Helen Watson
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Public Health Registrar YH. MFPH. She/her.
Sheffield, England
Joined May 2007
The outdated siloed approach to public services is failing to meet today’s complex challenges. Rethinking public spending can unlock impactful, person-centred solutions without additional funding. @BridgesOutcomes's Grace Duffy on the 3 shifts we need. https://t.co/U46lGjUN9d
newlocal.org.uk
The traditional siloed model of public services is ineffective for complex societal problems. But three public spending shifts can change this.
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🆕 “Experts call for public health approach to suicide prevention, with social factors addressed in addition to clinical treatment services” Explore a new 6-paper @TheLancetPH Series: https://t.co/3fKkWkl0Zp
#WSPD #WorldSuicidePreventionDay
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In our new long read, we outline seven key areas for action that we believe the government's forthcoming 10-year health plan should prioritise to ensure the #NHS can better tackle #HealthInequalities. See our seven priorities below – and read more here: https://t.co/yRg3siiRY1
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Come and join the team in Sheffield as a Health Improvement Practitioner in Tobacco Control and be part of our award winning tobacco control work https://t.co/4W4NToyRT0
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Thanks so much to Kate Dun Campbell for leading us on this @NIHR Three Schools funded review on the commercial determinants of mental ill health in @PLOSGPH @CDRG_LSHTM @GHPUEdinburgh @maizie333 @petticrewmark #CDoH
https://t.co/ETOIUM0ig1
@mikakosinska @gauden
journals.plos.org
Mental ill health has complex and interrelated underlying causes, with wider determinants of health often overlooked as risk factors. The ‘commercial determinants of health’ are gradually receiving...
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We haven’t until now had reliable suicide rates for Gypsy & Irish Traveller groups. New study shows a doubling of risk for women. Lead author @Dee_Knipe in Bristol, my Manchester colleague Prof Nav Kapur a co-author. https://t.co/IsL730NBJB
thelancet.com
There are ethnic disparities in suicide mortality in England and Wales, but the reasons for this are unclear. The higher rate in previously overlooked minority ethnic groups warrants further attent...
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Leaders from across South Yorkshire met to explore shifting power and resources into our #neighbourhoods There's great work going on - but more to do. @MyDoncaster @olivercoppard @EmmaLatimer3 @LowderWendy @TobyLewis_NHS @glynbutcher @citizen_network
https://t.co/9MYEIgoXik
citizen-network.org
Leaders in South Yorkshire gathered together to begin developing a neighbourhood care strategy.
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An @NHSEngland report on "NHS Productivity" in May 2024 highlights the growing % of NHS staff who are new/inexperienced as a barrier to productivity & the need to get them up the learning curve faster. New research suggests one catalyst for learning that is often lacking at this
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#localgov has been navigating how to manage constrained finances while still creating positive outcomes for people, for over a decade. Here are 9 lessons from councils for the new Labour Government, in a brilliant blog by @CatrionaMaclay @wearenewlocal
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What makes the highest performing senior leadership teams ("genius teams") different to other teams? Three characteristics: 1) Each team member brings an outstanding capability that complements that of the others 2) They aspire to big ambitions for their systems - they are agents
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Meet Louis and Lorcan. The differences in their housing, air quality, and access to good food could drastically impact their lives. Watch to find out more and let’s #MakeHealthEqual 👉 https://t.co/17wCBjdUrv
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The more fries we eat, the greater our risk of #depression/#anxiety, in large epidemiologic study: https://t.co/xXJd38S2eJ Can't prove causation, but an animal study identified a fried-chemical link: Acrylamide. Here's a diet that improves depression: https://t.co/aXRIU4wSUd
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NEW ANALYSIS: Where does the #NHS money go? 💷 Total real-terms funding has increased by 3.1% a year over the past six years, but @sallygainsbury & Sophie Julian look at how this hasn't been shared equally across different NHS services. https://t.co/7X6SD4HRJB
nuffieldtrust.org.uk
With NHS finances likely to feature in various debates about the health service ahead of the general election, we know that NHS expenditure in England increased on average by 3.1% a year in real...
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Big day for @Demos, as our Public Services Taskforce publishes its vision for reform. Whoever wins the next election needs a new vision for public services. We think Liberated Public Services could be it. https://t.co/PGkVURN3UZ Quick thread... 1/
demos.co.uk
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The 2000-2010 English health inequalities strategy worked for pensioners - our new paper finds that there was a significant decrease in absolute health inequalities https://t.co/RSCCZHtlyG
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👇 Stigma is a powerful force that holds poverty in place. It enables and exacerbates inequalities. Loosening stigma's grip is a key lever of social change. 🔎 New JRF analysis using participatory, power-sharing approaches looks at poverty stigma and the actions needed 🧵(1/5)
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"Obesity is not a personal responsibility – it is caused by working conditions, changes in the built environment & our broken food system. The public are ahead of politicians: they want Gvt intervention & a break from failed policies focused on individual responsibility."⬇️⬇️
⚖️ | NEW REPORT: In this paper @Jamie_OHall & @cthomasippr look at the impact of obesity on UK businesses, which areas are most affected and what can be done about it. https://t.co/4v90hLlDlI
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Beautiful. An idea worthy of our 'Ministry of Imagination Manifesto'. The Dutch city that is piloting radical debt cancellations for poor families:
theguardian.com
Councillor in Arnhem says existing system to resolve issues caused by debt costs billions and isn’t working
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