Clare Bambra
@profbambra.bsky.social
Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University, North East England. Personal account. https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=3cyGPHcAAAAJ&hl=en #healthinequality #healthequity #publichealth #SDoH #FPL
Excited to be returning
Healthier Futures at the University of Manchester@healthierfutures.bsky.social · 9mo agoJoin us on 15 Dec in Manchester, for our annual lecture, this year to be delivered by @profbambra.bsky.social , Professor of Public Health at @newcastleuni.bsky.social , and a Co-Director of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social.
Join us on 15 Dec in Manchester, for our annual lecture, this year to be delivered by @profbambra.bsky.social , Professor of Public Health at @newcastleuni.bsky.social , and a Co-Director of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social.
A real pleasure to meet @chrischirp.bsky.social in person, to catch up with Clare @profbambra.bsky.social and to hear about the amazing range of work of the new fellows!
Prof Christina Pagel@chrischirp.bsky.social · last yr.Great day at @acmedsci.bsky.social today meeting the other fellows and checking out the digs :) The brilliance and range of science being recognised today was truly inspiring (and intimidating) And got to meet personal heroes like @profhelenward.bsky.social and @profbambra.bsky.social
Through a Leverhulme Research Leadership Award, @profbambra.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social examined local health inequalities that had an impact on government policy. Read more: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/cbam...
🚨 INE's annual conference is right around the corner! Joining our academic panel, 'Changing direction: sharing knowledge and expertise to forge a new path', is @profbambra.bsky.social , Professor of Public Health at @newcastleuni.bsky.social. 📖 View the programme and register ➡️ lnkd.in/e9PRkVxw
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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However, this book 📕 gives case studies & explains how health #inequalities have previously been reduced through policies,it’s not impossible. We must believe that things can get better! Available to read 🆓 online, but I am 40 so I am excited to be reading a real #book 📚😄 @profbambra.bsky.social
✨New #book day 📚✨ When I proposed my #PhD on #inequalities, some were dismissive, saying it is an insurmountable problem…. And after reading the opening page (that in New Orleans there is a 2️⃣5️⃣ YEAR gap in life expectancy between richest & poorest areas 🏚️💰) I can see why people feel that way….1/2
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The north of England had high hopes for this government. Why is it only offering us crumbs from the south? | Peter Hetherington
Neglect of schemes like the Tyne Bridge restoration contrasts sharply with bullishness over southern projects, says journalist and regional affairs expert Peter Hetherington
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Happy publication to @profbambra.bsky.social, @jlynch13.bsky.social and @profkatsmith.bsky.social! 🎉📚 Health inequality is in crisis. Your income or hometown can determine how well and long you live. Reducing these inequalities is possible. This book gives a roadmap for today’s govts to follow.
Great new conversation with @jlynch13.bsky.social out now! Come listen to her talk about her new books & the #politicaleconomy of #health! @profbambra.bsky.social @cambridgeup.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social #globalhealth globalhealthpoliticspodcast.buzzsprout.com
The Global Health Politics Podcast
Hosted by Joseph Harris, the Global Health Politics podcast features intimate, one-of-a-kind conversations with leading scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and activists working on critical issues ...
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Open access (free) digital version of new book with @profbambra.bsky.social & @jlynch13.bsky.social exploring successful examples of reducing health inequalities now available: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/monobook-oa/...
