Prof Jim McManus, OCDS, D.Sc,FFPH,FBPsS,
@jimmcmanusph.bsky.social
Posts mine 🏳️🌈 |National Director, PublicHealthWales |Visiting Prof Unis of Herts & Bangor| Chair www.prisonadvice.org.uk | Trustee St Joseph's Hospice |Theology, Uni Roehampton |Caritas CSAN Theological Ref Grp Member| https://linktr.ee/jimmcmanus
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📈 Mental health difficulties among children & young people in Wales have doubled in 20 years – from 1 in 10 to 1 in 5. We need early action. 🧵
phw.nhs.wales/news/rise-in-mental-health-difficulties-among-children-and-young-people-highlight-need-for-early-action
phw.nhs.wales/news/rise-in-mental-health-difficulties-among-children-and-young-people-highlight-need-for-early-action
November 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
📈 Mental health difficulties among children & young people in Wales have doubled in 20 years – from 1 in 10 to 1 in 5. We need early action. 🧵
phw.nhs.wales/news/rise-in-mental-health-difficulties-among-children-and-young-people-highlight-need-for-early-action
phw.nhs.wales/news/rise-in-mental-health-difficulties-among-children-and-young-people-highlight-need-for-early-action
I strongly recommend joining the @hospiceuk.bsky.social trustee network if youre a fellow Trustee. These are tough times for hospices. We’re better together www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Hospice UK Trustee Network
The trustee network enables hospice trustees from across the country to come together and discuss the latest best practice in hospice governance.
www.hospiceuk.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I strongly recommend joining the @hospiceuk.bsky.social trustee network if youre a fellow Trustee. These are tough times for hospices. We’re better together www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Published yesterday. I’m very grateful to have a chapter in here on judgement and relational leadership in crises , and what can we learn from prudential styles of devision making. But I’m even more grateful for the way contributors share their experience so generously. uk.jkp.com/products/hum...
Human Leadership
How can you lead with compassion, authenticity and success - whether you're leading a team or a complex organization?This wide-ranging collection pulls together leading innovation experts to share the...
uk.jkp.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Published yesterday. I’m very grateful to have a chapter in here on judgement and relational leadership in crises , and what can we learn from prudential styles of devision making. But I’m even more grateful for the way contributors share their experience so generously. uk.jkp.com/products/hum...
“The evidence that children were better off being vaccinated against Covid-19 than getting infected by it during the pandemic just got even stronger. “. From @newscientist.com #VaccinesWork
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“The evidence that children were better off being vaccinated against Covid-19 than getting infected by it during the pandemic just got even stronger. “. From @newscientist.com #VaccinesWork
Our Tackling Diabetes Together team won the CIPR Cymru Silver Award for Community & Stakeholder Engagement. With Diabetes UK Cymru, Breakthrough T1D and people living with diabetes they organised a “Hackathon” which brought people with diabetes and professionals together
November 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Our Tackling Diabetes Together team won the CIPR Cymru Silver Award for Community & Stakeholder Engagement. With Diabetes UK Cymru, Breakthrough T1D and people living with diabetes they organised a “Hackathon” which brought people with diabetes and professionals together
People in Wales living with Diabetes have told us their experiences of health services. As a result the Tackling Diabetes Together Programme is developing four new initiatives designed to strengthen the partnership between patients, families, and healthcare professionals,
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
People in Wales living with Diabetes have told us their experiences of health services. As a result the Tackling Diabetes Together Programme is developing four new initiatives designed to strengthen the partnership between patients, families, and healthcare professionals,
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CERN celebrates LGBTQ+ in STEM Day
Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year.
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Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
CERN celebrates LGBTQ+ in STEM Day
Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/ce...
Today we celebrate and highlight the work of and barriers facing LGBTQIA+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the date, the Progress Pride flag will fly above the Esplanade des Particules for the third year.
🔗 home.cern/news/news/ce...
