Dr. Arif Rajpura
@drrajpura
Director of Public Health Blackpool tweeting my independent public health views. Trying to make society more equal.
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06-06-2013 14:46:07
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Smoking kills 64,000 people in the UK every year & causes multiple illnesses & disease. The ๐ฌindustry will be trying to convince MPs that the ๐ญ legislation isn't needed. It is. ๐ขRishi Sunak Department of Health and Social Care - we MUST do EVERYTHING we can to make a #SmokefreeGeneration a reality.
Blackpool will benefit from ยฃ90 million for regeneration in the town says Secretary of State Michael Gove at Convention of the North today #COTN24
Thank you to our contributors, including Felicity Buchan MP,Jess Phillips MP, Baroness@ClaireT_UKLords,Jane Stevenson MP,Andy Burnham,Josh MacAlister MP, Dr. Arif Rajpura,nicola gitsham, Safia Cragg and@darrenmurinas. 2/2
๐ก#HSRUK2024 Plenary Spotlight What will the newly elected government need to do to ensure progress on health inequalities? Join us and our expert speakers including Thea Stein and Dr. Arif Rajpura at our Session Two Plenary to find out! hsruk2024.org
First session of the day here Health Services Research UK #HSRUK24 at University of Oxford is examining the role of integrated care systems in tackling health inequalities. Experts leading the discussion are Lynsey Warwick-Giles Dr. Arif Rajpura and Thea Stein and chair Mirza Lalani
โThere are lots of policy measures that government can take to address health inequalities, without having to spendโ Minimum unit pricing Banning junk food advertising Sugar, salt and fat reformulations Thatโs not to say we donโt have to spend tooโ Dr. Arif Rajpura at #HSRUK24
Now hearing from Dr. Arif Rajpura Blackpool Council here #HSRUK24 about how Blackpool is working across sectors to try and address the determinants of health to tackle inequalities. Calls for national policy measures too, for this needs concerted action at all levels.
Thereโs been talk for years of a primary care and community based NHS. Time for government to accelerate the change โฆ and at the same time allow hospitals to do what only they can do. The Times and The Sunday Times Keir Starmer Wes Streeting MP Amanda Pritchard Professor Chris Whitty Ara Darzi