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Posts by Greg Fell

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More supply will not solve the problems of too much demand a short blog based on a few recent observations More supply will not solve the problems of too much demand, and we will never assuage demand whilst we feed supply and orient our thinking around acu…

Great link
Thanks

Once wrote this on the supply vs demand thing across multiple policy areas

Always path of least resist is to add supply

gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2024/12/04/m...

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Well found
Closer to the answer to your mega question???

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Excellent paper and framing

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Transportation for the Abundant Society <p><span>A growing chorus known as the abundance movement seeks to overcome artificial scarcity in the built environment—especially housing. Yet this movement’s

"Access, not movement per se, should be the overarching goal of transportation policy"
- @gregshill.com @jonathanlevin13.bsky.social

@urbantruth.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social @sethlaj.bsky.social @tomflood.bsky.social @keawilson.bsky.social @activetowns.bsky.social

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Happy 40th birthday

If you know, you know

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Following his keynote speech at this week's @local.gov.uk/ADPH public health conference, ADPH President @felly500.bsky.social writes about the pivotal role local government has in improving the nation's health & why that isn't the same as reducing demand on healthcare.

👀 Read now ➡️ bit.ly/4aUc7s2

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Words can hurt: A language guide for gambling harms - ADPH

One eg from another space

www.adph.org.uk/resources/wo...

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Vic Health have been leaders in this space for a while now

Theres a bit of it in UK but agree sporadic and we aren't well organised on it
Much to learn

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Framing walking and bike riding
Message guide
More amazing stuff from VicHealth

www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/sites/defaul...

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Earlier today, ADPH President Greg Fell OBE, gave evidence on vaccinations to the Health and Social Care Committee. Coming just weeks after the UK lost its measles elimination status, Greg… | The As... Earlier today, ADPH President Greg Fell OBE, gave evidence on vaccinations to the Health and Social Care Committee. Coming just weeks after the UK lost its measles elimination status, Greg explained...

If you're mad enough you can watch the session with the links here

www.linkedin.com/posts/the-as...

(Apols for the cross platform japery)

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What's On Out There? 🚶🏽🦫🏃🏽🦉🚴🏻 Winter 2026 The news, links and listings post for Sheffield and the northern Peak District.

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Public Health Practitioner (Behavioural science, poverty, and inclusion health) G9. Closes 27th Feb

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IEA questions on who funds a charity

Ironyometer is redlining .......

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what is driving hospital activity growth – gizmos and “innovation” not “ageing” and demographics. short, slightly ranty, post saw this Causes of hospital activity growth : “growth in hospital activity was mostly driven by residual (R) factors, followed by population growth (P). Age-s…

what is driving hospital activity growth – gizmos and “innovation” not “ageing” and demographics.

short, slightly ranty, post

gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/w...

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Child obesity: McDonald’s drive-through plan rejected by Sheffield Council on health grounds Public health officials in Sheffield have successfully blocked plans for a new McDonald’s drive-through restaurant after arguing that it would undermine efforts to tackle child obesity. Sheffield Cou...

Thanks to @felly500.bsky.social for chatting to me about how Sheffield's public health team successfully challenged proposals for a new McDonald's drive through in an area with multiple schools, sports facilities, playgrounds and other places children hang out. www.bmj.com/content/392/...

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Excellent analysis from @jamestplunkett.bsky.social couldn’t agree more👏👏👏👏

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"The NYT noted that head of the EPA’s air and radiation office, Aaron Szabo, previously worked for the lobbying firm CGCN Group, whose clients included American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, a trade association for oil refiners that opposed stricter PM2.5 standards"

shocked i am, shocked

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Air pollution: EPA to stop putting price on human health benefits and focus on cost to industry Human health will no longer be factored into US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cost-benefit calculations of air pollution. Instead, costs to industry will be the EPA’s focus when assessing the...

An in surprise moment of the week ……

EPA to stop putting price on human health benefits for air pollution and focus on cost to industry

www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Experts told The BMJ the change will bias decisions towards “weaker protections and dirtier air.”

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a busy city street with a sign that says no parking on it ALT: a busy city street with a sign that says no parking on it

The @transporthealth.bsky.social – in partnership with the @nihrsphr.bsky.social – have organised a series of webinars on transport and health.

These webinars are open to all colleagues – please register via the appropriate link below.

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How health is created, why does that matter – and so what? How health is created, why does that matter (and so what?) Earlier this month I did the annual lecture for the Sheffield Institute of Policy Studies with the above title. Knowing some of the names …

Ill check it out
Skimming through I agree

Done a few fairly similarly sounding talks over the years
The (ahem) blogs that summed them up here
gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2022/07/06/h...

gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/t...

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Aha
Exciting....
Well that's one way of putting it

I hope he referred to the exceptional sentence structure and outstanding spelling

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What did I say?
Not guilty m'laud 😁

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Work in progress
Progress is slow but happening
Cant do much about what's there but def contest future applications
The seek to permit is not a duty

This one was a bit landmark
www.kingschambers.com/leo-charalam...

& judgement itself www.ftbchambers.co.uk/images/uploa...

Can talk to Craig

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Somehow the "metal Christmas covers" playlist on Spotify has defaulted to old skool Maiden

Algorithms are genuinely magic

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Advertising Works a case study in nicotine addiction See this paper Nicotine pouch use has risen in Great Britain, primarily driven by sharp increases among young people and the Guardian headline – Gen Z behind jump in use of oral nicotine pouc…

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Advertising Works a case study in nicotine addiction

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NHS gets 'game-changing' robot assistants to slash waiting times and save millions

www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2148...

I do so hope some serious "strategic commissioning" thought has been given to this one.....

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This headline…. what a way to generation-blame for industry malfeasance @felly500.bsky.social

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Short blog coming
This story made me mad!!!

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Oral nicotine pouch use in Great Britain: a repeat cross-sectional study, 2020–25 Nicotine pouch use has risen in Great Britain, primarily driven by sharp increases among young people, especially young men. Most users also smoked or vaped, and a growing proportion of smokers used p...

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Nicotine pouch use has risen in Great Britain, primarily driven by sharp increases among young people, especially young men....... and aggressive marketing......

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The Top 10 Public Health Achievements of the 21st Century We take a look back at the top public health achievements that have improved lives across the globe over the past 25 years.

Find out more and read the full list here 👇

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