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BBC News - North London measles outbreak hits several schools with at least 34 children infected - BBC News
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North London measles outbreak hits several schools with at least 34 children infected
A number of children have been hospitalised as officials urge families to check they are up to date with their vaccines.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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"That's the beauty of [public health]... it's lots of different things."

In the latest episode of Public Health Spotlight, made with Panoramic Associates, Siobhan Farmer, Director of Public Health @gloucestershirecc.bsky.social shares her insights into the role.

🎧 👀 ➡️ bit.ly/PHSpotlight
February 3, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Exploring the role of improvement methodologies in public and population health is the topic our guests are discussing in the sixth episode of season two of our Leading Improvement in Health and Care podcast.

Listen now 🎧️
https://bit.ly/4rjWMY6
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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ICYMI: How the Department of Health and Social Care spends it's huge £200bn+ budget - from @nao.org.uk review of the dept www.nao.org.uk/overviews/de...
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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NINETEEN roles in Government Social Research.

See www.linkedin.com/posts/nathan...
Are you a looking for Civil Service job? Government Social Research is hiring 19! GSR is recruiting for their Degree Level Apprenticeship in Social Research. This is a fantastic opportunity… | ...
Are you a looking for Civil Service job? Government Social Research is hiring 19! GSR is recruiting for their Degree Level Apprenticeship in Social Research. This is a fantastic opportunity to:...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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Junior Population Health Analyst
Bedford Borough Council with Central Beds and Milton Keynes
Bedford
£28,598 - £31,022
Full time, permanent
Closes 11/02
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This is an exciting opportunity to join the shared public health service of Bedford Borough, Milton Keynes City and Central Bedfordshire Councils as a Junior Population Health Analyst. This role comes with a training and development opportunity, and you will be expected to complete a nationally accredited qualification in the first 24 months and will have one day a week of protected training time to achieve this. You will work closely with the Senior Public Health Officer to provide population health analysis and advice as part of a shared Population Health, Evidence and Intelligence Team that works across three local authorities and the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System (BLMK ICS). You will provide data analysis and advice to the public health team and wider partners, as part of the BLMK ICS. They will support the collection of information and the processing of data to ensure its quality and integrity, and use best practice to maintain and enhance existing datasets. They will also help to develop new data collections to support the changing information needs of stakeholders. Our passion is to help ensure the best health outcomes for our local communities and the successful candidate will need to demonstrate that passion too.
January 28, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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Mass grave in Jordan sheds new light on world’s earliest recorded pandemic | Infectious diseases | The Guardian share.google/FVrKKY7JOs1N...
Mass grave in Jordan sheds new light on world’s earliest recorded pandemic
Researchers tell ‘human story’ about crisis during plague of Justinian, which killed millions in Byzantine empire
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January 31, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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BBC News - 'I spoke to ChatGPT 8 times a day' - Gen Z's loneliness 'crisis' - BBC News
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'I spoke to ChatGPT 8 times a day' - Gen Z's loneliness 'crisis'
AI chatbots are being used as 'surrogate friends' by young people who have lost the ability to socialise.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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In the second season of our Leading Improvement in Health and Care podcast, our latest episode is looking at the role improvement can play in population health.

Listen now 🎧️
https://bit.ly/4rjWMY6
January 29, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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Just two days to go till earlybird registration closes for Prevention Research 2026
🗓️4-5 March 2026
📍Vox, Birmingham
🪧 Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice for Health Equity
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📄 Draft programme now available registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...
Come to Prevention Research 2026 - peventionresearch26.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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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
The image shows a diagram setting out the local levers that put health at the heart of local growth: Investment and infrastructure Employment support and skills development Employers' role in good work and local procurement
January 28, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Still time to book onto our Public Health masterclass series aimed at #AHPs - starting next week - shop.salford.ac.uk/short-course...
January 29, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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The shocking state of children's teeth in Manchester

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The shocking state of children's teeth in Manchester
'In many cases, they are forced to say ‘look, the choice is food on the table or dental treatment’. And they have to make those decisions'
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Have you got your tickets yet?

Please book now to find out about the latest in #FASD research. 🔽🔽🔽

shop.salford.ac.uk/conferences-...

10th June 2025, University of Salford, UK

Contact [email protected] for more details
April 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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In 2004, it took the world a year to add one gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day.
March 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Hello world! What better way to inaugurate my new Bluesky account than by posting a flier for the next UK FASD research conference, to be held at University of Salford in on 10 June 2025 @robynmccarthy.bsky.social @sb-fasd.bsky.social @roisinschofield.bsky.social @uos-health-society.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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In our new report on what needs to improve for social care to better support people with #dementia, we explain how social care is currently organised.

Read the report: https://buff.ly/414hW2P

Check out our handy graphic. 👇
November 26, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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✨✨New from the Health Foundation

How does the UK health system compare internationally?

Some positives - but also evidence that the cumulative impact of the pandemic and below average spending has left it more precarious than some other health systems.

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Feeling the pressure: what the 2023 Commonwealth Fund survey reveals about the state of the UK health system
This analysis presents the findings of the 2023 International Health Policy Survey of adults’ experiences using health care services in 10 countries.
www.health.org.uk
August 22, 2024 at 12:27 PM
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little advert for our online 8-week evening class about qualitative research (aka an alcohol-free book club/comfy and accessible introduction to qualitative methods for health research). Take a look (starts Jan 2024)
Learning with the book: an introduction to qualitative research methods for health research
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
October 18, 2023 at 2:56 PM