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"The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy"
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy"
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The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Great to be at the launch of our new FREE Healthy Working Wales services for employers alongside our Minister for Mental Healthand Wellbeing Sarah Murphy MS and our fantastic team. 👏🏻 healthyworking.wales. Healthy Workforces mean better economy
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Great to be at the launch of our new FREE Healthy Working Wales services for employers alongside our Minister for Mental Healthand Wellbeing Sarah Murphy MS and our fantastic team. 👏🏻 healthyworking.wales. Healthy Workforces mean better economy
In the BMJ a new umbrella review of systematic reviews found no clear evidence of any link between maternal acetaminophen (Paracetamol/Tylenol) use and autism or ADHD in children @bmj.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
In the BMJ a new umbrella review of systematic reviews found no clear evidence of any link between maternal acetaminophen (Paracetamol/Tylenol) use and autism or ADHD in children @bmj.com
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A video claims the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine contains “cancer-causing SV40”.
This isn’t correct. The vaccine doesn’t contain the SV40 monkey virus, which can induce cancer in animals. It uses a fragment of SV40’s DNA sequence, which doesn’t cause cancer.
This isn’t correct. The vaccine doesn’t contain the SV40 monkey virus, which can induce cancer in animals. It uses a fragment of SV40’s DNA sequence, which doesn’t cause cancer.
Covid-19 vaccines do not contain ‘cancer-causing’ SV40 monkey virus – Full Fact
A video shared over 9,000 times on Facebook makes a misleading claim about the presence of SV40 in Pfizer vaccines.
fullfact.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A video claims the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine contains “cancer-causing SV40”.
This isn’t correct. The vaccine doesn’t contain the SV40 monkey virus, which can induce cancer in animals. It uses a fragment of SV40’s DNA sequence, which doesn’t cause cancer.
This isn’t correct. The vaccine doesn’t contain the SV40 monkey virus, which can induce cancer in animals. It uses a fragment of SV40’s DNA sequence, which doesn’t cause cancer.
Covid infections cause more myocarditis in kids than vaccines:
“Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
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“Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/covid-19-infections-lead-to-higher-heart-risks-in-children-than-vaccination-study/
t.co
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Covid infections cause more myocarditis in kids than vaccines:
“Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
t.co/KqHSDDNWvc
“Over a period of six months, researchers estimate that COVID-19 infections led to 2.24 extra cases of myocarditis or pericarditis per 100,000 children, while vaccinations led to 0.85 extra cases per 100,000."
t.co/KqHSDDNWvc
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 511 peer reviewed studies on #covid-19 #vaccines supports their effectiveness and safety. #vaccineswork #publichealth
Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza. Learn more in a Special Article: nej.md/3L8m1gt
#MedSky #IDSky
#MedSky #IDSky
November 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 511 peer reviewed studies on #covid-19 #vaccines supports their effectiveness and safety. #vaccineswork #publichealth
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A new modelling study from Australia warns that even a modest rise in Long COVID cases could have public health and economic consequences.
In the UK, where access to COVID-19 vaccines is limited, this warning should not be ignored.
🔗 www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🔗 www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...
In the UK, where access to COVID-19 vaccines is limited, this warning should not be ignored.
🔗 www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🔗 www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...
Sign the Petition
Make COVID-19 Vaccines Universally Available in the UK - Free of Charge
www.change.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A new modelling study from Australia warns that even a modest rise in Long COVID cases could have public health and economic consequences.
In the UK, where access to COVID-19 vaccines is limited, this warning should not be ignored.
🔗 www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🔗 www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...
In the UK, where access to COVID-19 vaccines is limited, this warning should not be ignored.
🔗 www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🔗 www.mja.com.au/journal/2024...
Was great to be with with Sam from Healthia on the #problemsworthsolving podcast. Prevention remains a tough yet vital challenge. We spoke about why we must shift prevention from a “side programme” to the organising principle of the whole system. www.healthia.services/insight/prob... #publichealth
Healthia - service design and digital change
www.healthia.services
November 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Was great to be with with Sam from Healthia on the #problemsworthsolving podcast. Prevention remains a tough yet vital challenge. We spoke about why we must shift prevention from a “side programme” to the organising principle of the whole system. www.healthia.services/insight/prob... #publichealth
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Pope Leo: “I am very pleased to welcome the official delegation of the Church of England…your presence today expresses our shared joy at the proclamation of Saint John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church. From Heaven, may he accompany Christians on their journey towards full union.”
