🔧New Place Toolkit for Improving Health Through Economic Development Developed with Metro Dynamics and supported by @healthfoundation.bsky.social, this toolkit is designed to support places deliver health outcomes through local economic development initiatives 📄 growthandreform.org/resource-hub...

A Place Toolkit for Improving Health through Economic Development

A Place Toolkit for Improving Health through Economic Development

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📄New report | Inclusive Growth, Healthy Places We have launched a new report supported by @healthfoundation.bsky.social focusing on the role of national government in creating the conditions for integrating health and economic development at place level Read👇 growthandreform.org/resource-hub...

We are recruiting for a Senior Researcher and an Operations Manager ! 📍 Location: Flexible, with a London base 📄 Contract: Full time, permanent 💼 Salary: £33,000-£35,000 FTE (Operations Manager) and £40,000-£45,000 FTE (Senior Researcher) 🗓️ Deadline: 23:59 on Sunday 7th September

If I was in no. 10 I would be quickly talking to people living with disability (focus groups, citizens jurys) BEFORE doubling down on policy that I then had to row back on. Why is this not happening? If it is then it certainly isn't being briefed to press.

What was great about today's CSR? 🏠investment in social infrastructure - £39bn for affordable homes 🕰️longer term settlements - 10 yr capital investment fund for some city regions 🧒prevention focus - early intervention in childrens social care 📗reflective government - green book review (1/2)

measuring the lifetime benefits of preventative services is messy business but if anyone can - its the IFS Every £1 spent on Sure Start generated £11 worth of benefits for children who had access Yes, the results were mixed but the scale and importance are clear ifs.org.uk/publications...

The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes | Institute for Fiscal Studies

An evaluation of Sure Start’s impacts on education, health, absences, special educational needs, crime and social care, plus a cost–benefit analysis.

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NEW: 81% low paid workers say moving to a Living Wage would have a positive impact on their quality of life Looking forward to discussing good work with @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social Alice Walker and John Copps later for DWPs and DHSC's Work Well pilot areas www.livingwage.org.uk/working-live...

Working to Live: The relationship between the Living Wage, quality of life and job satisfaction

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We're hiring a Comms and Engagement Officer! Shape inclusive growth and public service reform across the UK - join the Growth and Reform Network - a partnership between @centrepropolicy.bsky.social @futuregovforum.bsky.social and Metro Dynamics More at: www.progressive-policy.net/about-us/car...

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The Centre for Progressive Policy is a think tank committed to drive productivity and shared prosperity in the UK.

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Message for UK mayors building new institutions and relationships with councils and citizens (from Prof Jorrit de Jong speaking at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk ): 1. See the opportunity in new institutions- structure to follow strategy 2. Build trust by telling stories of self us and now

ICYMI: @resfoundation.bsky.social promoting investment in social infra at SR25 esp. housing and health Exciting to see @centrepropolicy.bsky.social arguments cutting through - growth must be based on realising the potential of more people and places www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

Capital gains • Resolution Foundation

This report assesses the UK’s public investment challenges ahead of the 2025 Spending Review, highlighting legacy weaknesses in social infrastructure spending and setting out how targeted investment c...

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NHS waiting lists not driving higher benefit claims due to poor health says new analysis from the IFS today - there is no clear relationship at local level. So what is to blame? We don't know but we do know there has been long underinvestment in pop health and prevention ifs.org.uk/publications...

The relationship between NHS waiting lists and health-related benefit claims | Institute for Fiscal Studies

Have increases in NHS waiting lists and waiting times contributed to the growing number of  people claiming working-age health-related benefits?

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📣Six weeks’ paternity leave at 90% of average earnings could deliver a net economic gain of £2.68bn per year @tanyasingh99.bsky.socials fabulous economic analysis with @jrf-uk.bsky.social featured in @financialtimes.com yesterday and in a new blog on the CPP site today 👏 www.ft.com/content/5c4a...

MPs urge Rachel Reeves to extend paternity leave

Calls on chancellor come as research suggests UK economy would benefit from more generous offering to new fathers

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Growth and Reform Network@growthandreform.bsky.social · last yr.

Britain’s paternity leave offer is meagre: two weeks, poorly paid, and inaccessible to many. We teamed up with @jrf-uk.bsky.social to ask what a better paternity leave system could deliver for Britain. The result? A boost to growth while supporting families. Read more at: bit.ly/44LEiaW

I don’t envy Rachel Reeves today. While rigid fiscal rules can encourage short-termism and hinder investment its hard to argue that she is in a position to borrow more money. But her decisions to slash disability benefits and support for those with health conditions lacks long term strategy