Luke Munford
@lukemunford.bsky.social
Applied/health economist at the University of Manchester interested in inequalities. Proud to be from Shildon
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The two-child cap will be removed from April! We have campaigned for years to end this unjust policy – through evidence, advocacy & collaboration. Half a million children will be immediately lifted from poverty as a result. Read our reaction 👇
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1/2 #Budget
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1/2 #Budget
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The two-child cap will be removed from April! We have campaigned for years to end this unjust policy – through evidence, advocacy & collaboration. Half a million children will be immediately lifted from poverty as a result. Read our reaction 👇
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...
1/2 #Budget
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/statements-f...
1/2 #Budget
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It was a pleasure to welcome @profbambra.bsky.social (newcastleuni.bsky.social), @lukemunford.bsky.social (@manchester.ac.uk) to Parliament yesterday.
As part of #HealthEquityNorth the #CommonsWorkandPensions commissioned them to analyse what savings could be generated from new #EmploymentSupport
As part of #HealthEquityNorth the #CommonsWorkandPensions commissioned them to analyse what savings could be generated from new #EmploymentSupport
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It was a pleasure to welcome @profbambra.bsky.social (newcastleuni.bsky.social), @lukemunford.bsky.social (@manchester.ac.uk) to Parliament yesterday.
As part of #HealthEquityNorth the #CommonsWorkandPensions commissioned them to analyse what savings could be generated from new #EmploymentSupport
As part of #HealthEquityNorth the #CommonsWorkandPensions commissioned them to analyse what savings could be generated from new #EmploymentSupport
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ICYMI: A #mustread on #socialprescribing. First - at-scale - quant evaluation of effect in general practice i've seen. Small individual impacts, scaling significantly at population level. Congrats to @lukemunford.bsky.social and colleagues bjgp.org/content/earl...
Impact of the rollout of the national social prescribing link worker programme on population outcomes: evidence from a repeated cross-sectional survey
Background Social prescribing link workers have been rolled out nationally through the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme. Link workers connect people to advice and support to address the non-medic...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:54 AM
ICYMI: A #mustread on #socialprescribing. First - at-scale - quant evaluation of effect in general practice i've seen. Small individual impacts, scaling significantly at population level. Congrats to @lukemunford.bsky.social and colleagues bjgp.org/content/earl...
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Why children with SEN or disabilities are more likely to persistently miss school, and how this can be addressed 👉 theconversation.com/children-wit...
Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social and @lukemunford.bsky.social write for @theconversation.com
Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social and @lukemunford.bsky.social write for @theconversation.com
Children with special educational needs are more likely to miss school – it’s sign of a system under strain
The solutions start with making mainstream education genuinely inclusive and properly funded.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Why children with SEN or disabilities are more likely to persistently miss school, and how this can be addressed 👉 theconversation.com/children-wit...
Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social and @lukemunford.bsky.social write for @theconversation.com
Prof Caroline Bond from @educationuom.bsky.social and @lukemunford.bsky.social write for @theconversation.com
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Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund
Exclusive: MP presses minister for explanation as thinktank says omission undermines innovation in the north
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August 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Very pleased for the insightful seminar by @lukemunford.bsky.social at SUPSI today. Luke presented ongoing work in mental health and productivity in England, joint with @domignon.bsky.social S. Khavandi C. Bambra and @mattxsutton.bsky.social.
@manchester.ac.uk @productivity.bsky.social
@manchester.ac.uk @productivity.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Very pleased for the insightful seminar by @lukemunford.bsky.social at SUPSI today. Luke presented ongoing work in mental health and productivity in England, joint with @domignon.bsky.social S. Khavandi C. Bambra and @mattxsutton.bsky.social.
@manchester.ac.uk @productivity.bsky.social
@manchester.ac.uk @productivity.bsky.social
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As we are talking about women's health in GM today, let's hear from @manchester.ac.uk's @lukemunford.bsky.social, who was one of the lead authors of the
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#womanofthenorth report...
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#healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall
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#womanofthenorth report...
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#healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall
July 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
As we are talking about women's health in GM today, let's hear from @manchester.ac.uk's @lukemunford.bsky.social, who was one of the lead authors of the
@healthequitynorth.bsky.social
#womanofthenorth report...
www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/app/uploads/...
#healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall
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#womanofthenorth report...
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#healthierfuturesuom #fairerhealthforall
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📣 New paper alert 📣
Very happy to see this piece of work with The University of Manchester colleagues Joe Dodd, @lukemunford.bsky.social and @mattxsutton.bsky.social out in Labour Economics.
Full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Very happy to see this piece of work with The University of Manchester colleagues Joe Dodd, @lukemunford.bsky.social and @mattxsutton.bsky.social out in Labour Economics.
Full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The effect of area-level waiting times for psychological therapies on individual-level labour market outcomes
The association between common mental health conditions, including anxiety and depression, and labour outcomes has been extensively documented. Howeve…
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July 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
📣 New paper alert 📣
Very happy to see this piece of work with The University of Manchester colleagues Joe Dodd, @lukemunford.bsky.social and @mattxsutton.bsky.social out in Labour Economics.
