Wow. UK's National Cancer Research Institute is to closedown after more than 20 years over concerns about its funding. I am told this infrastructure is vital to cancer clinical trials across UK. Letter today from NCRI chair:

I grew up in a developing country. I remember listening to words like anaemia, rickets and Kwashiorkor often, and hyperinflation meant some foods were not easily available. But this is the UK. A rich developed country. This literally made me cry. theguardian.com/society/2023/j…

3 months ago I started the hardest job ever. Motherhood. Love my boys dearly but oh boy I have never been so tired ever.

Congratulations SAPHNA for this great #SAPHNAconf23 Conferences are great spaces to learn and share experiences, and I definitely learnt a lot today from amazing #schoolnurses Now I have to deal with 20 thousand ideas popping into my head!

Today marks the start of #PublicHealthWorkforceWeek and the Faculty would like to express our gratitude to all FPH members and the wider public health workforce for the work they do to protect and improve the health of local, national, and global populations. Royal Society for Public Health

Finally Public Health policy that will work and is needed!

Yesterday UK Health Security Agency released new data on measles & it's very worrisome: -127 cases confirmed in January alone -Of all cases confirmed since October, 75% are in West Midlands and 13% in London -67% are in children under 10. MMR vaccine is safe and is the solution to control this

Restructuring of the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities is a further step in the wrong direction for tackling health inequalities bmj.com/content/384/bm… The Sir Michael Marmot Institute of Health Equity Sir Michael Marmot Fuse Health Equity North

🧵1/3 Today we are publishing our report on the Wider Public Health Workforce! It outlines four key recommendations to unlock the potential of the millions of people in the wider workforce to help build a healthier nation 🤝 Read more 👇 rsph.org.uk/our-work/polic…

The more we talk about #vaccines, the better. Hosting #VaccineConversations can support underserved communities and bust myths. Amazing initiative by the British Society for Immunology, and the infographics are very informative too!

I've always been a huge fan of British Society for Immunology work, but this video explaining how #vaccines work is truly special. Measles vaccine prevented 20million cases from happening in the UK, this number shows the importance of vaccines The more #VaccineConversations we have, the better!

What is the role of information about vaccinations? What do parents worry about when they talk about the side effects of vaccinations? If you want to know more about the answers to these questions, join us on the 26 April at this free webinar! rsph.org.uk/event/communic…

Honest account of working in academia whilst also managing a mental illness. Jack Birch has been candid and will be helping many in the same situation with this blog 👏

It's Manifesto Week Cancer Research UK Policy is calling on all parties to 👩‍🔬Back research 🚭End cancers caused by smoking ⌚️Drive earlier diagnosis 🏥End the waits ⏩Lead on cancer Visit our General Election pages for more #LongerBetterLives & how you can support cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/we-de…

My old job in the Coventry Health Determinants Research Collaboration is out for advert! - Research Fellow in Evidence Synthesis - Ideal for those with a recent Master's/PhD in Public Health or related area - £36648 - £43421 - Apply by 04/08/2024 careers.coventry.gov.uk/jobs/job/Resea…

When Kamala Harris and I talk about freedom, we mean freedom to make your own health care decisions. The freedom for children to go to school without worrying if they'll be shot in the halls. The freedom for education to be a ticket to the middle class, not to crippling debt.

Great to be with team Tommy's to meet Baroness Merron from Department of Health and Social Care today and highlight the need to make sure that every miscarriage is counted and that we ensure that we can reduce the heartbreak and devastation from baby loss

The Sands and Tommy's Joint Policy Unit believes these changes would impact funding to support services to respond to national reports (specifically the Donna Ockenden FRSA, Hon DLitt Hon DSci report) and to improve equity and equality in #MaternityCare. “We have consistently highlighted the need for a

The Sands - baby loss charity 💙🧡 and Tommy's Joint Policy Unit’s latest report shows that failure to meet government targets for reducing stillbirths and neonatal deaths has cost hundreds of babies’ lives. It’s time for the government to take action. ➡️ jointpolicyunit.org.uk/saving-babies-… #BabyLoss