Talking to senior NHS hospital leader recently 

Said public health need to do more to prevent illness and is failing to control demand into acute care

Probably true

But....

A thread (nb some may find controversial)

#AlcoholAwarenessWeek is an opportunity to reflect on the impact that drinking – whether ours or someone else’s - has on our health and family. If you are concerned, please reach out - there is so much support available in Somerset that is just a phone call or a click away.

📅 For #MHAW Cllr Adam Dance, Lead Member for Public Health, Equalities and Diversity is encouraging everyone to get involved in the campaign by setting up their own up their own ‘Worry Tree’.

For full details: healthysomerset.co.uk/mental-health-…  

#SomersetMyWorryTree

Come and join our fabulous public health team, working in our Behavioural Science Unit #publichealth #SomersetCouncil

This week Somerset is running a campaign that focuses on positive mental health please share #SomersetMyHappyPlace

The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone housing measures for poultry & captive birds in England have now been lifted, but the need to follow enhanced mandatory biosecurity measures remain as the risk of avian influenza continues.
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Tooth decay is the leading cause of hospital admissions for five-to-nine-year-olds, and there are preventable knock-on costs to the NHS. Without urgent action from the Government, demand for treatment will increase, and inequalities will continue to widen. #inequalitiesmatter

A century of male dominated planning has resulted in streets shaped for one purpose: the commute to work.

Only when cities start taking into account the many other “care trips” residents take in the day do they become more inclusive and gender equitable.

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OK, so Twitter is to remove the verified tick from those they’ve actually verified the identity of, and instead a verified tick will simply in future mean 'paid account'.

This is not a good for scam or fraud prevention. Scammers can pay as they make money from it.

I get asked quite a lot why the public health grant is cut - here’s the best answer I can give (feel free to improve on it):
➡️ High turnover of Ministers leads to limited political knowledge of what it is and why it matters

Spring Budget, public health grant and NHS pay offer: what do they add up to for health and care? | The Health Foundation
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'Health does not begin in clinics or hospitals... health starts with the conditions in which we are born and raised.'

Without action on the commercial determinants of health, public health will not improve, warns Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO. hubs.li/Q01J9d6z0

Our recent research found that 47% of Brits feel they have no alternative but to pay for a car for daily transport.

It's not freedom if you have no choice.

Creating quality alternatives to driving, like cycling, is critical to fixing this #BikeIsBest

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I've literally been told in the past that when I talk about commercial determinants of health I'm being 1) ideological & 2) political without evidence to back my thoughts

Well, here is the evidence base
If you want to know about the determinants of health, here is where to start

Unfunded NHS pay rises could lead to cuts to public health services

Proposed new NHS pay rises could end up leading to cuts to vital public health services if they are not funded, councils and directors of public health are warning today.
Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)

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‘Policy inertia’ is enabling the products and practices of some commercial actors to cause significant, ongoing harm to health, warn experts.

A new Lancet Series argues for a bold system overhaul that puts people and planet first: hubs.li/Q01HD8h_0

I'm constantly going on about Sustainable Safety and here's another great read which explains what it's all about.