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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 15h

Theres soon to be a test on whether those who opine about screening actually understand the principles on which screening programmes are based
Get your revision done

In the meantime here is a masterclass from Prof Baum

(More advanced classes are available)

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Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · 1d

Comment from IES Chief Executive @naomiclayton.bsky.social on the just-announced Labour Market Statistics from the Office for National Statistics.

"There are early signs that the labour market is starting to stabilise, as the pace of decline in jobs is slowing. Payrolled employment increased in August, having decreased for the previous eight months. Job vacancies are increasing in some sectors but remain well below the pre-pandemic peak and the increase in unemployment means that there are more people looking for fewer jobs. With record-high numbers of people still out of work due to ill health and unemployment continuing to rise, it is vital that the government scales up support for individuals and employers to boost participation, alongside measures to boost demand."

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Nye Cominetti @nyecominetti.bsky.social · 2d

Can't believe someone a) had the data to write this paper b) wrote this paper www.nber.org/papers/w3434...

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Luke O’Shea @lukeoshea.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to start our clinic letter sprint today with patients, GPs, @uclh clinicians, techies and administrators. Letters have a massive role, safety critical, hugely expensive and time consuming. Major challenges outlined today, so looking forward to what we can do about it

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 1d

1 in 6 bacterial infections now resistant to treatment, says WHO - rising to 1 in 3 in SE Asia on.ft.com/46Zv7Dq

One in six bacterial infections now resistant to treatment, says WHO

Levels of antimicrobial resistance highest in south-east Asia and eastern Mediterranean

on.ft.com

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Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social · 1d

Up and out early heading to the Healthy City Design 2025 International Congress in Salford. Shaping up to be a super couple of days talking all things planning, public health, and placemaking.

www.healthycitydesign.global

HCD 14-15 October 2025

Transitions to health: Impact through planning, policy and investment

www.healthycitydesign.global

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Bryan Alistair Charles @bryanacharles.bsky.social · 7d

I wrote about Proust in translation/the new IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME for @literaryhub.bsky.social.
Featuring a chat with @avecsesdoigts.bsky.social, whose stunning vol. 2 translation, IN THE SHADOW OF GIRLS IN BLOSSOM, is out now!
lithub.com/on-translati...
#proust
#booksky

On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead

Le devoir et la tâche d’un écrivain sont ceux d’un traducteur. –Marcel Proust, Le Temps retrouvé * The duty and the task of a writer are those of a translator. –The Past Recaptured, tra…

lithub.com

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris

These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

www.theguardian.com

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George Davey Smith @mendelrandom.bsky.social · Sep 12

"Triangulation: moving from correlations to causation", Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine Distinguished Lecture 2025, Thursday, October 16th, 5pm, in person or online
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/school-of-...

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 4d

Where we live – and the air we breathe – can shape our health, including how long we can expect to live.

Explore the data on air quality for local authorities across England on our newly updated Local Authority Dashboard ⬇️

https://bit.ly/4pNdG1w

Only 3 local authorities in England have air quality better than the recommended WHO guideline pollutant level

Search for your local authority

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Jo Bibby @jobibby.bsky.social · 5d

True - but with a limited pot, shouldn’t it be distributed as fairly as possible?

And other parts of the country have been underfunded significantly for some time.

You might want to read this from @ifs

ifs.org.uk/publications...

Reforming local government funding in England: the issues and options | Institute for Fiscal Studies

A new, up-to-date system for allocating funding between councils is vital, and reforms must align with the broader vision for local government.

ifs.org.uk

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 6d

Whitby, north Yorkshire, photo by Siân Nichol.

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Centre for Cities @centreforcities.bsky.social · 6d

Let's take a closer look at #Wigan🔎

📍Wigan's retail catchment size is smaller than its population

See how your place compares with our new data tool📊 👇
buff.ly/kLp0esw

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 7d

Here's the relevant chart from the above report. It's rare to see such a clear, consistent slope in any social trend. That segregation is decreasing is perhaps the best evidence, least controversial social fact of modern Britain

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 7d

This statistical fact is also obvious across so many domains: politicians, sport, economics, media, neighbours, partners, children

Does any adult in Britain (20, 40, 60 or 80) really think, has genuinely experienced, *less* interactions across ethnicity than they did as a child or younger afult?

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 7d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social · 17d

I may well be biased but 100% agree - come and visit!

Forget Bath – this historic English town is a charming, crowd-free alternative

Boasting stately architecture and impressive spa hotels, Buxton is the perfect place for an elegant weekend getaway, writes Sarah Riches

www.independent.co.uk

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 7d

Great column from @sarahoconnorft.ft.com where she casts her forensic eye over the introduction of collective bargaining in the social care sector. TL:DR it could work given adult care is a weird market largely paid for by local authorities; but as usual will there be enough cash? on.ft.com/4mSfeVm

The most radical Labour plan you haven’t heard about

Collective bargaining in social care could save an ailing sector — but only if it’s done properly

on.ft.com

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Jo Bibby @jobibby.bsky.social · 7d

This from @theifs.bsky.social explains the inequality in local govt funding &why reform is needed

If the total pot didn’t increase then yes, some councils will lose funds as it is reallocated to places that have been under-funded.

Growing the overall pot would help.
ifs.org.uk/publications...

Reforming local government funding in England: the issues and options | Institute for Fiscal Studies

A new, up-to-date system for allocating funding between councils is vital, and reforms must align with the broader vision for local government.

ifs.org.uk

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 17d

Six of the best: Yorkshire bus rides

Discover Yorkshire’s most scenic bus rides – from coastal cliffs to dale villages – six journeys that prove travel can be pure pleasure

By Ian Richardson

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

Six of the best: Yorkshire bus rides

Discover Yorkshire’s most scenic bus rides – from coastal cliffs to dale villages – six journeys that prove travel can be pure pleasure

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 16d

Liverpool

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16d

I've blogged on getting inclusion right in polarised times @britishfuture.bsky.social

www.britishfuture.org/getting-incl...

Getting inclusion right in polarised times - British Future

How can work on equality, inclusion and diversity navigate an increasingly polarised political climate? asks Sunder Katwala.

www.britishfuture.org

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16d

More in Common: finding common ground on equality, diversity and inclusion
www.moreincommon.org.uk/our-work/res...

Finding Common Ground on EDI

New public opinion research from More in Common and the Common Ground Justice Project finds Britons think the justice system is broken, with widespread demands for radical change. The research uncover...

www.moreincommon.org.uk

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16d

Culture clashes and the future of equality, diversity and inclusion @moreincommonuk.bsky.social

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Billie Morgan @billiedsm.bsky.social · 16d

What are the public priorities for the NHS and social care? It’s quite a question. Today’s @healthfoundation.bsky.social and @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social event had an informed and engaging who made an attempt at answering it. #LPC2025

A health foundation and Ipsos event, with a panel of five people discussing the publics perception of health and social care. The audience is sat down facing the panel.

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