NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research. #ARCadvent Top ARC stories of the year. Day 10: Physical activity for older adults in lower socioeconomic groups. Picture: Older woman exercising.

#ARCadvent day 🔟:

A review co-funded by @arc-gm.bsky.social reveals important insights into physical activity interventions for older adults from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, highlighting key factors that could make these interventions more appealing.

arc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/news/news/NE...

The two-child cap will be removed from April! We have campaigned for years to end this unjust policy – through evidence, advocacy & collaboration. Half a million children will be immediately lifted from poverty as a result. Read our reaction 👇
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...
1/2 #Budget

Thank you so much for inviting us, Debbie. Helping and supporing people back into good work is not only morally the right thing to do, it also makes a lot of economic sense

Debbie Abrahams MP at the Health Equity North drop-in

Health Equity North drop-in

Debbie Abrahams MP at the Health Equity North drop-in

Health Equity North drop-in

It was a pleasure to welcome @profbambra.bsky.social (newcastleuni.bsky.social), @lukemunford.bsky.social (@manchester.ac.uk) to Parliament yesterday.

As part of #HealthEquityNorth the #CommonsWorkandPensions commissioned them to analyse what savings could be generated from new #EmploymentSupport

Thanks, Dave. So much more still to be done in this space and better data integration (and timely availability) is key

Impact of the rollout of the national social prescribing link worker programme on population outcomes: evidence from a repeated cross-sectional survey Background Social prescribing link workers have been rolled out nationally through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. Link workers connect people to advice and support to address the non-medic...

ICYMI: A #mustread on #socialprescribing. First - at-scale - quant evaluation of effect in general practice i've seen. Small individual impacts, scaling significantly at population level. Congrats to @lukemunford.bsky.social and colleagues bjgp.org/content/earl...

Children with special educational needs are more likely to miss school – it’s sign of a system under strain The solutions start with making mainstream education genuinely inclusive and properly funded.

Why children with SEN or disabilities are more likely to persistently miss school, and how this can be addressed 👉 theconversation.com/children-wit...
Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social and @lukemunford.bsky.social write for @theconversation.com

Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund Exclusive: MP presses minister for explanation as thinktank says omission undermines innovation in the north

Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Very pleased for the insightful seminar by @lukemunford.bsky.social at SUPSI today. Luke presented ongoing work in mental health and productivity in England, joint with @domignon.bsky.social S. Khavandi C. Bambra and @mattxsutton.bsky.social.

@manchester.ac.uk @productivity.bsky.social

Hopefully 😊🤞

Not this year, I don't think! Hopefully you get to Europe soon though 😊

Hope all is well with you, stranger?? Been too long since we've caught up!

Great paper, Karinna and all! Really important to document and understand these determinants

As we are talking about women's health in GM today, let's hear from @manchester.ac.uk's @lukemunford.bsky.social, who was one of the lead authors of the
@healthequitynorth.bsky.social
#womanofthenorth report...

www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...

#healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall

The effect of area-level waiting times for psychological therapies on individual-level labour market outcomes The association between common mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression, and labour outcomes has been extensively documented. Howeve…

📣 New paper alert 📣

Very happy to see this piece of work with The University of Manchester colleagues Joe Dodd, @lukemunford.bsky.social and @mattxsutton.bsky.social out in Labour Economics.

Full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@arc-gm.bsky.social @hope-uom.bsky.social

Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South - The NHSA Click here to download the Ageing in the North report Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing – resulting in mi...

THREAD: Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely & in poor housing - resulting in billions of pounds of avoidable NHS costs, according to our #AgeingintheNorth report released today
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15

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/...

Our research on the effects that PIP changes could have on local economies, written by authors @nataliecbennett.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social & @lukemunford.bsky.social, was featured on the @itvpeston.bsky.social programme last night - you can watch the episode on catch up

As the Govt’s proposal for PIP changes is estimated to push an extra 250,000 people into poverty our academic co-director @lukemunford.bsky.social of @uniofmanchester.bsky.social details why MPs need to consider the potential impact on deprived communities
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/red-wall-con...

Delighted that @marykfoymp.bsky.social highlighted our recent PIP analysis during today’s DWP debate in Parliament. She drew attention to the significant local impact of PIP reforms, noting that the City of Durham stands to lose - a staggering £13 million annually from its local economy.

Hot off the press! Our latest research shows that the availability of community pharmacies has declined in the past decade, with the most deprived areas in England 65% more likely to lose a pharmacy.

In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...

#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky

Looks AMAZING!! Enjoy 😍🍦

Health Equity North directors respond to Spring Statement - Health Equity North Following the announcement of today’s (March 26, 2025) Spring Statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP, Health Equity North’s four Academic Co-Directors have issued a joint statement ...

Following the announcement of the #SpringStatement by Chancellor of the Exchequer, our Academic Co-Directors @profkepickett.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social & Prof David Taylor-Robinson have issued a joint statement in response www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...

Economic case for reducing inequities in patient safety Patient safety is a fundamental aspect of healthcare quality, yet significant inequities persist that adversely affect patient outcomes. Recent commentaries have highlighted these inequities in high-i...

📢New publication highlights the strong economic imperative of reducing inequities in #patientsafety. Addressing disparities can lead to cost savings for healthcare systems and enhance workforce productivity.

➡️Read more: bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/1...

#HealthEquity #HealthEconomics

Thanks, Anna😊

It was definitely a new one on me! But I'll be having it again next time I see it

Thank you, Brendan! Some great suggestions from yourself and colleagues 😀

(And a great suggestion for ice cream - honeycomb plus Irish brown bread is a great combo!)

Excellent talk by @lukemunford.bsky.social to @esri.ie today on the relationship between mental health and productivity in England. #GrowthGrowthGrowth

Today the ONS have published new estimates of UK healthcare productivity. They estimate that productivity has declined substantially, while last week NHS England estimated that English acute hospital productivity has increased. What’s going on? A short thread

Mental Health and Economic Prosperity: An analysis of Place-Based Data in England - The Productivity Institute An analysis of granular measures of economic prosperity and health by location, examining how population mental health is associated with economic activity.

The UK experiences some of the widest regional inequalities among OECD countries. This is particularly reflected in measures of health and productivity. Find out more in a new blog by @hope-uom.bsky.social's @lukemunford.bsky.social & @domignon.bsky.social: www.productivity.ac.uk/the-producti...