IPPR research on the impact of the two-child benefit limit on families was featured on @channel4news.bsky.social. The cap is pushing 80 children per day into poverty in the UK - this could total 410,000 by the end of the decade.
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🧵 Our new analysis estimates the funding required for social care in England over the next 10 years to meet the needs of people living longer and improve their care.
Read thread ⬇
15.05.2025 16:13 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
Illustration of a crushed up can. Text reads 'People are drinking less alcohol.' Highlighted tab at the bottom reads '2025 World Health Statistics Report'
Global consumption of alcohol has reduced by 0.7 litres per capita between 2010 and 2022.
This is a significant step towards achieving the target of reducing alcohol consumption by 20% by 2030.
Read more such insightful health statistics here: bit.ly/437wz4w
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
China’s emissions shrank, scientists had a breast cancer breakthrough, and Europe’s best cycle city was revealed, plus more good news
What went right this week: the good news that matters
China’s #emissions tipped into reverse, scientists had a #breastcancer breakthrough, and Europe’s best #cycling city was revealed, plus more good news
www.positive.news/society/good...
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The Opportunity Index - The Sutton Trust
An unprecedented insight into the geography of opportunity and social mobility in England.
www.suttontrust.com/our-research...
Opportunity index from
@suttontrust.bsky.social
looking at social mobility of young people, (higher) and strongly correlated with living in the London region and by ethnic diversity
#inequalities
15.05.2025 06:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Our current model of healthcare is not sustainable.
Fixing the NHS will take deep structural change and, in particular, a ‘shift’ from hospital to community and a move from a National to a Neighbourhood Health Service. Without that shift, we will be stuck on a path from crisis to crisis.
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29.04.2025 17:00 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1
People across the political divides see health as a fairness issue – not just a matter of personal responsibility - this challenges the myth we are fed that strong public health action is "nanny state"
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With almost one million more older workers in economic inactivity since the pandemic, government must take action to help people remain in work when health issues arise, says @christopher-rocks.bsky.social in response to the @ageingbetter.bsky.social 50+ Employment Taskforce ⬇️
15.04.2025 16:05 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
Despite increasing efforts to widen participation, only 5% of entrants to medical school in 2021 came from the lowest socioeconomic groups.
Tackling persistent inequalities in access to medicine is critical to ensure that expansion delivers a diverse future workforce
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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With the current focus on improving NHS productivity across services it is important to understand how value-based healthcare can help improve productivity.
This short thread outlines some of our recent resources that can support finance leaders with this.
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📢 Inequalities Newsletter | April 2025 EDITION
news.hcp.bradford.nhs.uk/NLI/ViewHtml...
Our latest Reducing Inequalities newsletter covering
#Core20PLUS5 progress report
#Digitalinclusion action plan (national)
Inequalities action ( #learningdisabilities team)
Inequalities in later life
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#healthinequalities
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New research shows GPs failing Black people with HIV
nat.org.uk/news/unheard...
New research shows GPs failing Black people with HIV
A lack of culturally tailored healthcare is detrimental to the health wellbeing of Black communities living or affected by HIV
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Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly? | Working Knowledge
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
Income Inequality Is Rising. Are We Even Measuring It Correctly?
Beyond the Gini coefficient
03.04.2025 08:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
A bar chart showing age-standardised mortality rates by self-reported disability status for men aged 30—100 in England, 2020—2022.
The chart shows that disabled people have higher mortality rates than non-disabled people.
Disabled people are more likely to report being in poor health and have higher mortality rates than non-disabled people.
Explore the latest insights in a new section of our Evidence Hub exploring the impact of disability on #HealthInequalities ⬇️
buff.ly/AOy5dr4
01.04.2025 12:46 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Prof Clinical Epidemiology & Predictive Medicine at QMUL. Founder QResearch and ClinRisk Ltd (now Endeavour Predict CIC). Maker of QRISK. Endlessly curious
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