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RT @CIPFA: In the latest @PQMagazine, we sit down with @Merton_Council, the first to join CIPFA & @HealthFdn's prevention project. 🔎Discov….
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RT @asliatayy: Our report on tackling economic inactivity is finally out and it’s one we’ve been working on for a while.🥳. The key takeaway….
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RT @EmploymtStudies: Four aspects of job quality appear particularly important for our health and wellbeing - as reported in new research f….
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RT @Christoph_Rocks: 1/ New @H_S_E data highlights ongoing workplace health challenges in Great Britain. In 2023/24, 1.7 million workers re….
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RT @HealthFdn: While there were promising signs in the government's first budget, @davidfinchthf writes that we need a fiscal approach that….
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RT @ScotHealthEq: Scotland is more diverse, more populated, and better educated than ever before, yet the way people in Scotland view their….
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RT @ScotHealthEq: We have a new publication out today that looks at what the 2022 census can tell us about people living in deprived areas,….
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David Finch
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RT @PollardTom: Looking at the wording in the OBR Budget doc alongside Reeve's speech, it seems like the government may have committed to m….
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RT @theobertram: Not only did Sure Start improve lives but saved taxpayers money. 26 years after launch, the long term evidence now mounts….
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RT @Victoria_Spratt: Benefits caps may save money short-term but, over time, they can cost huge amounts. This week’s newsletter @theipaper….
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David Finch
9 months
That can start with the upcoming Budget signalling a new approach to preventative spending to help keep people in good health in the first place.
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The Health Foundation, Demos, Institute for Government and CIPFA have called on the Chancellor to address spending on prevention in the upcoming Budget.
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David Finch
9 months
Mission driven government is an opportunity for the government to rebuild the nation’s health, as set out in our previous briefing.
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This briefing sets out practical and achievable solutions for rebuilding the health of the UK through mission-driven government.
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David Finch
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Worryingly, the @ONS have also released new data today showing a further rise in deaths related to drugs poisoning in England and Wales.
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David Finch
9 months
This only reinforces the scale of the challenge for the government to improve the nation’s health, with male life expectancy at birth now 3.7 years lower than it would have been if pre-2012 trends continued.
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David Finch
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The headline measure in today’s @ONS life expectancy release for England and Wales suggests continued post-pandemic improvements in life expectancy. But concerningly single year estimates show progress halted between 2022 and 2023.
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RT @HealthFdn: Alongside @CIPFA, @Demos and @instituteforgov, we have today published a letter to Chancellor, @RachelReevesMP ahead of the….
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David Finch
10 months
Great to see @CIPFA now working with @MertonCouncil to better understand prevention spending. Its a key step in shifting towards a more preventative state.
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10 months
CIPFA, supported by @HealthFdn, has launched a project to explore local authority spending on prevention. @Merton_Council is the first to join, with @ThreeRiversDC, @WestBerkshire & @WiganCouncil to follow in early 2025. 🔗Read the full press release:
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David Finch
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RT @amy_borrett: Why are a rising number of young Brits out of work? There are 870,000 people aged 16-24 not studying or employed, with a….
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A record 35% of people aged 18-24 were classed as ‘inactive’ this year, driven by a mental health crisis
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David Finch
10 months
But success hinges on effective enforcement and bringing standards up to date. Addressing affordability pressures also remains a key challenge. Read more about the relationship between housing and health: 
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The Health Foundation is an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
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