Full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Very happy to see this piece of work with The University of Manchester colleagues Joe Dodd, @lukemunford.bsky.social and @mattxsutton.bsky.social out in Labour Economics.
Full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
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Older northerners struggle with “alarming” inequalities compared to people from the South - The NHSA
Click here to download the Ageing in the North report Older people in the North of England are more likely to be poorer, less healthy, physically inactive, lonely and in poor housing – resulting in mi...
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June 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
www.thenhsa.co.uk/2025/06/olde... 1/15
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BMJ, @hannahdavies.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social @nataliecbennett.bsky.social
and I outline how disability welfare cuts (PIP) will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest (again!), with long term harms @healthequitynorth.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...
and I outline how disability welfare cuts (PIP) will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest (again!), with long term harms @healthequitynorth.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Unfair welfare: disability cuts will widen England’s north-south divide
Welfare cuts will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest, with long term health and economic harms, write Clare Bambra and colleagues
In her Spring Statement in March 2025, the ...
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June 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
BMJ, @hannahdavies.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social @nataliecbennett.bsky.social
and I outline how disability welfare cuts (PIP) will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest (again!), with long term harms @healthequitynorth.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...
and I outline how disability welfare cuts (PIP) will hit the most deprived areas and the north of England hardest (again!), with long term harms @healthequitynorth.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Our research on the effects that PIP changes could have on local economies, written by authors @nataliecbennett.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social & @lukemunford.bsky.social, was featured on the @itvpeston.bsky.social programme last night - you can watch the episode on catch up
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Tonight Robert Peston and Anushka Asthana will be joined by:
🌹 Gordon Brown
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💼 Sir Charlie Mayfield
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May 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Our research on the effects that PIP changes could have on local economies, written by authors @nataliecbennett.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social & @lukemunford.bsky.social, was featured on the @itvpeston.bsky.social programme last night - you can watch the episode on catch up
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As the Govt’s proposal for PIP changes is estimated to push an extra 250,000 people into poverty our academic co-director @lukemunford.bsky.social of @uniofmanchester.bsky.social details why MPs need to consider the potential impact on deprived communities
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May 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
As the Govt’s proposal for PIP changes is estimated to push an extra 250,000 people into poverty our academic co-director @lukemunford.bsky.social of @uniofmanchester.bsky.social details why MPs need to consider the potential impact on deprived communities
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Delighted that @marykfoymp.bsky.social highlighted our recent PIP analysis during today’s DWP debate in Parliament. She drew attention to the significant local impact of PIP reforms, noting that the City of Durham stands to lose - a staggering £13 million annually from its local economy.
May 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Delighted that @marykfoymp.bsky.social highlighted our recent PIP analysis during today’s DWP debate in Parliament. She drew attention to the significant local impact of PIP reforms, noting that the City of Durham stands to lose - a staggering £13 million annually from its local economy.
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Hot off the press! Our latest research shows that the availability of community pharmacies has declined in the past decade, with the most deprived areas in England 65% more likely to lose a pharmacy.
In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky
In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky
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May 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Hot off the press! Our latest research shows that the availability of community pharmacies has declined in the past decade, with the most deprived areas in England 65% more likely to lose a pharmacy.
In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky
In BMJ Open: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5...
#gischat #episky #publichealth #medsky #pharmsky
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Following the announcement of the #SpringStatement by Chancellor of the Exchequer, our Academic Co-Directors @profkepickett.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social & Prof David Taylor-Robinson have issued a joint statement in response www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...
Health Equity North directors respond to Spring Statement - Health Equity North
Following the announcement of today’s (March 26, 2025) Spring Statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP, Health Equity North’s four Academic Co-Directors have issued a joint statement ...
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March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Following the announcement of the #SpringStatement by Chancellor of the Exchequer, our Academic Co-Directors @profkepickett.bsky.social @profbambra.bsky.social @lukemunford.bsky.social & Prof David Taylor-Robinson have issued a joint statement in response www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/health-equit...
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📢New publication highlights the strong economic imperative of reducing inequities in #patientsafety. Addressing disparities can lead to cost savings for healthcare systems and enhance workforce productivity.
➡️Read more: bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/1...
#HealthEquity #HealthEconomics
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#HealthEquity #HealthEconomics
Economic case for reducing inequities in patient safety
Patient safety is a fundamental aspect of healthcare quality, yet significant inequities persist that adversely affect patient outcomes. Recent commentaries have highlighted these inequities in high-i...
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March 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
📢New publication highlights the strong economic imperative of reducing inequities in #patientsafety. Addressing disparities can lead to cost savings for healthcare systems and enhance workforce productivity.
➡️Read more: bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/1...
#HealthEquity #HealthEconomics
➡️Read more: bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/14/1...
