I need to read this properly, but such important themes incl: -Health and Care systems explicitly recognising structural racism and discrimination as drivers of ill health -the need for cultural competence training and service design -VCS-led health literacy progs for local comms

We've had some negativity on Twitter today about us supporting migrants' mental health. We do, and we're really proud of that. We're here for everyone. And that includes refugees and asylum seekers in England & Wales, who have often experienced unimaginable trauma.

Leaders say they “haven’t got time for strategy” because they want to “do practical things to improve lives” = more meaningless initiatives in a strategic vacuum. These won’t change a thing. They never have. A long term shift in power to local citizens is the strategy. That’s it.

if the NHS is a learning organisation, there are six lessons from the response to Covid that should be built on

What skills do #localgov and anchor institutions need to develop on how to better involve residents in policy making. Tell us on 27 July at our workshop exploring this buff.ly/3ycWaKa @knowledgehub Jonathan Flowers @pialidg @aball_localgov @futuresinfinite

So someone with over 300 offences in his life story who has been homeless and screened out of multiple services for 30+ years appears to be not offending anymore because an amazing caseworker was empowered to ask what mattered and to agree what acting upon that looked like. 1/

Solid health comms 😀

Fuel Poverty, Cold Homes and Health Inequalities webinar Thursday 1st September, 2022, 13:00-14:00 Link to register: bit.ly/3wESj8D to discuss #fuelpoverty, its impact on worsening health inequalities, who is most affected and what policies should be introduced

Queue is such a great word. The actual important letter, and then four more silently waiting behind it in a line.

What was the last gig you went to that you couldn't describe in actual words? Mine was Godspeed! You Black Emperor and it was just phenomenal

Oof, the doom-scroll is especially doomy today. Three thoughts on staying positive. 🧵

Still coming down from the highs of a night in Jamie T's company. Totally raucous, joyful and engaging. It's amazing being in a crowd where everyone's friends for the evening

.Lord Bethell rightly talks about the need for a ‘pivot to prevention’. Go back even further. Health starts in homes, workplaces and communities not at the door of the hospital or GP surgery. How about a policy ‘curve to (health) creation? #StateofHealthandCare

#dataisbeautiful #adventcalendar 13: What really matters for #wellbeing? The answer from this, and countless other studies, is clear: family members' welfare and one's own health are significantly more important than money or work, across all age groups. mckinsey.dsmn8.com/DD1nTu5P9x

A Poem on the Public Health Grant, via #chatGPT #PublicHealth #PublicHealthGrant Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) Faculty of Public Health Royal Society for Public Health LGA Wellbeing Department of Health and Social Care HM Treasury

A few months ago I got a call to say a chap called Steve was in our school reception to see me. I went down there only to be met by Steve Cooper. He'd heard from one of our pupils that we had a #NFFC display in our school and that I often spoke about them in assembly. (1/2)