3 lenses: deprivation, sex and ethnicity. We set out action that Govt and the health system should take to drive better outcomes for all 🫀 bhf.org.uk/-/media/file...

Good (but shocking) to see this research out today that we have supported, linking the housing affordability and the health inequalities crises.

Health Equals@healthequals.bsky.social · last yr.

Just 2.5% of private rentals in England are affordable for people on housing benefit – pushing many into homes that harm their health. We're proud to support @crisis-uk.bsky.social's campaigning to spotlight the housing affordability crisis in the UK. 👇 www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...

"Being healthy is shaped by the world around us, from the homes we live in to the air we breathe and the money in our pockets." 🟢 Great to hear one of our Parliamentary Champions @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social ask Liz Kendall about the moral case for tackling the social determinants of health. 👇

Benefits are a lifeline for people living with disabilities & ill health in the UK. 🔴 Any plans to cut them would make the UK's already stark health inequalities even worse. Here’s what some of our members and supporters have said about the proposed plans to change health & disability benefits. 🧵

Workers can’t get well soon without #SafeSickPay. Today our coalition gave the ‘Get workers well soon’ card & petition signed by thousands to Number 10 Downing Street & DWP HQ. To strengthen Statutory Sick Pay the Government must raise the rate & stop plans to reduce sick pay for 300,000 workers.

Gavin Kelly on the Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives points out that you can’t live on basic Universal Credit or Statutory Sick Pay - makes people sicker and pushes into long term sickness.

‘Good work and good health go hand in hand’ Minister Sir Stephen Timms welcomes the Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives

@joefd.bsky.social · last yr.

Here for @healthfoundation.bsky.social Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives launch, with Chris Rocks setting out recommendations including a 1 year job guarantee.

Here for @healthfoundation.bsky.social Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives launch, with Chris Rocks setting out recommendations including a 1 year job guarantee.

New OpEd about the 10YP by @hughalderwick.bsky.social & Pheobe Dunn. www.bmj.com/content/388/... We need a new metaphor to show why we need investment + reform, to counter the cliche about pouring money into a broken system. Like, tou wouldn't just stick new buttons onto an old Nokia*.

Labour’s 10 year plan for the English NHS

Government must provide hope, clarity, and investment The NHS is in crisis after a decade of austerity, covid-19, and political failures since 2010 that weakened the health service and constrained wh...

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"A lot of what we do is putting a sticking plaster on the gaping wound of poverty" - GP in Gateshead speaking to @theguardian.com youtu.be/hV6fzbRUQKM?...

A day in the life of a ‘failing’ NHS: ‘Fix poverty, fix health’

YouTube video by The Guardian

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As @torstenbell.bsky.social points out, people realise that ‘My health is affecting everything else in my life’ - including their ability to work. So investment in the building blocks of health is 'pro-growth'. Good to have this perspective inthe Treasury. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Investment in UK’s crumbling public services is pro-growth, says pensions minister

Exclusive: Torsten Bell defends Labour’s spending plans, saying ‘the status quo is economically and morally bankrupt’

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Theatre filling up for this year’s #REALChallenge lecture - first one I’ve been to live

The Health Foundation@healthfoundation.bsky.social · last yr.

TODAY: Join us for our fifth #REALChallenge lecture. @hetanshah.bsky.social will be exploring what #AI might mean for health, and how to navigate and assess the opportunities and risks. Register now to attend online ⬇️   https://buff.ly/42TRHgu

When It Comes To Prevention Spending In The NHS, ‘Some Is Not A Number, Soon Is Not A Time’ | The King's Fund www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

When It Comes To Prevention Spending In The NHS, ‘Some Is Not A Number, Soon Is Not A Time’ | The King's Fund

If the government is serious about prioritising prevention, then some decisive, timely decisions need to be made about how money is distributed and managed in the NHS, says Siva Anandaciva.

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In Your Defence seeks to explain what criminal defence solicitors actually do. How can you defend someone you know to be guilty? Doesn’t the right of silence only protect the guilty? Don’t you just get people off on a technicality? These are some of the questions addressed. amzn.eu/d/inbMvlz

In Your Defence: Dispatches from the criminal justice frontline

Buy In Your Defence: Dispatches from the criminal justice frontline by Douglas, Roy, Douglas, Roy (ISBN: 9798302280565) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

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Joe Farrington-Douglas, Senior Fellow @healthequals.bsky.social, talks about life expectancy in the UK. Life expectancy varies by 16 years between the healthiest and unhealthiest areas. #FuelPovertyConf

Arriving at #FuelPovertyConf in Liverpool to talk about #HealthInequalities and housing - and announce that National Energy Action are joining Health Equals as supporters.