#HealthEquity #HealthEconomics
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Excellent talk by @lukemunford.bsky.social to @esri.ie today on the relationship between mental health and productivity in England. #GrowthGrowthGrowth
March 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Excellent talk by @lukemunford.bsky.social to @esri.ie today on the relationship between mental health and productivity in England. #GrowthGrowthGrowth
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Today the ONS have published new estimates of UK healthcare productivity. They estimate that productivity has declined substantially, while last week NHS England estimated that English acute hospital productivity has increased. What’s going on? A short thread
February 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today the ONS have published new estimates of UK healthcare productivity. They estimate that productivity has declined substantially, while last week NHS England estimated that English acute hospital productivity has increased. What’s going on? A short thread
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The UK experiences some of the widest regional inequalities among OECD countries. This is particularly reflected in measures of health and productivity. Find out more in a new blog by @hope-uom.bsky.social's @lukemunford.bsky.social & @domignon.bsky.social: www.productivity.ac.uk/the-producti...
Mental Health and Economic Prosperity: An analysis of Place-Based Data in England - The Productivity Institute
An analysis of granular measures of economic prosperity and health by location, examining how population mental health is associated with economic activity.
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February 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The UK experiences some of the widest regional inequalities among OECD countries. This is particularly reflected in measures of health and productivity. Find out more in a new blog by @hope-uom.bsky.social's @lukemunford.bsky.social & @domignon.bsky.social: www.productivity.ac.uk/the-producti...
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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...
Groundbreaking Index Uncovers the UK’s Resilience Gaps
Resilience determines how rapidly places are able to bounce back after major shocks and disruptions. But what are the specific factors that make a ...
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February 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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...
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The UK has higher rates of health related worklessness than most comparable economies.
In tackling this, the government should be careful to not drive people into more poverty, stigma, and ill health, and thereby further away from employment @profbambra.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
In tackling this, the government should be careful to not drive people into more poverty, stigma, and ill health, and thereby further away from employment @profbambra.bsky.social
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January 21, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The UK has higher rates of health related worklessness than most comparable economies.
In tackling this, the government should be careful to not drive people into more poverty, stigma, and ill health, and thereby further away from employment @profbambra.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
In tackling this, the government should be careful to not drive people into more poverty, stigma, and ill health, and thereby further away from employment @profbambra.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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"To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy" - our BMJ editorial today with ideas for government @lukemunford.bsky.social @healthequitynorth.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy
An approach linking health and skills could boost employability
In the UK, 2.8 million people are economically inactive and in receipt of health related welfare benefits.1 Almost a million young peop...
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January 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"To get Britain working we need to get Britain healthy" - our BMJ editorial today with ideas for government @lukemunford.bsky.social @healthequitynorth.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Hello! Healthier Futures is the University of Manchester's research platform supporting interdisciplinary research and partnerships focussed on addressing #healthinequalities. Follow for news, views, events... @official-uom.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Hello! Healthier Futures is the University of Manchester's research platform supporting interdisciplinary research and partnerships focussed on addressing #healthinequalities. Follow for news, views, events... @official-uom.bsky.social
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🎉Congratulations to Yao Wei for passing his viva!🎉
His PhD is on “Impact of Greater Manchester Devolution on Population Health” with proud supervisors: @mattxsutton.bsky.social, Laura Anselmi & @lukemunford.bsky.social, funded by @arc-gm.bsky.social
Thanks to Nigel Rice & Sean Urwin for examining.
His PhD is on “Impact of Greater Manchester Devolution on Population Health” with proud supervisors: @mattxsutton.bsky.social, Laura Anselmi & @lukemunford.bsky.social, funded by @arc-gm.bsky.social
Thanks to Nigel Rice & Sean Urwin for examining.
December 10, 2024 at 1:08 PM
🎉Congratulations to Yao Wei for passing his viva!🎉
His PhD is on “Impact of Greater Manchester Devolution on Population Health” with proud supervisors: @mattxsutton.bsky.social, Laura Anselmi & @lukemunford.bsky.social, funded by @arc-gm.bsky.social
Thanks to Nigel Rice & Sean Urwin for examining.
His PhD is on “Impact of Greater Manchester Devolution on Population Health” with proud supervisors: @mattxsutton.bsky.social, Laura Anselmi & @lukemunford.bsky.social, funded by @arc-gm.bsky.social
Thanks to Nigel Rice & Sean Urwin for examining.
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#ARCadvent day 8️⃣:
Our national #ARCseminar series this year centred on health inequalities. Speakers from across the ARCs explored how health inequity cuts across life stages and places. Across the three live events, over 1,200 attendances were recorded.
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Our national #ARCseminar series this year centred on health inequalities. Speakers from across the ARCs explored how health inequity cuts across life stages and places. Across the three live events, over 1,200 attendances were recorded.
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/nationa...
December 8, 2024 at 8:11 AM
#ARCadvent day 8️⃣:
Our national #ARCseminar series this year centred on health inequalities. Speakers from across the ARCs explored how health inequity cuts across life stages and places. Across the three live events, over 1,200 attendances were recorded.
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/nationa...
Our national #ARCseminar series this year centred on health inequalities. Speakers from across the ARCs explored how health inequity cuts across life stages and places. Across the three live events, over 1,200 attendances were recorded.
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/nationa...