Prof Jim McManus, OCDS, D.Sc,FFPH,FBPsS,

Heddiw rydym wedi cyhoeddi gwerthusiad canlyniadau’r Rhaglen Atal Diabetes Cymru Gyfan (AWDPP). Mae’n dangos bod y rhaglen yn lleihau’r risg o ddatblygu diabetes math 2 bron 25% ymhlith pobl â rhag‑ddiabetes.

#Diabetes #Cymru

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New published today: the All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme (AWDPP) reduces the risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes by nearly 25% for people with pre‑diabetes. Prevention works — and Wales is leading the way.

#Wales #Diabetes #PublicHealth

Read the report:
🔗 phw.nhs.wales/services-and...

We’re recruiting: Director of Health Improvement!

Lead national action to drive system-wide change for Wales.

If you’re a bold #publichealth leader ready to make real impact, this is your moment.
📍 National role
🤝 Cross-sector leader
🌱 Transform population health

phw.nhs.wales/careers/curr...

a man is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it and the words `` its all part of the plan '' . ALT: a man is pointing at a bulletin board with a lot of papers on it and the words `` its all part of the plan '' .

Matt Goodwin's on the precipice of arguing that The New Eliteᵀᴹ are co-opting the plumbing and plastering trades.

You can find the poster here #MCResearchConference2026!

#Endoflifecarematters #publichealth www.mariecurie.org.uk/document/mag...

Thrilled that the Centre for the Art of Living and Dying Well poster has been awarded joint runner‑up for the Joanna Mugridge Prize at the #MCResearchConference2026! 🎉 Big thanks and well done team!

Evidence-based public health leadership development: A systematic review and urgent call to include psychological theory Public health leadership is key to addressing complex healthcare and societal challenges. There is a lack of consensus regarding the optimal structure…

We have a new paper out on #PublicHealth #Leadership development offering insights for strengthening leadership development for population health and prevention systems. Worth a read for anyone shaping policy or practice.
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Mae Let's Prevent #Diabetes yn rhaglen addysg ar-lein am ddim i unrhyw un sydd mewn perygl o ddatblygu diabetes math 2, sydd dros 18 oed ac yn byw yng Nghymru. Mae defnyddwyr hefyd yn nodi eu bod yn gwneud dewisiadau bwyd gwell, yn teimlo llai o straen ac yn fwy egnïol yn gorfforol #Cymru

Let's Prevent #Diabetes is a FREE, online education programme for anyone at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, who is over the age of 18 and living in Wales. · Users say it helps making better food choices, feeling less stressed and being more physically active #Wales

Mae MyDESMOND yn rhaglen addysg ar-lein am ddim i unrhyw un sydd wedi cael diagnosis o ddiabetes math 2, sydd dros 18 oed ac yn byw yng Nghymru. · Mae 88% o ddefnyddwyr o Gymru yn cytuno bod yr wybodaeth yn MyDESMOND yn werthfawr #Diabetes #Cymru

MyDESMOND is a free, online education programme for anyone with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes over the age of 18 and living in Wales. · 88% of users from Wales agree that the information in MyDESMOND is valuable #Diabetes #Wales #PublicHealth

Leo XIV on #onehealth #prevention and #determinants of health www.vatican.va/content/leo-... “It is often said that life and health are equally fundamental values for all, but this statement is hypocritical if…we ignore the structural causes and policies that determine inequalities.”

Check out this short blog about current support for people with rare cancers - imp given gov’s recent launch of Cancer Plan @patientlibrary.bsky.social @tackleprostate.bsky.social @charlotteaugst.bsky.social @andybell-centremh.bsky.social @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social www.localdemocracyandhealth.com

It's a fascinating chapter Jim highlighting the importance of multidisciplinary working in tackling problems in health. Lots to reflect on an implement.

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

A pleasant surprise of a hard copy arriving from the publishers. Was great to write with the amazing Michelle Constable link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Book Launch - Human Leadership: How to Succeed (and How to Fail) Human Leadership: A Celebration, a Conversation, and a Call to Transform Leadership in the Helping Professions!

