Kendall says 'hidden unemployment' caused by ill-health takes real joblessness rate to 20% in some places.

UE statistics mean low UE can be falsely celebrated whilst millions are too ill to work.

It's sensible to discuss the statistics together more

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As Jennie Leggat outlines with financial difficulties all cuts have consequences

But in these scenarios Health Impact Assessments are a useful tool to identify the implications of decisions on population health and health inequalities

The Health Foundation

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My new piece for the IPR blog for the truud_research project.

Can the silos be broken? Cross-government working for public health

I discuss three strategies: bridging the silos, redisigning the silos, and decentralisation.

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In The Telegraph and Telegraph Global Health Security today, Kate Dun-Campbell and I set out why the imminent Smokefree Generation Bill is so important for preventing death and disease for generations to come (no ££-wall).

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#LocalGovernment is critical to delivering the building blocks of health, enabling people to live long and healthy lives.

But this isn't reflected in councils' budgets, write Katherine merrifield and Gwen Nightingale for The New Statesman.

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Excellent The Health Foundation analysis of the UK's stalling life expectancy

⬇️People born in 2020 are now expected to live four fewer years than 2010 projections.
❤️‍🩹 The stagnation in life expectancy was clear well before the pandemic
⚖️ Inequalities in life expectancy are widening

After scrapping of the Health Disparities White Paper, the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities is “effectively dismantled”, removing any departmental focus on health inequalities.

A hugely depressing move highlighting the erosion of PH nationally since PHE was dissolved.

Financial strain on councils continues to impact health and widen health inequalities.

Katherine merrifield explains why today's local government finance settlement will do little to improve this picture. Further action is needed.

Read the full statement ⬇️
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Eye-opening from The Economist on the UK’s absurd Council Tax 1/

'When sovereign wealth funds are investing in your country’s children’s homes, you know something is very wrong'

A sobering article highlighting the immense dysfunctionality of the current children's care system -to the detriment of societies most vulnerable

Knowsley Council to restrict unhealthy food advertising bbc.in/499Lblg

Good to see but some of these also blocked planning Gove's planning reforms

🏠Temporary accom and children's care placements are some of the council's highest costs. ⬇️supply = ⬆️costs

Councils need more funding, better allocated, but also legalisation to reduce costs

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'at the heart of this issue are questions of what local government should be for: is it a mechanism for delivering an ever-narrower range of services? Or is it there to shape, preserve and champion an area and its people?'

'The most deprived fifth of areas receive, on average, 9% less local government funding (£92 per person) than their share of needs'

Institute for Fiscal Studies evidence shows the clear need for #localgov funding reform, given the current inequities

🎙️ The new Solace podcast 🎧 #LocalGov ernmentStories is live! Join Nazeya Hussain Duke in interviews with #LocalGov Chief Executives, delving into their personal journeys, formative experiences, and key decisions. Don't miss Episode 1 featuring Tom Riordan at bit.ly/41QKfA3

'Local authorities right across England are facing unprecedented financial pressures – and all the independent analysis makes clear that the problems are systemic...' Solace spokesperson Patrick Melia responding to the Local Government Finance Settlement: bit.ly/46YOydD

'I think there is a risk of being complacent about smoking.'

A new study by UCL suggests smoking in England has nearly ground to a halt since the pandemic.

Dr Sarah Jackson, lead author of the report, tells #R4Today a lot of new information focuses on vaping instead.

Huge opportunity costs are involved with the medical hegemony approach to obesity

There are significant health consequences to residents when a council issues a S114 notice.

A comprehensive look at the numerous ways that this unfortunately occurs

'since 2010/11, local authority spending has fallen from 7.4% to 5.0% of gross domestic product (GDP), with it falling further to 4.6% of GDP in 2028/29'

Stark figures of the path of continuing centralisation of spending