Why are so few women in leadership? Over 90% of senior roles are held by men – but that’s changing. 💪
The How to Win at Work Book by Gill Whitty-Collins is your personal guide to breaking barriers and thriving at work. 🚀
Out March 2026
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This series is public health in action - some great young activists interviewed too, fantastic public health ambassadors! @hughfw.bsky.social on #bbcradio4
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Did you catch chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and young food activist Dev Sharma on BBC Radio 4 yesterday? 🫘🫘🫘 Talking all about beans 😍
Tune in to @hughfw.bsky.social's fibre series ➡️ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
💥 #BangInSomeBeans 💥
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Improving health in deprived communities is essential for economic growth. Poor health limits participation in the labour market and drives inequalities.
Our new briefing shows how local teams can embed health into strategies on skills, good work and investment ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4agYFPE
Our latest report shows the economic inactivity crisis is greater in the North, with workers more likely to lose their job due to ill health and those without educational qualifications nine times more likely to lose their job if they become ill.
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Thank you to Greg Wright from the @yorkshirepost.co.uk for his article on our Health for Wealth report, following @profbambra.bsky.social’s panel event at the Great Northern Conference.
Read it here: online.fliphtml5.com/hezmz/Emag_F...
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Our experts have been part of a new report that shows that arts & creativity are crucial for children’s wellbeing, but funding cuts have removed this lifeline for many children growing up in disadvantage and poor health.
Read more here. ⬇
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Read the November roundup of top stories, blogs & opportunities from all NIHR Applied Research Collaborations ( #NIHRARCs) across the country
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New £15.3 million funding announced for applied research to improve health and care in our region and beyond
📢We're very pleased to share that partners from the North East & North Cumbria been awarded new funding from
@nihr.bsky.social for an Applied Research Collaboration in our region (2026-2031), hosted by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust.
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New BMJ Open paper shows how community-led design can boost NHS Health Check uptake in underserved groups. We’re proud to have supported this vital research tackling health inequalities in the North East.
🔗 Read the paper: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/bmjo...
THIS Space 2025 programme is now live! Join us virtually on 25 November. The event is free to attend, but booking is essential and space is limited. View the full programme and register here: ths.im/4nGd5wJ
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research News NIHR awards Applied Research Collaborations £157 million
Today, @nihr.bsky.social announced a £157 million investment over 5 years in 10 ARCs, that will:
🔵support transformation of the health & care system
🔵tackle pressing health & social care challenges through high-quality applied research
🔵bring new treatments & technologies
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Are you an org or uni with expertise in evaluation & a passion for child health? HI NENC & @everychildnenc.bsky.social are seeking a partner for a major evaluation project.
Register on our procurement system to apply:
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📧 businessdevelopment@healthinnovationnenc.org.uk
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The North East Child Poverty Action Plan has been launched by
@kimmcguinness.bsky.social. The plan sets out activity that
addresses three key priorities and will be delivered with partners based on local strengths and needs.
Read it here: www.northeast-ca.gov.uk/child-povert...
white text on a black poster COMMUNITY: CAN WE HAVE A SAFE ROUTE FOR OUR KIDS TO WALK/BIKE/ROLL TO SCHOOL? CITY: NO, A DRIVER MIGHT GET MAD. THAT'S THE ENTIRETY OF THE DISCUSSION
the discussion.
Our new report, produced by our Nutrition North network & @healthequitynorth.bsky.social shows that intake of calcium, fibre, vegetables, fruit, legumes, healthy fatty acids and sodium are all lower in the North than the England average www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/07/poor...
Women aged 65 and over in the North East are predicted to have the highest number of unhealthy years at 23.7 years, compared to 19.4 years in the South East. For men, the number is 20.2 years in the North East, while the South East has 16.6
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Medicalisation of public health: a narrative review
Yep
This stuff matters enormously
The medicalization of population health policy is a significant risk to, well, health
Read alongside Lantz
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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
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#AgeingInTheNorth report launched today. Highlighting that 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. Co-authored by @nihrarcs.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Explore the June roundup of top stories from all 15 of our NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs):
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including the latest research news, resources, blogs, events, training & more from ARCs across the country
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NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCseminar (Picture of people dancing at silent disco from The Centre for Ageing Better's Age-positive image library)
Don't miss the final national #ARCseminar of 2025
Wed 9 July - Creative arts for #dementia
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Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
Electronic patient records (EPRs) can potentially transform health care delivery, improving quality, efficiency and patient safety. Most trusts in England now have EPRs but many are not yet using them to their full potential.
We explored the challenges in our new analysis ⬇️
NIHR National Institute for Health and Care Research #ARCseminar (background picture: silhouette of an adult and a child singing and dancing)
The 2025 national #ARCseminar series on:
The healing power of creative arts
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7 May: Improving #MentalHealth & wellbeing with creative arts
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11 June: Exploring lived experience with creative arts
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9 July: Creative arts for #dementia
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Great coverage of the community resilience research from @lukemunford.bsky.social and Christine Camacho on @politicshome.bsky.social. The study showed coastal, rural and areas in the North of England are less able to withstand and recover from adverse events www.politicshome.com/members/arti...
1/9 🧵Pleased to have played a small part in this new @thelancetph.bsky.social paper showing just how bad UK life expectancy has been doing since 2010 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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JOURNAL PUBLICATION: A new study by the @nihrarcs.bsky.social and HI NENC explores how health and care providers could improve cholesterol management and cardiovascular health in deprived communities.
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