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Kat Smith@profkatsmith.bsky.social · last yr.New book policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/getting-better with @profbambra.bsky.social & @jlynch13.bsky.social out today takes atypical approach to exploring evidence for reducing health inequalities by focusing on learning from 4 international case studies: Brazil, England, Germany & USA 1/4
This is a lovely and wide ranging interview with my great colleague @jlynch13.bsky.social I recommend it for the #healthequity community
Julia Lynch@jlynch13.bsky.social · last yr.New podcast just dropped! It was good fun to shoot the breeze with Joe Harris about my research on the political economy of public health for his Global Health podcast. You can listen in at the link here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Congratulations to @profbambra.bsky.social who has been elected as a new Fellow to the Academy 🎉 Prof Bambra has been recognised for her research on understanding and reducing health inequalities, helping to build fairer, healthier communities for all. 👉 ow.ly/6ehl50VXSlc #AcademyFellows
Happy to see so many people interested in #lung disease and #Inequalities - thanks for all the feedback and discussion #EAPC2025 🫁
Donna Wakefield@donnawakefield.bsky.social · last yr.Appreciate seeing a full room for my talk on #Inequities in #PalliativeCare in #Lung disease at #EAPC2025 #Finland 🇫🇮 Those of lower socioeconomic group are disadvantaged Very poor data on #Intersectionality - we can do better! #Respiratory #PhD #Research @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social
Launch today @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social 3.30pm
Kat Smith@profkatsmith.bsky.social · last yr.New book policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/getting-better with @profbambra.bsky.social & @jlynch13.bsky.social out today takes atypical approach to exploring evidence for reducing health inequalities by focusing on learning from 4 international case studies: Brazil, England, Germany & USA 1/4
Excited for the book launch @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social tomorrow too! Hope to se y’all there
Julia Lynch@jlynch13.bsky.social · last yr.It's publication day for Getting Better! policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/getting-better It has been, once again, an absolute joy to work with @profkatsmith.bsky.social and @profbambra.bsky.social on this book.
New book policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/getting-better with @profbambra.bsky.social & @jlynch13.bsky.social out today takes atypical approach to exploring evidence for reducing health inequalities by focusing on learning from 4 international case studies: Brazil, England, Germany & USA 1/4
Getting Better
Getting Better - The Policy and Politics of Reducing Health Inequalities; Where someone lives can have devastating impact on the quality of care they receive. This book demonstrates that reducing heal...
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THREAD: The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets - particularly in the North, deprived & coastal areas, according to our new research with @newcastleuni.bsky.social and @manchester.ac.uk 1/11 www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/report-calls...
Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of England’s High Street “Ghost Towns” - Health Equity North
Read the report here The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets – particularly in the North, and in more deprived and coastal areas. A new report ...
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Listen to our Academic Co-Director @profbambra.bsky.social speaking on this morning's BBC Radio 4 Today show about our ghost towns report released today which shows a worrying deterioration of England's high streets www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Today - 23/05/2025 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
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🎉 Delighted to see Fuse Senior Investigator @profbambra.bsky.social elected as a Fellow @acmedsci.bsky.social! A prestigious and well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contribution to public health research understanding and reducing health inequalities, both in the North East and beyond. 👏
Clare Bambra@profbambra.bsky.social · last yr.I am delighted to have been elected as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
Wow! Profs Clare Bambra, Christina Pagel, Roz Shafran, Melanie Calvert & me. All elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences this year! Good news for #longcovid, #equity, #patientvoices #womeninscience? @profbambra.bsky.social, @chrischirp.bsky.social acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/ac...
Academy of Medical Sciences announces new Fellows for 2025
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Looking forward to my first visit to Strathclyde and @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social next week
Centre for Health Policy@centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social · last yr.We are hosting a book launch for “Getting Better” at the University of Strathclyde on 29th May. Debs Shipton joins award-winning authors @profbambra.bsky.social, @jlynch13.bsky.social, & @profkatsmith.bsky.social for discussion on health inequalities and Q&A 📚 Tickets: tinyurl.com/cp8bkxrv
Thank you Kat - I really appreciate this and our work together with @jlynch13.bsky.social
Kat Smith@profkatsmith.bsky.social · last yr.Delighted to see @profbambra.bsky.social's contributions recognised through Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship 👏Clare does brilliant, much needed research, helping maintain policy pressure to reduce health inequalities, & is a fantastic supporter, ally & advocate for other women in academia.
new paper from @healthequitynorth.bsky.social team: Why is health in the North falling behind? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
