Clare Bambra

Excited to be returning

Join us on 15 Dec in Manchester, for our annual lecture, this year to be delivered by @profbambra.bsky.social , Professor of Public Health at @newcastleuni.bsky.social , and a Co-Director of @healthequitynorth.bsky.social.

A real pleasure to meet @chrischirp.bsky.social in person, to catch up with Clare @profbambra.bsky.social and to hear about the amazing range of work of the new fellows!

Town Hall and Shambes Market Hall, Stockton-on-Tees

Through a Leverhulme Research Leadership Award, @profbambra.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social examined local health inequalities that had an impact on government policy.
Read more: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/cbam...

@valhud.bsky.social one for you and Bob I think!

At the @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social conference in York this week

🚨 INE's annual conference is right around the corner! Joining our academic panel, 'Changing direction: sharing knowledge and expertise to forge a new path', is @profbambra.bsky.social , Professor of Public Health at @newcastleuni.bsky.social‬.

📖 View the programme and register ➡️ lnkd.in/e9PRkVxw

Unfair welfare: disability cuts will widen England’s north-south divide Welfare cuts will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest, with long term health and economic harms, write Clare Bambra and colleagues In her Spring Statement in March 2025, the ...

BMJ, @hannahdavies.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social @nataliecbennett.bsky.social
and I outline how disability welfare cuts (PIP) will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest (again!), with long term harms @healthequitynorth.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...

However, this book 📕 gives case studies & explains how health #inequalities have previously been reduced through policies,it’s not impossible. We must believe that things can get better!

Available to read 🆓 online, but I am 40 so I am excited to be reading a real #book 📚😄
@profbambra.bsky.social

✨New #book day 📚✨

When I proposed my #PhD on #inequalities, some were dismissive, saying it is an insurmountable problem….

And after reading the opening page (that in New Orleans there is a 2️⃣5️⃣ YEAR gap in life expectancy between richest & poorest areas 🏚️💰) I can see why people feel that way….1/2

Well done!

Thank you so much

The north of England had high hopes for this government. Why is it only offering us crumbs from the south? | Peter Hetherington Neglect of schemes like the Tyne Bridge restoration contrasts sharply with bullishness over southern projects, says journalist and regional affairs expert Peter Hetherington

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

North of England lost out on £140bn for transport in ‘decade of deceit’ – study Thinktank calls on ministers to close investment gap after ‘hollow’ promises from previous governments

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Paperback copy of Getting Better: The Policy and Politics of Reducing Health Inequalities, written by Clare Bambra, Julia Lynch and Katherine Smith.

Happy publication to @profbambra.bsky.social, @jlynch13.bsky.social and @profkatsmith.bsky.social! 🎉📚

Health inequality is in crisis. Your income or hometown can determine how well and long you live. Reducing these inequalities is possible. This book gives a roadmap for today’s govts to follow.

The Global Health Politics Podcast Hosted by Joseph Harris, the Global Health Politics podcast features intimate, one-of-a-kind conversations with leading scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and activists working on critical issues ...

Great new conversation with @jlynch13.bsky.social out now! Come listen to her talk about her new books & the #politicaleconomy of #health! @profbambra.bsky.social @cambridgeup.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social #globalhealth globalhealthpoliticspodcast.buzzsprout.com

Open access (free) digital version of new book with @profbambra.bsky.social & @jlynch13.bsky.social exploring successful examples of reducing health inequalities now available: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/monobook-oa/...

This is a lovely and wide ranging interview with my great colleague @jlynch13.bsky.social
I recommend it for the #healthequity community

Academy Fellow Professor Clare Bambra next to a quote that reads: "I will use my Fellowship to promote research and advocacy to reduce health inequalities and support the development of colleagues working in this area."

Congratulations to @profbambra.bsky.social who has been elected as a new Fellow to the Academy 🎉

Prof Bambra has been recognised for her research on understanding and reducing health inequalities, helping to build fairer, healthier communities for all.

👉 ow.ly/6ehl50VXSlc

#AcademyFellows

Happy to see so many people interested in #lung disease and #Inequalities - thanks for all the feedback and discussion #EAPC2025 🫁

Launch today @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social 3.30pm

Excited for the book launch @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social tomorrow too! Hope to se y’all there

Getting Better Getting Better - The Policy and Politics of Reducing Health Inequalities; Where someone lives can have devastating impact on the quality of care they receive. This book demonstrates that reducing heal...

New book policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/getting-better with @profbambra.bsky.social & @jlynch13.bsky.social out today takes atypical approach to exploring evidence for reducing health inequalities by focusing on learning from 4 international case studies: Brazil, England, Germany & USA 1/4

Report calls for decisive action to reverse the decline of England’s High Street “Ghost Towns” - Health Equity North Read the report here The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets – particularly in the North, and in more deprived and coastal areas. A new report ...

THREAD:
The Government needs to take urgent steps to reverse the deterioration of England’s High Streets - particularly in the North, deprived & coastal areas, according to our new research with @newcastleuni.bsky.social and @manchester.ac.uk 1/11

www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/report-calls...

Good feature covering our ghost owns report

Today - 23/05/2025 - BBC Sounds News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Listen to our Academic Co-Director @profbambra.bsky.social speaking on this morning's BBC Radio 4 Today show about our ghost towns report released today which shows a worrying deterioration of England's high streets www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Huge congratulations to our Inequalities theme lead @profbambra.bsky.social on this prestigious appointment.

🎉 Delighted to see Fuse Senior Investigator @profbambra.bsky.social elected as a Fellow @acmedsci.bsky.social! A prestigious and well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contribution to public health research understanding and reducing health inequalities, both in the North East and beyond. 👏

Academy of Medical Sciences announces new Fellows for 2025

Wow! Profs Clare Bambra, Christina Pagel, Roz Shafran, Melanie Calvert & me. All elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences this year!

Good news for #longcovid, #equity, #patientvoices #womeninscience?

@profbambra.bsky.social, @chrischirp.bsky.social

acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/ac...

Many thanks mate - look forward to catching up next week