Human Leadership: A Celebration, a Conversation, and a Call to Transform Leadership in the Helping Professions
Date: 12 Feb. 2026 (Thursday)
Venue: The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Time: 6pm - 8pm
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Book Launch - Human Leadership: How to Succeed (and How to Fail) Human Leadership: A Celebration, a Conversation, and a Call to Transform Leadership in the Helping Professions!

Over 90 people coming, a few free places still left. Looking forward to hearing colleagues speak about their work www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Human Leadership How can you lead with compassion, authenticity and success - whether you're leading a team or a complex organization? This wide-ranging collection pulls t...

emotionally intelligent model of leadership. We bring authors, practitioners and policymakers together for an evening of conversation about what leadership really demands of us – not only in our successes, but in our uncertainty, failures, and our humanity www.hachette.co.uk/titles/claud...

Join us for the official launch of Human Leadership: How to Succeed (and How to Fail) in the Helping Professions – a groundbreaking new book that brings together leaders from across health, social care, safeguarding, education, public service, and voluntary sectors to explore a more relational, and

New research shows that spending less on tobacco, gambling and sweets is good for the UK economy - Sheffield Addictions Research Group A new study from the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG) has found that public health policies which reduce spending on harmful products can actually provide a significant boost to UK jobs and ...

A good piece of research here. Some industries claim regulating products like tobacco is bad for the economy. It isn’t. People change spending to other things, usually in their local economies. Welcome news, but not to tobacco industry . sarg-sheffield.ac.uk/news-media/n...

I try to include insights from Carmelite tradition and contemporary situations to show how this approach can inform service, justice, and civic engagement, urging us not to divorce interior life from public action . You can read the paper here mountcarmelmagazine.com/2026/01/01/a...

The article tries to connect Carmelite spirituality to the challenges of 21st-century civic life, calling for a rediscovery of prayer, charity, and interior freedom as foundations for any healthy society

Drawing on the Carmelite tradition as a source of seeing the world, with compassion and wisdom, I argue that formation of leaders to build up the common good is not a private luxury but a public necessity. Our shortened pieces have now been mountcarmelmagazine.com/current-issue/

Late last year I gave an invited lecture to a Human Development Symposium organised by Carmelites exploring why our culture needs a renewal of inner life, contemplative depth, and spiritual imagination in the public square.

Orange and black promotional banner for “Prison Nursing Unlocked: A History of Care and Justice,” hosted by the Royal College of Nursing Scotland. The date “Thursday 26 February 2026” appears on the left. The title includes key and padlock icons. Along the bottom is a filmstrip-style row of historical images, including prison scenes, nursing documents, medical items, and handcuffs.

Join RCN Scotland for the launch of Prison Nursing Unlocked: A History of Care and Justice - Thursday 26 Feb 2026 (hybrid).

Discover the history of prison nursing, hear from expert speakers, and explore equitable care in justice settings.

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As we return to a pre-WW2 order, the middle powers face a challenge - BBC News With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 ord...

An insightful read

“In any age of economic stagnation and extremes of inequality, popular trust in democratic institutions corrodes. It has been corroding not just in the US but across the western world for decades now….”

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Pob Plentyn | Every Child Mae gan bob plentyn yng Nghymru yr hawl i’r dechrau gorau posibl mewn bywyd ac i’w helpu ar hyd y ffordd mae Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru wedi lansio Pob Plentyn Cymru. Mae’r wefan hon yn llawn syniadau i’c...

If you're looking for practical, trustworthy information on what you can do, explore the #PublicHealth Wales parents resources here

pobplentyn.cymru

everychild.wales

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New data from #PublicHealth Wales shows early life really shapes long-term health—15% of children born in 2022 were already overweight by age 2. Feeding practices and early environments make a huge difference. If we support families better, we build a healthier Wales.
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A statement from the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem on unity and representation of the Christian communities in the Holy Land - Custodia di Terra Santa Recent activities undertaken by local individuals who advance damaging ideologies, such as Christian Zionism, mislead the public, sow confusion, and harm the

important
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