New research from Health Equals finds that 1 in 4 people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, mould and cold. These issues are known causes of mental health problems.

New research from @healthequals.bsky.social finds that 15 million people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, cold or mould. The impact on our mental health as well as our physical health can be devastating, causing respiratory symptoms, depression and anxiety.

Thank you so much to the wonderful @mhrincubator.bsky.social for making it possible for us #mentalhealth early career researchers to get such outstanding support - absolutely fantastic!

Also thanks to @gladlib.bsky.social for making it a special place and @nihr.bsky.social for investing in us

The Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL) recently hosted a 3-day global event in Liverpool highlighting the principles and frameworks for responsible data governance and new developments in the sphere of digital commons ▶️ bit.ly/43PrWOi

@civicdatacoop.bsky.social
@livunichil.bsky.social

So grateful for these reflections, the whole
🧵and linked substack
relevant to many life journeys, not just academic work and new 🔑word for me to think about:
skillpower

📢Citizens Advice Liverpool (CAL) won the Tackling Health Inequality award at the North West Coast Innovation event👇for their Citizens Advice on Prescription service, which we evaluated + found likely improved mental health @livunihipr.bsky.social @livunichil.bsky.social @citizensadvice.bsky.social

Awards hosted by NIHR ARC North West Coast and Health Innovation North West Coast. Well done all - winners and nominees 👏
and organisers @nihrarcs.bsky.social
Read here: 👇
www.nwcawards.co.uk

The impacts of Liverpool Citizen's Advice on Prescription (CAP) on mental health outcomes– an Instrumental Variable (IV) approach

Such an important research paper this. Grateful to all my colleagues who got this work over the line and proud to have been involved. This is essential reading for all with an interest in mental health and its treatment www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This evaluation was funded by @nihr.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, and CAP -the programme- nominated at the @nihrarcs.bsky.social North West Coast Research and Innovation Awards 2025, for the Tackling Inequalities Award👇
arc-nwc.nihr.ac.uk/news/north-w...

This paper is the sibling of another one, led by Rachel Granger at Bangor, which looked at the social return on investment of Citizens Advice on Prescription, which also reported a positive social return on investment.
👉 www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...

We found Citizens Advice on Prescription reduced antidepressant prescriptions, mental health emergencies and A&E attendances, and mental health related GP consultations. It is likely to improve mental health and be cost-saving.

Citizens Advice on Prescription (CAP)- commissioned by NHS Liverpool to support people experiencing/risking financial insecurity. Providers suspecting patients encountering very practical barriers to their wellbeing can refer to CA who then proactively contact patients within 48 hours

It took so long to get to this stage, but such a special project for me, especially exciting to structure + curate linking health (NHS)+non-health (Citizens Advice Liverpool) data - so much to learn from dataset collected nationwide in standard format

The impacts of Liverpool Citizen's Advice on Prescription (CAP) on mental health outcomes– an Instrumental Variable (IV) approach

New paper out: The impacts of Liverpool Citizen's Advice on Prescription (CAP) on mental health outcomes – an Instrumental Variable (IV) approach, with Aregawi Gebremariam, @benjaminbarr.bsky.social @rhiannoncor.bsky.social @kdaras.bsky.social 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🎉well done and so richly deserved, Davara, working on inequalities in children entering care @livunihipr.bsky.social

#TeamLivUni

And talking about data -> action, this new @livunichil.bsky.social podcast is so exciting! Looking forward to it @edmhill.bsky.social + Sam
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Great to see more data -> action
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Inspiring 👏

Child of the North 2024/25 Campaign - N8 Research Partnership *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

To learn more about the Child of the North campaign, its series of reports which seek to put the interests and life chances of children and young people at the heart of policymaking, and how delivering on these plans is crucial to Britain’s future, visit tinyurl.com/y28y33p6.

Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives report calls for ‘Britain’s kids have got talent’ drive in schools to boost opportunity and stop the pipeline of pop stars, actors and creatives becoming the ... A new report published today (Friday 14th March) by Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives, An evidence-based approach to creating a culture of inclusive opportunity through arts and creati...

Our new report - led by @n8research.bsky.social and @healthequitynorth.bsky.social and @annelongfield.bsky.social's @cfyounglives.bsky.social - warns the talents of millions of children are being ignored and calls for creativity to be embedded into an inclusive school curriculum tinyurl.com/2eca46yb

📢 Are you a #UK #HealthcareProfessional managing patients with #KidneyDisease, #HighBloodPressure, #Diabetes or #Lupus?

👩‍⚕️ We want to hear what information/education you deliver about #kidneys, & anything that helped or hindered you.

🔗 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/salford/ph...

🙌 Thank you!

And more brilliant people doing amazing stuff
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from Uni here 👇

Made the list of #northinnovationwomen of NHSA. Surprised+happy to be with so many friends from @livunihipr.bsky.social, @livuni-iph.bsky.social and @livunichil.bsky.social 2025 theme was health inequalities work - list of Uni colleagues
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news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/03/10/c...

This is what I've been up to for the last couple of days. Really brilliant to spend a couple of days listening to and learning from people about what they want data and AI to do/be used for. A couple of quick reflections

symbolic representation of people working together to solve problems - part of University of Liverpool Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL)

Yesterday, with @livunichil.bsky.social colleagues, I shared knowledge of using quasi-experiments to answer difficult questions in real-world with 50+ nhs+loc gov analysts. Huge privilege for me and example of mobilising data+skills to build learning health systems, cutting time to innovation

Welcome to Day 2 of the LCR Residents' Assembly on Data & AI Innovation!

Today we're diving into the complexities of AI trade-offs, led by the brilliant @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social from @carefultrouble.bsky.social 🤖⚖️

Looking forward to more insightful discussions about AI use in our region today!

A big thank you to all the residents who attended the LCR Residents' Assembly on Data & AI Innovation today as we look to answer our question “What does trustworthy and beneficial data and AI innovation look like for the Liverpool City Region?”

More info: civicdatacooperative.com/residents-as...

Inspired by Liverpool City Region residents at today's Assembly. Mobilising data into action well becomes real in health systems where organisations are accountable to one another and to the residents they serve - a national grid of civic data & AI is overdue - see: www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...

I am mad about data, and work with lots of teams sharing the madness. A bunch of us Northerners, inspired by @profbuchan.bsky.social, wrote of working together as big team of Unis, NHS, local gov, charities and citizens to use data+combined skills to innovate.
👉 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/...

On Tuesday we launched our Greater Data programme with our colleagues at Capacity and NHS C&M with a workshop focused on unlocking the potential of expert practitioners in children’s workforce.
Thank you to everyone who attended and to all of our excellent speakers.