Cheeky - or cynical - of the stove industry to try and highjack #cleanairnight. Wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home, even with the newest stoves. www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-ni...

Clean Air Night

Did you know that lighting fires in our homes is the largest source of harmful small particle air pollution in the UK? If you didn’t, you’re not alone! Wood burning harms our health and the environmen...

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Charnwood@charnwoodstoves.bsky.social · 2y ago

Tonight is #cleanairnight . Good wood from managed forests burnt well on a @clearSkiesStove such as our Skye E700 helps support a cleaner environment, energy independence and woodland health. Let’s work together in burning better #cleanairnight #positivewoodburning #greenairnight

Watch our Clean Air Night film - The Enlightening - and shine a light on the uncomfortable truth about wood burning. This hashtag #CleanAirNight, learn the facts about wood burning and share with your contacts, families and communities.

Clean Air Night 2024 - The Enlightening: Shining a light on the truth about wood burning

Did you know that lighting fires in our homes is the largest source of harmful small particle air pollution in the UK? This type of air pollution can cause l...

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Great to see @gwynnemp.bsky.social again at the launch of the #BlackHealth APPG knowledgeable, humane and passionate as ever. Pleased @healthequals.bsky.social can support CAHN to run this campaign

New NEF analysis out today. Amid rumours that gvt will expand Heathrow, Luton and Gatwick airports, we show that doing so would wipe out the benefit of the government's Clean Power Plan (i.e. the sprint for zero carbon electricity by 2030) within 5 years of expanded operation. /1

"How long you live shouldn’t depend on where you live, yet this is still a harsh reality for many." 🗣️ Great to hear them include what one of our Parliamentary Champions, @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social, had to say about the shocking data from her constituency. ⤵️

One of the DHSC's three key priorities is the shift to #prevention. The DHSC's lead Non-Exec Director is required to recuse himself from any discussions or activity in the department that relate to nutrition, diet, and food. www.gov.uk/government/p...

DHSC register of board members' interests, 2024 to 2025

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Is Polly just doing this for Tom?

Welcome to Bluesky @healthequals.bsky.social

Health Equals@healthequals.bsky.social · 2y ago

👋 We’re the UK's campaign for improving health opportunities. Follow us here to stay up to date on: ➡️ our campaign to tackle health inequalities and #MakeHealthEqual ➡️ insights from our members and supporters ️➡️ ways for you to take action Find out more at www.healthequals.org.uk. 👇

www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea... "the NHS has somehow become charged with the chimeric task of preventing disease, when the only cost-effective way of doing so is by improving the socio-economic conditions in which people live."

It will take more than cash to repair the NHS

Labour must make hard decisions on the future of social care.

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Following the election, the @healthfoundation.bsky.social set out four actions critical to underpinning the health mission. Recent blog from @joefd.bsky.social sets out international examples that the government could look to for inspiration. ⬇️⬇️ www.health.org.uk/features-and...

UK ministers warned housing crisis puts plans for NHS and economy at risk

📢 NEW BLOG 📢 In which @stephenboydippr.bsky.social says that the Scottish government, in rushing to address winter fuel poverty, may have overlooked key questions: could the funds be better spent elsewhere to alleviate poverty, and are they reaching those most in need? www.ippr.org/articles/wha...

What is the value of the winter fuel payment in Scotland? | IPPR

The reaction to the Chancellor’s decision to abolish the winter fuel payment (WFP) was strangely paradoxical.

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More detail on the new Plan for Change featuring a graphic that shows the #FairerBritain #HealthInequalities mission survives! assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6751af...

@joefd.bsky.social · 2y ago

Re-reading the text of Starmer's speech from a health inequalities perspective. Fortunately he hasn't torn up the existing missions - in fact he says he is doubling down on them. If so, his govt needs to set up a robust health inequalities mission ASAP. www.gov.uk/government/s...

The long-term focus should be on rebuilding the nation’s health by ensuring that people live longer healthier lives and, critically, tackling deep inequalities in health between different parts of the country. www.health.org.uk/news-and-com...