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Debbie Watson

@DebWatsonPH

Director of Public Health, Tameside Council, proud wife, mum, nan and ageing hockey player

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Currently, far too many people are experiencing illness and disease which could be prevented.

Focusing on adequately resourcing and funding and prevention would reduce pressure on the NHS and allow them to do what they do best 🏥🩺🩹⚕️💊👩‍⚕️

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Two in three smokers will die unless they quit.

Our campaign highlights some of the moments missed by people who smoke - walking your daughter down the aisle, meeting your grandchildren, being around for birthdays.

Let us know: What would you miss most?

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It’s never too late to quit smoking. When you
stop smoking, there are almost immediate
improvements to your health. You can quit
smoking this No Smoking Day – Wednesday
13 March
nhs.uk/better-health/…

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We are proud to have added our names to this letter to Jeremy Hunt⬇️

Health intervention is an investment, not a cost.

The public agree.

It's time for Gvt to take a stronger role in helping create environments where people can live healthier lives for longer.

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4.2 million children are living in poverty.

That is why we are calling on the next to introduce a new Child Poverty Act which commits to ending child poverty in all parts of the UK by 2030.

🌈Updates from ADCS

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🧵[1/3]Today, Andrea Leadsom MP published the Grant allocations for England for 2024-25.

It is 'nowhere near enough.' greg fell FFPH

Although described as an ⬆️, high inflation & ⬆️pay mean the settlement will be the 9th yr of real-term✂️to local public health funding.

🧵[1/3]Today, @andrealeadsom published the #PublicHealth Grant allocations for England for 2024-25. It is 'nowhere near enough.' @felly500 Although described as an ⬆️, high inflation & ⬆️pay mean the settlement will be the 9th yr of real-term✂️to local public health funding.
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'When you have an outbreak ... it is all hands to the pump. It needs people on the ground and that must be resourced.'

ADPH President greg fell FFPH talks to The BMJ on the importance of building trust in communities to⬆️vaccine take-up💉

bmj.com/content/384/bm…

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We are committed to giving every child the best start in life in Tameside and are recruiting! Come and join us!

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Come and join an amazing team! Couldn’t be more excited about our partnership approach to infant feeding in Tameside 👏🏻

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Excited to share we have 3 FT & 1 0.8FTE Health Improvement Worker roles now available in our brilliant Be Well Tameside team. A varied role in a forward thinking team Public Health jobs Debbie Watson James Mallion greater.jobs/search-and-app…

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The InHIP work in Oldham on asthma has been really amazing. So pleased to be asked to talk about this in my first ever blog contribution!

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spreads quickly and can be serious – but how infectious is it? Dr Colin Campbell, Consultant Epidemiologist, explains how measles ranks compared to other diseases and why is so important.

Find out more: nhs.uk/conditions/vac…

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Looking for a role within Youth Justice and in Greater Manchester? Tameside are looking for a 4 day/week Band 7 SLT to join the Tameside Youth Justice Service. You would also be part of a wider GM YJS SLT network.
tamesideandglossopicft.nhs.uk/working-us/vac…

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More evidence of health harms associated with consumption. I’ve joined 40+ health experts inc Fuse @childrensfood Food Active Royal Society for Public Health calling for ban on sales to under-16s. Read our letter here: sustainweb.org/news/jan24-ene…

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