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Pope Leo: “I am very pleased to welcome the official delegation of the Church of England…your presence today expresses our shared joy at the proclamation of Saint John Henry Newman as a Doctor of the Church. From Heaven, may he accompany Christians on their journey towards full union.”
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
Good to see rhe importance of end of life care, dying well and beravement care featured in @churchtimes.bsky.social including our very own St Joseph’s Hospice .
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
The funding crisis in end-of-care life
Hospices provide greatly needed palliative care and support. So, why are they reliant on charity shops to survive, asks Huw Spanner
www.churchtimes.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Good to see rhe importance of end of life care, dying well and beravement care featured in @churchtimes.bsky.social including our very own St Joseph’s Hospice .
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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"Interventions that reduced socioeconomic inequalities were those implemented and enforced across entire populations/systems or... were supportive and tailored to the differing needs of individuals across socioeconomic groups in their design and delivery."
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What works to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in hospitalisations and readmissions? Systematic review of the equity impacts of population-level, health service and integrative interventions
Inequalities exist in hospitalisation rates, which are undesirable and costly for health systems; with higher rates in populations with lower levels of income, education or residing in socioeconomical...
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"Interventions that reduced socioeconomic inequalities were those implemented and enforced across entire populations/systems or... were supportive and tailored to the differing needs of individuals across socioeconomic groups in their design and delivery."
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/...
bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/2/...
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Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Nelson's Victory crew included a Brazilian and a Russian, 2 Indians, 2 Swiss, 2 Portuguese, 3 Danes and 3 Norwegian sailors. There were 3 Germans, 4 Italians, 6 Swedes, 7 Dutchmen, 9 West Indians and an African, as well as 21 Americans, 63 Irish, 64 Scots, 441 English.... oh, and 3 French men, too.
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Pope Leo at General Audience: “Intrusive and widespread, sadness accompanies the days of many people. It is a feeling of precariousness, at times profound desperation, which invades one’s inner space and seems to prevail over any impetus to joy.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
October 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Pope Leo at General Audience: “Intrusive and widespread, sadness accompanies the days of many people. It is a feeling of precariousness, at times profound desperation, which invades one’s inner space and seems to prevail over any impetus to joy.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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This calm, cool decency is dangerously absent from our discourse at the moment. Almost everyone is embracing, normalising or ignoring the 'cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.'
We need more Bertrands.
We need more Bertrands.
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM
This calm, cool decency is dangerously absent from our discourse at the moment. Almost everyone is embracing, normalising or ignoring the 'cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised the philosophy and practice of fascism.'
We need more Bertrands.
We need more Bertrands.
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How can we best address the challenge of improving people’s health and reducing premature mortality in Wales?
In this new blog, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social considers how with the right tools, data and political will, we can build a healthier, fairer future.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/478CoAI
In this new blog, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social considers how with the right tools, data and political will, we can build a healthier, fairer future.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/478CoAI
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
How can we best address the challenge of improving people’s health and reducing premature mortality in Wales?
In this new blog, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social considers how with the right tools, data and political will, we can build a healthier, fairer future.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/478CoAI
In this new blog, @jimmcmanusph.bsky.social considers how with the right tools, data and political will, we can build a healthier, fairer future.
Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/478CoAI
Closing the gap in early deaths in #Wales. In the third in a series of blogs on mortality trends research by the Health Foundation, I explore geographic inequalities in early deaths in Wales, and consider actions needed @healthfoundation.bsky.social #publichealth
www.health.org.uk/features-and...
www.health.org.uk/features-and...
www.health.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Closing the gap in early deaths in #Wales. In the third in a series of blogs on mortality trends research by the Health Foundation, I explore geographic inequalities in early deaths in Wales, and consider actions needed @healthfoundation.bsky.social #publichealth
www.health.org.uk/features-and...
www.health.org.uk/features-and...