Jessica Allen

New collaboration to tackle health inequalities launches in Scotland Director of UCL’s Institute of Health Equity (IHE) Professor Sir Michael Marmot will be working with Public Health Scotland (PHS) and councils in three areas of Scotland to reduce health inequalities.

Our new partnership with Public Health Scotland joins the around 50 Marmot Places working to promote health equity across the UK @michaelmarmot.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...

Important new @local.gov.uk report on progress by councils in tackling health inequalities by addressing the social determinants of health through the ‘Marmot Eight’ principles, featuring Marmot Place case studies & underlines need for national leadership

Building fairer towns, cities and regions: Insights from Marmot Places This report highlights the innovative and collaborative work of councils and their partners, who have embraced the Marmot principles and turned them into meaningful action.

The ‘transfrormational’ work of over 50 Marmot places in the UK tackling health inequalities. The Local Government Association reports @michaelmarmot.bsky.social

Equity of health and wellbeing must be at the heart of housing policy explains @michaelmarmot.bsky.social. National action has to support local action, and housebuilders are crucial in the development of plans that consider affordability, quality, supply & the environment www.bmj.com/content/388/...

National government, new @marmotihe.bsky.social review highlights, plays a crucial role in planning and development, but it must prioritise affordable, healthy homes and places in its push to deliver 1.5 million homes in five years bit.ly/4989ph4

New @marmotihe.bsky.social report calls on the property sector to work with central & local government to put health, wellbeing and environmental sustainability at the centre of all UK house building www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-re...

Awful. Large declines in healthy life expectancy in England and Wales since 2017-19. No surprise sadly, but shocking nonetheless. @michaelmarmot.bsky.social @marmotihe.bsky.social

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New 2yr Public Health Scotland @michaelmarmot.bsky.social partnership sees Aberdeen City Council, North Ayreshire & South Lanarkshire join 50+ Marmot Places across the UK implementing action across the #MarmotEightPrinciples @improvserv.bsky.social @uclofficial.bsky.social

Scotland a 'Marmot' Country. Delighted to be supporting work to tackle health inequalities nationally in Scotland and with three places - Aberdeen City, North Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The new Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland (CHES) www.instituteofhealthequity.org/resources-re...

Tackling health inequalities place by place. Over 50 areas in the UK and today 1 more - launching Oxfordshire Marmot County. @michaelmarmot.bsky.social @marmotihe.bsky.social

The importance of ‘unusual friends’ / partnerships for health equity. Tejesh Mistry talking about action from the VCS in reducing health inequalities in Scotland. @marmotihe.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social

Wonderful to be in Scotland talking about the new @michaelmarmot.bsky.social Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland with the @marmotihe.bsky.social Health Equity Network. @alanhiggins21.bsky.social. Great commitment to tackling health equity.

You're a lot older than I am, Michael Marmot, and still working. I applaud your personality defect of optimism, but more, your personality defect of continuing to berate governments for NOT DOING THEIR JOB.

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Taking Action - Institute of Health Equity Taking Action

Michael Marmot: "The situation in the UK is deeply concerning. Health is declining and health inequalities are widening. This is not the case with other European countries. The UK's rankings have gone down since 2014. What a tragic waste of lives"

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June 2020
In Britain, life expectancy dropped in a decade

Austerity is the killer

by Michael Marmot
Le Monde Diplomatique
mondediplo.com/2020/06/08uk...

The next government must put health at the heart of all policies Dear party leaders, Not only is health the foremost concern of individuals, communities, and businesses, health is also an indicator of how well a nation is performing. Unfortunately, the situation i...

The next UK government must put health at the heart of all policies - Open letter by Professor Sir Michael Marmot:

“health is declining and health inequalities are widening. This is not the case in other European countries. The UK’s rankings have gone down since 2014”

www.bmj.com/content/384/...

Health Equity Network Monthly Webinar: November - Disability and Employment, which will be held on Thursday, November 28th, from 12:30-1:30PM. Click link to secure your place. healthequitynetwork.co.uk/feed